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