04/23/1904
King's Norton, Worcestershire, England, UK:
Horace Raymond Huntley (23. April 1904 – 15. Juni 1990) war ein englischer Schauspieler, der von den 1930er- bis in die 1970er-Jahre in Dutzenden britischen Filmen mitwirkte. Er spielte außerdem den pragmatischen Familienanwalt Sir Geoffrey Dillon in der ITV-Fernsehserie „Upstairs, Downstairs“ und war in weiteren Fernsehsendungen zu sehen, darunter die Wodehouse Playhouse-Folge „Romance at Droitwich Spa“ (1975). Huntley wurde 1904 in Kings Norton, Worcestershire (heute ein Vorort von Birmingham), geboren und gab sein Bühnendebüt am 1. April 1922 am Birmingham Repertory Theatre in „A Woman Killed with Kindness“. Sein Londoner Debüt folgte am 22. Februar 1924 am Court Theatre in „As Far as Thought can Reach“. Anschließend übernahm er die Rolle des Grafen Dracula von Edmund Blake in Hamilton Deanes Tournee-Adaption von „Dracula“, die am 14. Februar 1927 im Londoner Little Theatre Premiere feierte und später ins größere Duke of York’s Theatre wechselte. Noch im selben Jahr wurde ihm die Chance geboten, die Rolle am Broadway erneut zu spielen (in einem von John L. Balderston überarbeiteten Drehbuch); als er ablehnte, ging die Rolle an Bela Lugosi. Huntley wirkte jedoch von 1928 bis 1930 in einer US-Tournee-Produktion des Deane/Balderston-Stücks mit, die die Ostküste und den Mittleren Westen der USA bereiste. „Ich habe die Rolle des Grafen Dracula immer als eine Jugendsünde betrachtet“, erinnerte er sich 1989. Nach „Dracula“ gab er am 23. Februar 1931 im Vanderbilt Theatre in „Der venezianische Glasneffe“ sein Broadway-Debüt. Nach seiner Rückkehr nach Großbritannien wirkte er in zahlreichen West-End-Produktionen mit, darunter „The Farmer's Wife“ (Queen's Theatre 1932), „Cornelius“ (Duchess Theatre 1935), „Bees on the Boat Deck“ (Lyric Theatre 1936), „Time and the Conways“ (Duchess Theatre 1937), „When We Are Married“ (St. Martin's Theatre 1940), „Rebecca“ (Queen's Theatre 1940; Strand Theatre 1942), „They Came to a City“ (Globe Theatre 1943), „The Late Edwina Black“ (Ambassadors Theatre 1948), „And This Was Odd“ (Criterion Theatre 1951), „Double Image“ (Savoy Theatre 1956), „Any Other Business“ (Westminster Theatre 1958), „Caught Napping“ (Piccadilly Theatre 1959), „Difference of Opinion“ (Garrick Theatre 1963), „An Ideal Husband“ (Garrick Theatre 1966) und „Getting“. Zu seinen bekanntesten Filmen zählen „Married“ (Strand Theatre, 1967), „Soldiers“ (New Theatre, 1968) und „Separate Tables“ (Apollo Theatre, 1977). Außerdem spielte er an der Seite von Flora Robson in der Broadway-Produktion „Black Chiffon“ (48th Street Theatre, 1950). Huntley, der oft als überheblicher Bürokrat oder andere Autoritätsfigur besetzt wurde, war auch eine feste Größe im britischen Film. Zu seinen zahlreichen Auftritten zählen Filme wie „The Way Ahead“, „I See a Dark Stranger“, „Passport to Pimlico“ und „The Dam Busters“. In seinen späteren Jahren erlangte er große Bekanntheit im Fernsehen als Sir Geoffrey Dillon, der Familienanwalt der Bellamys in der beliebten Fernsehserie „Upstairs, Downstairs“ (LWT) aus den 1970er-Jahren. Huntley starb 1990 im Westminster Hospital in London.
