Peter Gawthorne(1884-1962)

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Perfect Understanding (1933)

Peter Gawthorne was born on 1 September 1884 in Queen's County, Ireland. He was an actor, known for 'Pimpernel' Smith (1941), Behind That Curtain (1929) and Ask a Policeman (1939). He was married to Ethel Marie Siddell. He died on 17 March 1962 in London, England, UK.

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Terror! Theatre
6.8
TV Series
- Lord Southcliff
- 1957
Adventure Theater
TV Series
- Sir Frederick
- 1956
Tale of Three Women
- Sir Frederick (segment "Thief of London' story)
- 1954
Paid to Kill
6.1
- Bowman (uncredited)
- 1954
Knights of the Round Table
6.2
- Bishop (uncredited)
- 1953
Bombay Waterfront
5.6
- Sir Graham Forbes
- 1952
Salute the Toff
5.7
- Mortimer Harvey
- 1951
Death Is a Number
5.1
- James Gregson
- 1951
Soho Conspiracy
2.8
- Father Shaney
- 1950
High Jinks in Society
- Jenkins
- 1949
The Fighting Pimpernel
6.0
- Chauvelin's Butler (uncredited)
- 1949
Kind Hearts and Coronets
8.0
- First Lord Delivering Verdict (uncredited)
- 1949
The Case of Charles Peace
6.0
- Mr. Justice Lopes
- 1949
Nothing Venture
4.5
- Scotland Yard Official
- 1948
This Man Is Mine
5.9
- Businessman
- 1946

Born
- September 1, 1884
- Queen's County, Ireland
Died
- March 17, 1962
- London, England, UK(undisclosed)
Spouse
- Ethel Marie Siddell(4 children)
Other works
He acted in Rudolf Friml's musical, "Katinka," at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London, England with Binnie Hale, Joe Coyne, Helen Gilliland, Fred Wright, Dennis Hoey, and Evelyn Drewe in the cast.
Publicity listings
- 3 Articles

Trivia
Stocky, silver-maned Irish character actor with long stage experience from 1906. Most often seen as stern, often volatile or pompous authority figures. Comic foil to Will Hay and other comedians during the 1930's and 40's.