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Lionel Belmore (12 May 1867, Wimbledon, Surrey, England - 30 January 1953, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California) was an English character actor and director on stage for more than a quarter of a century.
Onstage, Belmore appeared with Wilson Barrett, Sir Henry Irving, William Faversham, Lily Langtry, and other famous actors. He entered in films from 1911. In total, he had some 200 titles to his film credit. He was notable as the huffy-puffy Herr Vogel the Burgomaster in Frankenstein (1931). Belmore played bit parts in several 1930s film classics. Unusually, he was a director before he became a prolific actor. He directed from 1914 to 1920, only acting in a limited number of films, until concentrating as an actor from then on.
He was the brother of the actress Daisy Belmore (Mrs. Samuel Waxman) (1874-1954) and the actor Paul Belmore. He was married to stage actress Emmeline Florence Carder and they had two daughters. Their daughter Violet had decided to follow in her father's footsteps and go into acting.
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Known For
Frankenstein
(1931)
Herr Vogel, the Burgomaster
The Adventures of Robin Hood
(1938)
Humility Prim
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
(1939)
Judge at Esmeralda's Trial (uncredited)
The Ghost of Frankenstein
(1942)
Councilman (uncredited)
Mutiny on the Bounty
(1935)
Innkeeper (uncredited)
Son of Frankenstein
(1939)
Emil Lang
Topper
(1937)
Bank Guard (uncredited)
The Prince and the Pauper
(1937)
Innkeeper
Cavalcade
(1933)
Uncle George (uncredited)
Cleopatra
(1934)
Fidius
Three Ages
(1923)
Undetermined Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Bonnie Scotland
(1935)
Blacksmith
Full Filmography
Acting
Wanted, A Mother
(1918)
Leap to Fame
(1918)
Carl Hoffman
The Wasp
(1918)
Brazsos
Jes' Call Me Jim
(1920)
Belcher
The Great Lover
(1920)
Impresario
Godless Men
(1920)
Seaman Neighbor
The Man Who Had Everything
(1920)
Mark Bullway
Milestones
(1920)
Richard Sibley Sr
The Strange Boarder
(1920)
Jake Bloom
Guile of Women
(1921)
Armstrong
Moonlight Follies
(1921)
James Rutledge
A Shocking Night
(1921)
Bill Bradford
Head Over Heels
(1922)
Al Wilkins
Kindred of the Dust
(1922)
The Laird of Tyee
Oliver Twist
(1922)
Mr. Brownlow
Iron to Gold
(1922)
Sheriff
Enter Madame
(1922)
Archimede
Peg o' My Heart
(1922)
Hawks
The World's Champion
(1922)
John Burroughs
The Galloping Kid
(1922)
'Five-Notch' Arnett
The Kentucky Derby
(1922)
Col. Rome Woolrich
Three Ages
(1923)
Undetermined Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Within the Law
(1923)
Irwin - his attorney
Jazzmania
(1923)
Baron Bolo
Red Lights
(1923)
Aiden Murray
The Sea Hawk
(1924)
Justice Anthony Baine
The Man Who Fights Alone
(1924)
Meggs
A Boy of Flanders
(1924)
Baas Cogez
A Lady of Quality
(1924)
Sir Geoffrey Wildairs
Madame Behave
(1925)
Seth Corwin
Without Mercy
(1925)
Honest Tom Massingham
Eve's Secret
(1925)
Baron
Never the Twain Shall Meet
(1925)
Gaston Larrieau
Bardelys the Magnificent
(1926)
Vicomte de Lavedan
The Return of Peter Grimm
(1926)
Rev. Bartholomey
The Return of Grey Wolf
(1926)
Jacques St. Claire
The Checkered Flag
(1926)
Joel Corbin
The Dice Woman
(1926)
Rastillac
The Blackbird
(1926)
Music Hall Proprietor (uncredited)
Shipwrecked
(1926)
John Beacon
Sorrell and Son
(1927)
John Palfrey
Winners Of The Wilderness
(1927)
Gov. Dinwiddie of Virginia
Life in Hollywood No. 7
(1927)
Himself
The King of Kings
(1927)
Roman Noble
Lucky Fool
(1927)
Mr. Bowden
The Sunset Derby
(1927)
Jack McTeague
The Demi-Bride
(1927)
Monsieur Girard
The Matinee Idol
(1928)
Jasper Bolivar
The Circus Kid
(1928)
Beezicks
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
(1928)
Stout Student (uncredited)
