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Walter Kingsford (born Walter Pearce, 20 September 1882 – 7 February 1958) was a British stage, film and television actor. Kingsford began his acting career on the London stage. He also had a long Broadway career, appearing in plays from the 1912 original American production of George Bernard Shaw's Fanny's First Play to 1944's Song of Norway.
In the early 1920s, Kingford was active with the Henry Jewett Players.
Kingsford moved to Hollywood, California, for a prolific film career in supporting parts. On screen, he specialised in portraying authority figures such as noblemen, heads of state, doctors, police inspectors and lawyers. He is best known for his recurring role as the snobbish hospital head Dr. P. Walter Carew in the popular Dr. Kildare (and Dr. Gillespie) film series.
Kingsford had numerous television appearances in the 1950s. They included TV Reader's Digest, Command Performance and Science Fiction Theatre.
Known For
Captains Courageous
(1937)
Dr. Finley
Around the World in Eighty Days
(1956)
Mongolia Captain (uncredited)
The Life of Emile Zola
(1937)
Colonel Sandherr
The Man in the Iron Mask
(1939)
Colbert
Algiers
(1938)
Chef Inspector Louvain
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
(1951)
Vice-Adm. Friedrich Ruge
Mr. Lucky
(1943)
Commissioner Hargraves
Kitty Foyle
(1940)
Uncle Kenneth
Little Lord Fauntleroy
(1936)
Joshua Snade
The Devil and Miss Jones
(1941)
Mr. Allison (General Manager)
The Story of Louis Pasteur
(1936)
Napoleon III
Mad Holiday
(1936)
Ben Kelvin
The Pathfinder
(1952)
Col. Duncannon
Full Filmography
Acting
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery
(1932)
Dodge - Miller's Valet (uncredited)
The President Vanishes
(1934)
Drew
The Pursuit of Happiness
(1934)
Rev. Lyman Banks
I Found Stella Parish
(1935)
Reeves
The White Cockatoo
(1935)
Marcus Lovscheim
Naughty Marietta
(1935)
Don Carlos
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
(1935)
Hiram Grewgious
Professional Soldier
(1935)
Christian Ledgard
Shanghai
(1935)
Hilton
The Story of Louis Pasteur
(1936)
Napoleon III
Meet Nero Wolfe
(1936)
Emanuel Jeremiah (E.J.) Kimball
The Invisible Ray
(1936)
Sir Francis Stevens
Hearts Divided
(1936)
Pichon
Trouble for Two
(1936)
Malthus
Little Lord Fauntleroy
(1936)
Joshua Snade
Speed
(1936)
Uncle Edward Emery
Mad Holiday
(1936)
Ben Kelvin
The Music Goes 'Round
(1936)
Cobham
Frankie and Johnnie
(1936)
Timothy
Double or Nothing
(1937)
Mr. Dobson
I'll Take Romance
(1937)
William Kane
My Dear Miss Aldrich
(1937)
Mr. Talbot
The Devil Is Driving
(1937)
Louis Wooster
Stolen Holiday
(1937)
Francis Chalon
Captains Courageous
(1937)
Dr. Finley
It Could Happen to You
(1937)
Prof. Schwab
Bulldog Drummond Escapes
(1937)
"Professor" Stanton
Maytime
(1937)
Mr. Rudyard
The League of Frightened Men
(1937)
Ferdinand E. Bowen
The Life of Emile Zola
(1937)
Colonel Sandherr
Behind the Criminal
(1937)
Robert Carver
Paradise for Three
(1938)
William Reichenbach
The Young in Heart
(1938)
Inspector
A Yank at Oxford
(1938)
Dean Williams
Carefree
(1938)
Dr. Powers
The Lone Wolf in Paris
(1938)
Grand Duke Gregor de Meyerson
If I Were King
(1938)
Tristan l'Hermite
Young Dr. Kildare
(1938)
Dr. P. Walter Carew
Say It in French
(1938)
Hopkins
There's Always a Woman
(1938)
Grigson - Butler
Smashing the Spy Ring
(1938)
Dr. L.B. Carter
Algiers
(1938)
Chef Inspector Louvain
Lord Jeff
(1938)
Superintendent
The Toy Wife
(1938)
Judge Rondell
The Witness Vanishes
(1939)
Amos Craven
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
(1939)
Dr. S.J. Carew
Calling Dr. Kildare
(1939)
Dr. Walter Carew
Miracles for Sale
(1939)
Colonel Watrous
Dancing Co-Ed
(1939)
President Cavendish
The Man in the Iron Mask
(1939)
Colbert
Juarez
(1939)
Prince Richard Metternich
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
(1940)
Dr. Walter Carew
A Dispatch from Reuters
(1940)
Napoleon III
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
(1940)
Dr. Walter Carew
Adventure in Diamonds
(1940)
Wakefield
Kitty Foyle
(1940)
Uncle Kenneth
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
(1940)
Dr. S.J. 'Walter' Carew, Hospital Administrator
Lucky Partners
(1940)
Wendell
Star Dust
(1940)
Studio Actor Playing "Napoleon"
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
(1941)
Dr. Walter Carew
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
(1941)
Dr. Hooper Tupman
Hit the Road
(1941)
Colonel Smith
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
(1941)
Dr. Walter Carew
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
(1941)
Henry (Jardin butler)
Unholy Partners
(1941)
Mr. Peck
The Devil and Miss Jones
(1941)
Mr. Allison (General Manager)
The Corsican Brothers
(1941)
Monsieur Dupre
Fly-By-Night
(1942)
Heydt
My Favorite Blonde
(1942)
Dr. Wallace Faber
Fingers at the Window
(1942)
Dr. Cromwall
Calling Dr. Gillespie
(1942)
Dr. Carew
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
(1942)
Dr. Walter Carew
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
(1942)
T.W. White
Dr. Kildare's Victory
(1942)
Dr. Walter Carew
Bomber's Moon
(1943)
Prof. Frederich Mueller
Flight for Freedom
(1943)
Admiral Graves
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
(1943)
Dr. Walter Carew
Mr. Lucky
(1943)
Commissioner Hargraves
Hi Diddle Diddle
(1943)
Senator Simpson
Don't You Believe It
(1943)
George Washington
3 Men in White
(1944)
Dr. Walter Carew
Mr. Skeffington
(1944)
Dr. Melton (uncredited)
Between Two Women
(1945)
Dr. Walter Carew
The Black Arrow
(1948)
Sir Oliver Oates
The Velvet Touch
(1948)
Peter Gunther
Slattery's Hurricane
(1949)
R.J. Milne
Experiment Alcatraz
(1950)
Dr. J.P. Finley
Two Dollar Bettor
(1951)
Carleton P. Adams
Tarzan's Peril
(1951)
Barney (uncredited)
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
(1951)
Vice-Adm. Friedrich Ruge
My Forbidden Past
(1951)
Coroner
The Pathfinder
(1952)
Col. Duncannon
Confidence Girl
(1952)
Mr. Markewell
The Brigand
(1952)
Sultan of Morocco
Walking My Baby Back Home
(1953)
Uncle Henry
Loose in London
(1953)
Earl of Washington
The Search for Bridey Murphy
(1956)
Professor
Around the World in Eighty Days
(1956)
Mongolia Captain (uncredited)
Merry Andrew
(1958)
Mr. Fairchild