Hugh Wakefield(1888-1971)

Actor
Writer

Hugh Wakefield was born on 10 November 1888 in Wanstead, London, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Blithe Spirit (1945), The Caretaker's Daughter (1952) and The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934). He was married to Violet Marion Seymour (actress) and Gertrude Chamberlain. He died on 5 December 1971 in London, England, UK.

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Blithe Spirit

7.0

Dr. George Bradman

1945

The Caretaker's Daughter

5.7

Charles Pentwick

1952

The Man Who Knew Too Much

6.7

Clive

1934

Man with a Million

6.8

Duke of Cromarty

1954

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Actor

Theatre Night
8.3
TV Series
- Arthur Scudamore
- 1960
Man with a Million
6.8
- Duke of Cromarty
- 1954
The Caretaker's Daughter
5.7
- Charles Pentwick
- 1952
No Highway in the Sky
7.1
- Sir David Moon - Airline President (uncredited)
- 1951
Off the Record
TV Movie
- Admiral Sir Maximilian Godfrey, KCB
- 1950
One Night with You
6.8
- Santell
- 1948
Journey Together
6.5
- Acting Lieutenant
- 1945
Blithe Spirit
7.0
- Dr. George Bradman
- 1945
Make It Three
- Percy Higgin
- 1938
Runaway Ladies
- Lord Ramsden
- 1938
Death Croons the Blues
- Jim Martin
- 1937
The Live Wire
- Grantham
- 1937
The Limping Man
- Col. Paget
- 1936
Dreams Come True
- Albert von Waldenau
- 1936
It's You I Want
- Otto Gilbert
- 1936

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Born
- November 10, 1888
- Wanstead, London, England, UK
Died
- December 5, 1971
- London, England, UK(undisclosed)
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Other works
He acted in the play, "Between Friends", at the Shaftebury Theatre in London, England with Basil Foster, Jimmy Godden, Marjorie Taylor, Madeleine Lambert, Athole Stewart, Cyril Smith and Muriel Dole in the cast.
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- 4 Articles

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Trivia
Tall English character actor, who specialised in aristocrats, effete dandies, and the occasional rogue. Rarely seen without monocle and waxed moustache. His lengthy theatrical career at the London West End lasted from 1910 until his retirement in 1954, only interrupted by his wartime service in the RAF.