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Sleepwalker (1984) as Old Englishman |
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A Voyage Round My Father (1984) as Judge |
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The Portland Millions (1976) as Dr. Tristram |
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Symptoms (1974) as Burke |
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That's Your Funeral (1972) as Emmanuel Holroyd |
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Young Winston (1972) as Old Officer |
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Destiny of a Spy (1969) as Supt. Pode |
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Arthur? Arthur! (1969) as George Payne |
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The Adding Machine (1969) as Smithers |
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Hostile Witness (1968) as John Naylor |
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Hot Millions (1968) as Bayswater |
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The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery (1966) as Sir Horace, the Minister |
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Rotten to the Core (1965) as Governor |
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The Black Torment (1964) as Colonel John Wentworth |
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Father Came Too! (1964) as Mr. Wedgewood |
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The Yellow Teddy Bears (1963) as Harry Haliburton |
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Nurse on Wheels (1963) as Vicar Walcott |
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On the Beat (1962) as Sir Ronald Ackroyd |
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Waltz of the Toreadors (1962) as Ackroyd |
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Crooks Anonymous (1962) as Mr. Wagstaffe |
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Only Two Can Play (1962) as Vernon |
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The Pure Hell of St Trinian's (1960) as Judge Slender |
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Suspect (1960) as Sir George Gatting the Minister of Defense |
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Sands of the Desert (1960) as Bossom |
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A French Mistress (1960) as Reverend Edwin Peake |
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Make Mine Mink (1960) as Inspector Pape |
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Follow That Horse! (1960) as |
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Bottoms Up! (1960) as Garrick-Jones |
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À bout de souffle (1960) as A Journalist (uncredited) |
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Our Man in Havana (1960) as General |
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I'm All Right Jack (1959) as Magistrate |
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The Mummy (1959) as Joseph Whemple |
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Innocent Meeting (1959) as Harold Phillips |
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Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959) as Foreign Secretary Tufton-Slade |
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Room at the Top (1958) as Mr. Hoylake |
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The Criminals (1958) as Hector Crawford |
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Next to No Time (1958) as Forbes, Factory Supervisor |
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Brothers in Law (1957) as Tatlock Q.C. |
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Town on Trial (1957) as Dr. Reese |
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The Green Man (1956) as Sir Gregory Upshott |
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The Last Man to Hang (1956) as Attorney General |
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Geordie (1955) as Olympic Selector |
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Doctor at Sea (1955) as Captain Beamish |
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The Dam Busters (1955) as Official, National Physical Laboratory |
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The Constant Husband (1955) as J.F. Hassett |
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The Prisoner (1955) as The General |
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Aunt Clara (1954) as Rev. Maurice Hilton |
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The Teckman Mystery (1954) as Maurice Miller |
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Orders Are Orders (1954) as Col. Fred Bellamy |
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Hobson's Choice (1954) as Nathaniel Beenstock |
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Meet Mr. Lucifer (1953) as Patterson |
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Glad Tidings (1953) as Tom Forester |
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Laxdale Hall (1953) as Samuel Pettigrew, M.P. |
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Number Three (1953) as Prof. Brander |
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The Last Page (1952) as Clive Oliver |
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When We Are Married (1951) as Councillor Albert Parker |
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Mr. Denning Drives North (1951) as Wright |
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The House in the Square (1951) as Mr. Throstle |
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The Long Dark Hall (1951) as Chief Inspector Sullivan |
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Trio (1950) as Mr. Henry Chester |
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Passport to Pimlico (1949) as Mr. Wix |
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It's Hard to be Good (1948) as Williams |
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Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill (1948) as Moy-Thompson |
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So Evil My Love (1948) as Henry Courtney |
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Broken Journey (1948) as Edward Marshall |
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School for Secrets (1946) as Prof. Laxton-Jones |
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I See a Dark Stranger (1946) as J. Miller |
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They Came to a City (1944) as Malcolm Stritton |
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The Way Ahead (1944) as Pvt. Herbert Davenport |
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When We Are Married (1943) as Albert Parker |
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The New Lot (1943) as Barrington |
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The Day Will Dawn (1942) as |
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"Pimpernel" Smith (1941) as Marx |
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Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It (1941) as Dr. Kerbishley |
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The Ghost Train (1941) as John Price |
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The Ghost of St. Michael's (1941) as Mr Humphries |
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Freedom Radio (1941) as Rabenau |
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Night Train to Munich (1940) as Kampenfeldt |
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Let's Be Famous (1939) as Singer in trio (uncredited) |
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When We Are Married (1938) as Councillor Albert Parker |
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Dinner at the Ritz (1937) as Gibout |
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Knight Without Armour (1937) as White Officer |
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London Melody (1937) as Policeman Outside Nightclub |
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Rembrandt (1936) as Ludwick |
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Whom the Gods Love: The Original Story of Mozart and His Wife (1936) as Langer |
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Can You Hear Me, Mother? (1935) as Dolan |
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What Happened Then? (1934) as |
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Tune On the Old Tax Fiddle () as Mr. Gaunt |