Reginald Purdell

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Reginald Purdell (4 November 1895 – 22 April 1953) was an English actor and screenwriter who appeared in over 40 films between 1930 and 1951. During the same period he also contributed to the screenplays of 15 feature films, and had a brief foray into directing with two films in 1937. Purdell was born in Clapham, London. As a young man he served in the British Army with the South Wales Borderers regiment for the duration of the First World War. On returning to civilian life after the war, he decided to try his luck as an actor and gained experience on the stage through the 1920s. His move into films in 1930 coincided with the advent of the talkie era in British cinema. Purdell's first screen appearance was in the 1930 comedy The Middle Watch, in a role he would later reprise in a 1940 remake. He next travelled to Germany to feature in historical drama Congress Dances, an ambitious and lavishly budgeted project by the UFA film company, involving the simultaneous filming of three versions of the same story in German, English and French in an attempt to prove that a European company could challenge the dominance of American studios in the new e…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Stage Fright (1950) — Police Car Driver (uncredited)
2. Brighton Rock (1948) — Frank
3. Q Planes (1939) — Pilot
4. We Dive at Dawn (1943) — Coxwain - C / P.O. Dabbs
5. Busman's Honeymoon (1940) — MacBride
6. Holiday Camp (1947) — Redcoat
7. Crown v. Stevens (1936) — Alf
8. Two Thousand Women (1944) — Alec Harvey
9. Captain Boycott (1947) — American reporter
10. A Man About the House (1947) — Higgs
11. Love Story (1944) — Albert
12. It's in the Bag (1944) — Joe
13. The Root of All Evil (1947) — Perkins
14. Candles at Nine (1944) — Charles Lacey
15. The Old Curiosity Shop (1934) — Dick Swiveller
16. Bell-Bottom George (1944) — Birdie Edwards
17. Variety Jubilee (1943) — Joe Swan
18. Crime on the Hill (1933) — Reporter
19. A Night in Montmartre (1931) — Tino
20. The Middle Watch (1940) — Cpl Duckett
21. The Queen's Affair (1934) — Guard
22. Up to the Neck (1933) — Jimmy Catlin
23. The Missing People (1939) — Harry Morgan
24. My Lucky Star (1933) — Portrait Painter
25. The Middle Watch (1930) — Corporal Duckett
26. The Luck of a Sailor (1934) — Jenkins
27. The Viper (1938) — Announcer
28. The Dark Stairway (1938) — Askew
29. What’s in a Name? (1935) — Harry Stubbs
30. His Brother’s Keeper (1940) — Bunny Reeves
31. Simply Terrific (1938) — Sam Todd
32. Quiet, Please (1938) — Algy Beresford
33. Side Street Angel (1937) — McGill
34. Hail and Farewell (1936) — Nobby
35. A Night Like This (1932) — Waiter(uncredited)
36. Debt of Honour (1936) — Pedro Salvas
37. Where's Sally? (1936) — Dick Burgess
38. On the Air (1934) — Harold V. King
39. Pack Up Your Troubles (1940) — Tommy Perkins
40. Get Off My Foot (1935) — Joe

Directed

1. Don't Get Me Wrong (1937) — Director