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		⚫	'''Henry Wale''' (14 July 1891 – 28 December 1969), known professionally as '''Henry Oscar''', was an ] stage and film actor.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba1de81b0\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711192333/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba1de81b0\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2012-07-11\|title=Henry Oscar\|work=BFI}}</ref> He changed his name and began acting in 1911, having studied under ] at the ], then based in the ], London.<ref>V&A, Theatre and Performance Special Collections, Elsie Fogerty Archive, THM/324</ref> He appeared in a wide range of films, including '']'' (1934), '']'' (1937), '']'' (1939), '']'' (1942), '']'' (1948), '']'' (1954), '']'' (1957), '']'' (1959), '']'' (1960), '']'' (1962), '']'' (1963) and '']'' (1964).
	'''Henry Oscar''' (born 14 July 1891, ], ], UK – died 28 December 1969, ]) was an ] stage and film actor.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba1de81b0\|title=Henry Oscar\|work=BFI}}</ref>
		⚫	<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/henry-oscar-p54347\|title=Henry Oscar movies, photos, film reviews, filmography and biography - AllMovie\|work=AllMovie}}</ref>

	Born as '''Henry Wale''', he changed his name and began acting in 1911 having studied at under ] at the ], then based in the ], London.<ref>V&A, Theatre and Performance Special Collections, Elsie Fogerty Archive, THM/324</ref>

⚫	and appeared in a wide range of films, including ~~]'s~~ '']'' (1934), '']'' (1937), '']'' (1939), '']'' (1942), '']'' (1948), '']'' (1954), '']'' (1957), '']'' (1959), '']'' (1960), '']'' (1962), '']'' (1963) and '']'' (1964).
⚫	<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/henry-oscar-p54347\|title=Henry Oscar movies, photos, ~~movie~~ reviews, filmography, and biography - AllMovie\|work=AllMovie}}</ref>

