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Donald Calthrop
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Donald Calthrop

1888 – 1940 · London, England, UK · Active 1917–1941

Donald Calthrop, born in 1888, was an English actor whose career spanned from the silent film era to the early talkies. He is best known for his role in The Man Who Changed His Mind (1936), where he brought a distinctive flair to the film's exploration of identity and transformation. Calthrop's extensive experience on stage and in film, including collaborations with Alfred Hitchcock, positioned him as a notable figure in the evolution of British cinema. His work continues to resonate within the cult film community, reflecting the era's unique blend of drama and intrigue.

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The Man Who Changed His Mind

The Man Who Changed His Mind

1936 ★ 6.1
as Clayton

Dr. Laurence, a once-respectable scientist, begins to research the origin of the mind and the soul. The science community rejects him, and he risks losing everything for which he has worked. He begins to use his discoveries to save his research and further his own causes, thereby becoming... a Mad Scientist, almost unstoppable...

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Filmography

55 credits
1940s 4 credits
1941
Major Barbara as Peter Shirley
Movie ★ 6.9
1940
Let George Do It! as Frederick Strickland
Movie ★ 6.2
1940
Movie ★ 5.6
1940
Band Waggon as Hobday
Movie ★ 5.7
1930s 43 credits
1937
Fire Over England as Don Escobal
Movie ★ 6.2
1937
Movie ★ 10.0
1937
Movie ★ 6.3
1937
Thunder in the City as Dr. Plumet
Movie ★ 6.0
1936
Movie ★ 6.1
1936
The Man Behind the Mask as Dr. Harold E. Walpole
Movie ★ 5.3
1936
Broken Blossoms as Old Chinaman
Movie ★ 6.1
1935
Scrooge as Bob Cratchit
Movie ★ 6.1
1935
The Phantom Light as David Owen
Movie ★ 5.7
1935
Me and Marlborough as Drunken Yokel
Movie ★ 5.6
1935
The Divine Spark as Judge Fumaroli
Movie ★ 8.0
1935
Movie ★ 7.5
1935
The Clairvoyant as Derelict (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.0
1934
Red Ensign as Macleod
Movie ★ 6.0
1934
Sorrell and Son as Dr. Richard Orange
Movie ★ 5.0
1934
It's a Cop as Charles Murray
Movie ★ 8.0
1933
Early to Bed as Potsdam Guide
Movie ★ 10.0
1933
I Was a Spy as Cnockhaert
Movie ★ 6.4
1933
F.P.1 as Sunshine, the Photographer
Movie ★ 6.6
1933
This Acting Business as Milton Stafford
Movie ★ 8.0
1933
Friday the Thirteenth as Hugh Nicholls
Movie ★ 6.4
1932
Number Seventeen as Nora's Escort Brant
Movie ★ 5.5
1932
Movie ★ 6.1
1932
Fires of Fate as Sir William Royden
Movie ★ 8.0
1932
Money for Nothing as Hotel Manager
Movie ★ 10.0
1931
Industrial Britain as Self - Commentator (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.6
1931
Cape Forlorn as Parson
Movie ★ 8.3
1931
The Ghost Train as Saul Hodgkin
Movie ★ 8.0
1931
The Bells as Mathias
Movie ★ 8.0
1931
Potiphar's Wife as Counsel for Defense
Movie ★ 8.0
1931
Many Waters as Compton Hardcastle
Movie ★ 8.0
1931
Uneasy Virtue as Burglar
Movie ★ 7.0
1930
Movie ★ 7.0
1930
Murder! as Ion Stewart
Movie ★ 6.0
1930
Loose Ends as Winton Penner
Movie ★ 9.0
1930
Elstree Calling as Himself / Petruchio in Taming of the Shrew
Movie ★ 5.1
1930
The Night Porter as George, the Night Porter
Movie ★ 7.0
1930
Almost a Honeymoon as Charles, the butler
Movie ★ 10.0
1930
Spanish Eyes as Mascoso
Movie ★ 10.0
1930
Movie ★ 10.0
1930
Two Worlds as Mendel
Movie ★ 10.0
1930
Star Impersonations as George Arliss
Movie ★ 7.0
1920s 5 credits
1929
Blackmail as Tracy
Movie ★ 6.5
1929
Up the Poll as The Candidate
Movie
1929
Atlantic as Pointer
Movie ★ 5.3
1929
Movie ★ 8.0
1928
Shooting Stars as Andy Wilkes
Movie ★ 7.1
1910s 3 credits
1918
Nelson as Horatio Nelson
Movie ★ 2.7
1917
Movie ★ 4.5