Peter Gawthorne

Born: 1884-08-31


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Goodbye, Mr. Chips

as Army General (uncredited)
Released: 1939-07-28

A shy British teacher looks back nostalgically at his long career, taking note of the people who...

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Kind Hearts and Coronets

as First Lord Delivering Verdict (uncredited)
Released: 1949-06-21

When his mother eloped with an Italian opera singer, Louis Mazzini was cut off from her...

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The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss

as Sir James Alroyd
Released: 1936-07-28

A bored millionaire wagers his doctor that he can support himself at a working class job for a...

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Perfect Understanding

as Butler
Released: 1933-01-15

A young couple decide to marry under the condition that they agree never to disagree. That...

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'Pimpernel' Smith

as Sidimir Koslowski
Released: 1941-07-28

Eccentric Cambridge archaeologist Horatio Smith takes a group of British and American...

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The Case of Charles Peace

as Mr. Justice Lopes
Released: 1949-03-02

Charles Peace leads a double life, by day he's a respected local businessman, but by night he's...

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Paul Temple Returns

as Sir Graham Forbes
Released: 1952-11-24

A serial killer terrorizes London. Each victim is found with a telegram signed "The Marquis."...

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The Lodger

as Lord Southcliff
Released: 1932-09-08

An elderly couple's lodger, a British musician (Ivor Novello), becomes the suspect in a series...

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Where's That Fire

as Fire Chief
Released: 1939-06-29

Capt Viking and his incompetent fire crew accidentally foil a plot to steal the crown jewels.

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The Young Mr. Pitt

as Admiral
Released: 1942-09-21

This biopic tells the story of the life of Pitt The Younger, who became Prime Minister of Great...

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Crook's Tour

as Bit Role (uncredited)
Released: 1940-09-03

Charters and Caldicott are touring the Middle East. After visiting Saudi Arabia they find...

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I Thank You

as Dr. Pope
Released: 1941-10-20

Classic comedy starring Arthur Askey. The perils, humiliations and humour of trying to run a...

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Gasbags

as Commanding Officer
Released: 1941-02-01

It's war time London and the Crazy Gang (Flanagan & Allen, Nervo & Knox, Naughton &...

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Traitor Spy

as Sir John
Released: 1939-12-01

A British man is hunted by British and German spies when he tries to sell blueprints.

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The Man Behind the Mask

as Lord Slade
Released: 1936-08-23

A young couple attend a masked ball before their planned (but secret) elopement. Suddenly...

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Ask a Policeman

as Chief Constable
Released: 1939-04-29

The mirthful adventures of Police-Sergeant Samuel Dudfoot and his two constables, Albert Brown...

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Cottage to Let

as Senior RAF Officer (uncredited)
Released: 1941-09-06

Allied spies and Nazi Agents insinuate themselves at a Scottish cottage (converted to a wartime...

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Sunny Side Up

as Lake the Butler
Released: 1929-12-25

Molly and Bee, sweet young 'working girls,' live in a cheap room over a New York grocery store....

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Jericho

as Court Martial President
Released: 1937-08-23

An unjustly condemned corporal flees to Africa, chased by the captain blamed for his escape.

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Soho Conspiracy

as Father Shaney
Released: 1950-10-01

The plans of a publicity agent to put on a charity concert are nearly wrecked by a lawyer who...

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Convict 99

as Sir Cyril
Released: 1938-09-26

A disgraced school master, Benjamin Twist, is mistaken for a tough prison governor and assigned...

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My Old Dutch

as Mr. Paraday
Released: 1934-10-01

Moving family drama of the life of a working-class Hackney couple over 40 years, inspired by the...

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The Ticket of Leave Man

as Joshua Gibson
Released: 1937-10-01

A man is accused of a series of murders that were actually committed by a crazed killer called...

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Murder in Reverse?

as Crossley's Guest
Released: 1945-10-21

Tom Masterick, a dock worker, is wrongfully convicted of a murder charge. His death sentence is...

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Temple Tower

as Marrhews
Released: 1930-04-12

The film depicts the character of Bulldog Drummond, a British adventurer and is based on the...

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The Iron Duke

as Duke of Richmond
Released: 1934-11-30

The life and times of the Duke of Wellington

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They Flew Alone

as RAF Officer
Released: 1942-06-29

The story of flyer Amy Johnson the girl from Yorkshire who won the hearts of the British public...

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Windbag the Sailor

as Bit Role (uncredited)
Released: 1936-12-01

Will Hay plays a bragging sea captain whose maritime experience actually extends to navigating a...

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Something Always Happens

as Mr. Hatch
Released: 1934-12-10

Unemployed car salesman Peter is encouraged by his girlfriend Cynthia to approach the head of a...

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Five Days

as Bowman
Released: 1954-06-25

A man pays a hitman to kill him. Circumstances change and he tries to call off the hit but he...

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The Man Who Came Back

as Griggs
Released: 1931-01-11

A spoiled carefree rich kid gets into too much trouble for his father who sends him out on his...

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Let the People Sing

as Major Shiptonthorpe
Released: 1942-08-11

An out-of-work comedian persuades a drunken nobleman to join a protest against the closing of a...

