Born: 1-Oct-1903
Birthplace: Manchester, England
Died: 25-Apr-1989
Location of death: London, England
Cause of death: Heart Failure

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: England
Executive summary: Watch on the Rhine

Wife: Louise Franklin (m. 1930, d. 1976)
Son: George Franklin (professor, b. 1937)
Daughter: Mary Louise (artist, b. 1939)
Wife: Elizabeth Donaldson (m. 1977, until his death)

    High School: Manchester Grammar School
    University: Central School of Speech and Drama, London

    Greek Ancestry Paternal

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    The Ritz (8-Jul-1977)
    Shout at the Devil (23-Jul-1976) · El Keb
    The Final Programme (13-Jun-1975)
    Murder on the Orient Express (24-Nov-1974) · Doctor
    The Antichrist (22-Nov-1974)
    Mahler (24-Oct-1974)
    It's Not the Size That Counts (Aug-1974)
    Papillon (16-Dec-1973) · Dr. Chatal
    Coffee, Tea or Me? (11-Sep-1973)
    The Stranger (26-Feb-1973)
    Horror on Snape Island (19-May-1972)
    Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (14-Oct-1971) · Berigan
    No Blade of Grass (23-Oct-1970)
    Land Raiders (27-Jun-1969) · Cardenas
    The Assassination Bureau (10-Mar-1969)
    Arabesque (5-May-1966) · Prof. Ragheeb
    The Skull (9-Jun-1965)
    The Crooked Road (3-Feb-1965) · Carlo
    King of Kings (11-Oct-1961) · Camel Driver
    Fury at Smugglers Bay (Mar-1961)
    Surprise Package (29-Sep-1960)
    The Boy Who Stole a Million (2-Sep-1960)
    Conspiracy of Hearts (7-Apr-1960)
    Bluebeard's Ten Honeymoons (2-Apr-1960)
    The Son of Robin Hood (Nov-1958)
    The Big Money (10-Jun-1958)
    Law and Disorder (10-Jun-1958)
    Tank Force (22-Apr-1958)
    The Woman Eater (Apr-1958)
    I Accuse! (5-Mar-1958) · Col. Sandherr
    Seven Thunders (4-Sep-1957) · Supporting Cast
    Kill Me Tomorrow (May-1957)
    Tarzan and the Lost Safari (12-Apr-1957) · Carl Kraski
    Doctor at Large (26-Mar-1957) · Pascoe
    The Man Without a Body (1957)
    Private's Progress (12-Mar-1956)
    Doctor at Sea (26-Sep-1955) · Carpenter
    A Race for Life (10-Dec-1954)
    The Teckman Mystery (27-Oct-1954)
    Doctor in the House (4-Oct-1954) · Briggs
    Duel In The Jungle (30-Jun-1954)
    The Runaway Bus (16-Feb-1954) · Ernest Schroeder
    A Day to Remember (10-Nov-1953)
    The Heart of the Matter (3-Nov-1953) · Portuguese Captain
    The Assassin (Oct-1952) · Spadoni
    Appointment with Venus (8-Oct-1951)
    Outcast of the Islands (1951)
    Kill or Be Killed (1950)
    Joan of Arc (11-Nov-1948) · Sir Robert de Baudricourt, Governor of Vaucouleurs
    A Southern Yankee (5-Aug-1948)
    Beyond Glory (3-Aug-1948)
    Sleep, My Love (18-Feb-1948) · Charles Vernay
    Where There's Life (21-Nov-1947)
    California (14-Jan-1947) · Capt. Pharaoh Coffin
    The Verdict (23-Nov-1946) · Supt. Buckley
    Nobody Lives Forever (1-Nov-1946) · Doc Ganson
    Confidential Agent (2-Nov-1945) · Capt. Currie
    Lady on a Train (24-Aug-1945)
    Hotel Berlin (2-Mar-1945) · Joachim Helm
    A Song to Remember (18-Jan-1945) · Louis Pleyel
    None But the Lonely Heart (22-Sep-1944) · Jim Mordinoy
    The Master Race (22-Sep-1944)
    Mr. Skeffington (25-May-1944) · Dr. Byles
    Between Two Worlds (5-May-1944) · Lingley
    Watch on the Rhine (27-Aug-1943) · Teck de Brancovis
    This Land Is Mine (17-Mar-1943) · Prosecutor
    Assignment in Brittany (11-Mar-1943) · Capt. Holz
    Citizen Kane (1-May-1941) · Walter Parks Thatcher
    The Lady in Question (31-Jul-1940) · Defense Attorney
    All This, and Heaven Too (4-Jul-1940) · Charpentier

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