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Leonard Mudie

Leonard Mudie

Born: 1883-04-11 • Cheetham Hill, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK

From Wikipedia

Leonard Mudie (11 April 1883–14 April 1965) was an English character actor whose career lasted for nearly fifty years. After a successful start as a stage actor in England, he appeared regularly in the US, and made his home there from 1932. He appeared in character roles on Broadway and in Hollywood films.

Mudie made his film debut in a Boris Karloff film, The Mummy, in 1932. He moved to Hollywood in that year and lived there for the rest of his life. He played a range of screen parts, some substantial, and others short cameos. Among the bigger roles were Dr. Pearson in The Mummy, Porthinos in Cleopatra (1934), Maitland in Mary of Scotland (1936), and De Bourenne in Anthony Adverse (1936). His small roles, according to The New York Times, were typically "a bewigged, gimlet-eyed British judge".

Mudie made the post-war transition into television, and appeared in several episodes of Adventures of Superman. For the post-war cinema he played the regular character Commander Barnes in the series of Bomba, the Jungle Boy films.

Filmography
Star Trek: The Menagerie poster
Star Trek: The Menagerie
1966 • Second Survivor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Star Trek: The Cage poster
Star Trek: The Cage
1965 • Second Survivor
The Big Fisherman poster
The Big Fisherman
1959 • Ilderan
Diane poster
Diane
1956 • Porter (uncredited)
Kismet poster
Kismet
1955 • Physician (uncredited)
Lord of the Jungle poster
Lord of the Jungle
1955 • Commissioner Andy Barnes
Kiss Me Deadly poster
Kiss Me Deadly
1955 • Athletic Club Clerk (uncredited)
The Silver Chalice poster
The Silver Chalice
1954 • Stall Keeper (uncredited)
The Black Shield of Falworth poster
The Black Shield of Falworth
1954 • Friar Edward
Killer Leopard poster
Killer Leopard
1954 • Deputy Commissioner Andy Barnes
King Richard and the Crusaders poster
King Richard and the Crusaders
1954 • Physician (uncredited)
The Golden Idol poster
The Golden Idol
1954 • Commissioner Andy Barnes
Safari Drums poster
Safari Drums
1953 • Deputy Commissioner Barnes
Perils of the Jungle poster
Perils of the Jungle
1953 • Grubbs
The Magnetic Monster poster
The Magnetic Monster
1953 • Howard Denker
Bomba and the Jungle Girl poster
Bomba and the Jungle Girl
1952 • Commissioner Andy Barnes
Limelight poster
Limelight
1952 • Dr. Blake - Calvero's Doctor
African Treasure poster
African Treasure
1952 • Andy Barnes
The Son of Dr. Jekyll poster
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
1951 • Pharmacist (uncredited)
Elephant Stampede poster
Elephant Stampede
1951 • Andy Barnes
The Sword of Monte Cristo poster
The Sword of Monte Cristo
1951 • Court Physician
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court poster
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949 • Lord Mayor's Aide (uncredited)
Clues to Adventure poster
Clues to Adventure
1949 • Townsman (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Checkered Coat poster
The Checkered Coat
1948 • Jerry
Song of My Heart poster
Song of My Heart
1948 • Conductor
Bulldog Drummond at Bay poster
Bulldog Drummond at Bay
1947 • Meredith
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami poster
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
1947
The Locket poster
The Locket
1946 • Hickson (uncredited)
Don't Gamble with Strangers poster
Don't Gamble with Strangers
1946 • Robert Elliot
My Name Is Julia Ross poster
My Name Is Julia Ross
1945 • Peters (uncredited)
Divorce poster
Divorce
1945 • Harvey Hicks
The Scarlet Clue poster
The Scarlet Clue
1945 • Horace Karloss
The Scarlet Clue poster
The Scarlet Clue
1945 • Horace Karlos (uncredited)
The Corn Is Green poster
The Corn Is Green
1945 • Station Master (uncredited)
Dragon Seed poster
Dragon Seed
1944 • Old Peddler Selling Poison (uncredited)
Appointment in Berlin poster
Appointment in Berlin
1943 • MacPhail (uncredited)
Berlin Correspondent poster
Berlin Correspondent
1942 • George - English Prisoner
Shining Victory poster
Shining Victory
1941 • Mr. Tom Foster
The Nurse's Secret poster
The Nurse's Secret
1941 • Hugo
Singapore Woman poster
Singapore Woman
1941 • The Doctor (uncredited)
