Frank Pettingell
Acting
Born: 1891-01-01 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Frank Pettingell (1 January 1891 – 17 February 1966) was an English actor. Pettingell was born in Liverpool, and educated at Manchester University. During the First World War he served with the King's Liverpool Regiment. He appeared in such films as the original 1940 Gaslight (as the former detective who solves the case), Kipps (1941 - as Old Kipps), and Becket (1964 - as the Duke of York). His collection of printed and manuscript playscripts - mostly acquired from the son of the comedian Arthur Williams (1844–1915) - is held at the Templeman Library, University of Kent. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frank Pettingell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
No Hiding Place
An Age of Kings
Sir John Falstaff
The Crimson Pirate
Colonel
Becket
Bishop of York
The Spread of the Eagle
Junius Brutus
The Goose Steps Out
Professor Hoffman
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
Commodore Grant
Armchair Theatre
Ewart Hamilton
This England
Gage
Gaslight
B.G. Rough
Corridors of Blood
Mr. Blount
Spring Handicap
Scullion
Red Wagon
McGinty
The Magic Box
Bridegroom's Father in Wedding Group
Where’s George?
Term of Trial
Ferguson
The Card
Police Superintendent
Value for Money
Mayor Higgins
The Young Mr. Pitt
Coachman
Ships with Wings
Fields
The Amateur Gentleman
John Barty
Escape
Constable Beames
Meet Mr. Lucifer
Mr. Roberts
Meet Me Tonight
Mr. Edwards (segment "Red Peppers")
Sailing Along
Steve's Father
The Great Game
Sir Julius
Return to Yesterday
Prendergast
No Room at the Inn
Burrells
Up the Creek
Stationmaster
The Dock Brief
Tuppy Morgan
Gaiety George
Grindley
My Old Dutch
Uncle Alf