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Godfrey Tearle

Godfrey Tearle

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

12/10/1884

Day of Death

08/06/1953
(69) years old

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Sir Godfrey Tearle was an American-born actor who portrayed the quintessential Englishman on stage and in films in both England and the United States.

Known For

The Titfield Thunderbolt

The Titfield Thunderbolt

Decameron Nights

Decameron Nights

Mandy

Mandy

I Believe in You

I Believe in You

White Corridors

White Corridors

The Beginning or the End

The Beginning or the End

The Rake's Progress

The Rake's Progress

Medal for the General

Medal for the General

The Lamp Still Burns

The Lamp Still Burns

Filmography

Cast

1953

The Titfield Thunderbolt

as Ollie Matthews (The Bishop)

1953

Decameron Nights

as Ricciardo / Bernabo

1952

Mandy

as Mr Garland senior

1952

I Believe in You

as Judge Pyke

1951

White Corridors

as Mr. Groom Sr.

1949

Private Angelo

as Count Piccologrando

1947

The Beginning or the End

as President Franklin D. Roosevelt

1945

The Rake's Progress

as Colonel Robert Kenway

1944

Medal for the General

as General Church

1943

The Lamp Still Burns

as Sir Marshall Freyne

1943

Undercover

as General von Staengel

1943

Tomorrow We Live

as Mayor Pierre DuSchen

1942

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

as Sir George Corbett, Rear Gunner in B for...

1936

Tomorrow We Live

as Sir Charles Hendra

1936

East Meets West

as Sir Henry Mallory

1935

The Last Journey

as Sir Wilfred Rhodes

1935

The 39 Steps

as Professor Jordan

1933

Puppets of Fate

as Richard Sabine

1931

The Shadow Between

as Paul Haddon

1931

These Charming People

as James Berridge

1930

Infatuation

as Gerald Norton

1925

Salome of the Tenements

as John Manning

1919

Fancy Dress

as Tony Broke

1919

The March Hare

as Guy

1919

A Sinless Sinner

as Tom Harvey