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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.
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Known For
Harvey
(1950)
Dr. Chumley
Joan of Arc
(1948)
Jean le Maistre, Inquisitor of Rouen
Gunga Din
(1939)
Mr. Stebbins (uncredited)
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
(1967)
Monsignor Ryan
Wuthering Heights
(1939)
Earnshaw
The Postman Always Rings Twice
(1946)
Nick Smith
The Letter
(1940)
Prescott
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
(1964)
Harry Willis
Unconquered
(1947)
Jeremy Love
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
(1953)
Prof. Elson
Portrait of Jennie
(1948)
Matthews
The Invisible Man Returns
(1940)
Inspector Sampson
The Mummy's Tomb
(1942)
Solvani (archive footage / uncredited)
I Married a Witch
(1942)
Daniel
The Shaggy Dog
(1959)
Professor Plumcutt
Young Bess
(1953)
Mr. Parry
Full Filmography
Acting
Bond and Word
(1918)
The Hayseeds
(1933)
Dad Hayseed
It Isn't Done
(1937)
Hubert Blaydon
Wise Girl
(1937)
Fletcher's Butler (unconfirmed)
Everybody's Doing It
(1938)
Mr. Beyers
Night Spot
(1938)
Willard Lorryweather
Smashing the Rackets
(1938)
Barrett
Double Danger
(1938)
Fentriss, aka Gilhooley
Maid's Night Out
(1938)
Geoffrey
Law of the Underworld
(1938)
Phillips - Gene's Butler
Tarnished Angel
(1938)
Reginald Roland
Blond Cheat
(1938)
Rufus Trent
This Marriage Business
(1938)
Police Chief Hardy
We Are Not Alone
(1939)
Judge
Gunga Din
(1939)
Mr. Stebbins (uncredited)
Intermezzo: A Love Story
(1939)
Charles Moler
Wuthering Heights
(1939)
Earnshaw
The Under-Pup
(1939)
Mr. Wendelhares
Mr. Chedworth Steps Out
(1939)
George Chedworth
Man About Town
(1939)
Headwaiter (uncredited)
The Sun Never Sets
(1939)
Colonial Official
Adventure in Diamonds
(1940)
Emerson
Diamond Frontier
(1940)
Noah
The Letter
(1940)
Prescott
Phantom Raiders
(1940)
Franklin Morris
The Invisible Man Returns
(1940)
Inspector Sampson
The House of the Seven Gables
(1940)
Philip Barton
Brother Orchid
(1940)
Brother Goodwin
Mexican Spitfire Out West
(1940)
Mr. Chumley
The Mummy's Hand
(1940)
The Great Solvani
Mexican Spitfire
(1940)
Mr. Chumley
South of Suez
(1940)
Henry Putnam
Lady with Red Hair
(1940)
Mr. Chapman
Appointment for Love
(1941)
O'Leary
Burma Convoy
(1941)
Angus McBragel
Small Town Deb
(1941)
Henry Randall
West Point Widow
(1941)
Dr. Spencer
The Night of January 16th
(1941)
Oscar, the Drunk
Birth of the Blues
(1941)
Granet
Bahama Passage
(1941)
Captain Jack Risingwell
A Very Young Lady
(1941)
Professor Starkweather
New York Town
(1941)
Shipboard Host
Star Spangled Rhythm
(1942)
Cecil Kellaway (uncredited)
Take a Letter, Darling
(1942)
Uncle George
The Lady Has Plans
(1942)
Peter Miles
The Mummy's Tomb
(1942)
Solvani (archive footage / uncredited)
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
(1942)
Alfred Fortescue
I Married a Witch
(1942)
Daniel
Night in New Orleans
(1942)
Dan Odell
The Good Fellows
(1943)
Jim Hilton
It Ain't Hay
(1943)
King O'Hara
Forever and a Day
(1943)
Dinner Guest
The Crystal Ball
(1943)
Pop Tibbets
Mrs. Parkington
(1944)
Edward VII, Prince of Wales
Practically Yours
(1944)
Marvin P. Meglin
And Now Tomorrow
(1944)
Doctor Weeks
Frenchman's Creek
(1944)
William
Love Letters
(1945)
Mac
Kitty
(1945)
Thomas Gainsborough
Monsieur Beaucaire
(1946)
Count D'Armand
Easy to Wed
(1946)
J.B. Allenbury
The Postman Always Rings Twice
(1946)
Nick Smith
The Cockeyed Miracle
(1946)
Tom Carter
Unconquered
(1947)
Jeremy Love
Always Together
(1947)
Jonathan Turner
Variety Girl
(1947)
Cecil Kellaway
The Decision of Christopher Blake
(1948)
Judge Alexander Adamson
The Luck of the Irish
(1948)
Horace (A Leprechaun)
Portrait of Jennie
(1948)
Matthews
Joan of Arc
(1948)
Jean le Maistre, Inquisitor of Rouen
Down to the Sea in Ships
(1949)
Slush Tubbs
Katie Did It
(1950)
Nathaniel B. Wakely VI
Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill
(1950)
Jonathan Huntoon Smith
The Reformer and the Redhead
(1950)
Kevin Maguire
Harvey
(1950)
Dr. Chumley
Kim
(1950)
Hurree Chunder
The Highwayman
(1951)
Lord Herbert
Half Angel
(1951)
Tim McCarey
Francis Goes to the Races
(1951)
Colonel Travers
My Wife's Best Friend
(1952)
Dr. Reverend Thomas Chamberlain
Just Across the Street
(1952)
Pop Smith
Thunder in the East
(1952)
Dr. Willoughby
Paris Model
(1953)
Patrick J. Sullivan
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
(1953)
Prof. Elson
Cruisin' Down the River
(1953)
Thadeus Jackson
Young Bess
(1953)
Mr. Parry
Female on the Beach
(1955)
Osbert Sorenson
Interrupted Melody
(1955)
Bill Lawrence
The Prodigal
(1955)
Governor
Toy Tiger
(1956)
James Fusenot
Johnny Trouble
(1957)
Tom McKay
The Proud Rebel
(1958)
Dr. Enos Davis
Destination Space
(1959)
Dr. A.A. Andrews
The Shaggy Dog
(1959)
Professor Plumcutt
The Private Lives of Adam and Eve
(1960)
Doc Bayles
Francis of Assisi
(1961)
Cardinal Hugolino
Tammy Tell Me True
(1961)
Captain Joe
Zotz!
(1962)
Dean Joshua Updike
The Cardinal
(1963)
Monsignor Monaghan
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
(1964)
Harry Willis
The Confession
(1964)
The Bishop
Spinout
(1966)
Bernard Ranley
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
(1967)
Monsignor Ryan
Fitzwilly
(1967)
Buckmaster
Kismet
(1967)
Omar Khayam
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
(1967)
Mr. Pemberton
The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City
(1970)
Old Al Casey
Getting Straight
(1970)
Dr. Kasper