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Elspeth Dudgeon(1871-1955)

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Elspeth Dudgeon
Elspeth Dudgeon was born on 4 December 1871 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Old Dark House (1932), Becky Sharp (1935) and Mystery House (1938). She died on 11 December 1955 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornDecember 4, 1871
DiedDecember 11, 1955(84)
BornDecember 4, 1871
DiedDecember 11, 1955(84)
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Known for

Boris Karloff and Gloria Stuart in The Old Dark House (1932)
The Old Dark House
7.0
  • Sir Roderick Femm(as John Dudgeon)
  • 1932
Becky Sharp (1935)
Becky Sharp
5.8
  • Miss Pinkerton
  • 1935
Dick Purcell and Ann Sheridan in Mystery House (1938)
Mystery House
5.5
  • Aunt Lucy Kingery
  • 1938
Gloria Henry, Anabel Shaw, and Ron Randell in Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1947)
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
6.6
  • Nanny
  • 1947

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  • Stewart Granger in Moonfleet (1955)
    Moonfleet
    6.6
    • Granny Walker - Old Woman in Church (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • José Ferrer, Kim Hunter, and Kurt Kasznar in Anything Can Happen (1952)
    Anything Can Happen
    6.2
    • Grandma (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Melvyn Douglas, Walter Huston, and Robert Siodmak in The Great Sinner (1949)
    The Great Sinner
    6.6
    • Fearful Old Gambling Woman (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Glenn Ford and Ida Lupino in Lust for Gold (1949)
    Lust for Gold
    6.8
    • Martha Bannister (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • The Secret Garden (1949)
    The Secret Garden
    7.5
    • Dickon's Mother (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Elizabeth Taylor, Greer Garson, Peter Lawford, and Walter Pidgeon in Julia Misbehaves (1948)
    Julia Misbehaves
    6.8
    • Woman in Pawn Shop (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Van Heflin, Barbara Stanwyck, Charles Coburn, Richard Hart, and Keenan Wynn in B.F.'s Daughter (1948)
    B.F.'s Daughter
    6.1
    • Mrs. Marbey (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Angela Lansbury and Janet Leigh in If Winter Comes (1947)
    If Winter Comes
    6.3
    • Mrs. Ward (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Gregory Peck, Ethel Barrymore, Charles Laughton, Charles Coburn, Ann Todd, Louis Jourdan, and Alida Valli in The Paradine Case (1947)
    The Paradine Case
    6.5
    • Second Matron (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Gloria Henry, Anabel Shaw, and Ron Randell in Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1947)
    Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
    6.6
    • Nanny
    • 1947
  • Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
    Monsieur Verdoux
    7.8
    • Old Woman (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Phyllis Calvert and Robert Hutton in Time Out of Mind (1947)
    Time Out of Mind
    6.0
    • Guest (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Douglas Fowley, Eula Guy, and Ransom M. Sherman in Yankee Fakir (1947)
    Yankee Fakir
    5.8
    • Scrubwoman
    • 1947
  • Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)
    Till the Clouds Roll By
    6.3
    • Katie (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Olivia de Havilland, Sydney Greenstreet, Paul Henreid, and Ida Lupino in Devotion (1946)
    Devotion
    6.6
    • Elderly Reader of 'Jane Eyre' (uncredited)
    • 1946

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • John Dudgeon
  • Height
    • 5′ (1.52 m)
  • Born
    • December 4, 1871
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • December 11, 1955
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)

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    In James Whale's The Old Dark House (1932), she was not only disguised as an old man, but billed pseudonymously as male to boot.

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