James Harcourt
James Harcourt (born 20 April 1873 in Headingley, Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire) was an English character actor.[1][2]
He started work as a cabinet maker, and drifted into amateur dramatics. He appeared as a stage actor first in 1903 and worked with the Liverpool Repertory Company from 1919 to 1931, and was with the Old Vic in the mid 1940s.[3][4]
In 1947, Harcourt appeared in the original West End production of the popular musical Bless the Bride, directed by Wendy Toye.[5][6]
He was married to the actress Isadora Keith, and was the father of camera operator and cinematographer David Harcourt.[7]
He died in Eton, Buckinghamshire on 18 February 1951 aged 77.[8]
Selected filmography
- Hobson's Choice (1931) as Hobson
- Song of the Plough (1933)
- Paris Plane (1933)
- The Old Curiosity Shop (1934) as the Single Gentleman
- Look Up and Laugh (1935)
- Laburnum Grove (1936)
- The Avenging Hand (1936)
- Seven Sinners (1936)
- Wings Over Africa (1936) as Wilkins
- Return of a Stranger (1937)
- Kate Plus Ten (1938)
- Penny Paradise (1938) as Amos Cook
- Follow Your Star (1938)
- You're the Doctor (1938)
- I Met a Murderer (1939)
- The Stars Look Down (1939) as Will
- The House of the Arrow (1940)
- Night Train to Munich (1940) as Azel Bomasch
- The Farmer's Wife (1941)
- Penn of Pennsylvania (1941)
- You Will Remember (1941)
- Hard Steel (1942)
- He Snoops to Conquer (1944) as Counciler Hopkins
- Johnny Frenchman (1945) as Joe Pender
- The Captive Heart (1946)
- I See a Dark Stranger (1946) as Butler
- Meet Me at Dawn (1947) as Henri, the butler
- Obsession (1949) as Aikins (butler)
References
- ^ "James Harcourt".
- ^ "James Harcourt - Theatricalia".
- ^ Goldie, Grace Nisbet (1 January 1935). "The Liverpool repertory theatre, 1911-1934". The University press of Liverpool – via Google Books.
- ^ McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). "The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition". Oxford University Press – via Google Books.
- ^ "Bless the Bride - A.P. Herbert and Vivian Ellis - The Guide to Musical Theatre".
- ^ "Production of Bless the Bride - Theatricalia".
- ^ "David Harcourt".
- ^ "findmypast.co.uk".
- "Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies" - published by Harper-Collins 1981 - ISBN 0-06-093507-3
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