Cecil Kellaway
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Born | Cecil Lawriston Kellaway[1] 22 August 1890 Cape Town, Cape Colony (present-day Cape Town, South Africa) |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. West Hollywood, California, U.S. |
Years active | 1921–1972 |
Spouse(s) | Doreen Elizabeth Joubert (m. 1919-1973; his death); 2 sons |
Children | Peter Kellaway, Bryan Kellaway |
Cecil Lawriston Kellaway (22 August 1890 – 28 February 1973)[2] was a South African-born American character actor.[3]
Biography
Cecil Kellaway was born on 22 August 1890 in Cape Town, South Africa, where he gained an early interest in theatre acting, much to the displeasure of his parents.[4][n 1] He was educated in South Africa and England, before becoming a touring stock company actor.[5] By the early 1920s, he had settled in Australia, becoming a popular character comedian of the local stage.[6]
After receiving acclaim for his main role in the Australian Cinesound film It Isn't Done (1937), for which he also provided the original story, he was screen-tested by RKO Pictures and put under contract.[7]
He returned to Australia for a second Cinesound film, Mr. Chedworth Steps Out (1938), before going on to a long career as a Hollywood character actor, with prominent roles in William Wyler's Wuthering Heights (1939), The House of the Seven Gables (1940), The Letter (1940), Kitty (1945) (giving an excellent performance as painter Thomas Gainsborough), (1945), Love Letters (1945), as the ill-fated husband of Lana Turner's character in The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946), Portrait of Jennie (1948), Harvey (1950), Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964), and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967).[8]
He was twice nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for The Luck of the Irish in 1948 and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner in 1967.[9]
In 1959, he made a guest appearance on Perry Mason as chemist and murderer Darrell Metcalf in "The Case of the Glittering Goldfish". In 1961, Kellaway guest starred as MacKay in the episode "Incident In The Middle of Nowhere" on CBS's Rawhide.[citation needed]. In 1967, Kellaway played the part of a lonely, megawealthy much older suitor of Ann Marie (played by Marlo Thomas) in an episode of That Girl.[8]
Death
Kellaway died after a long illness at a West Los Angeles convalescent home on February 28, 1973. He was survived by his wife, two sons, and four grandchildren. His interment was at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery.[8] His cousins were fellow actors Edmund Gwenn and Arthur Chesney.[citation needed]
Selected filmography
- The Hayseeds – Dad Hayseed (1933)
- It Isn't Done – Hubert Blaydon (1937)
- Double Danger – Fetrisss/Gilhooley (1938)
- Maid's Night Out – Geoffrey (1938)
- Mr. Chedworth Steps Out – George Chedworth (1939)
- Wuthering Heights – Earnshaw (1939)
- Intermezzo – Charles Moler (1939)
- The Sun Never Sets (1939)
- We Are Not Alone – Judge (1939)
- The Invisible Man Returns – Inspector Sampson (1940)
- The House of the Seven Gables – Philip Barton (1940)
- Brother Orchid – Brother Goodwin (1940)
- South of Suez – Henry Putnam (1940)
- The Mummy's Hand – The Great Solvani (1940)
- The Letter – Prescott (1940)
- New York Town – Shipboard Host (1941)
- A Very Young Lady – Professor Starkweather (1941)
- Birth of the Blues – Granet (1941)
- Appointment for Love – O'Leary (1941)
- Bahama Passage – Captain Jack Risingwell (1941)
- Burma Convoy – Angus McBragel (1941)
- The Night of January 16th - Oscar (1941)
- The Lady Has Plans – Peter Miles (1942)
- I Married a Witch – Daniel (1942)
- My Heart Belongs to Daddy - Alfred Fortescue (1942)
- Take a Letter, Darling – Uncle George (1942)
- Freedom Comes High – Ellen's Father (1943)
- It Ain't Hay – King O'Hara (1943)
- The Crystal Ball – Pop Tibbets (1943)
- Frenchman's Creek – William (1944)
- Mrs Parkington – Edward, Prince of Wales (1944)
- And Now Tomorrow – Dr. Weeks (1944)
- Practically Yours – Marvin P. Meglin (1944)
- Love Letters – Mac (1945)
- Kitty – Thomas Gainsborough (1945)
- Easy to Wed – J.B. Allenbury (1946)
- The Postman Always Rings Twice – Nick Smith (1946)
- Monsieur Beaucaire – Count D'Armand (1946)
- The Cockeyed Miracle – Tony Carter (1946)
- Unconquered – Jeremy Love (1947)
- Joan of Arc – Jean Le Maistre – Inquisitor of Rouen (1948)
- Portrait of Jennie – Matthews (1948)
- The Luck of the Irish – Horace (1948)
- The Decision of Christopher Blake – Judge Alexander Adamson (1948)
- Down to the Sea in Ships – Slush Tubbs (1949)
- Harvey – Dr. Chumley (1950)
- Kim – Hurree Chunder (1950)
- The Reformer and the Redhead – Doctor Kevin G. Maguire (1950)
- Francis Goes to the Races – Colonel Travers (1951)
- Half Angel – Harry Gilpin (1951)
- The Highwayman – Lord Herbert (1951)
- Thunder in the East – Dr. Willoughby (1952)
- Just Across the Street – Pop Smith (1952)
- Young Bess – Mr. Barry (1953)
- Cruisin' Down the River – Thadeus Jackson (1953)
- Paris Model – Patrick J. "P. J." Sullivan (1953)
- The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms – Dr. Thurgood Elson (1953)
- Interrupted Melody – Bill Lawrence (1955)
- The Prodigal – Governor (1955)
- Female on the Beach – Osbert Sorenson (1955)
- The Toy Tiger – James Fusenot (1956)
- Johnny Trouble – Tom McKay (1957)
- The Proud Rebel – Doctor Enos Davis (1958)
- The Shaggy Dog – Professor Plumcutt (1959)
- The Private Lives of Adam and Eve – Doc Bayles (1960)
- Francis of Assisi – Cardinal Hugolino (1961)
- Tammy Tell Me True – Captain Joe (1961)
- Zotz! – Dean Joshua Updike (1962)
- The Cardinal – Monsignor Monaghan (1963)
- Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte – Harry (1964)
- Spinout – Bernard Ranley (1966)
- The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin – Mr. Pemberton (1967)
- Guess Who's Coming to Dinner – Monsignor Ryan (1967)
- Fitzwilly – Buckmaster (1967)
- Getting Straight – Doctor Kasper (1970)
References
- ↑ Some sources, including the German Wikipedia page at de:Cecil Kellaway, claim he was born in 1893; the page acknowledges the confusion and claims a majority of sources refer to 1893 as his birth year. Kellaway's Petition for Naturalization as a United States Citizen (#(#175514), filed in 1951, cites 1890.
- References
- ↑ Cecil Lawriston Kellaway (born 1890) filed a Petition (#175514) for Naturalization as a United States citizen in 1951; certificate #7411287 (per ancestry.com)
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- ↑ Obituary, Variety, 7 March 1973, page 78.
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- ↑ Kellaway's Australian stage credits, ausstage.edu.au; accessed 28 December 2015
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- Cecil Kellaway at Find a Grave
- Cecil Kellaway at BFI Film & TV Database
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