Cecil Kellaway
Known for Acting · 138 credits
- Born
- 1890-08-22
- Died
- 1973-02-28
- Place of birth
- Cape Town, South Africa
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Cecil Lauriston Kellaway (22 August 1890 – 28 February 1973) was a South African-born character actor.
Cecil Kellaway spent many years as an actor, author, and director in the Australian film industry until he tried his luck in Hollywood in the 1930s. Finding he could get only gangster bit parts, he got discouraged and returned to Australia. Then William Wyler called and offered him a part in Wuthering Heights (1939).
Kellaway died 28 February 1973 in Hollywood, California, and his ashes were entombed in the Sanctuary of Remembrance, at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery. He received two Best Supporting Actor nominations, for The Luck of the Irish and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.
Academy Award winning actor Edmund Gwenn, whose real surname was Kellaway also, was his cousin.
Known For
TV Shows (29)
Perry Mason
1957
as Darrell Metcalf
Bewitched
1964
as Santa Claus
Matinee Theater
1955
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Burgess / Jeremy Wickwire
Ben Casey
1961
Rawhide
1959
as MacKay
Studio One
1948
as Jason / Mick Rafferty
The F.B.I.
1965
as Uncle Walter
The Donna Reed Show
1958
as Algerion O'Hara
Burke's Law
1963
as Brother Flaherty
That Girl
1966
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Martin Wormer / Charlie Bassett / Hector
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Timothy Hanrahan
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
My Favorite Martian
1963
as Wilbur Canfield
The Millionaire
1955
as Father Gilhooley
Studio 57
1954
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Sam Mulford
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Pop Smith
Johnny Ringo
1959
as Cyrus Hampton
Nanny and the Professor
1970
as Judge Rousch
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Old Al Casey / Old Man Casey / Professor Plumcutt
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
as Doc Browne
The New Breed
1961
as Mr. Weltschmerz
Valentine's Day
1964
as Dawson Farrow
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
1968
as Admiral Snedaker
Harrigan and Son
1960
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Samuel Cross / Mr. Colley / Druggist
Movies (109)
Wuthering Heights
1939
as Earnshaw
Unconquered
1947
as Jeremy Love
The Letter
1940
as Prescott
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1946
as Nick Smith
The Cardinal
1963
as Monsignor Monaghan
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
1964
as Harry Willis
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
1967
as Monsignor Ryan
Harvey
1950
as Dr. Chumley
Spinout
1966
as Bernard Ranley
Fitzwilly
1967
as Buckmaster
I Married a Witch
1942
as Daniel
Kitty
1945
as Thomas Gainsborough
Young Bess
1953
as Mr. Parry
Joan of Arc
1948
as Jean le Maistre, Inquisitor of Rouen
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
1953
as Prof. Elson
The Invisible Man Returns
1940
as Inspector Sampson
Interrupted Melody
1955
as Bill Lawrence
Brother Orchid
1940
as Brother Goodwin
Appointment for Love
1941
as O'Leary
Portrait of Jennie
1948
as Matthews
The Mummy's Hand
1940
as The Great Solvani
Getting Straight
1970
as Dr. Kasper
Gunga Din
1939
as Mr. Stebbins (uncredited)
The Prodigal
1955
as Governor
Blond Cheat
1938
as Rufus Trent
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
1967
as Mr. Pemberton
Variety Girl
1947
as Cecil Kellaway
The Shaggy Dog
1959
as Professor Plumcutt
Thunder in the East
1952
as Dr. Willoughby
Diamond Frontier
1940
as Noah
The Luck of the Irish
1948
as Horace (A Leprechaun)
Mrs. Parkington
1944
as Edward VII, Prince of Wales
The Mummy's Tomb
1942
as Solvani (archive footage / uncredited)
The Proud Rebel
1958
as Dr. Enos Davis
Kim
1950
as Hurree Chunder
Toy Tiger
1956
as James Fusenot
Paris Model
1953
as Patrick J. Sullivan
Intermezzo: A Love Story
1939
as Charles Moler
Cruisin' Down the River
1953
as Thadeus Jackson
Love Letters
1945
as Mac
Forever and a Day
1943
as Dinner Guest
Mexican Spitfire Out West
1940
as Mr. Chumley
Bahama Passage
1941
as Captain Jack Risingwell
Female on the Beach
1955
as Osbert Sorenson
New York Town
1941
as Shipboard Host
The House of the Seven Gables
1940
as Philip Barton
Monsieur Beaucaire
1946
as Count D'Armand
Zotz!
