Henry Daniell

Nationality:
English
Birthdate:
03/05/1894
Birthplace:
London, England
Death Date:
10/30/1963
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biography
Versatile, rather sharp-featured character actor of Hollywood films who was at his most memorable and convincing as debonair villains or calculating functionaries. A veteran stage actor before embarking on films at the dawn of the sound era, Daniell appeared both on the West End in his native London and on Broadway. On the big screen he frequently worked with such top directors as George Cukor (for whom he made seven films), Michael Curtiz, Jules Dassin, Max Ophuls, Vincent Minnelli and Billy Wilder.

Daniell made his feature debut in the comedy "The Awful Truth" (1929) opposite Ina Claire, then Continued

Credits
Stranger
1962
Theodorus Van Gogh
1956
Actor
1945
Actor
1942
Garbitsch
1940
Mikere
Seton Cram
Doctor
1957
Gondi
Judge
Earnshaw
Actor
milestones
Year
Milestone
1929 
Earliest US film appearances included "The Awful Truth" and "Jealousy"
1936 
First film for director George Cukor, "Camille"
1942 
Acted in the first of three Sherlock Holmes mysteries for Universal Studios (with Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson), "Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror"
1945 
Played rare leading role in the RKO horror classic, "The Body Snatcher", opposite Boris Karloff
1950 
Gap in film work
Continued
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