	==Selected filmography==		==Selected filmography==
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	* '']'' (1933)		* '']'' (1933) as Higgins
	* '']'' (1934)		* '']'' (1934) (uncredited)
			* '']'' (1934) as Laurie Randall
	* '']'' (1934)
	* '']'' (1934)		* '']'' (1934) as Raglan
	* '']'' (~~1935~~)		* '']'' (1934) as George Barbor, Dentist (uncredited)
	* '']'' (1935)		* '']'' (1935) as Gabriel Perry
	* '']'' (1935)		* '']'' (1935) as Mancini
	* '']'' (1935)		* '']'' (1935) as Goultier
	* '']'' (~~1936~~)		* '']'' (1935) as Grellier
	* '']'' (~~1936~~)		* '']'' (1935) as Westmacott
	* '']'' (~~1936~~)		* '']'' (1935) as Dr. Gibbs
	* '']'' (1936)		* '']'' (1936) as Dictator
	* '']'' (1936)		* '']'' (1936) as Axel Hoyt
			* '']'' (1936) as Interpol Detective ("Voltaire")
	* '']'' (1937)
	* '']'' (~~1937~~)		* '']'' (1936) as Hugo Blot
	* '']'' (~~1937~~)		* '']'' (1936) as Blenkinsop
	* '']'' (~~1937~~)		* '']'' (1936) as Cyril Anstey
	* '']'' (~~1938~~)		* '']'' (1936) as Superintendent Stainer
	* '']'' (~~1938~~)		* '']'' (1937) as Spanish Ambassador
			* '']'' (1937) as Swedish Magistrate
⚫	* '']'' (1939)
	* '']'' (~~1939~~)		* '']'' (1937) as Robespierre
	* '']'' (~~1939~~)		* '']'' (1937) as Woolrich
	* '']'' (~~1940~~)		* '']'' (1937) as Kyle
	* '']'' (~~1940~~)		* '']'' (1938) as Joe Connor
	* '']'' (~~1940~~)		* '']'' (1938) as Commdr. Perrin
		⚫	* '']'' (1939) as Inspector Tanner
⚫	* '']'' (1940)
			* '']'' (1939) as Dr. Harraz
	* '']'' (1940)
	* '']'' (~~1941~~)		* '']'' (1939) as Bruno Lang
	* '']'' (~~1942~~)		* '']'' (1939) as Pilleger
	* '']'' (~~1942~~)		* '']'' (1939) as Liner captain
			* '']'' (1940) as President of the Court
⚫	* '']'' (1942)
	* '']'' (~~1943~~)		* '']'' (1940) as Porter
			* '']'' (1940) as Lucius Welwyn
	* '']'' (1947)
		⚫	* '']'' (1940) as Sir Edward, Police Commissioner
	* '']'' (1947)
	* '']'' (~~1948~~)		* '']'' (1940) as Claude Frencham
	* '']'' (~~1948~~)		* '']'' (1941) as Josiah Eagles
		⚫	* '']'' (1942) as Goodenough
⚫	* '']'' (1948)
	* '']'' (~~1948~~)		* '']'' (1942) as Samuel Pepys
	* '']'' (~~1949~~)		* '']'' (1942) as Grierson
	* '']'' (~~1949~~)		* '']'' (1942) as Newspaper Editor
	* '']'' (~~1950~~)		* '']'' (1943) as Dr. Schultz
	* '']'' (~~1954~~)		* '']'' (1947) as Coroner
	* '']'' (~~1954~~)		* '']'' (1947) as William Pitt
	* '']'' (~~1955~~)		* '']'' (1948) as Moore
	* '']'' ~~(1955)~~		* '']'' as Inspector Carp
	* '']'' (~~1956~~)		* '']'' (1948) as Lachman
		⚫	* '']'' (1948) as King James II
⚫	* '']'' (1957)
	* '']'' (~~1958~~)		* '']'' (1949) as Count Gamba
			* '']'' (1949) as Julius Rickman
	* '']'' (1959)
	* '']'' (~~1960~~)		* '']'' (1950) as Signor Mario Bondini
	* '']'' (~~1960~~)		* '']'' (1950) as Friar Roger Bacon
	* '']'' (~~1960~~)		* '']'' (1953)
	* '']'' (~~1962~~)		* '']'' (1953) as King Mark of Cornwall (uncredited)
			* '']'' (1954) as The Chief
⚫	* '']'' (1964)
			* '']'' (1954) as Dr. Willis
⚫	* '']'' (1964)
	* '']'' (~~1965~~)		* '']'' (1955) as Borough Surveyor
			* '']'' (1955) as John Smith
			* '']'' (1956) as Art Expert
		⚫	* '']'' (1957) as Mr. Trollope
			* '']'' (1958) as Fredericks
			* The Secret Man (1958)
			* '']'' as Dr Kein, "The Magic Powder" episode
			* '']'' : ('']''), US (1959) as Alderman Sharpe
			* '']'' (1960) as Justice Wills
			* '']'' (1960) as Herr Lang
			* '']'' (1960) as Col. Zeltinger
			* '']'' (1962) as Silliam, Faisal's servant/Reciter (uncredited)
		⚫	* '']'' (1964) as Auctioneer
		⚫	* '']'' (1964) as Lord Rudkin
			* '']'' (1965) as Mumford
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			==Selected stage credits==
⚫	==External links==
			* '']'' (1934) by ]
⚫	* {{IMDb name\|id=0651791\|name=Henry Oscar}}
			* '']'' (1937) by ]
			* '']'' (1948) by ]
			* '']'' (1945) by ]
			* '']'' (1952) by ]

	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

		⚫	==External links==
		⚫	* {{IMDb name\|id=0651791\|name=Henry Oscar}}

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Latest revision as of 05:47, 28 July 2024

English actor (1891–1969)

Henry Oscar
Henry Oscar c. 1954
Born	Henry Wale (1891-07-14)14 July 1891 Hornsey, London, England
Died	28 December 1969(1969-12-28) (aged 78) London, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1911–1965

Henry Wale (14 July 1891 – 28 December 1969), known professionally as Henry Oscar, was an English stage and film actor. He changed his name and began acting in 1911, having studied under Elsie Fogerty at the Central School of Speech and Drama, then based in the Royal Albert Hall, London. He appeared in a wide range of films, including The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934), Fire Over England (1937), The Four Feathers (1939), Hatter's Castle (1942), Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948), Beau Brummell (1954), The Little Hut (1957), Beyond This Place (1959), Oscar Wilde (1960), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), The Long Ships (1963) and Murder Ahoy! (1964).

