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Henry Kendall

Henry Kendall

Born: 1897-05-27 • Streatham Hill, London, England, UK

From Wikipedia

Henry Kendall, (28 May 1897 – 9 June 1962) was an English stage and film actor, theatre director and an immaculately stylish revue artiste.

Kendall was born in London in 1897 and educated at the City of London School. He made his first appearance on the stage in September 1914 at the Lyceum Theatre, playing a 'super' in Tommy Atkins. He had a distinguished war career, serving as a Captain in the Royal Air Force from 1916 to 1919, and on demobilisation was awarded the Royal Air Force Cross.

He played the leading role of Reggie Ogden in the film The Shadow in 1933, and also starred in Alfred Hitchcock's 'bravest failure', Rich and Strange, US title East of Shanghai (1931).

Filmography
Nothing Barred poster
Nothing Barred
1961 • Parson
The Shadow of the Cat poster
The Shadow of the Cat
1961 • The Doctor (uncredited)
An Alligator Named Daisy poster
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955 • Valet
The Voice of Merrill poster
The Voice of Merrill
1952 • Ronald Parker
Helter Skelter poster
Helter Skelter
1949 • Lord Bruce Carlton
29 Acacia Avenue poster
29 Acacia Avenue
1945 • Mr Wilson
The Butler's Dilemma poster
The Butler's Dilemma
1943 • Carmichael
The Mysterious Mr. Davis poster
The Mysterious Mr. Davis
1939 • Julian Roscoe
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Side Street Angel
1937 • Boscomb
School for Husbands poster
School for Husbands
1937 • Geoffrey Carter
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The Compulsory Wife
1937 • Rupert Sinclair
Take a Chance poster
Take a Chance
1937 • Archie Burton
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It’s Not Cricket
1937 • Henry
The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss poster
The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss
1936 • Lord Honiton
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Twelve Good Men
1936 • Charles Drew
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Lend Me Your Wife
1935 • Tony Radford
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Death on the Set
1935 • Cayley Morden / Charlie Marsh
Three Witnesses poster
Three Witnesses
1935 • Leslie Trent
Death at Broadcasting House poster
Death at Broadcasting House
1934 • Rodney Fleming
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The Girl in Possession
1934 • Sir Mortimer
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The Flaw
1933 • John Millway
This Week of Grace poster
This Week of Grace
1933 • Lord Clive Swinford
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Great Stuff
1933 • Archie Brown
The Man Outside poster
The Man Outside
1933 • Harry Wainwright
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Timbuctoo
1933 • Benedict Tichbourne
The Shadow poster
The Shadow
1933 • Reggie Ogden
Counsel's Opinion poster
Counsel's Opinion
1933 • Logan
King of the Ritz poster
King of the Ritz
1933 • Teddy Smith
The Ghost Camera poster
The Ghost Camera
1933 • John Gray
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The Iron Stair
1933 • Geoffrey
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Watch Beverly
1932 • Victor Beverly
Mr. Bill the Conqueror poster
Mr. Bill the Conqueror
1932 • Sir William Normand
The House Opposite poster
The House Opposite
1932 • Hobart
The Innocents of Chicago poster
The Innocents of Chicago
1932 • Percy Lloyd
Rich and Strange poster
Rich and Strange
1931 • Fred Hill
The Flying Fool poster
The Flying Fool
1931 • Vincent Floyd
French Leave poster
French Leave
1930 • Lt. George Graham