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Gordon Harker

Actor | * 08/07/1885 († 81, 03/02/1967) | London, England (United Kingdom (UK))
William Gordon Harker (7 August 1885 – 2 March 1967) was an English stage and film actor. Harker was one of the sons of Sarah Elizabeth Harker, née Hall, (1856–1927), and Joseph Harker (1855–1927), a much admired set painter for the theatre for whom the Dracula character Jonathan Harker was named. Harker had a long career on the stage, from 1902 to the 1950s. In addition, he appeared in 68 films between 1921 and 1959, including three silent films directed by Alfred Hitchcock and in several scenes in Elstree Calling (1930), a revue film co-directed by Hitchcock. He was known for his performance as Inspector Hornleigh in a trilogy of films produced between 1938 and 1940, as well in Saloon Bar (1940), based on the stage play he had starred in and another one of his stage successes The Poltergeist made into the film Things Happen at Night (1947), a poltergeist comedy he co-starred in with Alfred Drayton and Robertson Hare. His last major screen r... ()
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Gordon Harker (born William Gordon Harker) was an English stage, screen, radio, and television actor.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Crime

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The theft of a famous painting leads to murder and many suspects on a plush train speeding from Paris to Rome. ...

Rome Express

Certification unknown

1932 | 3.1/5 | 1h 34min
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Successful middle-aged farmer Samuel Sweetland becomes widowed, then his daughter marries and leaves home. Deciding he wishes to remarry, Sweetland pursues some local women he considers prospects. ...

The Farmer's Wife

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1928 | 2.8/5 | 2h 9min
Comedy, Romance / Love, Drama
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A bookmaker with a fancy for detective work attempts to prevent the execution of a potentially innocent man. ...

Saloon Bar

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1940 | 3.3/5 | 1h 16min
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When a landlady finds one of her tenants murdered, Inspector Hornleigh is sent to investigate. Inspector Hornleigh's assistant, Sergeant Bingham, soon finds an attaché case that had been stolen from ...

Inspector Hornleigh

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1939 | 3.7/5 | 1h 16min
Comedy, Mystery
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Movies with Gordon Harker as Actor(60)

as Hardy1959 Left Right and Centre
as Albert1957 Small Hotel
as Sid1956 A Touch of the Sun
as Joe Harvey, the Taxi Driver1955 Out of the Clouds
as Mr. Hare1954 Bang! You're Dead
as Joe Jenkins1952 Derby Day
as Godfrey Dotherington1950 Her Favourite Husband
as Bill Tomkins1950 The Second Mate
as Joe Harris1947 Things Happen at Night
as Charles Robinson1945 29 Acacia Avenue
as Geoge Hawkins1943 Warn That Man
as Charlie Hopkins1941 Once a Crook
as Inspector Hornleigh1941 Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It
as Joe Harris1940 Saloon Bar
as Ferris1940 Channel Incident
as Inspector Hornleigh1939 Inspector Hornleigh
as Inspector Hornleigh1939 Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday
as Inspector Elk1938 The Return of the Frog
as Otto Forbes1937 Millions
as Sgt. Elk1937 The Frog
as Capt. Barley1937 Beauty and the Barge
as Natty Bell1936 The Amateur Gentleman
as Henry Hawkins, a working man1936 The Story of Papworth, the Village of Hope
as Sam Hopkins1935 Squibs
as Petty Officer Dingle1935 Admirals All
as Bill Shane (The Lad)1935 The Lad
as Faker Brown1935 Boys Will Be Boys
as Sam Higgins1935 The Phantom Light
as Constable Cheatle1935 Hyde Park Corner
as Nettle1934 Dirty Work
as Ernie1934 My Old Dutch
as Sam Pritchard1934 Road House
as Albert Tuttle1933 This Is the Life
as Bert, the pub bartender1933 The Lucky Number
as Bert Bolton1933 Britannia of Billingsgate
as Hamilton Briggs1933 Friday the Thirteenth
as Briggs1932 Love on Wheels
as Sam Knudge1932 Condemned to Death
as Sergeant Totty1932 The Frightened Lady
as Tom Bishop1932 Rome Express
as Sam Hackett1932 White Face
as Tansey1931 The Man They Couldn't Arrest
as Earole1931 Shadows
as Sam Hillcott1931 The Calendar
as Parker1931 The Stronger Sex
as Samuel Hackett1931 The Ringer
as Bert Bates / Bert Briggs1931 The Sport of Kings
as Bill Meggitt1931 Third Time Lucky
1930 All Riot on the Western Front
as Bill Annerley1930 The Squeaker
as Convict 2721930 Escape!
as Slick1930 The Crooked Billet
as George1930 Elstree Calling
1929 The Flying Scotsman
as William1929 The Wrecker
1929 The Return of the Rat
as Albert1929 Taxi for Two
as Churdles Ash 'Ash'1928 The Farmer's Wife
as Mark1928 Champagne
as Jack's Trainer1927 The Ring

Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Friday, 08/07 1885 (August) in London, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Thursday, 03/02 1967 (March) in London (aged: 81)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN)
Gordon Harker frequently works together with these people:
Michael Balcon (14x, Crew)
Angus MacPhail (11x, Crew)
Edgar Wallace (11x, Crew)
Louis Levy (10x, Crew)
Sidney Gilliat (8x, Crew)
Alfred Hitchcock (7x, Crew)
Gibb McLaughlin (7x, Actor)
Walter Forde (7x, Crew)
Bryan Edgar Wallace (7x, Crew)
Harry Terry (6x, Actor)
Wally Patch (6x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:271622, Added: 08/09/2018, Last updated: 03/29/2024