Howard Marion-Crawford
Biography
Howard Marion-Crawford was an English character actor who began his career in radio after attending RADA. His earliest film credit came with Brown on Resolution (1935), and he later resumed his film work in The Rake's Progress (1945). He became a regular broadcaster in BBC Radio Drama and played Paul Temple in several Francis Durbridge serials. He was best known for playing Dr. Watson in the 1954 television series Sherlock Holmes, and he had also portrayed Holmes in a 1948 radio version of The Adventure of the Speckled Band. In the 1960s he played Dr. Petrie in five low budget Dr. Fu Manchu films. His film roles included The Man in the White Suit (1951), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), and The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968). He was often cast as blusterers and old duffers, and as upper class military figures, and he appeared in television programs such as The Avengers, The Saint, and Danger Man.
55years old at death
- Born London
- Died Chelsea
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 14
- Career span
- 33 years1936 to 1969
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Early training
Marion-Crawford trained at RADA and started his career in radio before his first film appearance in Brown on Resolution in 1935.
Howard Marion-Crawford movies on Netflix
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
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Jesús Franco directed two of these films, Don Sharp two. Two actors appear in five of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Jesús Franco
Don SharpDirector, 2 films, 1965 to 1966
All films by Don Sharp
Also two films together12 more actors
- Alec GuinnessLawrence of Arabia (1962) and The Man in the White Suit (1951)
- Lionel JeffriesNowhere to Go (1958) and The Man in the Sky (1957)
- Nigel GreenThe Face of Fu Manchu (1965) and Reach for the Sky (1956)
- Colin GordonVirgin Island (1958) and The Man in the White Suit (1951)
- Ric YoungThe Brides of Fu Manchu (1966) and The Face of Fu Manchu (1965)
- Douglas WilmerThe Vengeance of Fu Manchu (1967) and The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966)
- Ernest ClarkThe Man in the Sky (1957) and Reach for the Sky (1956)
- Charles CarsonReach for the Sky (1956) and Secret Agent (1936)
- Maria RohmThe Blood of Fu Manchu (1968) and The Vengeance of Fu Manchu (1967)
- Jack WatlingGideon's Day (1958) and Reach for the Sky (1956)
- Richard GreeneSax Rohmer's The Castle of Fu Manchu (1969) and The Blood of Fu Manchu (1968)
- Jesús FrancoSax Rohmer's The Castle of Fu Manchu (1969) and The Blood of Fu Manchu (1968)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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