Godfrey Tearle

Biography

Sir Godfrey Tearle was an American-born actor who portrayed the quintessential Englishman on stage and in films in both England and the United States.

Known For

The 39 Steps

The Last Journey

Acting

1935

The 39 Steps

as

Professor Jordan

1953

The Titfield Thunderbolt

as

Ollie Matthews (The Bishop)

1942

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

as

Sir George Corbett, Rear Gunner in B for Bertie

1952

Mandy

as

Mr Garland senior

1947

The Beginning or the End

as

President Franklin D. Roosevelt

1919

Fancy Dress

as

Tony Broke

1919

The March Hare

as

Guy

1935

The Last Journey

as

Sir Wilfred Rhodes

1945

The Rake's Progress

as

Colonel Robert Kenway

1953

Decameron Nights

as

Ricciardo / Bernabo

1943

Undercover

as

General von Staengel

1943

The Lamp Still Burns

as

Sir Marshall Freyne

1943

Tomorrow We Live

as

Mayor Pierre DuSchen

1952

I Believe in You

as

Judge Pyke

1933

Puppets of Fate

as

Richard Sabine

1944

Medal for the General

as

General Church

1936

Tomorrow We Live

as

Sir Charles Hendra

1930

Infatuation

as

Gerald Norton

1931

The Shadow Between

as

Paul Haddon

1931

These Charming People

as

James Berridge

1919

A Sinless Sinner

as

Tom Harvey

1936

East Meets West

as

Sir Henry Mallory

1925

Salome of the Tenements

as

John Manning

1949

Private Angelo

as

Count Piccologrando

1951

White Corridors

as

Mr. Groom Sr.

Production

Crew

Directing