Fred Groves (actor)
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| Born | 8 August 1880 London, England |
| Died | 4 June 1955 (aged 74) London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1896–1950 |
Fred Groves (8 August 1880 – 4 June 1955) was a British actor.[1][2] On stage from 1896, he appeared in the original West End production of Noël Coward's Cavalcade (1931-2); and was a leading man in silent films, latterly becoming a character player in movies.[3][4] He appeared in the 1925 play Number 17 in the West End.
Selected filmography
- Maria Marten (1913, Short) - William Corder
- Popsy Wopsy (1913)
- The Suicide Club (1914) - The President
- The Loss of the Birkenhead (1914) - Seth
- Her Luck in London (1914) - Richard Lenowen
- The Idol of Paris (1914) - Philippe Castelle
- Honeymoon for Three (1915) - Cornelius V. Van Dam
- Gilbert Gets Tiger-It is (1915, Short) - Gilbert
- Gilbert Dying to Die (1915, Short) - Gilbert
- Florence Nightingale (1915) - Doctor
- From Shopgirl to Duchess (1915) - Duke of St. Baynum
- The World's Desire (1915) - Sir Richard Bennett
- Her Nameless Child (1915) - Arthur Ford
- Home (1915) - Steven Armitage
- Mr. Lyndon at Liberty (1915) - Tom Morrison
- Fine Feathers (1915) - Richard Dean
- Charity Ann (1915) - Graham Trevor
- A Will of Her Own (1915) - Dr. Blake
- The Firm of Girdlestone (1915) - Ezra Girdlestone
- Meg the Lady (1916) - Giles Curwen
- Esther (1916, Short) - Haman
- Driven (1916) - John Staffurth
- The Two Roads (1916) - Reverend Basil Egerton
- The Manxman (1916) - Pete Quillian - A fisherman
- Mother Love (1916) - Alfie
- Smith (1917) - Tom Freeman
- Drink (1917) - Coupeau
- The Grit of a Jew (1917) - Russell
- The Labour Leader (1917) - John Webster
- Castle of Dreams (1919) - John Morton
- London Pride (1920) - Cuthbert Tunks
- Garryowen (1920) - Michael French
- Judge Not (1920) - Burke
- Squibs (1921) - PC Charlie Lee
- The Mayor of Casterbridge (1921) - Michael Henchard
- A Master of Craft (1922) - Captain Flower
- The Crimson Circle (1922) - Inspector Parr
- Squibs Wins the Calcutta Sweep (1922) - P. C. Lee
- Rogues of the Turf (1923) - Bill Higgins
- Squibs M.P. (1923) - PC Charlie Lee
- Squibs' Honeymoon (1923) - PC Charlie Lee
- Memories (1925, Short) - The Husband
- Suspense (1930) - Pvt. Lomax
- Escape (1930) - Shopkeeper
- Sally in Our Alley (1931) - Alf Cope
- Out of the Blue (1931) - Bannister Blair
- The World, the Flesh, the Devil (1932) - Dick Morgan
- The Ghost Camera (1933) - Innkeeper
- Puppets of Fate (1933) - Arthur Brandon
- A Glimpse of Paradise (1934) - Joshua Ware
- The Old Curiosity Shop (1934) - Showman (uncredited)
- Dance Band (1935) - Pantomime Act
- Beloved Imposter (1936) - Jack Harding
- Royal Cavalcade (1936) - Sam Waldock
- Second Bureau (1936) - Sgt. Colleret
- The Squeaker (1937) - Martin (uncredited)
- Vessel of Wrath (1938) - Dutch Sea Captain (uncredited)
- The Viper (1938) - Inspector Bradlaw
- The Challenge (1938) - Favre
- Strange Boarders (1938) - (uncredited)
- No Parking (1938) - Walsh
- Climbing High (1938) - Doorman (uncredited)
- 21 Days (1940) - Barnes
- An Ideal Husband (1947) - Phipps, Goring's Butler
- Night Beat (1947) - PC Kendall
- My Brother Jonathan (1948) - Lisha Hodgkiss
- My Brother's Keeper (1948) - Landlord
- Old Mother Riley's New Venture (1949) - Grigsby
- Your Witness (1950) - Dart Player #6 (uncredited)
- The Girl Who Couldn't Quite (1950) - Manservant
- Up for the Cup (1950) - Hardcastle (final film role)
References
- ^ "Fred Groves". Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
- ^ "Fred Groves - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ "Production of Cavalcade - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111975 – via Google Books.
External links
- Fred Groves at IMDb
- Fred Groves at the Internet Broadway Database
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