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Hugh Dempster
with Vera-Ellen in Happy Go Lovely (1951)
Born(1900-08-03)3 August 1900
London, England
Died30 April 1987(1987-04-30) (aged 86)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
OccupationActor

Hugh Dempster (3 August 1900 – 30 April 1987) was a British theatre and film actor.[1][2]

Born in London, Dempster made his stage debut in 1920, and began his screen career in the silent film era.[3] His credits included Vice Versa, Anna Karenina, The Winslow Boy, The Fan, Scrooge, The House Across the Lake and The Ghost Train (short film).[4]

Thirty-six years separated Dempster's first and last appearances on Broadway.[5] 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.[3]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ https://theatricalia.com/person/jq6/hugh-dempster
  2. ^ "Hugh Dempster".
  3. ^ a b McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). "The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition". Oxford University Press – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Hugh Dempster - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  5. ^ League, The Broadway. "Hugh Dempster – Broadway Cast & Staff - IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
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