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Lionel Atwill

Lionel Atwill

Acting Born Feb 27, 1885 -- Died Apr 22, 1946 · Croydon, London, England, UK

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lionel Atwill (1 March 1885 – 22 April 1946) was an English stage and film actor born in Croydon, London, England. He studied architecture before his stage debut at the Garrick Theatre, London in 1904. He become a star in Broadway theatre by 1918, and made his screen debut in 1919. He acted on the stage in Australia but was most famous for his U.S. horror roles in the 1930s. His two most memorable parts were as the crazed, disfigured sculptor in Mystery of the Wax Museum (Warner Brothers, 1933), and as Inspector Krogh in Son of Frankenstein (1939), memo...

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To Be or Not to Be
7.8
movie
To Be or Not to Be
as Rawitch
1942
Son of Frankenstein
6.7
movie
Son of Frankenstein
as Inspector Krogh
1939
Captain Blood
7.2
movie
Captain Blood
as Colonel Bishop
1935
The Hound of the Baskervilles
7.1
movie
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Dr. James Mortimer
1939
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
6.2
movie
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
as Mayor of Vasaria
1943
House of Frankenstein
6.0
movie
House of Frankenstein
as Inspector Arnz
1944
The Ghost of Frankenstein
5.8
movie
The Ghost of Frankenstein
as Dr. Bohmer
1942
Mystery of the Wax Museum
6.4
movie
Mystery of the Wax Museum
as Ivan Igor
1933
House of Dracula
5.5
movie
House of Dracula
as Police Inspector Holtz
1945
Mark of the Vampire
6.1
movie
Mark of the Vampire
as Inspector Neumann
1935
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
6.4
movie
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
as Professor Moriarty
1942
Doctor X
6.0
movie
Doctor X
as Dr. Jerry Xavier
1932