Henry Daniell

Acting · Born 1894-03-04 in Barnes, Surrey, UK

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charles Henry Daniell (5 March 1894 – 31 October 1963) was an English actor who had a long and prestigious career on stage as well as in films. He is perhaps best known for his villainous roles in films like The Great Dictator, The Philadelphia Story and The Sea Hawk. Daniell was given few opportunities to play a 'good guy', including a supporting part as Franz Liszt in the biographical film Song of Love (1947). His last name is sometimes spelled "Daniel". Daniell's film debut came in 1929 in Jealousy. He appeared as Professor Moriarty in the Basil Rathbone-Nigel Bruce Sherlock Holmes film The Woman in Green (1945). He appeared in other films such as Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator (1940) (playing Garbitsch, to sound like "garbage", a parody of…

Filmography

• The Great Dictator as Garbitsch
• The Philadelphia Story as Sidney Kidd
• Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea as Dr. Zucco
• Siren of Atlantis as Blades
• The Body Snatcher as Dr. Wolfe 'Toddy' MacFarlane
• The Comancheros as Gireaux
• Jane Eyre as Henry Brocklehurst
• The Sun Also Rises as Doctor
• Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror as Sir Anthony Lloyd
• The Sea Hawk as Lord Wolfingham