Lionel Belmore(1867-1953)

Actor
Director
Writer

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Lionel Belmore

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Lionel Belmore was born on 12 May 1867 in Wimbledon, London, England, UK. He was an actor and director, known for Frankenstein (1931), Bardelys the Magnificent (1926) and The Vampire Bat (1933). He was married to Emmeline Florence Carder. He died on 30 January 1953 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Known for

Boris Karloff, John Boles, Mae Clarke, Colin Clive, and Dwight Frye in Frankenstein (1931)

7.8

The Burgomaster

1931

John Gilbert in Monte Cristo (1922)

Bardelys the Magnificent

7.1

Vicomte de Lavedan

1926

Lionel Atwill and Fay Wray in The Vampire Bat (1933)

The Vampire Bat

5.7

Bürgermeister Gustave Schoen

1933

Jackie Coogan in Oliver Twist (1922)

6.6

Mr. Brownlow

1922

Credits

Actor

I Was a Criminal
8.0
- Laughing Townsman
- 1945
Forever and a Day
6.9
- Bit Part (scenes deleted)
- 1943
The Ghost of Frankenstein
6.1
- Councillor (uncredited)
- 1942
The Son of Monte Cristo
6.2
- Hercules Snyder
- 1940
Diamond Frontier
5.5
- Piet Bloem
- 1940
Tom Brown's School Days
6.6
- Tavern Keeper (uncredited)
- 1940
My Son, My Son!
6.4
- Mr. Moscrop
- 1940
Tower of London
6.6
- Beacon
- 1939
Rulers of the Sea
6.4
- Villager (uncredited)
- 1939
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
7.8
- Judge at Esmeralda's Trial (uncredited)
- 1939
The Sun Never Sets
6.4
- Third Selection Board Member (uncredited)
- 1939
Son of Frankenstein
7.1
- Emil Lang
- 1939
Pie a la Maid
6.3
Short
- Dr. Kornbloom
- 1938
The Declaration of Independence
5.9
Short
- The Innkeeper (uncredited)
- 1938
Service de Luxe
6.2
- Robert Wade Sr. (uncredited)
- 1938

Director

The Wasp
- Director
- 1918
Billie's Mother
Short
- Director
- 1916
The Supreme Sacrifice
- Director
- 1916
Britton of the Seventh
Short
- Director
- 1916
The Ruling Power
Short
- Director
- 1915
West Wind
Short
- Director
- 1915
From the Dregs
Short
- Director
- 1915
His Bunkie
Short
- Director
- 1915
The Quality of Mercy
Short
- Director
- 1915
The Silent Plea
Short
- Director
- 1915
In the Latin Quarter
Short
- Director
- 1915
Out of the Past
Short
- Director
- 1914
The Old Flute Player
Short
- Director
- 1914
Hope Foster's Mother
Short
- Director
- 1914

Writer

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Design for Living: The Criterion Collection [Blu-Ray]

Design for Living: The Criterion Collection [Blu-Ray]

Personal details

Height
- 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
Born
- May 12, 1867
- Wimbledon, London, England, UK
Died
- January 30, 1953
- Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
Spouse
- Emmeline Florence CarderJune 7, 1891 - ? (2 children)
Other works
Appeared on Broadway in the following productions:
Publicity listings
- 1 Print Biography
- 6 Articles

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Trivia
Stocky, beetle-browed, white-haired British character actor, on Broadway from 1899 and in American films from 1914. He also directed several shorts between 1914 and 1918. During the 1930's, Belmont was gainfully employed in Hollywood as English butlers, innkeepers, lairds, burgomasters and town elders.

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