Carl Harbord

Carl Harbord
Born	(1908-01-26)26 January 1908 Salcombe, Devon, England
Died	18 October 1958(1958-10-18) (aged 50) Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation(s)	Stage actor Film actor Television actor
Years active	1928 - 1955

Carl Harbord (26 January 1908 – 18 October 1958) was a British stage, film and television actor.

Stage

When he was 19, Harbord appeared in the play The Happy Husband, which was presented at the Criterion Theater in London, England. In 1933, he first appeared in a play in Australia. His first Broadway appearance was in 1934, in a production of Noël Coward's Conversation Piece at the 44th Street Theatre.

Film

Harbord entered the film industry during the final stage of the silent era. He appeared in several early sound films for British International Pictures such as The Informer. One of his most prominent roles was in Anthony Asquith's First World War film Tell England. Harbord later went to Hollywood where he played supporting, but sometimes significant minor roles.

Filmography

• Bolibar (1928)
• Young Woodley (1928)
• The American Prisoner (1929)
• The Hate Ship (1929)
• The Informer (1929)
• An Obvious Situation (1930)
• Such Is the Law (1930)
• Strictly Business (1931)
• Fascination (1931)
• Tell England (1931)
• Dance Pretty Lady (1931)
• She Was Only a Village Maiden (1933)
• The Mystery of Mr. X (1934)
• The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
• 18 Minutes (1935)
• Love at Sea (1936)
• Heart's Desire (1936)
• The Cavalier of the Streets (1937)
• Captains of the Clouds (1942)
• Eagle Squadron (1942)
• Sahara (1943)
• Background to Danger (1943)
• London Blackout Murders (1943)
• Dressed to Kill (1946)
• The Macomber Affair (1947)
• Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1947)
• Christmas Eve (1947)
• A Woman's Vengeance (1948)
• Rope of Sand (1949)

Bibliography

• Kelly, Andrew. Cinema and the Great War. Routledge, 1997.

External links

• Carl Harbord at IMDb
• Carl Harbord at the Internet Broadway Database