Herbert Mundin
Known for Acting · 54 credits
- Born
- 1898-08-20
- Died
- 1939-03-05
- Place of birth
- St Helens, Lancashire, UK
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Herbert Mundin (21 August 1898 – 5 March 1939) was an English-born Hollywood character actor. He was frequently typecast in films as an older cheeky eccentric, a type helped by his jowled features and cheerful disposition.
He was born Herbert Thomas Mundin in St Helens, then in Lancashire (now part of Merseyside). His father was a nomadic, Primitive Methodist home missionary. His family moved within a short time of his birth to St Albans in Hertfordshire (the 1901 census data reveal that the family lived at St Helens Villa, Paxton Road, St Albans; his parents William and Jane apparently naming their house after the town where they first met and where Herbert was born).
Mundin was educated at St Albans School, and joined the Royal Navy during World War I. He began his acting career on the London stage during the 1920s. Mundin first travelled to America on 18 December 1923 for a series of theatrical engagements in New York. He sailed from Southampton on the RMS Aquitania and described himself in ship’s passenger manifest as 5'7" tall with a fair complexion, brown hair, blue eyes and a scar over his left eye. His big break as an actor was arguably with Gertrude Lawrence and Beatrice Lillie in Charlot's Revue when it appeared on Broadway in 1925.
In 1931, after working in Australia and London, he permanently moved to the US, where he received a contract with Twentieth Century Fox Studios and enjoyed a successful career as a character actor in over 50 films.
Known For
Movies (54)
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938
as Much
Tarzan Escapes
1936
as Rawlins
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935
as Smith
Cavalcade
1933
as Alfred Bridges
David Copperfield
1935
as Barkis
Spring Tonic
1935
as Thompson
Angel
1937
as Mr. Greenwood
Orient Express
1934
as Herbert Thomas Peters
Arizona to Broadway
1933
as Kingfish Miller
You Can't Beat Love
1937
as Jasper 'Meadows' Hives
King of Burlesque
1936
as English Impresario
Love Me Tonight
1932
as Groom (uncredited)
Bottoms Up
1934
as Limey Brook aka Lord Brocklehurst
Hell in the Heavens
1934
as Granny Biggs
Society Lawyer
1939
as Layton
One Way Passage
1932
as S.S. Maloa Steward (uncredited)
The Perfect Gentleman
1935
as Frederick Hitch
Love Time
1934
as Caesar
Devil's Lottery
1932
as Trowbridge
Champagne Charlie
1936
as Mr. Fipps
Lord Jeff
1938
as Bosun 'Crusty' Jelks
Chandu the Magician
1932
as Albert Miggles
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
1932
as William Boggs
Black Sheep
1935
as Oscar
Life Begins
1932
as Mr. MacGilvairy (uncredited)
Call It Luck
1934
as Herbert Biggelwade
Under Two Flags
1936
as Rake
Hoopla
1933
as Hap Spissel
The Widow from Monte Carlo
1935
as John Torrent
Sherlock Holmes
1932
as George
Adorable
1933
as Detective Pipac
Exposed
1938
as Skippy
Another Dawn
1937
as Wilkins, Wister's Orderly
Charlie Chan's Secret
1936
as Baxter
Pleasure Cruise
1933
as Henry
Shanghai Madness
1933
as Larsen
Ashes
1930
as Cricketeer
The Silent Witness
1932
as Henry Hammer
Bachelor's Affairs
1932
as Jepson
Ever Since Eve
1934
as Horace Saunders
Dangerously Yours
1933
as Grove
A Message to Garcia
1936
as Henry Piper
Invisible Enemy
1938
as Sergeant Alfred M. Higgs
It's Great to Be Alive
1933
as Brooks
The Devil's in Love
1933
as Bimpy
Enter the Queen
1930
as Goss
Such Women Are Dangerous
1934
as Horatio Wilson
Springtime for Henry
1934
as Trivers
All Men Are Enemies
1934
The Wrong Mr. Perkins
1931
as Jimmy Perkins
Ladies Love Danger
1935
Immediate Possession
1931
as Peter Bootle
That’s My Story
1937
as Hiram
East Lynne on the Western Front
1931
as Bob Cox / Lady Isobel
About Herbert Mundin
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Herbert Mundin (21 August 1898 – 5 March 1939) was an English-born Hollywood character actor. He was frequently typecast in films as an older cheeky eccentric, a type helped by his jowled features and cheerful disposition. He was born Herbert Thomas Mundin in St Helens, then in Lancashire (now part of Merseyside). His father was a nomadic, Primitive Methodist home missionary. His family moved within a short time of his birth to St Albans in Hertfordshire (the 1901 census data reveal that the family lived… With 54 credits spanning from 1930 to 1939, Herbert Mundin has appeared in 54 films and 0 TV shows.
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- The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) — as Much
- Tarzan Escapes (1936) — as Rawlins
- Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) — as Smith
- Cavalcade (1933) — as Alfred Bridges
- David Copperfield (1935) — as Barkis
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