| Biography |
Born: September 26, 1875, Glamorgan, Wales Died: 1959 A veteran of the stage, he appeared in numerous West End productions from the early 1900s and was a personal favorite of Shaw. He later also appeared many times on Broadway. He made his screen debut in England back in 1916, but his film career really took shape in Hollywood in the 40s, when he developed into one of the American screen's most popular character actors. He typically played benevolent elders, often with a mischievous twinkle in the eye. He won an Academy Award as best supporting actor for MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947), in which he played a Macy's Santa Claus. Also memorable as a well-meaning forger in MISTER 880 (1950) and as the Captain in Hitchcock's THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY (1955). |