Romaine Callender
Biography
Romaine Callender was an actor from England who spent much of his career in America, working on the stage and in films. Born in Sheffield in 1883, he began performing in 1906 with Robert B. Mantell's Shakespeare company, and from 1910 he was a regular presence on Broadway. His first screen part came in 1918, in the silent movie My Wife. In 1935 he left New York for Hollywood and joined Columbia Pictures, playing the butler Jennings in the screwball comedy If You Could Only Cook (1935). Butler roles, many of them comic, became something of a specialty, and he played similar parts in Wuthering Heights (1939). Between 1935 and 1945 he appeared in close to fifty features, most of them for Columbia. He died in 1976.
92years old at death
- Born Sheffield
- Died New York City
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
- Also credited as Alfred Romaine Callender, A. Romaine Callender and Alfred Callender
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 10 years1935 to 1945
Every film, newest first
- 1945Road to UtopiaIMDb rating 7.1
- 1941Second ChorusIMDb rating 5.7
- 1940Susan and GodIMDb rating 5.9
- 1939Wuthering HeightsIMDb rating 7.5
- 1935If You Could Only CookIMDb rating 7.0
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First role
Callender began his stage career in 1906 with Robert B. Mantell's Shakespeare company, making his debut as the Duke of Albany in King Lear at His Majesty's Theatre in Montreal.
Big break
Callender moved from New York City to Hollywood in 1935, signing on as a contract player with Columbia Pictures. The screwball comedy If You Could Only Cook, in which he played the butler Jennings, was his first movie for the studio.
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Worked with
Romaine Callender shares two films with Bobby Barber, 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
Bobby Barber's page
William 'Billy' Benedict's page
Burgess Meredith's page
David Niven's page
Joan Crawford's page
Donald Crisp's page
All films by William Wyler
Hal WalkerDirector, 1 film, 1945
All films by Hal Walker
H. C. PotterDirector, 1 film, 1941
All films by H. C. Potter
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