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Wilfrid Hyde-White Biography (1903-1991)

Born May 12, 1903, in Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England; died ofcongestive heart failure, May, 1991, in Woodland Hills, CA; son of William Edward (a minister) and Ethel Adelaide (Drought) White; married Blanche Hope Aitken (an actress under the stage name Blanche Glynne), 1927 (marriage ended,1948); married Ethel Korenman (an actress under the stage name Ethel Drew),1957; children: (first marriage) Michael; (second marriage) Alexander Punch,Juliet.

Nationality

English

Gender

Male

Occupation

actor

Birth Details

May 12, 1903

Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England

Death Details

1991

Woodland Hills, California, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; Film Appearances
• Brooks, Josser on the Farm, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1934.
• Mr. Stallybrass, Admirals All, RKO Radio Pictures, 1935.
• Night Mail, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1935.
• Smith's Wives, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1935.
• Rembrandt, United Artists (UA), 1936.
• Alastair Dane, Murder by Rope, Paramount, 1936.
• Philo Vance, The Scarab Murder Case, Paramount, 1936.
• Charles, Change for a Sovereign, First National, 1937.
• Commissioner, Elephant Boy, UA, 1937.
• Police constable, I've Got a Horse, British Lion, 1938.
• Mr. Wilson, Meet Mr. Penny, Associated British Films, 1938.
• Lord Battersby, The Lambeth Walk, MGM, 1940.
• Removal man, Turned Out Nice Again, UA, 1941.
• Pettifer, Asking for Trouble, British National, 1942.
• Ganier, Lady from Lisbon, Anglo-American, 1942.
• Waiter, Adventure for Two (also known as The Demi-Paradise), General Films Distributors, 1945.
• Night Boat to Dublin, Pathe, 1946.
• Wanted for Murder (also known as A Voice in the Night), Twentieth Century- Fox, 1946.
• Staff captain, Ghosts of Berkeley Square, British National, 1947.
• News editor, Meet Me at Dawn (also known as The Gay Duelist), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1947.
• Mr. Culver, Affairs of Adelaide (also known as Forbidden Street and Britannia Mews), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1949.
• Mr. Hopton, The Bad Lord Byron, General Films Distributors, 1949.
• Lord Pennistone, Conspirator, MGM, 1949.
• Dr. B. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde, Helter Skelter, General Films Distributors, 1949.
• Professor Grollet, The Man on the Eiffel Tower, RKO Radio Pictures, 1949.
• Mr. Gaige, My Brother Jonathan, Allied Artists, 1949.
• Harding, My Brother's Keeper, Eagle Lion, 1949.
• Solicitor, One Woman's Story (also known as The Passionate Friends), Universal, 1949.
• Second club man, "The Colonel's Lady," Quartet, Eagle Lion, 1949.
• Colonel Bradley, Adam and Evelyne (also known as Adam and Evalyn), Two Cities, 1950.
• Simmerl, The Angel with the Trumpet, British Lion, 1950.
• Agno, Golden Salamander, General Films Distributors, 1950.
• Luke, Highly Dangerous, Lippert, 1950.
• Mr. Potts, If This Be Sin (also known as That Dangerous Age), London Films, 1950.
• Chalfont, Last Holiday, Stratford, 1950.
• Tucker, The Mudlark, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1950.
• Crabbin, The Third Man, London Films, 1950.
• Grey, Trio, Paramount, 1950.
• Male receptionist, While the Sun Shines, Monogram-Stratford, 1950.
• Wilkinson, The Winslow Boy, Eagle Lion, 1950.
• Fisher, No Highway in the Sky (also known as No Highway), Twentieth Century- Fox, 1951.
• Lord Dearsley, Blackmailed, General Films Distributors, 1951.
• Frobisher, The Browning Version, General Films Distributors, 1951.
• Mr. Knight, Midnight Episode, Columbia, 1951.
• Mr. May, Mr. Drake's Duck, UA, 1951.
• Vinck, Outcast of the Islands, British Lion, 1952.
• Lord, The Promoter (also known as The Card), Universal, 1952.
• Mr. Marston, The Great Gilbert and Sullivan (also known as TheStory of Gilbert and Sullivan), UA, 1953.
• Woods, Mr. Denning Drives North, Carroll Pictures, 1953.
• Sir Hubert Wells, Mr. Potts Goes to Moscow (also known as Top Secret), Stratford, 1953.
• General Charles Larraby, Betrayed, MGM, 1954.
• Roderick Montpelier, Man with a Million (also known as The Million Pound Note), UA, 1954.
• Lord Stoneleigh, The Rainbow Jacket, General Films Distributors, 1954.
• Brigadier Buskin, See How They Run, British Lion, 1955.
