Walter Kingsford profile
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Walter Kingsford

20th September 1882 Redhill, Surrey, England, UK Acting

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.

102 Movies 20 TV Shows 124 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

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Mr. Lucky 1st July 1943 as Commissioner Hargraves
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Star Dust 6th April 1940 as Studio Actor Playing "Napoleon"
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Juarez 10th June 1939 as Prince Richard Metternich
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Algiers 16th January 1938 as Chef Inspector Louvain
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Maytime 26th March 1937 as Mr. Rudyard
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Speed 8th May 1936 as Uncle Edward Emery