You'll Find Out poster
You'll Find Out
1940 • Real Karl Fenninger (uncredited)
The Letter poster
The Letter
1940 • Fred (uncredited)
A Dispatch from Reuters poster
A Dispatch from Reuters
1940 • Member of Parliament (uncredited)
He Stayed for Breakfast poster
He Stayed for Breakfast
1940 • Communist Secretary
Foreign Correspondent poster
Foreign Correspondent
1940 • McKenna
The Sea Hawk poster
The Sea Hawk
1940 • Castle Sentry
Brother Orchid poster
Brother Orchid
1940 • English Diamond Salesman (uncredited)
Waterloo Bridge poster
Waterloo Bridge
1940 • Thomas Parker - Roy's Driver (uncredited)
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise poster
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
1940 • Gerald Pendleton
Congo Maisie poster
Congo Maisie
1940 • Farley
The Earl of Chicago poster
The Earl of Chicago
1940 • Mr. Allington (uncredited)
British Intelligence poster
British Intelligence
1939 • James Yeats
Rulers of the Sea poster
Rulers of the Sea
1939 • Mr. Barton (Uncredited)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes poster
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939 • Barrows - Moriarty's Attorney (uncredited)
Tropic Fury poster
Tropic Fury
1939 • J.T.M. Gallon
The Bill of Rights poster
The Bill of Rights
1939 • Moreland
Man About Town poster
Man About Town
1939 • Gibson (uncredited)
Dark Victory poster
Dark Victory
1939 • Dr. Driscoll
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle poster
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939 • British Officer (uncredited)
Nancy Drew... Reporter poster
Nancy Drew... Reporter
1939 • Deputy District Attorney Garrett (uncredited)
Devil's Island poster
Devil's Island
1939 • Advocate General
Dramatic School poster
Dramatic School
1938 • Bishop Cauchon in "Joan of Arc" (uncredited)
Arrest Bulldog Drummond poster
Arrest Bulldog Drummond
1938 • Richard Gannett
Suez poster
Suez
1938 • Campaign Manager
The Mad Miss Manton poster
The Mad Miss Manton
1938 • Managing Editor (uncredited)
Marie Antoinette poster
Marie Antoinette
1938 • Man Yelling 'Have You Proof?' (uncredited)
Letter of Introduction poster
Letter of Introduction
1938 • Critic (uncredited)
When Were You Born poster
When Were You Born
1938 • Frederick Gow
The Rage of Paris poster
The Rage of Paris
1938 • Uncle Eric (uncredited)
Kidnapped poster
Kidnapped
1938 • Red Fox
The Adventures of Robin Hood poster
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938 • Town Crier (uncredited)
The Jury's Secret poster
The Jury's Secret
1938 • District Attorney
You're a Sweetheart poster
You're a Sweetheart
1937 • Critic (uncredited)
The King Without a Crown poster
The King Without a Crown
1937 • Missionary Eleazar Williams (uncredited)
Madame X poster
Madame X
1937 • Prosecutor Valmorin
London by Night poster
London by Night
1937 • Squires
They Won't Forget poster
They Won't Forget
1937 • Judge Moore
Parnell poster
Parnell
1937 • Conservative Member
The League of Frightened Men poster
The League of Frightened Men
1937 • Andrew Hibbard
Shall We Dance poster
Shall We Dance
1937 • Waiter (uncredited)
Lloyd's of London poster
Lloyd's of London
1936 • Waiter #2
Anthony Adverse poster
Anthony Adverse
1936 • De Bourrienne
His Brother's Wife poster
His Brother's Wife
1936 • Pete
Professional Soldier poster
Professional Soldier
1935 • Radical
Captain Blood poster
Captain Blood
1935 • Baron Jeffreys
Sylvia Scarlett poster
Sylvia Scarlett
1935 • Steward
The Great Impersonation poster
The Great Impersonation
1935 • Mangan
Rendezvous poster
Rendezvous
1935 • Roberts
A Feather in Her Hat poster
A Feather in Her Hat
1935 • Hyde Park Orator (uncredited)
Top Hat poster
Top Hat
1935 • Florist (uncredited)
Becky Sharp poster
Becky Sharp
1935 • Tarquin
Les Misérables poster
Les Misérables
1935 • Priest Counselling Released Prisoners
Cardinal Richelieu poster
Cardinal Richelieu
1935 • Olivares
Clive of India poster
Clive of India
1935 • General Burgoyne
The Little Minister poster
The Little Minister
1934 • Villager
Cleopatra poster
Cleopatra
1934 • Pothinos
The Mystery of Mr. X poster
The Mystery of Mr. X
1934 • Mr. X
Dark Hazard poster
Dark Hazard
1934 • Birdy, Australian Tout
The Mummy poster
The Mummy
1932 • Professor Pearson
Through the Storm poster
Through the Storm
1922 • Jeremiah