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 Henry
- Loose in London as Earl of Washington
1952
- Four Star Playhouse as Sir Charles
- Cavalcade of America
- Confidence Girl as Mr. Markewell
- The Pathfinder as Col. Duncannon
- 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 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
- Don't You Believe It as George Washington
- Flight for Freedom as Admiral Graves
- Hi Diddle Diddle as Senator Simpson
- Bomber's Moon as Prof. Frederich Mueller
1942
- The Corsican Brothers as Monsieur Dupre
- Fingers at the Window as Dr. Cromwall
- Dr. Kildare's Victory as Dr. Walter Carew
- My Favorite Blonde as Dr. Wallace Faber
- Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant as Dr. Walter Carew
- The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe as T.W. White
- Calling Dr. Gillespie as Dr. Carew
- Fly By Night as Heydt
1941
- The Devil and Miss Jones as Mr. Allison (General Manager)
- The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance as Dr. Hooper Tupman
- Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime as Henry (Jardin butler)
- The People Vs. Dr. Kildare as Dr. Walter Carew
- Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day as Dr. Walter Carew
- Unholy Partners as Mr. Peck
- Hit the Road as Colonel Smith
1940
- Kitty Foyle as Mr. Kenneth
- Dr. Kildare's Strange Case as SJ Carew
- A Dispatch from Reuters as Napoleon III
- Dr. Kildare's Crisis as Dr. Walter Carew
- Dr. Kildare Goes Home as Dr. Walter Carew
- Lucky Partners as Wendell
- Adventure in Diamonds as Wakefield
- Star Dust as Studio Actor Playing "Napoleon"
1939
- The Man in the Iron Mask as Colbert
- Juarez as Prince Richard Metternich
- The Secret of Dr. Kildare as SJ 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
- If I Were King as Tristan l'Hermite
- A Yank at Oxford as Dean Williams
- The Young in Heart as Inspector
- There's Always a Woman as Grigson - Butler
- Algiers as Chef Inspector Louvain
- The Toy Wife as Judge Rondell
- Say It in French as Hopkins
- Smashing the Spy Ring as Dr. L.B. Carter
- The Lone Wolf in Paris as Grand Duke Gregor de Meyerson
- Carefree as Dr. Powers
- Paradise for Three as William Reichenbach
- Lord Jeff as Superintendent
- Young Dr. Kildare as Dr. P. Walter Carew
1937
- Captains Courageous as Dr. Finley
- The Life of Emile Zola as Colonel Sandherr
- Maytime as Mr. Rudyard
- It Could Happen to You as Prof. Schwab
- Double or Nothing as Mr. Dobson
- My Dear Miss Aldrich as Mr. Talbot
- The League of Frightened Men as Ferdinand E. Bowen
- I'll Take Romance as William Kane
- The Devil Is Driving as Louis Wooster
- Bulldog Drummond Escapes as "Professor" Stanton
- Stolen Holiday as Francis Chalon
- Behind the Criminal as Robert Carver
1936
- The Story of Louis Pasteur as Napoleon III
- Little Lord Fauntleroy as Joshua Snade
- Anthony Adverse
- Speed as Uncle Edward Emery
- The Invisible Ray as Sir Francis Stevens
- The Music Goes 'Round as Cobham
- Trouble for Two as Malthus
- Mad Holiday as Ben Kelvin
- Meet Nero Wolfe as Emanuel Jeremiah (E.J.) Kimball
- Hearts Divided as Pichon
- Frankie and Johnnie as Timothy
1935
- Naughty Marietta as Don Carlos
- I Found Stella Parish as Reeves
- The Mystery of Edwin Drood as Grewgious
- The Melody Lingers on as Croce
- The White Cockatoo as Marcus Lovscheim
- Professional Soldier as Christian Ledgard
- Shanghai as Hilton
1934
- The Pursuit of Happiness as Rev. Lyman Banks
- The President Vanishes as Drew
1932
- The Trans-Atlantic Mystery as Dodge - Miller's Valet (uncredited)