Reginald Sheffield

Born: 1901-02-18

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Reginald Sheffield was born Matthew Reginald Sheffield Cassan in the St. George's, Hanover Square district of London, to Matthew Sheffield Cassan and Alice Mary Field. He had a brother, Edward Sheffield Cassan, and a sister, Flora Kathleen Sheffield Cassan, who became an actress known as Flora Sheffield. His father was born in Ireland and his mother in England. They were married in London in 1892. Matthew died when Reginald was nine. In 1913 Reginald (billed as Eric Desmond) appeared in David Copperfield. In 1914, Alice Sheffield and her children emigrated to the United States, where they lived in Queens, New York. Reginald acted on the stage and in films. While his sister Flora was an actress, brother Edward worked as an accountant in a bank and later became a theatrical agent. Sheffield's Broadway performances credited as Reggie Sheffield include Evidence (1914), in which his mother also appeared, The Merry Wives of Windsor (1916), If (1917), The Betrothal (1918), and Helena's Boys (1924). His performances credited as Reginald Sheffield include Youth (1920), The Way Things Happen (1924), Hay Fever (1925), Slaves All (1926), Soldiers and Women (1929), and Dear Old England (1930). Reginald Sheffield was married in 1927 to Louise Van Loon (21 January 1905 – 14 April 1987), a New York-born Vassar College graduate with a liberal arts education. The couple had three children: Mary Alice Sheffield Cassan (born 1928), Jon Matthew Sheffield Cassan (11 April 1931 – 15 October 2010) (aka actor Johnny Sheffield), and William Hart Sheffield Cassan (15 July 1935 – 12 December 2010) (actor Billy Sheffield). As film production became more and more located in Southern California, Sheffield and his wife travelled back and forth between New York City and Los Angeles. After several years they moved permanently to the West Coast. Being a trained stage actor, Sheffield easily made the transition from silent films to talkies. He was a working actor who became memorable in numerous character and supporting roles and appeared with some of the greatest film stars of the day, including Constance Bennett, William Powell, George Arliss, Loretta Young, Gary Cooper, Errol Flynn, Rosalind Russell, Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine. In 1954, he began starring as Professor Mayberry in the television series Rocky Jones, Space Ranger. And after his son, Johnny Sheffield [of first the Tarzan then the Bomba films series], appeared in his last jungle film in 1955, Reginald created, produced and directed a pilot for a television series, Bantu, the Zebra Boy, but a sponsor was not found and the show was never produced as a weekly series. Sheffield acted in both versions, 1938 and 1958, of Cecil B. DeMille's The Buccaneer, the latter being his last screen appearance. Reginald Sheffield died 8 December 1957 at his home in Pacific Palisades, California, aged 56.


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The Three Musketeers

as uncredited
Released: 1948-10-20

Athletic adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic adventure about the king's musketeers and their...

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Suspicion

as Reggie Wetherby
Released: 1941-11-14

A wealthy and sheltered young woman elopes with a charming playboy and soon learns of his bad...

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Gunga Din

as Rudyard Kipling - Journalist
Released: 1939-01-26

British army sergeants Ballantine, Cutter and MacChesney serve in India during the 1880s, along...

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The Lady Eve

as Professor Jones (uncredited)
Released: 1941-02-25

It's no accident when wealthy Charles falls for Jean. Jean is a con artist with her sights set...

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My Name Is Julia Ross

as McQuarrie (uncredited)
Released: 1945-11-08

Julia Ross secures employment, through a rather-noisy employment agency, with a wealthy widow...

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Captain Kidd

as Captain of the King's Guard (uncredited)
Released: 1945-11-22

Cutthroat pirate William Kidd captures Admiral Blayne's treasure ship and hides the bounty in a...

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Of Human Bondage

as Cyril Dunsford
Released: 1934-07-20

A young man finds himself attracted to a cold and unfeeling waitress who may ultimately destroy...

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Singapore

as Travel Agent (uncredited)
Released: 1947-08-13

After the war, Matt Gordon returns to Singapore to retrieve a fortune in smuggled pearls....

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Second Chance

as Mr. Woburn, English tourist
Released: 1953-07-18

A prize-fighting boxer with a lethal right punch falls for a gangster's moll on the run in Mexico.

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Charlie Chan in London

as Flight Cmdr. King (uncredited)
Released: 1934-09-12

Charlie Chan is sought out by Pamela Gray, a desperate young socialite whose brother Paul awaits...

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The Black Shield of Falworth

as Lord Constable (uncredited)
Released: 1954-09-02

In the days of King Henry IV, stalwart young Myles and his sister Meg have been raised as...

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Our Hearts Were Young and Gay

as Purser (uncredited)
Released: 1944-11-02

In 1923, two young ladies depart, unescorted, for a tour of Europe. Their great naïvité and...

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Marjorie Morningstar

as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Released: 1958-04-24

While working as a counselor at a summer camp, college-student Marjorie Morgenstern falls for...

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Appointment in Berlin

as Miller - Wilson's Butler (uncredited)
Released: 1943-07-15

The "war of nerves" which gripped the European continent in 1938, is the background for this war...

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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

as Auctioneer (uncredited)
Released: 1949-04-18

A bump on the head sends Hank Martin, 1912 mechanic, to Arthurian Britain, 528 A.D., where he is...

