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'''Hugh Dempster''' (August 3, 1900 - April 30, 1987) was a [[Great Britain|British]] [[theatre]] and [[film]] [[actor]]. |
'''Hugh Dempster''' (August 3, 1900 - April 30, 1987) was a [[Great Britain|British]] [[theatre]] and [[film]] [[actor]]. |
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Born in [[London]], Dempster began his screen career in the [[silent film]] era. His credits included ''[[Vice Versa (1948 film)|Vice Versa]]'', ''[[Anna Karenina (1948 film)|Anna Karenina]]'', ''[[The Winslow Boy (1948 film)|The Winslow Boy]]'', ''[[The Fan (1949 film)|The Fan]]'', ''[[Scrooge (1951 film)|Scrooge]]'', ''[[The House Across the Lake (1954 film)|The House Across the Lake]]'', and ''[[The Ghost Train (1937 film)|The Ghost |
Born in [[London]], Dempster began his screen career in the [[silent film]] era. His credits included ''[[Vice Versa (1948 film)|Vice Versa]]'', ''[[Anna Karenina (1948 film)|Anna Karenina]]'', ''[[The Winslow Boy (1948 film)|The Winslow Boy]]'', ''[[The Fan (1949 film)|The Fan]]'', ''[[Scrooge (1951 film)|Scrooge]]'', ''[[The House Across the Lake (1954 film)|The House Across the Lake]]'', and ''[[The Ghost Train (1937 film)|The Ghost Train]]''. |
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Thirty-six years separated Dempster's first and last appearances on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]. He debuted in the 1929 [[melodrama]] ''[[Rope (play)|Rope's End]]'' by [[Patrick Hamilton (dramatist)|Patrick Hamilton]] and in 1965 replaced [[Peter Sallis]] as [[John Watson (Sherlock Holmes)|Dr. Watson]] in the [[Sherlock Holmes]]-inspired [[musical theatre|musical]] ''[[Baker Street (musical)|Baker Street]]''. |
Thirty-six years separated Dempster's first and last appearances on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]. He debuted in the 1929 [[melodrama]] ''[[Rope (play)|Rope's End]]'' by [[Patrick Hamilton (dramatist)|Patrick Hamilton]] and in 1965 replaced [[Peter Sallis]] as [[John Watson (Sherlock Holmes)|Dr. Watson]] in the [[Sherlock Holmes]]-inspired [[musical theatre|musical]] ''[[Baker Street (musical)|Baker Street]]''. |
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Revision as of 06:47, 22 November 2010
Hugh Dempster (August 3, 1900 - April 30, 1987) was a British theatre and film actor.
Born in London, Dempster began his screen career in the silent film era. His credits included Vice Versa, Anna Karenina, The Winslow Boy, The Fan, Scrooge, The House Across the Lake, and The Ghost Train.
Thirty-six years separated Dempster's first and last appearances on Broadway. He debuted in the 1929 melodrama Rope's End by Patrick Hamilton and in 1965 replaced Peter Sallis as Dr. Watson in the Sherlock Holmes-inspired musical Baker Street.
Dempster died in Chicago, Illinois.