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Gyles Isham

Gyles Isham

Born: 1903-10-31 • Lamport, Northampton, England, UK

From Wikipedia

Sir Gyles Isham, 12th Baronet (31 October 1903 – 29 January 1976) was an English aristocrat, actor (who appeared in several films in the 1930s) and historian.

Gyles Isham was born 31 October 1903 in Lamport, Northamptonshire, England to Sir Vere Isham, the 11th Baronet of Lamport, and his wife Millicent Vaughan. He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford in 1930 with an M.A. degree and became an actor, appearing from 1933 to 1937 in ten films, including the acclaimed Anna Karenina. He also acted From 1929 to 1938 in several Shakespeare plays at the Old Vic Theatre in London, the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, and other venues.

Filmography
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Under Secret Orders
1937 • Lt. Hans Hoffman
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Secret Lives
1937 • Franz Abel
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The House of the Spaniard
1936 • John Gilchrist
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The Perfect Gentleman
1935 • Man (uncredited)
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Anna Karenina
1935 • Konstantin Demitrievitch Levin
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What’s in a Name?
1935 • Schultz
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The Iron Duke
1934 • Czar of Russia
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Purse Strings
1933 • James Willmore
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Anne One Hundred
1933 • Nixon