Walter Kingsford
Biography
Walter Kingsford was an English actor who worked on stage, in films and on television. He was born in Redhill, Surrey, England, began his career in the theater in London, and went on to a long Broadway career in which his parts ranged from a 1912 American staging of George Bernard Shaw's Fanny's First Play to Song of Norway in 1944. The early 1920s found him performing with the Henry Jewett Players. He then moved to Hollywood and appeared in a great many supporting parts, usually as men of authority such as aristocrats, doctors, lawyers and police inspectors. He was best known for the recurring role of the pompous hospital chief Dr. P. Walter Carew in the Dr. Kildare and Dr. Gillespie film series. In the 1950s he also made television appearances, on programs including TV Reader's Digest, Command Performance and Science Fiction Theatre. He died in 1958.
75years old at death
- Born Redhill
- Died North Hollywood
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 18
- Career span
- 16 years1935 to 1951
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First role
Kingsford started out acting on the London stage. He then spent many years on Broadway, where his plays ranged from the 1912 original American production of George Bernard Shaw's Fanny's First Play to Song of Norway in 1944.
Walter Kingsford movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The Devil and Miss Jones1941 Comedy, Romanceas Mr. Allison (General Manager)
IMDb rating 7.65.4K votes
Most often with
William Dieterle directed three of these films, Sam Wood two and Harold S. Bucquet two. Eight actors appear in three 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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William DieterleDirector, 3 films, 1936 to 1939
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Sam WoodDirector, 2 films, 1940 to 1941
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Harold S. BucquetDirector, 2 films, 1939 to 1940
All films by Harold S. Bucquet
Also three films together2 more actors
- Paul MuniJuarez (1939), The Life of Emile Zola (1937) and The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)
- Nell CraigDr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940), The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939) and There's Always a Woman (1938)
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.