Hay Petrie
Biography
Hay Petrie was a Scottish actor known for playing eccentric characters and for his ease in classical parts. He was born in Dundee, Angus, and first discovered the stage while studying at St Andrew's University. After serving as a second lieutenant in World War I he trained with Rosina Filippi and was taken into the Old Vic company, taking the part of Starveling in A Midsummer Night's Dream in 1920. Four years later Albert de Courville brought him into vaudeville with The Looking Glass. His first film part came in Many Waters in 1931. His notable screen roles included Quilp in The Old Curiosity Shop (1934), the McLaggen in The Ghost Goes West (1935) and Uncle Pumblechook in Great Expectations (1946). Many regarded him as the Shakespearean clown of the early 1920s, and he died in 1948.
53years old at death
- Born Dundee
- Died London
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
- Also credited as Девід Хей Петрі
Movie Career
- Films
- 12
- Career span
- 13 years1935 to 1948
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Early training
Hay Petrie studied with Rosina Filippi after the war and joined the Old Vic Company, appearing as Starveling in A Midsummer Night's Dream in 1920.
Beyond film
In 1924 Albert de Courville brought Hay Petrie into vaudeville with The Looking Glass. In that show he sang a comic song about Shakespeare and a fourteen shilling stall.
Hay Petrie movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Michael Powell directed six of these films, Emeric Pressburger three. Valerie Hobson appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Valerie Hobson's page
Torin Thatcher's page
Esmond Knight's page
Conrad Veidt's page
Laurence Olivier's page
Ralph Richardson's page
All films by Michael Powell
All films by Emeric Pressburger
Also two films together17 more actors
- Robert Newton21 Days Together (1940) and Jamaica Inn (1939)
- Esma CannonA Canterbury Tale (1944) and The Spy in Black (1939)
- Freda JacksonGreat Expectations (1946) and A Canterbury Tale (1944)
- Marius GoringThe Red Shoes (1948) and The Spy in Black (1939)
- Eric PortmanA Canterbury Tale (1944) and One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)
- Leslie Banks21 Days Together (1940) and Jamaica Inn (1939)
- Bernard MilesGreat Expectations (1946) and One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)
- John LongdenContraband (1940) and Q Planes (1939)
- Robert HelpmannThe Red Shoes (1948) and One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)
- George MerrittA Canterbury Tale (1944) and Q Planes (1939)
- June DuprezThe Thief of Bagdad (1940) and The Spy in Black (1939)
- Wallace BoscoA Canterbury Tale (1944) and Q Planes (1939)
- George CurzonJamaica Inn (1939) and Q Planes (1939)
- Mary MorrisThe Thief of Bagdad (1940) and The Spy in Black (1939)
- Roy EmertonThe Thief of Bagdad (1940) and Q Planes (1939)
- Herbert LomasJamaica Inn (1939) and The Ghost Goes West (1935)
- Morton SeltenThe Thief of Bagdad (1940) and The Ghost Goes West (1935)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.