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Lionel Belmore

Lionel Belmore

Acting Born May 11, 1867 -- Died Jan 30, 1953 · Wimbledon, London, England, UK

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lionel Belmore (12 May 1867, Wimbledon, Surrey, England - 30 January 1953, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California) was an English character actor and director on stage for more than a quarter of a century. Onstage, Belmore appeared with Wilson Barrett, Sir Henry Irving, William Faversham, Lily Langtry, and other famous actors. He entered in films from 1911. In total, he had some 200 titles to his film credit. He was notable as the huffy-puffy Herr Vogel the Burgomaster in Frankenstein (1931). Belmore played bit parts in several 1930s film classics. Unu...

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Frankenstein
7.5
movie
Frankenstein
as The Burgomaster
1931
The Adventures of Robin Hood
7.5
movie
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Humility Prim
1938
Mutiny on the Bounty
7.4
movie
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Innkeeper (uncredited)
1935
Son of Frankenstein
6.7
movie
Son of Frankenstein
as Emil Lang
1939
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
7.3
movie
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Judge at Esmeralda's Trial (uncredited)
1939
Design for Living
7.1
movie
Design for Living
as Theatre Patron (uncredited)
1933
The Ghost of Frankenstein
5.8
movie
The Ghost of Frankenstein
as Councilman (uncredited)
1942
Three Ages
6.8
movie
Three Ages
as Undetermined Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
1923
Topper
6.7
movie
Topper
as Bank Guard (uncredited)
1937
Cavalcade
5.5
movie
Cavalcade
as Uncle George (uncredited)
1933
Cleopatra
6.0
movie
Cleopatra
as Fidius
1934
David Copperfield
6.7
movie
David Copperfield
as Old Bailey Warden (uncredited)
1935