Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

60

Gender

Male

Birthday

1885-12-01

Day of Death

1970-08-24 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Also Known As

Frederick Leister

Biography

Known For

The Crimson Pirate

The Crimson Pirate

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Rx Murder

Rx Murder

Acting

We'll Meet Again

1943

We'll Meet Again

as

Mr. Hastropp

The Crimson Pirate

1952

The Crimson Pirate

as

Sebastian

Escape

1948

Escape

as

Judge

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1939

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

as

Marsham

Forbidden

1949

Forbidden

as

Dr. Franklin

The Captive Heart

1946

The Captive Heart

as

Mr. Mowbray

The Naked Edge

1961

The Naked Edge

as

Judge

The End of the Affair

1955

The End of the Affair

as

Dr Collingwood

Dangerous Exile

1957

Dangerous Exile

as

Capt. Andrew Ogden

Green Grow the Rushes

1951

Green Grow the Rushes

as

Col. Gill

Souls in Conflict

1954

Souls in Conflict

as

Rev. Alan Woodbridge

O.H.M.S.

1937

O.H.M.S.

as

Vice Consul

The Show Goes On

1937

The Show Goes On

as

O.B. Dalton

So Well Remembered

1947

So Well Remembered

as

John Channing

The Rossiter Case

1951

The Rossiter Case

as

Sir James Ferguson

Top Secret

1952

Top Secret

as

Prime Minister

Evensong

1934

Evensong

as

Emperor FranzJosef

The Prime Minister

1941

The Prime Minister

as

Lord Melbourne

Left Right and Centre

1959

Left Right and Centre

as

himself

The Dam Busters

1955

The Dam Busters

as

Committee Member

The Time of His Life

1955

The Time of His Life

as

Sir John

Kiss the Bride Goodbye

1945

Kiss the Bride Goodbye

as

Captain Blood

The Agitator

1945

The Agitator

as

Mark Overend

On the Night of the Fire

1939

On the Night of the Fire

as

Inspector

Nightbeat

1947

Nightbeat

as

Magistrate

For Them That Trespass

1949

For Them That Trespass

as

The Vicar

Rx Murder

1958

Rx Murder

as

Doctor Alexander

The Outsider

1939

The Outsider

as

Joseph Sturdee

Bracelets

1931

Bracelets

as

Slim Symes

Atlantic Ferry

1941

Atlantic Ferry

as

James Morison

Whom the Gods Love: The Original Story of Mozart and His Wife

1936

Whom the Gods Love: The Original Story of Mozart and His Wife

as

Emperor

The Spell of Amy Nugent

1941

The Spell of Amy Nugent

as

Mr. Vincent

Around the World in 80 Days

1956

Around the World in 80 Days

as

Reform Club Member (uncredited)

The Iron Duke

1934

The Iron Duke

as

King of Prussia

Sixty Glorious Years

1938

Sixty Glorious Years

as

Herbert H. Asquith

Down River

1931

Down River

as

Inspector Manning

Dear Octopus

1943

Dear Octopus

as

Charles Randolph

The Hundred Pound Window

1944

The Hundred Pound Window

as

Ernest Draper

One Exciting Night

1944

One Exciting Night

as

Hampton

Boys in Brown

1949

Boys in Brown

as

Judge

Dreyfus

1931

Dreyfus

as

Edgar Demange

The World, the Flesh and the Devil

1932

The World, the Flesh and the Devil

as

Sir James Hall

Quartet

1948

Quartet

as

Prison Governor (segment "The Kite")

Footsteps in the Fog

1955

Footsteps in the Fog

as

Dr. Simpson

Landfall

1949

Landfall

as

Admiral

The Gentle Sex

1943

The Gentle Sex

as

Colonel Lawrence

Cone of Silence

1960

Cone of Silence

as

Sir Henry

King Solomon's Mines

1937

King Solomon's Mines

as

Diamond Buyer

Before I Wake

1955

Before I Wake

as

Dr. Elder

The Shipbuilders

1943

The Shipbuilders

as

Mr. Villier

Dear Mr. Prohack

1949

Dear Mr. Prohack

as

The Director General

The Next of Kin

1942

The Next of Kin

as

Colonel

The Twenty Questions Murder Mystery

1950

The Twenty Questions Murder Mystery

as

Police Commissioner

Circumstantial Evidence

1952

Circumstantial Evidence

as

Sir Edward Carteret

Dinner at the Ritz

1937

Dinner at the Ritz

as

Tarade

Mrs. Fitzherbert

1947

Mrs. Fitzherbert

as

Henry Errington

All Over the Town

1949

All Over the Town

as

Wainer

Surprise Package

1960

Surprise Package

as

Aide to King Pavel II

The Young Mr. Pitt

1942

The Young Mr. Pitt

as

Lord Auckland

Interpol Calling

Interpol Calling

as

Sir Isaac Spendler

Production

Crew

Directing