Frank Pettingell
Known For
Acting
Born
1891-01-01 in Liverpool, England, UK
Died
1966-02-17
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Frank Pettingell (1 January 1891 – 17 February 1966) was an English actor. Pettingell was born in Liverpool, and educated at Manchester University. During the First World War he served with the King's Liverpool Regiment. He appeared in such films as the original 1940 Gaslight (as the former detective who solves the case), Kipps (1941 - as Old Kipps), and Becket (1964 - as the Duke of York). His collection of printed and manuscript playscripts - mostly acquired from the son of the comedian Arthur Williams (1844–1915) - is held at the Templeman Library, University of Kent. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frank Pettingell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Most Known For
No Hiding Place
This England
as Gage
An Age of Kings
as Sir John Falstaff
The Spread of the Eagle
as Junius Brutus
Becket
as Bishop of York
The Crimson Pirate
as Colonel
Gaslight
as B.G. Rough
The Card
as Police Superintendent
The Amateur Gentleman
as John Barty
Busman's Honeymoon
as Puffett
Spring Handicap
as Scullion
The Magic Box
as Bridegroom's Father in Wedding Group
Value for Money
as Mayor Higgins
Meet Mr. Lucifer
as Mr. Roberts
Meet Me Tonight
as Mr. Edwards (segment "Red Peppers")
The Good Companions
as Sam Oglethorpe
Corridors of Blood
as Mr. Blount
The Goose Steps Out
as Professor Hoffman
The Medicine Man
as Amos Wells
The Ship That Couldn't Stop
as Commodore Grant