Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Walter Kingsford (born Walter Pearce, 20 September 1882 – 7 February 1958) was a British stage, film and television actor. Kingsford began his acting career on the London stage. He also had a long Broadway career, appearing in plays from the 1912 original American production of George Bernard Shaw's Fanny's First Play to 1944's Song of Norway. In the early 1920s, Kingford was active with the Henry Jewett Players. Kingsford moved to Hollywood, California, for a prolific film career in supporting parts. On screen, he specialised in portraying authority figures such as noblemen, heads of state, doctors, police inspectors and lawyers. He is best known for his recurring role as the snobbish hospital head Dr. P. Walter Carew in the popular Dr. Kildare (and Dr. Gillespie) film series. Kingsford had numerous television appearances in the 1950s. They included TV Reader's Digest, Command Performance and Science Fiction Theatre.
Movies & TV Shows
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Around the World in 80 Days (1956) — Mongolia Captain (uncredited)
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Col. Blair
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I Love Lucy (1951) — Sir Clive
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Captains Courageous (1937) — Dr. Finley
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The Life of Emile Zola (1937) — Colonel Sandherr
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The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951) — Vice-Adm. Friedrich Ruge
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Mr. Skeffington (1944) — Dr. Melton (uncredited)
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Carefree (1938) — Dr. Powers
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The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) — Mr. Allison (General Manager)
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Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936) — Joshua Snade
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The Invisible Ray (1936) — Sir Francis Stevens
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Kitty Foyle (1940) — Mr. Kenneth
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The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936) — Napoleon III
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Mr. Lucky (1943) — Commissioner Hargraves
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Algiers (1938) — Chef Inspector Louvain
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The Man in the Iron Mask (1939) — Colbert
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Anthony Adverse (1936)
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The Velvet Touch (1948) — Peter Gunther
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The Young in Heart (1938) — Inspector
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Juarez (1939) — Prince Richard Metternich
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Naughty Marietta (1935) — Don Carlos
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My Favorite Blonde (1942) — Dr. Wallace Faber
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There's Always a Woman (1938) — Grigson - Butler
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My Forbidden Past (1951) — Coroner
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Bulldog Drummond Escapes (1937) — "Professor" Stanton
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Fingers at the Window (1942) — Dr. Cromwall
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Miracles for Sale (1939) — Colonel Watrous
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A Dispatch from Reuters (1940) — Napoleon III
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The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939) — SJ Carew
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Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940) — SJ Carew
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If I Were King (1938) — Tristan l'Hermite
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Hi Diddle Diddle (1943) — Senator Simpson
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Two Dollar Bettor (1951) — Carleton P. Adams
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The Black Arrow (1948) — Sir Oliver Oates
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Maytime (1937) — Mr. Rudyard
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3 Men in White (1944) — Dr. Walter Carew
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Tarzan's Peril (1951) — Barney (uncredited)
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The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935) — Grewgious
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Slattery's Hurricane (1949) — R.J. Milne
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A Yank at Oxford (1938) — Dean Williams