Run, Girl, Run
(1928)
The Dean
Heart Trouble
(1928)
Adolph Van Housen
Rose-Marie
(1928)
Henri Duray
Devil-May-Care
(1929)
Innkeeper (uncredited)
The Redeeming Sin
(1929)
Father Colomb
Evidence
(1929)
Inkeeper
From Headquarters
(1929)
Señor Carroles
The Unholy Night
(1929)
Major Endicott
The Doll Shop
(1929)
The Toy Maker
Stark Mad
(1929)
Amos Sewald
The Love Parade
(1930)
Prime Minister
Monte Carlo
(1930)
Duke Gustav von Liebenheim
Playing Around
(1930)
Morgan
Love Comes Along
(1930)
Brownie
Sweet Kitty Bellairs
(1930)
Col. Villiers
River's End
(1930)
Mountie
The Rogue Song
(1930)
Ossman
One Heavenly Night
(1930)
Baron Zagon
Captain of the Guard
(1930)
Colonel of Hussars
The Boudoir Diplomat
(1930)
War Minister
The Green Specter
(1930)
Commandant Endicott
Hell's Island
(1930)
Monsieur Dupont
Frankenstein
(1931)
Herr Vogel, the Burgomaster
Alexander Hamilton
(1931)
General Philip Schuyler
Daybreak
(1931)
Herr Kessner (uncredited)
Ten Nights in a Bar-room
(1931)
Bill, the Bartender
Kiss Me Again
(1931)
Cafe Manager (uncredited)
Safe in Hell
(1931)
Judge (uncredited)
The Great Junction Hotel
(1931)
The District Attorney
Malay Nights
(1932)
Buck - Bartender
The Sign of the Cross
(1932)
Bettor of 300 Silver
The Man Called Back
(1932)
Mr. Cartright
Police Court
(1932)
Albert Furman
Vanity Fair
(1932)
Sir Pitt Crawley
So Big!
(1932)
Reverend Dekker (uncredited)
The Constant Woman
(1933)
Character Man
The Warrior's Husband
(1933)
Homer
I Am Suzanne!
(1933)
Puppeteer / Satan
Design for Living
(1933)
Theatre Patron (uncredited)
The Vampire Bat
(1933)
Bürgermeister Gustave Schoen
Oliver Twist
(1933)
Mr. Bumble
Meet the Baron
(1933)
Explorer with Newspaper (uncredited)
Berkeley Square
(1933)
Innkeeper (uncredited)
Cavalcade
(1933)
Uncle George (uncredited)
Jane Eyre
(1934)
Lord Ingram
Red Morning
(1934)
The Storekeeper
Range Riders
(1934)
Bartender Mike
Caravan
(1934)
Station Master
Cleopatra
(1934)
Fidius
The Affairs of Cellini
(1934)
Court Member (uncredited)
Stingaree
(1934)
Governor's Second Aide (uncredited)
David Copperfield
(1935)
Old Bailey Warden (uncredited)
Cardinal Richelieu
(1935)
Agitator
Bonnie Scotland
(1935)
Blacksmith
Mutiny on the Bounty
(1935)
Innkeeper (uncredited)
Vanessa: Her Love Story
(1935)
Will Leathwaite
The Three Musketeers
(1935)
Inn Proprietor
Hitch Hike Lady
(1935)
Mr. Harker - Green-grocer
Little Lord Fauntleroy
(1936)
Higgins
The White Angel
(1936)
Captain (uncredited)
Master Will Shakespeare
(1936)
Manager Burbage (uncredited)
The Last of the Mohicans
(1936)
Patroon
One Rainy Afternoon
(1936)
Stage Doorman (Uncredited)
The Prince and the Pauper
(1937)
Innkeeper
Maid of Salem
(1937)
Tavern Keeper
Topper
(1937)
Bank Guard (uncredited)
The Romance Of Robert Burns
(1937)
Coachman (uncredited)
The Toast of New York
(1937)
President of Board
It's Love I'm After
(1937)
Friar Lawrence (uncredited)
Service de Luxe
(1938)
Wade
The Declaration of Independence
(1938)
The Innkeeper (uncredited)
If I Were King
(1938)
Chief Steward
Pie a la Maid
(1938)
Dr. Kornbloom
The Adventures of Robin Hood
(1938)
Humility Prim
Son of Frankenstein
(1939)
Emil Lang
Tower of London
(1939)
Beacon - a Chamberlain
The Sun Never Sets
(1939)
Selection Board Member #3
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
(1939)
Judge at Esmeralda's Trial (uncredited)
Rulers of the Sea
(1939)
Villager (Uncredited)
My Son, My Son!
(1940)
Mr. Moscrop
The Son of Monte Cristo
(1940)
Hercules Snyder
Tom Brown's School Days
(1940)
Tavern Keeper
Diamond Frontier
(1940)
Piet Bloem
The Ghost of Frankenstein
(1942)
Councilman (uncredited)
The Big Parade of Comedy
(1964)
Blacksmith in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Horrible Horror
(1986)
Burgermeister Gustave Schoen in 'The Vampire Bat'
Directing