Hugh Dempster
Appearance
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Died | 30 April 1987 | (aged 86)
Occupation | Actor |
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
- The Great Well (1924)
- Lord Babs (1932)
- Music Hath Charms (1935)
- The Student's Romance (1935)
- Crackerjack (1938)
- Marigold (1938)
- Three Silent Men (1940)
- Waltz Time (1945)
- Anna Karenina (1948)
- Happy Go Lovely (1951)
References
- ^ https://theatricalia.com/person/jq6/hugh-dempster
- ^ "Hugh Dempster".
- ^ a b McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111968 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Hugh Dempster - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ League, The Broadway. "Hugh Dempster – Broadway Cast & Staff - IBDB". www.ibdb.com.