Gerald du Maurier

Born: 1873-03-26

Sir Gerald Hubert Edward Busson du Maurier was an English actor and manager. He was the son of the writer George du Maurier and brother of Sylvia Llewelyn Davies. In 1902, he married the actress Muriel Beaumont with whom he had three daughters: writers Angela du Maurier and Daphne du Maurier , and painter Jeanne du Maurier. His popularity lay in his subtle and naturalistic acting: a "delicately realistic style of acting that sought to suggest rather than to state the deeper emotions". His Times obituary said of his career: "His parentage assured him of engagements in the best of company to begin with; but it was his own talent that took advantage of them."


Placeholder

The Rise of Catherine the Great

as Lecocq
Released: 1934-02-09

The woman who will become Catherine the Great marries into the Russian royal family when she...

Movie page

Escape!

as Captain Matt Denant
Released: 1930-08-28

When Matt Denant (Gerald de Maurier) finds himself wrongly imprisoned for manslaughter, he takes...

Movie page

Jew Süss

as Weissensee
Released: 1934-10-13

A historical satire critical of the rising tide of Anti-Semitism in Germany. Based on the novel...

Movie page

Lord Camber's Ladies

as Dr. Napier
Released: 1932-10-27

In this drama the owner of a flower shop falls in love with one of her patrons. Unfortunately,...

Movie page

The Scotland Yard Mystery

as Commissioner Stanton
Released: 1934-01-03

A doctor uses his unique medical knowledge to mastermind a lucrative life-insurance scam; in a...

Movie page

I Was A Spy

as Doctor
Released: 1933-09-04

During World War I, a young nurse in a hospital in German-occupied Belgium is secretly feeding...

Movie page