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Walter Kingsford

Walter Kingsford

Birthday: 1882-09-20 | Place of Birth: Redhill, Surrey, England

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1952
The Pathfinder

as    Col. Duncannon

1952
Confidence Girl

as    Mr. Markewell

1951
Tarzan's Peril

as    Barney (uncredited)

1951
Two Dollar Bettor

as    Carleton P. Adams

1950
Experiment Alcatraz

as    Dr. J.P. Finley

1949
Slattery's Hurricane

as    R.J. Milne

1948
The Velvet Touch

as    Peter Gunther

1948
The Black Arrow

as    Sir Oliver Oates

1944
3 Men in White

as    Dr. Walter Carew

1943
Flight for Freedom

as    Admiral Graves

1943
Mr. Lucky

as    Commissioner Hargraves

1943
Don't You Believe It

as    George Washington

1943
Bomber's Moon

as    Prof. Frederich Mueller

1943
Hi Diddle Diddle

as    Senator Simpson

1942
My Favorite Blonde

as    Dr. Wallace Faber

1942
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

as    Dr. Walter Carew

1942
Fly-By-Night

as    Heydt

1941
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

as    Dr. Hooper Tupman

1941
The Corsican Brothers

as    Monsieur Dupre

1941
Unholy Partners

as    Mr. Peck

1940
A Dispatch from Reuters

as    Napoleon III

1939
The Man in the Iron Mask

as    Colbert

1939
Miracles for Sale

as    Colonel Watrous

1939
Dancing Co-Ed

as    President Cavendish

1938
Algiers

as    Chef Inspector Louvain

1938
Young Dr. Kildare

as    Dr. P. Walter Carew

1938
Carefree

as    Dr. Powers

1938
The Lone Wolf in Paris

as    Grand Duke Gregor de Meyerson

1938
Paradise for Three

as    William Reichenbach