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Frederick Worlock

Born
December 14, 1886
Died
August 1, 1973
Frederick Worlock was a British-American actor. He is known for his work in various films during the 1940s and 1950s, and as the voice of Horace in One Hundred and One Dalmatians. On stage, he made his début in 1906 in Henry V in Bristol and acted in four productions in London before moving to the United States in the 1920s, where he appeared in Broadway productions between 1923 and 1954. From 1938 to 1966, Worlock appeared as a supporting actor in films including Man Hunt, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, How Green Was My Valley, The Imperfect Lady, Singapore, The Lone Wolf in London, Love from a Stranger, Ruthless, Joan of Arc, Spartacus, One Hundred and One Dalmatians (voice-over), and Spinout. He appeared in a number of the Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone in the 1940s. The diginfied-looking British actor often portrayed "professorial roles, some benign, some villainous". Worlock died from cerebral ischemia in 1973, at the age of 86.
Known For
Spartacus
(1960)
Laelius
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
(1961)
Horace / Inspector Craven (voice)
Captain Kidd
(1945)
Landers - Newgate Prison Governor (uncredited)
Joan of Arc
(1948)
Duke of Bedford, England's Regent
Sahara
(1943)
Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
How Green Was My Valley
(1941)
Dr. Richards
Jane Eyre
(1943)
Sam--Waiter at Inn
The Black Swan
(1942)
Speaker of Assembly (uncredited)
Johnny Belinda
(1948)
Prosecutor (uncredited)
The Woman in Green
(1945)
Dr. Onslow
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
(1941)
Dr. Heath
Terror by Night
(1946)
Prof. William Kilbane
Man Hunt
(1941)
Lord Gerald Risborough
Northwest Passage
(1940)
Sir William Johnson
Dressed to Kill
(1946)
Colonel Cavanaugh
The Sea Hawk
(1940)
Darnell
Full Filmography
Acting
Miracles for Sale
(1939)
Dr. Cesar Sabbatt
Lady of the Tropics
(1939)
Colonel Demassey
Balalaika
(1939)
Ramensky
Murder Over New York
(1940)
Insp. Hugh Drake
Strange Cargo
(1940)
Grideau, the Prison Head
Moon Over Burma
(1940)
Stephen Harmon
The Earl of Chicago
(1940)
Lord Elfie (uncredited)
Northwest Passage
(1940)
Sir William Johnson
The Sea Hawk
(1940)
Darnell
He Stayed for Breakfast
(1940)
Communist President
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
(1941)
Dr. Heath
Man Hunt
(1941)
Lord Gerald Risborough
Rage in Heaven
(1941)
Solicitor-General
How Green Was My Valley
(1941)
Dr. Richards
Hudson's Bay
(1941)
English Governor
A Yank in the R.A.F.
(1941)
Canadian Major
International Lady
(1941)
Sir Henry
Eagle Squadron
(1942)
Grenfall
Keep 'Em Sailing
(1942)
Hugo Stregel
Madero of Mexico
(1942)
Aristocratic Landowner (uncredited)
Pacific Rendezvous
(1942)
Dr. Jackwin
The Black Swan
(1942)
Speaker of Assembly (uncredited)
Air Raid Wardens
(1943)
Otto
The Mantrap
(1943)
Patrick Berwick
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
(1943)
Geoffrey Musgrave
Passport to Suez
(1943)
Sir Roger Wembley
Jane Eyre
(1943)
Sam--Waiter at Inn
Madame Curie
(1943)
Businessman (uncredited)
Secret Service In Darkest Africa
(1943)
Sir James Langley
Sahara
(1943)
Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
Appointment in Berlin
(1943)
Von Ritter - Ministry of Information (uncredited)
London Blackout Murders
(1943)
Eugene Caldwell (as Frederic Worlock)
The Woman in Green
(1945)
Dr. Onslow
Pursuit to Algiers
(1945)
Prime Minister
The Fatal Witness
(1945)
Sir Humphrey Mong
Scotland Yard Investigator
(1945)
John Brent
Hangover Square
(1945)
Supt. Clay (uncredited)
Captain Kidd
(1945)
Landers - Newgate Prison Governor (uncredited)
Terror by Night
(1946)
Prof. William Kilbane
Dressed to Kill
(1946)
Colonel Cavanaugh
She-Wolf of London
(1946)
Park Patrol Constable-in-Charge Ernie Hobbs
The Imperfect Lady
(1946)
Henderson
The Macomber Affair
(1947)
Clerk
Love from a Stranger
(1947)
Inspector Hobday
Singapore
(1947)
Cadum
Last of the Redmen
(1947)
Gen. Webb
A Double Life
(1947)
Actor in "Othello"
Ruthless
(1948)
J. Norton Sims
Johnny Belinda
(1948)
Prosecutor (uncredited)
Joan of Arc
(1948)
Duke of Bedford, England's Regent
A Woman's Vengeance
(1948)
Judge (uncredited)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
(1949)
Lord Mayor (uncredited)
King Lear
(1953)
Earl of Gloucester
Spartacus
(1960)
Laelius
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
(1961)
Horace / Inspector Craven (voice)
The Notorious Landlady
(1962)
Elderly Colonel (uncredited)
The Invincible Mr. Disraeli
(1963)
Lord Derby
Strange Bedfellows
(1965)
Mr. Martindale (Lawyer) (uncredited)
Spinout
(1966)
Blodgett
Disney's Halloween Treat
(1982)
Horace (voice) (archive footage)
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