1962
as Joshua Updike
Down to the Sea in Ships
1949
as Slush Tubbs
Take a Letter, Darling
1942
as Uncle George
Johnny Trouble
1957
as Tom McKay
Kismet
1967
as Omar Khayam
The Highwayman
1951
as Lord Herbert
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942
as Cecil Kellaway (uncredited)
The Private Lives of Adam and Eve
1960
as Doc Bayles
Just Across the Street
1952
as Pop Smith
Francis Goes to the Races
1951
as Colonel Travers
And Now Tomorrow
1944
as Doctor Weeks
Phantom Raiders
1940
as Franklin Morris
Man About Town
1939
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
Half Angel
1951
as Tim McCarey
Double Danger
1938
as Fentriss, aka Gilhooley
Frenchman's Creek
1944
as William
Adventure in Diamonds
1940
as Emerson
It Ain't Hay
1943
as King O'Hara
Francis of Assisi
1961
as Cardinal Hugolino
Burma Convoy
1941
as Angus McBragel
Easy to Wed
1946
as J.B. Allenbury
The Lady Has Plans
1942
as Peter Miles
Smashing the Rackets
1938
as Barrett
Everybody's Doing It
1938
as Mr. Beyers
Night Spot
1938
as Willard Lorryweather
Quick, Let's Get Married
1964
as Bishop
The Cockeyed Miracle
1946
as Tom Carter
The Decision of Christopher Blake
1948
as Judge Alexander Adamson
Law of the Underworld
1938
as Phillips - Gene's Butler
The Sun Never Sets
1939
as Colonial Official
The Night of January 16th
1941
as Oscar, the Drunk
The Good Fellows
1943
as Jim Hilton
Maid's Night Out
1938
as Geoffrey
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
1942
as Alfred Fortescue
My Wife's Best Friend
1952
as Dr. Reverend Thomas Chamberlain
Practically Yours
1944
as Marvin P. Meglin
Lady with Red Hair
1940
as Mr. Chapman
The Reformer and the Redhead
1950
as Kevin Maguire
Tarnished Angel
1938
as Reginald Roland
The Under-Pup
1939
as Mr. Wendelhares
Mexican Spitfire
1940
as Mr. Chumley
Tammy Tell Me True
1961
as Captain Joe
Destination Space
1959
as Dr. A.A. Andrews
Katie Did It
1950
as Nathaniel B. Wakely VI
The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City
1970
as Old Al Casey
Always Together
1947
as Jonathan Turner
Night in New Orleans
1942
as Dan Odell
Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill
1950
as Jonathan Huntoon Smith
South of Suez
1940
as Henry Putnam
West Point Widow
1941
as Dr. Spencer
We Are Not Alone
1939
as Judge
This Marriage Business
1938
as Police Chief Hardy
Birth of the Blues
1941
as Granet
Wise Girl
1937
as Fletcher's Butler (unconfirmed)
The Crystal Ball
1943
as Pop Tibbets
Mr. Chedworth Steps Out
1939
as George Chedworth
It Isn't Done
1937
as Hubert Blaydon
A Very Young Lady
1941
as Professor Starkweather
A Bewitched Christmas
1994
as Santa Claus
Bond and Word
1918
The Hayseeds
1933
as Dad Hayseed
Small Town Deb
1941
as Henry Randall
About Cecil Kellaway
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Cecil Lauriston Kellaway (22 August 1890 – 28 February 1973) was a South African-born character actor. Cecil Kellaway spent many years as an actor, author, and director in the Australian film industry until he tried his luck in Hollywood in the 1930s. Finding he could get only gangster bit parts, he got discouraged and returned to Australia. Then William Wyler called and offered him a part in Wuthering Heights (1939). Kellaway died 28 February 1973 in Hollywood, California, and his ashes were entombed in… With 138 credits spanning from 1918 to 1994, Cecil Kellaway has appeared in 109 films and 29 TV shows.
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Most Popular Cecil Kellaway Movies
- Wuthering Heights (1939) — as Earnshaw
- Unconquered (1947) — as Jeremy Love
- The Letter (1940) — as Prescott
- The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) — as Nick Smith
- The Cardinal (1963) — as Monsignor Monaghan
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