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Eric Blore

Actor | * 12/23/1887 († 71, 03/02/1959) | Finchley, Middlesex, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Eric Blore Sr. (23 December 1887 – 2 March 1959) was an English actor and writer. His early stage career, mostly in the West End of London, centred on revue and musical comedy, but also included straight plays. He wrote sketches for and appeared in variety. In the 1930s Blore acted mostly in Broadway productions. He made his last London appearance in 1933 in the Fred Astaire hit Gay Divorce. Between 1930 and 1955 he made more than 60 Hollywood films, becoming particularly well known for playing butlers and other superior domestic servants. He retired in 1956 for health reasons, and died in Hollywood in 1959 at the age of 71. ()
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Eric Blore (23 December 1887 - 2 March 1959) was an English actor.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Romance / Love | Drama

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Showman Jerry Travers is working for producer Horace Hardwick in London. Jerry demonstrates his new dance steps late one night in Horace's hotel room, much to the annoyance of sleeping Dale Tremont be ...

Top Hat

Certification unknown

1935 | 3.7/5 | 1h 41min
Comedy, Music, Romance / Love
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Michael Lanyard (Gerald Mohr) is suspected of stealing two fabulous diamonds from a vault in Scotland Yard, where they were being held for safekeeping, but the Yard can't prove he did it. Later, Lanya ...

The Lone Wolf in London

NR

1947 | 2.8/5 | 1h 8min
Mystery
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The Wind in the Willows: Concise version of Kenneth Grahame's story of the same name. J. Thaddeus Toad, owner of Toad Hall, is prone to fads, such as the newfangled motor car. This desire for the very ...

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

NR

1949 | 3.2/5 | 1h 8min
Horror, Fantasy, Animation, Kids & Family
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Successful movie director John L. Sullivan, convinced he won't be able to film his ambitious masterpiece until he has suffered, dons a hobo disguise and sets off on a journey, aiming to "know trouble" ...

Sullivan's Travels

NR

1941 | 3.8/5 | 1h 31min
Adventure, Comedy, Romance / Love
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Movies with Eric Blore as Actor(89)

as Mr. Toad (voice) (archive footage)2023 Once Upon a Studio
as Self (archive footage)1997 The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (from Love Happy [1949]) (archive footage)1987 Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
as (archive footage)1984 Going Hollywood: The '30s
as The Genie1955 Bowery to Bagdad
as Lionel Boswell / Sir Wimbley1950 Fancy Pants
as Mr. Toad (voice)1949 The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
as Mackinaw1949 Love Happy
as J. Thaddeus Toad (voice)1949 The Wind in the Willows
as Ship's Doctor1948 Romance on the High Seas
as Jamison1947 The Lone Wolf in Mexico
as Claudius Augustus Lucius Jamison1947 The Lone Wolf in London
as Luddington1946 Winter Wonderland
as Stubbins, Asst. Hotel Manager1946 Abie's Irish Rose
as Jameson1946 The Notorious Lone Wolf
as Florist1945 Men in Her Diary
as Obermueller, the Mayor1945 I Was a Criminal
as Dobson1945 Kitty
as Ferdy Pelham1945 Penthouse Rhythm
as Billings1945 Easy to Look At
as Nelson, Butler1944 San Diego I Love You
as Spike, Morgan's Aide1943 Submarine Base
as Charles1943 Forever and a Day
as Jackson - Phil's Butler (uncredited)1943 The Sky's the Limit
as Henry Leek1943 Holy Matrimony
as Mr. Frisbie1943 Heavenly Music
as Jamison1943 One Dangerous Night
as Llewellyn Jameson1943 Passport to Suez
as Betsman1943 Happy Go Lucky
as Capt. Nichols1942 The Moon and Sixpence
as Jameson1942 Counter-Espionage
as Caesar Hawkins1941 The Shanghai Gesture
as Sullivan's Valet1941 Sullivan's Travels
as Vivian1941 New York Town
as Digby1941 Redhead
as Charlemagne, looking for Charlie1941 Three Girls About Town
as Sir Alfred McGlennan Keith1941 The Lady Eve
as Charles Kimble1941 Road to Zanzibar
as Jamison1941 Secrets of the Lone Wolf
as Jamison1941 The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
as Mr. Hartford1941 Lady Scarface
as Mr. Hobbs, Regency Hotel1941 Confirm or Deny
as Harold 'Limey' Wemsley1940 South of Suez
as Sir Harold Pinchard1940 'Til We Meet Again
as Horatio Bottomley1940 Earl of Puddlestone
as Pinch1940 The Boys from Syracuse
as Griggs1940 Music in My Heart
as Jamison1940 The Lone Wolf Strikes
as himself1940 Breakdowns of 1940
as Jamison1940 The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
as Jamison1940 The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
as Horace Parker1940 The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as Herbert1939 Island of Lost Men
as Henry1939 $1,000 a Touchdown
as Heppelwhite1939 A Gentleman's Gentleman
as Potter1938 Joy of Living
as Edward1938 Swiss Miss
as Trump1938 A Desperate Adventure
as Cedric Cosmo1937 Hitting a New High
as Recruiting Sergeant1937 Quality Street
as Henry Blount1937 The Soldier and the Lady
as Digges1937 It's Love I'm After
as Cecil Flintridge1937 Shall We Dance
as himself1937 Sunday Night at the Trocadero
as Butch1937 Breakfast for Two
as Lucius Philbean1936 Smartest Girl in Town
as Gordon1936 Swing Time
as Stokes, Bradford's Butler1936 The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
as Edmund Fish1936 Two in the Dark
as Hobson1936 Sons o' Guns
as Bayliss, Jim's Butler1936 Piccadilly Jim
as Hawkins1935 To Beat the Band
as Grove, Bentley's Butler1935 I Live My Life
as 'Phil' Phillips1935 Old Man Rhythm
as Francois1935 Folies Bergère
as Bates1935 Top Hat
as Prof. Harrison Boulton1935 Seven Keys to Baldpate
as Sampson Fox1935 Diamond Jim
as Roger Briggs1935 I Dream Too Much
as Dr. Metz1935 The Good Fairy
as Currie1935 The Casino Murder Case
as Benson1934 Behold My Wife!
as Slummer (uncredited)1934 Limehouse Blues
as Waiter1934 The Gay Divorcee
as Complaining Club Member (uncredited)1933 Gold Diggers of 1933
as Head Waiter1933 Flying Down to Rio
as Jewelry Counter Clerk1931 Tarnished Lady
as Party Guest in Angel Costume (Uncredited)1930 Laughter
as Lord Digby1926 The Great Gatsby

Full Name: Eric Blore
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Friday, 12/23 1887 (December) in Finchley, Middlesex, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Monday, 03/02 1959 (March) in Hollywood (aged: 71)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN)
Eric Blore frequently works together with these people:
Van Nest Polglase (17x, Crew)
Bess Flowers (10x, Actress)
Warren William (9x, Actor)
Louis Joseph Vance (9x, Crew)
Fred Kelsey (9x, Actor)
Darrell Silvera (9x, Crew)
Fred Astaire (8x, Actor)
Hans Dreier (8x, Crew)
Sidney Salkow (8x, Crew)
Cyril Ring (8x, Actor)
Mel Berns (8x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:309392, Added: 08/13/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024