
Frank Pettingell
Known for Acting · 59 credits
- Born
- 1891-01-01
- Died
- 1966-02-17
- Place of birth
- Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Frank Edmund George Pettingell
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Frank Pettingell (1 January 1891 – 17 February 1966) was an English actor.
Pettingell was born in Liverpool, and educated at Manchester University. During the First World War he served with the King's Liverpool Regiment.
He appeared in such films as the original 1940 Gaslight (as the former detective who solves the case), Kipps (1941 - as Old Kipps), and Becket (1964 - as the Duke of York). His collection of printed and manuscript playscripts - mostly acquired from the son of the comedian Arthur Williams (1844–1915) - is held at the Templeman Library, University of Kent.
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Known For
TV Shows (4)
Movies (55)

The Crimson Pirate
1952
as Colonel

Spring Handicap
1937
as Scullion

This England
1941
as Gage
Where’s George?
1935

Becket
1964
as Bishop of York

Gaslight
1940
as B.G. Rough

Corridors of Blood
1958
as Mr. Blount

Busman's Honeymoon
1940
as Puffett

Ships with Wings
1941
as Fields
The Big Splash
1935
as Bodkin

Meet Me Tonight
1952
as Mr. Edwards (segment "Red Peppers")

The Young Mr. Pitt
1942
as Coachman

The Card
1952
as Police Superintendent
When We Are Married
1951
as Henry Ormonroyd

The Magic Box
1952
as Bridegroom's Father in Wedding Group
When We Are Married
1957
as Henry Ormonroyd

Term of Trial
1962
as Ferguson

Meet Mr. Lucifer
1953
as Mr. Roberts

The Goose Steps Out
1942
as Professor Hoffman
The Ship That Couldn't Stop
1961
as Commodore Grant

Gaiety George
1946
as Grindley

The Good Companions
1933
as Sam Oglethorpe

Red Wagon
1933
as McGinty

The Last Journey
1935
as Goddard

The Dock Brief
1962
as Tuppy Morgan

Escape
1948
as Constable Beames

No Room at the Inn
1948
as Burrells
The Medicine Man
1933
as Amos Wells

Sing As We Go
1934
as Uncle Murgatroyd

The Great Game
1953
as Sir Julius

Value for Money
1955
as Mayor Higgins

Return to Yesterday
1940
as Prendergast

The Amateur Gentleman
1936
as John Barty

Get Cracking
1943
as Alf Pemberton

A Cuckoo in the Nest
1933
as Landlord

Up the Creek
1958
as Stationmaster
The Right Age to Marry
1935
as Lomas
In a Monastery Garden
1932
as Bertholdi
Take My Tip
1937
as Willis

The Seventh Survivor
1942
as Thomas Pettifer

Sailing Along
1938
as Steve's Father

It's a Grand Old World
1937

This Week of Grace
1933
as Mr. Milroy
The Thought of Tomorrow
1959
as Mr. Burrage
Frail Women
1932
as McWhirter
Millions
1937
as Sir Charles Rimmer
Excess Baggage
1933
as Major-General Booster S.O.S.
A Tight Corner
1932
as Oswald Blenkinsop
Once bitten
1932
as Sir Timothy Blott
The Film That Never Was
1957

Hobson's Choice
1931
as Will Mossup
The Crooked Lady
1932
as Hugh Weldon

My Old Dutch
1934
as Uncle Alf

Queer Cargo
1938
as Dan
Jealousy
1931
as Prof. Macguire
About Frank Pettingell
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Frank Pettingell (1 January 1891 – 17 February 1966) was an English actor. Pettingell was born in Liverpool, and educated at Manchester University. During the First World War he served with the King's Liverpool Regiment. He appeared in such films as the original 1940 Gaslight (as the former detective who solves the case), Kipps (1941 - as Old Kipps), and Becket (1964 - as the Duke of York). His collection of printed and manuscript playscripts - mostly acquired from the son of the comedian Arthur Williams… With 59 credits spanning from 1931 to 1964, Frank Pettingell has appeared in 55 films and 4 TV shows.
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Most Popular Frank Pettingell Movies
- The Crimson Pirate (1952) — as Colonel
- Spring Handicap (1937) — as Scullion
- This England (1941) — as Gage
- Where’s George? (1935)
- Becket (1964) — as Bishop of York
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