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Frank Pettingell

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Frank Pettingell

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  • Born
    January 1, 1891 · Liverpool, England, UK
  • Died
    February 17, 1966 · London, England, UK (undisclosed)
  • Birth name
    Frank Edmund George Pettingell

Biography

    • Frank Pettingell was born on January 1, 1891 in Liverpool, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Gaslight (1940), The Good Companions (1933) and Hobson's Choice (1931). He was married to Ethel Till. He died on February 17, 1966 in London, England, UK.

Family

  • Spouse
      Ethel Till(January 3, 1938 - February 17, 1966) (his death, 4 children)
  • Children
      Mandy Pettingell
      Anne Pettingell

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  • Liverpudlian character actor, a former artist and journalist, on stage from 1910. Acted in repertory theatre and touring companies prior to World War I. Wartime service with the King's Liverpool (25th) Regiment. On the London stage by 1922, later also directing plays and adapting historical plays to modern theatre. Busy stage actor throughout his life. Best on screen as Mossop in the first filming of Hobson's Choice (1931) and as police officer Rough in Gaslight (1940). Also played the Monty Woolley role of Sheridan Whiteside in an early television version of The Man Who Came to Dinner (1947).
  • At one point his personal chauffeur was Sebastian Cabot, who would become an actor in his own right later.
  • Father: Frank Ernest Pettingell; Mother: Harriet Helen Beatrice Hart.

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