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Cardinal Richelieu

as Richelieu's Outrider
Released: 1935-04-18

The cunning Cardinal Richelieu must save King Louis XIII from treachery within his inner circle.

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The Story of Three Loves

as Coudray's Stage Manager
Released: 1953-03-26

Passengers on an ocean liner recall their greatest loves.

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Three Strangers

as Hotel Clerk
Released: 1946-01-28

On the eve of the Chinese New Year, three strangers, Crystal Shackleford, married to a wealthy...

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The Man in Half Moon Street

as Art Expert at Party
Released: 1945-01-19

A British doctor and painter must kill for the glands he needs to stop the aging process.

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Devotion

as Charles Dickens (uncredited)
Released: 1946-04-05

In Victorian England, literary siblings Emily and Charlotte Brontë vie for the affection of the...

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The Buccaneer

as Ship's Surgeon
Released: 1938-02-04

French pirate Jean Lafitte rescues a girl and joins the War of 1812.

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Prison Warden

as English Charlie / Watkins the Butler
Released: 1949-10-29

The new warden of a bad prison finds his biggest problem is his wife.

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The White Angel

as Patient (uncredited)
Released: 1936-06-25

In Victorian England, Florence Nightingale's heroic measures slowly change the attitude towards...

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My Son, My Son!

as Thurston
Released: 1940-03-21

A self-made success is determined to give his son the lavish upbringing he himself was denied....

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The Story of Mankind

as Julius Caesar
Released: 1957-11-08

The devil and the spirit of mankind argue as to whether or not humanity is ultimately good or evil.

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One More River

as Tommy
Released: 1934-08-06

A young lady leaves her brutal husband and meets another man on board a ship.

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Arise, My Love

as Steward (Uncredited)
Released: 1940-11-08

A dashing pilot and a vivacious reporter have romantic and dramatic adventures in Europe as...

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Secret of Treasure Mountain

as Edward Lancaster
Released: 1956-06-26

Three bank robbers escape into the western wilderness, where they hear of a fortune in gold...

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Kiss the Blood Off My Hands

as Superintendent
Released: 1948-10-30

Bill Saunders, a former prisoner of war living in England, whose experiences have left him...

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A Woman's Vengeance

as Solicitor (uncredited)
Released: 1948-03-02

A cheating husband is charged in the poisoning death of his invalid wife, in spite of other...

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Eyes in the Night

as Victor
Released: 1942-10-16

Blind detective Duncan Maclain gets mixed up with enemy agents and murder when he tries to help...

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Splendor

as Billy Grimes
Released: 1935-11-22

When Brighton Lorrimore returns home with his new bride, Phyllis, his family makes their...

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Old English

as Bob Pillin
Released: 1930-08-12

An old man unethically provides an income for his two grandchildren.

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Earthbound

as Defense Attorney
Released: 1940-06-06

A murdered man helps his widow bring his killer to justice.

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The Green Goddess

as Lieutenant Cardew
Released: 1930-02-13

An airplane carrying three Brits crash lands in the kingdom of Rukh. The Rajah holds them...

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Vigil in the Night

as Judge Tyler
Released: 1940-02-05

A good nurse ruins her career by covering up for her sister's careless mistake.

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My Kingdom for a Cook

as Reuter's English Reporter
Released: 1943-10-27

While visiting Massachusetts, a famous English author (Charles Coburn) faces the wrath of a...

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Female Fugitive

as Dr. Richardson
Released: 1938-04-15

Police set up a dragnet to trap an outlaw's wife whom they believe to be his accomplice.

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The Exile

as Commanding Officer (uncredited)
Released: 1947-10-17

In 17th-century England, Charles II, the rightful heir to the kingdom, is driven from his...

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Eagle Squadron

as Doc
Released: 1942-06-16

An American joins the British Royal Air Force just before Pearl Harbor is attacked, and falls in...

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The Searching Wind

as Harry, Reporter
Released: 1946-08-09

Always the diplomat, Alex Hazen is slow to take sides in Europe of the 1920s and 1930s. Cassie...

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The Adorable Cheat

as Will Dorsey
Released: 1928-08-14

The daughter of a wealthy industrialist wants to take over the company when her father retires,...

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White Mice

as Peter de Peyster
Released: 1926-01-31

Roddy Forrester has formed the White Mice club with a pal. The purpose of the club is to help...

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The Pinch Hitter

as Alexis Thompson
Released: 1925-12-13

Joel Parker is sent to college by his crabby farmer father only because it was his mother's...

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David Copperfield

as David Copperfield as a Child (as Eric Desmond)
Released: 1913-01-02

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Partners of the Trail

as John Durrant
Released: 1931-07-21

A playboy travels west after having killed his wife's lover. By chance, he happens to run into...

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The Country Cousin

as Sammy Wilson
Released: 1919-11-02

The Country Cousin

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Society Fever

as Lord Michael
Released: 1935-07-15

A mother starts to get worried when she finds out that some wealthy friends have been invited to...

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The Magic Glass

as Tommy (as Eric Desmond)
Released: 1914-06-23

A boy uses a professor's liquid to make objects transparent.

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Piccadilly Jim

as Ogden Pett
Released: 1919-11-01

American newspaper reporter Jim Crocker's madcap escapades in London earn him notoriety and the...

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Rocky Jones, Space Ranger

as uncredited
First aired: 1954-02-23

Rocky Jones, Space Ranger was a syndicated science fiction television serial originally...

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