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
- Around the World in 80 Days as Mongolia Captain (uncredited)
- Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
- On Trial as Prosecutor
- 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
- The Pathfinder as Col. Duncannon
- Confidence Girl as Mr. Markewell
- The Brigand as Sultan of Morocco
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)
- 3 Men in White as Dr. Walter Carew
- The Hitler Gang as Franz von Papen
1943
- Mr. Lucky as Commissioner Hargraves
- Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case as Dr. Walter Carew
- Bomber's Moon as Prof. Frederich Mueller
- Flight for Freedom as Admiral Graves
- Hi Diddle Diddle as Senator Simpson
- Don't You Believe It as George Washington
1942
- My Favorite Blonde as Dr. Wallace Faber
- Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant as Dr. Walter Carew
- Fly By Night as Heydt
- Fingers at the Window as Dr. Cromwall
- Calling Dr. Gillespie as Dr. Carew
- The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe as T.W. White
- Dr. Kildare's Victory as Dr. Walter Carew
1941
- The Devil and Miss Jones as Mr. Allison (General Manager)
- The Corsican Brothers as Monsieur Dupre
- Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day as Dr. Walter Carew
- The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance as Dr. Hooper Tupman
- The People Vs. Dr. Kildare as Dr. Walter Carew
- Unholy Partners as Mr. Peck
- Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime as Henry (Jardin butler)
- Hit the Road as Colonel Smith
1940
- Kitty Foyle as Mr. Kenneth
- Dr. Kildare's Crisis as Dr. Walter Carew
- Dr. Kildare Goes Home as Dr. Walter Carew
- Lucky Partners as Wendell
- Star Dust as Studio Actor Playing "Napoleon"
- Dr. Kildare's Strange Case as Dr. S.J. 'Walter' Carew, Hospital Administrator
- A Dispatch from Reuters as Napoleon III
- Adventure in Diamonds as Wakefield
1939
- The Man in the Iron Mask as Colbert
- Juarez as Prince Richard Metternich
- The Secret of Dr. Kildare as Dr. S.J. Carew
- Miracles for Sale as Colonel Watrous
- The Witness Vanishes as Amos Craven
- Calling Dr. Kildare as Dr. Walter Carew
- Dancing Co-Ed as President Cavendish
1938
- Carefree as Dr. Powers
- Algiers as Chef Inspector Louvain
- A Yank at Oxford as Dean Williams
- If I Were King as Tristan l'Hermite
- Paradise for Three as William Reichenbach
- The Young in Heart as Inspector
- There's Always a Woman as Grigson - Butler
- Lord Jeff as Superintendent
- Young Dr. Kildare as Dr. P. Walter Carew
- Say It in French as Hopkins
- The Toy Wife as Judge Rondell
- The Lone Wolf in Paris as Grand Duke Gregor de Meyerson
- Smashing the Spy Ring as Dr. L.B. Carter
1937
- Captains Courageous as Dr. Finley
- The Life of Emile Zola as Colonel Sandherr
- Bulldog Drummond Escapes as "Professor" Stanton
- Maytime as Mr. Rudyard
- Double or Nothing as Mr. Dobson
- The League of Frightened Men as Ferdinand E. Bowen
- It Could Happen to You as Prof. Schwab
- I'll Take Romance as William Kane
- Stolen Holiday as Francis Chalon
- My Dear Miss Aldrich as Mr. Talbot
- The Devil Is Driving as Louis Wooster
- Behind the Criminal as Robert Carver
1936
- The Invisible Ray as Sir Francis Stevens
- Little Lord Fauntleroy as Joshua Snade
- The Story of Louis Pasteur as Napoleon III
- Speed as Uncle Edward Emery
- Anthony Adverse
- Hearts Divided as Pichon
- 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
- Shanghai as Hilton
- Professional Soldier as Christian Ledgard
- Naughty Marietta as Don Carlos
- The Mystery of Edwin Drood as Grewgious
- The White Cockatoo as Marcus Lovscheim
- I Found Stella Parish as Reeves
- 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)