Donald Calthrop

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English actor (1888–1940)

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::summary English actor (1888–1940) ::

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FieldValue
nameDonald Calthrop
imageActor_Donald_Calthrop.jpg
captionAutographed still, 1933
birth_nameDonald Esme Clayton Calthrop
birth_date
birth_placeChelsea, London, England
death_date
death_placeEton, Berkshire, England
occupationActor
yearsactive1916-1940
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| name = Donald Calthrop | image = Actor_Donald_Calthrop.jpg | caption = Autographed still, 1933 | birth_name = Donald Esme Clayton Calthrop | birth_date = | birth_place = Chelsea, London, England | death_date = | death_place = Eton, Berkshire, England | occupation = Actor | yearsactive = 1916-1940

Donald Esme Clayton Calthrop (11 April 1888 – 15 July 1940) was an English stage and film actor.

Born in London, Calthrop was educated at St Paul's School and made his first stage appearance at eighteen years of age at the Comedy Theatre, London. He then appeared in more than 60 films between 1916 and 1940, including five films directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

He died in Eton, Berkshire from a heart attack while he was filming Major Barbara (1941). According to Ronald Neame in his autobiography, some shots in the final film had a stand-in playing Calthrop's role (from the back) and a piece of dialogue was recorded using an unnamed person who impersonated Calthrop's voice.

Calthrop is buried at St Patrick's Roman Catholic Cemetery, located in Waltham Forest, London.

He was the nephew of dramatist Dion Boucicault.

Selected filmography

References

References

  1. "Donald Calthrop". BFI.
  2. "Donald Calthrop - Actor". britishsites.co.uk.
  3. Bruce Eder. "Donald Calthrop - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie". AllMovie.

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