Selected filmography

After Dark (1933) as Higgins
Love, Life and Laughter (1934) (uncredited)
Brides to Be (1934) as Laurie Randall
Red Ensign (1934) as Raglan
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) as George Barbor, Dentist (uncredited)
The Case of Gabriel Perry (1935) as Gabriel Perry
Night Mail (1935) as Mancini
Me and Marlborough (1935) as Goultier
The Tunnel (1935) as Grellier
Father O'Flynn (1935) as Westmacott
Sexton Blake and the Bearded Doctor (1935) as Dr. Gibbs
Love in Exile (1936) as Dictator
Seven Sinners (1936) as Axel Hoyt
The Man Behind the Mask (1936) as Interpol Detective ("Voltaire")
Spy of Napoleon (1936) as Hugo Blot
Dishonour Bright (1936) as Blenkinsop
No Escape (1936) as Cyril Anstey
Sensation (1936) as Superintendent Stainer
Fire Over England (1937) as Spanish Ambassador
Dark Journey (1937) as Swedish Magistrate
The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1937) as Robespierre
Who Killed John Savage? (1937) as Woolrich
The Academy Decides (1937) as Kyle
The Terror (1938) as Joe Connor
Luck of the Navy (1938) as Commdr. Perrin
Black Limelight (1939) as Inspector Tanner
The Four Feathers (1939) as Dr. Harraz
The Saint in London (1939) as Bruno Lang
On the Night of the Fire (1939) as Pilleger
Hell's Cargo (1939) as Liner captain
Dead Man's Shoes (1940) as President of the Court
Spies of the Air (1940) as Porter
Tilly of Bloomsbury (1940) as Lucius Welwyn
The Flying Squad (1940) as Sir Edward, Police Commissioner
Two for Danger (1940) as Claude Frencham
Atlantic Ferry (1941) as Josiah Eagles
The Seventh Survivor (1942) as Goodenough
Penn of Pennsylvania (1942) as Samuel Pepys
Hatter's Castle (1942) as Grierson
The Day Will Dawn (1942) as Newspaper Editor
Squadron Leader X (1943) as Dr. Schultz
The Upturned Glass (1947) as Coroner
Mrs. Fitzherbert (1947) as William Pitt
The Greed of William Hart (1948) as Moore
It Happened in Soho as Inspector Carp
The Idol of Paris (1948) as Lachman
Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948) as King James II
The Bad Lord Byron (1949) as Count Gamba
The Man from Yesterday (1949) as Julius Rickman
Prelude to Fame (1950) as Signor Mario Bondini
The Black Rose (1950) as Friar Roger Bacon
Martin Luther (1953)
Knights of the Round Table (1953) as King Mark of Cornwall (uncredited)
Diplomatic Passport (1954) as The Chief
Beau Brummell (1954) as Dr. Willis
It's a Great Day (1955) as Borough Surveyor
Portrait of Alison (1955) as John Smith
Private's Progress (1956) as Art Expert
The Little Hut (1957) as Mr. Trollope
The Spaniard's Curse (1958) as Fredericks
The Secret Man (1958)
The Adventures of William Tell as Dr Kein, "The Magic Powder" episode
Beyond This Place (1959 film) : (Web of Evidence), US (1959) as Alderman Sharpe
Oscar Wilde (1960) as Justice Wills
The Brides of Dracula (1960) as Herr Lang
Foxhole in Cairo (1960) as Col. Zeltinger
Lawrence of Arabia (1962) as Silliam, Faisal's servant/Reciter (uncredited)
The Long Ships (1964) as Auctioneer
Murder Ahoy! (1964) as Lord Rudkin
The City Under the Sea (1965) as Mumford

Selected stage credits

Flowers of the Forest (1934) by John Van Druten
Thank You, Mr. Pepys! (1937) by W.P. Lipscomb
The Assassin (1948) by Irwin Shaw
The Shop at Sly Corner (1945) by Edward Percy
The Moonraker (1952) by Arthur Watkyn

References

"Henry Oscar". BFI. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012.
V&A, Theatre and Performance Special Collections, Elsie Fogerty Archive, THM/324
"Henry Oscar movies, photos, film reviews, filmography and biography - AllMovie". AllMovie.

External links

Henry Oscar at IMDb

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