Naunton Wayne
Biography
Naunton Wayne, a Welsh character actor, was born in Pontypridd. He began on the London stage during the 1930s. His early appearances included Streamline at the Palace and 1066 and All That at the Strand, where he provided comic continuity. Wise Tomorrow at the Lyric gave him his first full role, Norman Weldon, in 1937. For four years at the Strand he played Mortimer Brewster in Arsenic and Old Lace. In 1949 he appeared at the Savoy in Young Wives' Tale, and from late 1956 he was in The Bride and the Bachelor, a long-running farce at the Duchess. His screen fame rested on Caldicott in The Lady Vanishes (1938), a supporting part he repeated in three more films with Basil Radford as Charters. Their joint credits included Night Train to Munich (1940), Dead of Night (1945), and Passport to Pimlico (1949). Wayne also made Obsession (1949) and the Ealing comedy The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953). He died in 1970.
69years old at death
- Born Pontypridd
- Died Tolworth
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 15 years1938 to 1953
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First role
Wayne's first full stage role was Norman Weldon in Wise Tomorrow at the Lyric Theatre in 1937, after earlier London stage work in Streamline and 1066 and All That.
Beyond film
Wayne took the part of Mortimer Brewster in Arsenic and Old Lace, a production that ran at the Strand for four years.
Big break
Naunton Wayne became best known for playing Caldicott, a supporting part in the 1938 movie of The Lady Vanishes. He took the role again in three more films, with Basil Radford as his friend Charters.
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Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Charles Crichton directed two of these films. Basil Radford 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
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Charles CrichtonDirector, 2 films, 1945 to 1953
All films by Charles Crichton
Also two films together5 more actors
- Allan JeayesObsession (1949) and Dead of Night (1945)
- Googie WithersDead of Night (1945) and The Lady Vanishes (1938)
- Frederick ValkDead of Night (1945) and Night Train to Munich (1940)
- Margaret LockwoodNight Train to Munich (1940) and The Lady Vanishes (1938)
- James HarcourtObsession (1949) and Night Train to Munich (1940)
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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