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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. Unusually, he was a director before he became a prolific actor. He directed from 1914 to 1920, only acting in a limited number of films, until concentrating as an actor from then on. He was the brother of the actress Daisy Belmore (Mrs. Samuel Waxman) (1874-1954) and the actor Paul Belmore. He was...
Known for
The Adventures of Robin HoodMovie • 1938
FrankensteinMovie • 1931
The Hunchback of Notre DameMovie • 1939
Mutiny on the BountyMovie • 1935
TopperMovie • 1937
The King of KingsMovie • 1927
Son of FrankensteinMovie • 1939
CleopatraMovie • 1934
The Sign of the CrossMovie • 1932
Tower of LondonMovie • 1939
David CopperfieldMovie • 1935
The Ghost of FrankensteinMovie • 1942
The Prince and the PauperMovie • 1937
Three AgesMovie • 1923
Little Lord FauntleroyMovie • 1936
CavalcadeMovie • 1933
Safe in HellMovie • 1931
It's Love I'm AfterMovie • 1937
The Last of the MohicansMovie • 1936
Design for LivingMovie • 1933
Bonnie ScotlandMovie • 1935
The Love ParadeMovie • 1929
The Student Prince in Old HeidelbergMovie • 1928
The Vampire BatMovie • 1933