Walter Kingsford
Born: 1882-09-20 in Redhill, Surrey, England, UK
Died: 1958-02-07
Known For: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Walter Kingsford (born Walter Pearce, 20 September 1882 – 7 February 1958) was a British stage, film and television actor. Kingsford began his acting career on the London stage. He also had a long Broadway career, appearing in plays from the 1912 original American production of George Bernard Shaw's Fanny's First Play to 1944's Song of Norway. In the early 1920s, Kingford was active with the Henry Jewett Players. Kingsford moved to Hollywood, California, for a prolific film career in supporting parts. On screen, he specialised in portraying authority figures such as noblemen, heads of state, doctors, police inspectors and lawyers. He is best known for his recurring role as the snobbish hospital head Dr. P. Walter Carew in the popular Dr. Kildare (and Dr. Gillespie) film series. Kingsford had numerous television appearances in the 1950s. They included TV Reader's Digest, Command Performance and Science Fiction Theatre.
Filmography
1958
- Merry Andrew as Mr. Fairchild
1956
- Telephone Time as Schliemann's father
- The Count of Monte Cristo
- On Trial as Prosecutor
- Around the World in 80 Days as Mongolia Captain (uncredited)
- Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
- The Search for Bridey Murphy as Professor
1955
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Col. Blair
- The 20th Century Fox Hour
- Science Fiction Theatre
- The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater as Blackwell
1954
1953
- Letter to Loretta as James Hughes
- Walking My Baby Back Home as Uncle Henry
- Loose in London as Earl of Washington
1952
- Four Star Playhouse as Sir Charles
- Cavalcade of America
- Confidence Girl as Mr. Markewell
- The Brigand as Sultan of Morocco
- The Pathfinder as Col. Duncannon
1951
- I Love Lucy as Sir Clive
- The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel as Vice-Adm. Friedrich Ruge
- My Forbidden Past as Coroner
- Tarzan's Peril as Barney (uncredited)
- Two Dollar Bettor as Carleton P. Adams
1950
- Lux Video Theatre as Judge Crothers
- Experiment Alcatraz as Dr. J.P. Finley
1949
- Slattery's Hurricane as R.J. Milne
1948
- The Black Arrow as Sir Oliver Oates
- The Velvet Touch as Peter Gunther
1945
- Between Two Women as Dr. Walter Carew
1944
- Mr. Skeffington as Dr. Melton (uncredited)
- The Hitler Gang as Franz von Papen
- 3 Men in White as Dr. Walter Carew
1943
- Mr. Lucky as Commissioner Hargraves
- Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case as Dr. Walter Carew
- Hi Diddle Diddle as Senator Simpson
- Flight for Freedom as Admiral Graves
- Bomber's Moon as Prof. Frederich Mueller
- Don't You Believe It as George Washington
1942
- Fingers at the Window as Dr. Cromwall
- My Favorite Blonde as Dr. Wallace Faber
- Calling Dr. Gillespie as Dr. Carew
- Fly By Night as Heydt
- Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant as Dr. Walter Carew
- Dr. Kildare's Victory as Dr. Walter Carew
- The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe as T.W. White
1941
- The Devil and Miss Jones as Mr. Allison (General Manager)
- The Corsican Brothers as Monsieur Dupre
- Hit the Road as Colonel Smith
- Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day as Dr. Walter Carew
- The People Vs. Dr. Kildare as Dr. Walter Carew
- Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime as Henry (Jardin butler)
- Unholy Partners as Mr. Peck
- The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance as Dr. Hooper Tupman
1940
- Kitty Foyle as Mr. Kenneth
- A Dispatch from Reuters as Napoleon III
- Star Dust as Studio Actor Playing "Napoleon"
- Dr. Kildare's Crisis as Dr. Walter Carew
- Dr. Kildare's Strange Case as Dr. S.J. 'Walter' Carew, Hospital Administrator
- Lucky Partners as Wendell
- Dr. Kildare Goes Home as Dr. Walter Carew
- Adventure in Diamonds as Wakefield
1939
- Juarez as Prince Richard Metternich
- The Man in the Iron Mask as Colbert
- The Secret of Dr. Kildare as Dr. S.J. Carew
- Calling Dr. Kildare as Dr. Walter Carew
- Dancing Co-Ed as President Cavendish
- Miracles for Sale as Colonel Watrous
- The Witness Vanishes as Amos Craven
1938
- Carefree as Dr. Powers
- If I Were King as Tristan l'Hermite
- Algiers as Chef Inspector Louvain
- The Toy Wife as Judge Rondell
- Lord Jeff as Superintendent
- The Young in Heart as Inspector
- Young Dr. Kildare as Dr. P. Walter Carew
- A Yank at Oxford as Dean Williams
- The Lone Wolf in Paris as Grand Duke Gregor de Meyerson
- There's Always a Woman as Grigson - Butler
- Smashing the Spy Ring as Dr. L.B. Carter
- Paradise for Three as William Reichenbach
- Say It in French as Hopkins
1937
- Captains Courageous as Dr. Finley
- The Life of Emile Zola as Colonel Sandherr
- Double or Nothing as Mr. Dobson
- Bulldog Drummond Escapes as "Professor" Stanton
- I'll Take Romance as William Kane
- Maytime as Mr. Rudyard
- The League of Frightened Men as Ferdinand E. Bowen
- It Could Happen to You as Prof. Schwab
- Stolen Holiday as Francis Chalon
- The Devil Is Driving as Louis Wooster
- My Dear Miss Aldrich as Mr. Talbot
- Behind the Criminal as Robert Carver
1936
- The Story of Louis Pasteur as Napoleon III
- Little Lord Fauntleroy as Joshua Snade
- Speed as Uncle Edward Emery
- Anthony Adverse
- Hearts Divided as Pichon
- The Invisible Ray as Sir Francis Stevens
- Meet Nero Wolfe as Emanuel Jeremiah (E.J.) Kimball
- Mad Holiday as Ben Kelvin
- Trouble for Two as Malthus
- The Music Goes 'Round as Cobham
- Frankie and Johnnie as Timothy
1935
- Naughty Marietta as Don Carlos
- The Mystery of Edwin Drood as Grewgious
- I Found Stella Parish as Reeves
- Professional Soldier as Christian Ledgard
- Shanghai as Hilton
- The White Cockatoo as Marcus Lovscheim
- The Melody Lingers on as Croce
1934
- The President Vanishes as Drew
- The Pursuit of Happiness as Rev. Lyman Banks
1932
- The Trans-Atlantic Mystery as Dodge - Miller's Valet (uncredited)