• Mr. Starke, Cash on Delivery (also known as To Dorothy, a Son), RKO Radio Pictures, 1956.
• Colonel Keene, The March Hare, British Lion, 1956.
• The Adventures of Quentin Durward, MGM, 1956.
• Sir Maurice Lawes, City after Midnight (also known as That Woman Opposite), Monarch, 1957.
• Sir James, John and Julie, British Lion, 1957.
• "Doodles" Fletcher, Tarzan and the Lost Safari, MGM, 1957.
• Sir George Tavistock, The Truth about Women, Continental Distributing, 1958.
• Admiral Foley, Up the Creek, Dominant, 1958.
• Sir Bertram, Wonderful Things!, Associated British-Pathe, 1958.
• Colonel, Carry On, Nurse, Anglo-Amalgamated, 1959.
• Robert Brady, The Circle (also known as The Vicious Circle), Kassler Films, 1959.
• Charles, The Lady Is a Square, Pathe Associated British Films, 1959.
• Hubert Foxley, Libel, MGM, 1959.
• Professor Bourne-Evans, Life in Emergency Ward 10, Eros, 1959.
• Sir Joseph, Teenage Bad Girl (also known as My Teenage Daughter and Bad Girl), DCA, 1959.
• John Wales, Let's Make Love, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1960.
• Sylvester Marin, Ada, MGM, 1961.
• Charles Dunton, His and Hers, Eros, 1961.
• Colonel Somerset, On the Double, Paramount, 1961.
• Reverend Basil "Soapy" Fowler, Two-Way Stretch, International ShowCorp. of America, 1961.
• Lord Glenarvan, In Search of the Castaways, Buena Vista, 1962.
• Montague, Crooks Anonymous, Janus Films, 1963.
• Mustafa Guz, John Goldfarb, Please Come Home, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1964.
• Colonel Hugh Pickering, My Fair Lady, Warner Brothers, 1964.
• Trowbridge, Operation Snafu (also known as On the Fiddle, War Head, and Operation War Head), American International, 1965.
• Judge Cannon, Ten Little Indians, Seven Arts, 1965.
• General Lockwood, You Must Be Joking! Columbia, 1965.
• Arthur Fairbrother, Bang, Bang, You're Dead! (also known as OurMan in Marrakesh and Marrakesh), American International, 1966.
• Harold Blount, Chamber of Horrors, Warner Brothers, 1966.
• Chief, The Liquidator, MGM, 1966.
• Lord Uffingham, The Sandwich Man, Rank, 1966.
• Colonel Baisbrook, The Million Eyes of Su-Muru, American International, 1967.
• Billings-Browne, P. J. (also known as New Face in Hell), Universal, 1968.
• The governor, Gaily, Gaily (also known as Chicago, Chicago), UA, 1969.
• Ship's captain, The Magic Christian, Commonwealth, 1970.
• Eaton, Skullduggery, Universal, 1970.
• Mr. Copsey, Fragment of Fear, Columbia, 1971.
• King Solomon's Treasure, Canafox-Towers, 1978.
• Lord Home, No Longer Alone, World Wide, 1978.
• Anton, Battlestar Galactica, Universal, 1979.
• Cyrus West, The Cat and the Canary, Cinema Shares, 1979.
• Abbot Thelonius, In God We Trust, Universal, 1980.
• Judge Miller, Oh God! Book II, Warner Brothers, 1980.
• Club member, Tarzan, the Ape Man, MGM/UA, 1981.
• Barkley, The Toy, Columbia, 1982.
• Appeared as voice of the heavenly man in Xanadu, 1980, and Mr. Barville in Fanny Hill, 1983. Also appeared in North West Frontier, 1959, Aliki--My Love, 1963, and Heartburn, 1986.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Series
• Martin Peyton, Peyton Place, ABC, 1967.
• Emerson Marshall, The Associates, ABC, 1979-80.
• Dr. Goodfellow, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, NBC, 1981.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Movies
• Morris Vanders, The Sunshine Patriot, NBC, 1968.
• Dr. Ralph Sawyer, Run a Crooked Mile, NBC, 1969.
• Harry Snowden, Fear No Evil, NBC, 1969.
• Harry Snowden, Ritual of Evil, NBC, 1970.
• Berger, A Brand New Life, ABC, 1973.
• Superintendent Melville, The Great Houdini, ABC, 1976.
• General Howe, The Rebels, syndicated, 1979.
• Bishop Maigret, Damien: The Leper Priest, NBC, 1980.
• Nuncle Toby Bartlett, Scout's Honor, NBC, 1980.
• Judge, The Letter, ABC, 1982.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Episodic
• "The Priceless Locket," Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Presents the Rheingold Theater, NBC, 1953.
• "The Little Black Book," Lilli Palmer Theater, syndicated, 1956.
• "Mrs. Gilling and the Skyscraper," Alcoa Hour, NBC, 1957.
• "An Absence of Tears," Route 66, CBS, 1961.
• "Monument to an Aged Hunter," Ben Casey, ABC, 1962.
• "Passage to Lady Anne," Twilight Zone, CBS, 1963.
• "Evidence of Things not Seen," Ben Casey, ABC, 1964.
• "From Sutter's Crick and Beyond Farewell," Ben Casey, ABC, 1965.