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Gangway

as Assistant Commissioner Sir Brian Moore
Released: 1937-08-19

Newspaper reporter becomes involved with gang of crooks who take her for a tough American gangster.

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Love on the Dole

as Police Supt
Released: 1941-06-28

Depressing and realistic family drama about the struggles of unemployment and poverty in 1930s...

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Three Silent Men

as General Bullington
Released: 1940-09-07

An inventor of a deadly weapon to be used against the allies is injured in a crash. Surgeon, Sir...

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Charlie Chan Carries On

as Inspector Duff
Released: 1931-04-11

Charlie steps in to solve the murder of a wealthy American found dead in a London hotel....

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Salute the Toff

as Mortimer Harvey
Released: 1952-12-02

The Toff solves the mystery of a missing employer. One of the BFi's most wanted films.

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The House of Trent

as Lord Fairdown
Released: 1933-12-01

It follows a doctor who faces both a scandal and a moral dilemma when a patient of his dies...

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One Hysterical Night

as Mr. Bixby
Released: 1929-10-05

The scheming aunt and uncle of William Judd, heir to the family fortune, persuade him to pose as...

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Jack's the Boy

as Mr. Brown
Released: 1932-06-11

With a title like Jack's the Boy, is it any surprise that the star of this breezy quota quickie...

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Return of a Stranger

as Sir Herbert Tompkin
Released: 1937-10-04

James Martin and Carol Wall have plans to elope, but a fight with her father's solicitor ends in...

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No Limit

as Mr. Higgins
Released: 1935-10-28

George Shuttleworth is convinced that he has the talent to win the Isle of Man TT races, despite...

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Man of the Moment

as Mr. Barton
Released: 1935-09-01

Love blossoms after a young man rescues a pretty girl who attempted to drown herself.

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Tale of Three Women

as Sir Frederick (segment "Thief of London' story)
Released: 1954-01-01

A compilation of 3 stories, "The Wedding Gift", "The Thief of London" and "The Final Twist"....

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Dead Men Are Dangerous

as Conray
Released: 1939-02-01

Unsuccessful writer Aylmer Franklyn takes the chance to change identities after he discovers a...

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Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It

as Colonel
Released: 1941-05-17

Third and final film in the 'Inspector Hornleigh’ series of comedy-thrillers. Inspector...

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Brief Ecstasy

as Chairman of Steel Company
Released: 1937-07-31

A remarkable story of love lost and found, as a young couple are separated by circumstance, and...

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Much Too Shy

as Counsel
Released: 1942-10-12

A simple handyman, who also is an amateur artist, gets into trouble when the head and shoulders...

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The Crouching Beast

as Kadir Pasha
Released: 1935-08-29

In 1915 during the First World War, a British secret agent is killed while stealing secret...

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The Camels Are Coming

as Col. Fairley
Released: 1934-10-08

A British officer in the Camel Corps in Egypt goes undercover to investigate a gang of drug...

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Inspector Hornleigh

as Chancellor
Released: 1939-03-07

When a landlady finds one of her tenants murdered, Inspector Hornleigh is sent to investigate....

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Crime Unlimited

as A.D. Newall
Released: 1935-08-01

A young Scotland Yard police academy recruit tries to break up a gang of thieves.

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They Came by Night

as Commissionaire
Released: 1940-03-07

A man is blackmailed into taking his brother's place in a gang for a jewellery heist.

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Flying Fifty-Five

as Jonas Urquhart
Released: 1939-05-01

Bill Urquhart, a young wastrel disinherited by his father, tries to get a job as a jockey – just...

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Good Morning, Boys!

as Col. Willougby-Gore
Released: 1937-05-27

Dr. Benjamin Twist (Hay) and his pupils become involved with art thieves on a trip to Paris....

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Dirty Work

as Inspector Barlow
Released: 1934-12-07

Staff in a jewellery store hatch a plan to catch a thief.

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Bell-Bottom George

as Adm. Sir William Coltham
Released: 1944-02-07

George is an unwilling civilian during the war. When an enlisted friend switches clothes with...

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His Lordship

as Ferguson, the Butler
Released: 1932-06-02

The commoner is a happy cockney plumber by the name of Bert Gibbs. Bert comes into contact with...

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His Glorious Night

as General Ettingen
Released: 1929-09-28

Being engaged against her will with a wealthy man, Princess Orsolini (Catherine Dale Owen) is in...

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Band Waggon

as Claude Pilkington
Released: 1940-03-23

A gang of spies held up in a haunted castle gives this team of celebrated British wireless...

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Stormy Weather

as Police Inspector
Released: 1935-08-01

Sir Duncan Craggs retires from the Colonial Service and returns to London with his new French...

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Me and Marlborough

as Staff Colonel
Released: 1935-07-22

A woman disguises herself in men's clothes in order to follow her husband to the wars.

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Pot Luck

as uncredited
Released: 1936-04-01

A retired Scotland Yard detective, Patrick Fitzpatrick (Tom Walls) comes back to take one final...

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Crime Over London

as uncredited
Released: 1936-10-21

With the police on their tail, a gang of New York criminals decided to relocate to London where...

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Those Three French Girls

as Parker
Released: 1930-10-10

An addled Englishman's efforts to save three young women from eviction land them all in jail and...

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