Reginald Sheffield
Known for Acting · 57 credits
- Born
- 1901-02-18
- Died
- 1957-12-08
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Matthew Reginald Sheffield Cassan · Eric Desmond · Reggie Sheffield · Reggy Sheffield
Biography
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).
Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (55)
Suspicion
1941
as Reggie Wetherby
Gunga Din
1939
as Rudyard Kipling - Journalist
The Lady Eve
1941
as Professor Jones (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
1948
Of Human Bondage
1934
as Cyril Dunsford
Eyes in the Night
1942
as Victor
Arise, My Love
1940
as Steward (uncredited)
Second Chance
1953
as Mr. Woburn, English tourist
The Story of Three Loves
1953
as Coudray's Stage Manager
Eagle Squadron
1942
as Doc
Captain Kidd
1945
as Captain of the King's Guard (uncredited)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949
as Auctioneer (uncredited)
Three Strangers
1946
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
The Buccaneer
1938
as Ship's Surgeon
Singapore
1947
as Travel Agent (uncredited)
Devotion
1946
as Charles Dickens (uncredited)
The Black Shield of Falworth
1954
as Lord Constable (uncredited)
The Story of Mankind
1957
as Julius Caesar
Marjorie Morningstar
1958
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
My Name Is Julia Ross
1945
as McQuarrie (uncredited)
Cardinal Richelieu
1935
as Richelieu's Outrider
Earthbound
1940
as Defense Attorney
Charlie Chan in London
1934
as Flight Cmdr. King (uncredited)
One More River
1934
as Tommy
Splendor
1935
as Billy Grimes
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
1948
as Superintendent
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
1944
as Purser (uncredited)
Hudson's Bay
1940
as Clerk (uncredited)
At Sword's Point
1952
23 Paces to Baker Street
1956
My Son, My Son!
1940
as Thurston
Appointment in Berlin
1943
as Miller - Wilson's Butler (uncredited)
A Woman's Vengeance
1948
as Solicitor (uncredited)
The Green Goddess
1930
as Lieutenant Cardew
The Exile
1947
as Commanding Officer (uncredited)
Piccadilly Jim
1919
as Ogden Pett
The Searching Wind
1946
as Harry, Reporter
Classmates
1924
as Bert Stafford
Female Fugitive
1938
as Dr. Richardson
The Nest
as Martin Hamilton
Secret of Treasure Mountain
1956
as Edward Lancaster
The Man in Half Moon Street
1945
as Art Expert at Party
The White Angel
1936
as Patient (uncredited)
Old English
1930
as Bob Pillin
Vigil in the Night
1940
as Judge Tyler
Society Fever
1935
as Lord Michael
My Kingdom for a Cook
1943
as Reuter's English Reporter
Partners of the Trail
1931
as John Durrant
Prison Warden
1949
as English Charlie / Watkins the Butler
White Mice
1926
as Peter de Peyster
The Adorable Cheat
1928
as Will Dorsey
The Magic Glass
1914
as Tommy (as Eric Desmond)
The Pinch Hitter
1925
as Alexis Thompson
David Copperfield
1913
as David Copperfield as a Child (as Eric Desmond)
The Country Cousin
1919
as Sammy Wilson
About Reginald Sheffield
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.… With 57 credits spanning from 1913 to 1958, Reginald Sheffield has appeared in 55 films and 2 TV shows.
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- Suspicion (1941) — as Reggie Wetherby
- Gunga Din (1939) — as Rudyard Kipling - Journalist
- The Lady Eve (1941) — as Professor Jones (uncredited)
- The Three Musketeers (1948)
- Of Human Bondage (1934) — as Cyril Dunsford
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