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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

90

Gender

Male

Birthday

1887-12-22

Day of Death

1959-03-02 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Finchley, Middlesex, England, UK

Also Known As

Eric Blore

Biography

Eric Blore (23 December 1887 - 2 March 1959) was an English actor.

Known For

Top Hat

Top Hat

The Lady Eve

The Lady Eve

Shall We Dance

Shall We Dance

Sullivan's Travels

Sullivan's Travels

New York Town

New York Town

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Forever and a Day

Forever and a Day

Acting

Top Hat

1935

Top Hat

as

Bates

The Lady Eve

1941

The Lady Eve

as

Sir Alfred McGlennan Keith

Swing Time

1936

Swing Time

as

Gordon

Shall We Dance

1937

Shall We Dance

as

Cecil Flintridge

Road to Zanzibar

1941

Road to Zanzibar

as

Charles Kimble

Earl of Puddlestone

1940

Earl of Puddlestone

as

Horatio Bottomley

Love Happy

1949

Love Happy

as

Mackinaw

Flying Down to Rio

1933

Flying Down to Rio

as

Head Waiter

The Gay Divorcee

1934

The Gay Divorcee

as

Waiter

The Shanghai Gesture

1941

The Shanghai Gesture

as

Caesar Hawkins

Romance on the High Seas

1948

Romance on the High Seas

as

Ship's Doctor

Sullivan's Travels

1941

Sullivan's Travels

as

Sullivan's Valet

The Soldier and the Lady

1937

The Soldier and the Lady

as

Henry Blount

Joy of Living

1938

Joy of Living

as

Potter

The Good Fairy

1935

The Good Fairy

as

Doctor Metz

Bowery to Bagdad

1955

Bowery to Bagdad

as

The Genie

Swiss Miss

1938

Swiss Miss

as

Edward

Quality Street

1937

Quality Street

as

Recruiting Sergeant

Breakfast for Two

1937

Breakfast for Two

as

Butch

San Diego I Love You

1944

San Diego I Love You

as

Nelson, Butler

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

1936

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

as

Stokes, Bradford's Butler

The Moon and Sixpence

1942

The Moon and Sixpence

as

Capt. Nichols

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady

1940

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady

as

Jamison

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

1941

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

as

Jamison

The Lone Wolf Strikes

1940

The Lone Wolf Strikes

as

Jamison

The Lone Wolf in London

1947

The Lone Wolf in London

as

Claudius Augustus Lucius Jamison

Three Girls About Town

1941

Three Girls About Town

as

Charlemagne, looking for Charlie

Hitting a New High

1937

Hitting a New High

as

Cedric Cosmo

New York Town

1941

New York Town

as

Vivian

Counter-Espionage

1942

Counter-Espionage

as

Jameson

Submarine Base

1943

Submarine Base

as

Spike, Morgan's Aide

The Casino Murder Case

1935

The Casino Murder Case

as

Currie

Lady Scarface

1941

Lady Scarface

as

Mr. Hartford

The Notorious Lone Wolf

1946

The Notorious Lone Wolf

as

Jameson

It's Love I'm After

1937

It's Love I'm After

as

Digges

The Wind in the Willows

1949

The Wind in the Willows

as

J. Thaddeus Toad (voice)

Sunday Night at the Trocadero

1937

Sunday Night at the Trocadero

as

Eric Blore

Passport to Suez

1943

Passport to Suez

as

Llewellyn Jameson

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

1940

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

as

Jamison

Music in My Heart

1940

Music in My Heart

as

Griggs

'Til We Meet Again

1940

'Til We Meet Again

as

Sir Harold Pinchard

One Dangerous Night

1943

One Dangerous Night

as

Jamison

Sons o' Guns

1936

Sons o' Guns

as

Hobson

Piccadilly Jim

1936

Piccadilly Jim

as

Bayliss, Jim's Butler

Secrets of the Lone Wolf

1941

Secrets of the Lone Wolf

as

Jamison

Holy Matrimony

1943

Holy Matrimony

as

Henry Leek

Happy Go Lucky

1943

Happy Go Lucky

as

Betsman

Limehouse Blues

1934

Limehouse Blues

as

Slummer (uncredited)

Two in the Dark

1936

Two in the Dark

as

Edmund Fish

Redhead

1941

Redhead

as

Digby

Folies Bergère

1935

Folies Bergère

as

Francois

Seven Keys to Baldpate

1935

Seven Keys to Baldpate

as

Prof. Harrison Boulton

I Live My Life

1935

I Live My Life

as

Grove, Bentley's Butler

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

1986

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

as

Self (from Love Happy [1949]) (archive footage)

Smartest Girl in Town

1936

Smartest Girl in Town

as

Lucius Philbean

Once Upon a Studio

2023

Once Upon a Studio

as

Mr. Toad (voice) (archive footage)

Winter Wonderland

1946

Winter Wonderland

as

Luddington

The Sky's the Limit

1943

The Sky's the Limit

as

Jackson - Phil's Butler (uncredited)

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

Going Hollywood: The '30s

as

(archive footage)

I Dream Too Much

1935

I Dream Too Much

as

Roger Briggs

Island of Lost Men

1939

Island of Lost Men

as

Herbert

Tarnished Lady

1931

Tarnished Lady

as

Jewelry Counter Clerk

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

1949

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

as

Mr. Toad (voice)

Heavenly Music

1943

Heavenly Music

as

Mr. Frisbie

South of Suez

1940

South of Suez

as

Harold 'Limey' Wemsley

To Beat the Band

1935

To Beat the Band

as

Hawkins

Old Man Rhythm

1935

Old Man Rhythm

as

'Phil' Phillips

Abie's Irish Rose

1946

Abie's Irish Rose

as

Stubbins, Asst. Hotel Manager

A Gentleman's Gentleman

1939

A Gentleman's Gentleman

as

Heppelwhite

Behold My Wife!

1934

Behold My Wife!

as

Benson

$1,000 a Touchdown

1939

$1,000 a Touchdown

as

Henry

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

1997

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

as

Self (archive footage)

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

1940

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

as

Horace Parker

A Desperate Adventure

1938

A Desperate Adventure

as

Trump

Confirm or Deny

1941

Confirm or Deny

as

Mr. Hobbs, Regency Hotel

I Was a Criminal

1941

I Was a Criminal

as

Obermueller, the Mayor

The Lone Wolf in Mexico

1947

The Lone Wolf in Mexico

as

Jamison

The Boys from Syracuse

1940

The Boys from Syracuse

as

Pinch

Forever and a Day

1943

Forever and a Day

as

Charles

Laughter

1930

Laughter

as

Party Guest in Angel Costume (Uncredited)

Diamond Jim

1935

Diamond Jim

as

Sampson Fox

Fancy Pants

1950

Fancy Pants

as

Lionel Boswell / Sir Wimbley

Breakdowns of 1940

1940

Breakdowns of 1940

as

Self

The Great Gatsby

1926

The Great Gatsby

as

Lord Digby

Men in Her Diary

1945

Men in Her Diary

as

Florist

Easy to Look At

1945

Easy to Look At

as

Billings

Penthouse Rhythm

1945

Penthouse Rhythm

as

Ferdy Pelham

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

1997

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

as

Self (archive footage)

Kitty

1945

Kitty

as

Dobson

My Sin

1931

My Sin

as

Barfly

Production

Crew

Directing