Frank Pettingell
Biography
Frank Pettingell was an English actor whose screen work included films from the 1940s and 1960s. Born in Liverpool and educated at Manchester University, he served with the King's Liverpool Regiment during the First World War. His film credits included the original version of Gaslight (1940) and Becket (1964), in which he played the Bishop of York; he also appeared as Old Kipps in Kipps (1941). Pettingell was a collector of popular playscripts and other literature, and his collection of printed and manuscript playscripts was later acquired in large part by the University of Kent, with other items going to the Bodleian Library and the Osbourne Collection in Toronto. He died in 1966.
75years old at death
- Born Liverpool
- Died London
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- Also credited as Frank Edmund George Pettingell
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 24 years1940 to 1964
Every film, newest first
- 1964BecketIMDb rating 7.7
- 1958Corridors of BloodIMDb rating 6.4
- 1952The CardIMDb rating 7.1
- 1952The Crimson PirateIMDb rating 7.1
- 1940GaslightIMDb rating 7.3
Genres
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Worked with
Frank Pettingell shares two films with Christopher Lee, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Thorold DickinsonDirector, 1 film, 1940
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