
Donald Calthrop
- Born
- April 11, 1888
- Died
- July 15, 1940 (52 years old)
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
Biography
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Donald Esme Clayton Calthrop (11 April 1888 – 15 July 1940) was an English stage and film actor.
Calthrop made his first stage appearance at eighteen years of age. His first film was The Gay Lord Quex released in 1917. He starred as the title character in the successful musical The Boy in the same year. He then appeared in 63 films between 1916 and 1940, including five films directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
He died in Eton, Berkshire from a heart attack while he was filming Major Barbara (1941).
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Known for
Filmography
- 1941Major BarbaraFilm · Peter Shirley★ 6.8

- 1940Charley's (Big-Hearted) AuntFilm · Guide

- 1940Let George Do It!Film · Frederick Strickland

- 1940Band WaggonFilm · Hobday

- 1937Thunder in the CityFilm · Dr. Plumet

- 1937Love from a StrangerFilm · Hobson

- 1937Fire Over EnglandFilm · Don Escobal★ 6.2

- 1937Café ColetteFilm · Nick

- 1936The Man Who Changed His MindFilm · Clayton★ 6.1

- 1936The Man Behind the MaskFilm · Dr. Harold E. Walpole

- 1936Broken BlossomsFilm · Old Chinaman

- 1935ScroogeFilm · Bob Cratchit★ 6.1

- 1935Man of the MomentFilm · Godfrey

- 1935The Phantom LightFilm · David Owen

- 1935Me and MarlboroughFilm · Drunken Yokel

- 1935The ClairvoyantFilm · Derelict (uncredited)★ 6.0

- 1935The Divine SparkThe Divine SparkFilm · Judge Fumaroli
- 1934Red EnsignFilm · Macleod

- 1934Sorrell and SonFilm · Dr. Richard Orange

- 1934It's a CopIt's a CopFilm · Charles Murray
- 1933This Acting BusinessThis Acting BusinessFilm · Milton Stafford
- 1933Friday the ThirteenthFilm · Hugh Nicholls

- 1933I Was a SpyFilm · Cnockhaert

- 1933Early to BedEarly to BedFilm · Potsdam Guide
- 1933F.P.1Film · Sunshine, the Photographer

- 1932Rome ExpressFilm · Poole★ 6.1

- 1932Fires of FateFires of FateFilm · Sir William Royden
- 1932Number SeventeenFilm · Nora's Escort Brant★ 5.5

- 1932Money for NothingFilm · Hotel Manager

- 1931Industrial BritainFilm · Self - Commentator (uncredited)

- 1931Many WatersFilm · Compton Hardcastle

- 1931The BellsFilm · Mathias

- 1931The Ghost TrainFilm · Saul Hodgkin

- 1931Potiphar's WifeFilm · Counsel for Defense

- 1931Uneasy VirtueFilm · Burglar

- 1931Cape ForlornFilm · Parson

- 1930We Take Off Our HatsWe Take Off Our HatsFilm · 'erb
- 1930Star ImpersonationsFilm · George Arliss

- 1930Almost a HoneymoonFilm · Charles, the butler

- 1930Spanish EyesSpanish EyesFilm · Mascoso
- 1930Murder!Film · Ion Stewart★ 5.9

- 1930Two WorldsFilm · Mendel

- 1930Loose EndsFilm · Winton Penner

- 1930The Night PorterFilm · George, the Night Porter

- 1930Song of SohoFilm · Nobby

- 1930Elstree CallingFilm · Himself / Petruchio in Taming of the Shrew★ 5.0

- 1930All Riot on the Western FrontAll Riot on the Western FrontFilm
- 1929AtlanticFilm · Pointer

- 1929BlackmailFilm · Tracy★ 6.5

- 1929Up the PollUp the PollFilm · The Candidate
- 1929The Clue of the New PinThe Clue of the New PinFilm · Yeh Ling
- 1928Shooting StarsFilm · Andy Wilkes

- 1918NelsonFilm · Horatio Nelson

- 1918Nelson; The Story of England's Immortal Naval HeroNelson; The Story of England's Immortal Naval HeroFilm · Horatio Nelson
- 1917Masks and FacesMasks and FacesFilm · Lovell