Walter Kingsford

Biography

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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.

Known For

I Love Lucy

Sir Clive

The 20th Century Fox Hour

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Col. Blair

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Dr. Mack

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
1958	Merry Andrew	Mr. Fairchild
1956	Around the World in Eighty Days	Mongolia Captain (uncredited)
1956	The Search for Bridey Murphy	Professor
1953	Loose in London	Earl of Washington
1953	Walking My Baby Back Home	Uncle Henry
1952	Confidence Girl	Mr. Markewell
1952	The Brigand	Sultan of Morocco
1952	The Pathfinder	Col. Duncannon
1951	Two Dollar Bettor	Carleton P. Adams
1951	The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel	Vice-Adm. Friedrich Ruge
1951	Tarzan's Peril	Barney (uncredited)
1951	My Forbidden Past	Coroner
1950	Experiment Alcatraz	Dr. J.P. Finley
1949	Slattery's Hurricane	R.J. Milne
1948	The Velvet Touch	Peter Gunther
1948	The Black Arrow	Sir Oliver Oates
1945	Between Two Women	Dr. Walter Carew
1944	3 Men in White	Dr. Walter Carew
1944	Mr. Skeffington	Dr. Melton (uncredited)
1944	The Hitler Gang	Franz von Papen
1943	Mr. Lucky	Commissioner Hargraves
1943	Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case	Dr. Walter Carew
1943	Flight for Freedom	Admiral Graves
1943	Bomber's Moon	Prof. Frederich Mueller
1943	Hi Diddle Diddle	Senator Simpson
1943	Don't You Believe It	George Washington
1942	Calling Dr. Gillespie	Dr. Carew
1942	Fingers at the Window	Dr. Cromwall
1942	My Favorite Blonde	Dr. Wallace Faber
1942	Fly By Night	Heydt
1942	Dr. Kildare's Victory	Dr. Walter Carew
1942	The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe	T.W. White
1942	Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant	Dr. Walter Carew
1941	The Devil and Miss Jones	Mr. Allison (General Manager)
1941	Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime	Henry (Jardin butler)
1941	Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day	Dr. Walter Carew
1941	The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance	Dr. Hooper Tupman
1941	Unholy Partners	Mr. Peck
1941	The People Vs. Dr. Kildare	Dr. Walter Carew
1941	Hit the Road	Colonel Smith
1941	The Corsican Brothers	Monsieur Dupre
1940	Dr. Kildare Goes Home	Dr. Walter Carew
1940	Dr. Kildare's Crisis	Dr. Walter Carew
1940	Kitty Foyle	Mr. Kenneth
1940	Star Dust	Studio Actor Playing "Napoleon"
1940	A Dispatch from Reuters	Napoleon III
1940	Dr. Kildare's Strange Case	Dr. S.J. 'Walter' Carew, Hospital Administrator
1940	Lucky Partners	Wendell
1940	Adventure in Diamonds	Wakefield
1939	The Man in the Iron Mask	Colbert
1939	The Witness Vanishes	Amos Craven
1939	Miracles for Sale	Colonel Watrous
1939	Juarez	Prince Richard Metternich
1939	Calling Dr. Kildare	Dr. Walter Carew
1939	Dancing Co-Ed	President Cavendish
1939	The Secret of Dr. Kildare	Dr. S.J. Carew
1938	Algiers	Chef Inspector Louvain
1938	Carefree	Dr. Powers
1938	The Young in Heart	Inspector
1938	A Yank at Oxford	Dean Williams
1938	If I Were King	Tristan l'Hermite
1938	The Lone Wolf in Paris	Grand Duke Gregor de Meyerson
1938	Paradise for Three	William Reichenbach
1938	The Toy Wife	Judge Rondell
1938	There's Always a Woman	Grigson - Butler
1938	Say It in French	Hopkins
1938	Young Dr. Kildare	Dr. P. Walter Carew
1938	Smashing the Spy Ring	Dr. L.B. Carter
1938	Lord Jeff	Superintendent
1937	Bulldog Drummond Escapes	"Professor" Stanton
1937	Captains Courageous	Dr. Finley
1937	Double or Nothing	Mr. Dobson
1937	Behind the Criminal	Robert Carver
1937	Stolen Holiday	Francis Chalon
1937	My Dear Miss Aldrich	Mr. Talbot
1937	The Devil Is Driving	Louis Wooster
1937	I'll Take Romance	William Kane
1937	Maytime	Mr. Rudyard
1937	It Could Happen to You	Prof. Schwab
1937	The Life of Emile Zola	Colonel Sandherr
1937	The League of Frightened Men	Ferdinand E. Bowen
1936	Little Lord Fauntleroy	Joshua Snade
1936	The Invisible Ray	Sir Francis Stevens
1936	The Music Goes 'Round	Cobham
1936	Meet Nero Wolfe	Emanuel Jeremiah (E.J.) Kimball
1936	Hearts Divided	Pichon
1936	Speed	Uncle Edward Emery
1936	Frankie and Johnnie	Timothy
1936	Trouble for Two	Malthus
1936	The Story of Louis Pasteur	Napoleon III
1936	Mad Holiday	Ben Kelvin
1936	Anthony Adverse
1935	Shanghai	Hilton
1935	Professional Soldier	Christian Ledgard
1935	The White Cockatoo	Marcus Lovscheim
1935	Naughty Marietta	Don Carlos
1935	The Mystery of Edwin Drood	Hiram Grewgious
1935	I Found Stella Parish	Reeves
1935	The Melody Lingers on	Croce
1934	The President Vanishes	Drew
1934	The Pursuit of Happiness	Rev. Lyman Banks
1932	The Trans-Atlantic Mystery	Dodge - Miller's Valet (uncredited)

Year	TV Show	Role
1956	The Count of Monte Cristo
1956	Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
1956	Telephone Time
1955	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Col. Blair
1955	The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Dr. Mack
1955	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Dr. Sam Helck
1955	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Dr. Manley
1955	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Dr. Poncet
1954	December Bride
1953	Letter to Loretta	James Hughes
1952	Cavalcade of America
1952	Cavalcade of America	General Carleton
1952	Four Star Playhouse	Sir Charles
1952	Four Star Playhouse	Cary Howard
1952	Four Star Playhouse	Armstrong
1952	Four Star Playhouse	Dr. Blake
1951	I Love Lucy	Sir Clive
1950	Lux Video Theatre	Judge Crothers