• "When Givers Prove Unkind," Ben Casey, ABC, 1965.
• "The Man From Quasilia," Ben Casey, ABC, 1965.
• "Why Did the Day Go Backwards?," Ben Casey, ABC, 1965.
• "Wind Fever," Bob Hope Chrysler Theater, NBC, 1966.
• "Echo of Yesterday," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1967.
• "Then Who Will Hang from the Hardarm if Willy Gets Away?" Daniel Boone, NBC, 1968.
• "The Suntan Mob," Name of the Game, NBC, 1969.
• "To Lure a Man," It Takes a Thief, ABC, 1969.
• "Ordeal," Paris 7000, ABC, 1970.
• "I Said the Sparrow," The Most Deadly Game, NBC, 1972.
• "Dagger of the Mind," Columbo, NBC, 1972.
• "Our Lady in London," Get Christie Love, ABC, 1975.
• "Last Salute to the Commodore," McCloud, NBC, 1976.
• "Saga of a Star World," Battlestar Galactica, ABC, 1978.
• "A Way to Live," Vegas, ABC, 1979.
• Laverne and Shirley, ABC, 1980.
• "Wuthering Heights," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1982.
• "Brentwood's Mom," The Two of Us, CBS, 1982.
• Filthy Rich, CBS, 1983.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Pilots
• Lionel, Sybil, CBS, 1965.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Specials
• Lucy in London, CBS, 1966.
• Credits; Stage Appearances
• Maitland, Tons of Money, Ryde Theatre, Isle of Wight, 1922.
• Juror, Beggar on Horseback, Queen's Theatre, London, 1925.
• Courtier, The Firebrand, Wyndham's Theatre, London, 1926.
• Alphonse, The Rat, Prince of Wales Theatre, London, 1927.
• Advocate-General, No Other Tiger, St. James's Theatre, London, 1928.
• Police sergeant, The Man at Six, Queen's Theatre, 1929.
• Salterthwaite, The Grain of Mustard Seed, Ambassador Theatre, London, 1930.
• Mr. Carrington, The Crime at Blossoms, Playhouse Theatre, London,1931.
• P. C. Peck, A Bit of a Test, Aldwych Theatre, London, 1933.
• Marks, The Terror, Lyceum Theatre, London, 1933.
• Marquess of Arlesford, The Aunt of England, Savoy Theatre, London,1935.
• General Gratz, Sauce for the Goose, St. Martin's Theatre, London,1936.
• The man, Her Last Adventure, Ambassador Theatre, 1936.
• In Town Again, Criterion Theatre, London, 1940.
• Rise above It, Comedy Theatre, London, 1941, revised version, 1942.
• It's about Time, Comedy Theatre, 1942.
• George Prout, It Depends What You Mean, Westminster Theatre, London, 1944.
• Charles Brunel, My Wives and I, Strand Theatre, London, 1947.
• Sir Alec Dunne, Under the Counter, Shubert Theater, New York City,1947.
• Christopher Benson, Happy with Either, St. James's Theatre, 1948.
• William Tracey, The Philadelphia Story, Duchess Theatre, London, 1949.
• Brittanus, Caesar and Cleopatra, St. James's Theatre, 1951, laterat Ziegfeld Theatre, New York City, 1951.
• Lemprius Euphronius, Antony and Cleopatra, St. James's Theatre, 1951, later at Ziegfeld Theatre, 1951.
• Philip Russell, Affairs of State, Cambridge Theatre, London, 1952.
• Jimmy Broadbent, The Reluctant Debutante, Cambridge Theatre, 1955,later at Henry Miller's Theatre, New York City, 1956.
• William, A Kind of Folly, Duchess Theatre, 1955.
• Antony Drexel Biddle, The Happiest Millionaire, Pavilion Theatre,Bournemouth, England, 1957.
• Andrew Bennett, Not in the Book, Criterion Theatre, 1958.
• Richard Pell, Miss Pell Is Missing, Criterion Theatre, 1962.
• Sir Ralph Bloomfield-Bonington, The Doctor's Dilemma, Haymarket Theatre, London, 1963.
• Lord Augustus Lorton, Lady Windermere's Fan, Phoenix Theatre, London, 1966.
• Marquis of Candover, The Jockey Club Stakes, Vaudeville Theatre, London, 1970, later at Cort Theatre, New York City, 1973.
• George Triple, Meeting at Night, Duke of York's Theatre, London, 1971.
• Father Anthony Perfect, The Prodigal Daughter, Eisenhower Theatre,Washington, DC, 1973.
• Mackenzie Savage, The Pleasure of His Company, Phoenix Theatre, 1976.
• Earl of Caversham, An Ideal Husband, Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, England, 1976.
• Claude Johnson, Rolls Hyphen Royce, Shaftesbury Theatre, London, 1977.
• Appeared as Captain Batty-Jones, A Lady Reflects, "Q" Theatre, 1940; Henry Poole, Hippo Dancing, Golders Green Hippodrome and later at the Lyric Theatre, 1954; and as Lord Chesterfield, A Perfect Gentleman,1977. Also appeared in the revue, Come Out of Your Shell, Embassy Theatre, 1940. Toured as Marks, The Terror, 1928; and as Kenneth Doble, Elusive Lady, 1946. Toured South Africa, 1932.

Further Reference

Periodicals

• Hollywood Reporter, May 7, 1991, p. 4.