
Cecil Kellaway
Known for Acting · 138 credits
- Born
- 1890-08-22
- Died
- 1973-02-28
- Place of birth
- Cape Town, South Africa
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Cecil Lauriston Kellaway (22 August 1890 – 28 February 1973) was a South African-born character actor.
Cecil Kellaway spent many years as an actor, author, and director in the Australian film industry until he tried his luck in Hollywood in the 1930s. Finding he could get only gangster bit parts, he got discouraged and returned to Australia. Then William Wyler called and offered him a part in Wuthering Heights (1939).
Kellaway died 28 February 1973 in Hollywood, California, and his ashes were entombed in the Sanctuary of Remembrance, at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery. He received two Best Supporting Actor nominations, for The Luck of the Irish and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.
Academy Award winning actor Edmund Gwenn, whose real surname was Kellaway also, was his cousin.
Known For
TV Shows (29)

Perry Mason
1957
as Darrell Metcalf

Bewitched
1964
as Santa Claus

The Twilight Zone
1959
as Burgess / Jeremy Wickwire

Matinee Theater
1955

Ben Casey
1961

The F.B.I.
1965
as Uncle Walter

Rawhide
1959
as MacKay

Studio One
1948
as Jason / Mick Rafferty

The Donna Reed Show
1958
as Algerion O'Hara

Burke's Law
1963
as Brother Flaherty

That Girl
1966

The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self

Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Martin Wormer / Charlie Bassett / Hector
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self

The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Timothy Hanrahan

The Millionaire
1955
as Father Gilhooley

My Favorite Martian
1963
as Wilbur Canfield

Studio 57
1954
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Pop Smith

Cavalcade of America
1952
as Sam Mulford

Johnny Ringo
1959
as Cyrus Hampton

The New Breed
1961
as Mr. Weltschmerz
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
as Doc Browne

Nanny and the Professor
1970
as Judge Rousch

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Old Al Casey / Old Man Casey / Professor Plumcutt

The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
1968
as Admiral Snedaker

Valentine's Day
1964
as Dawson Farrow

Harrigan and Son
1960

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Samuel Cross / Druggist / Mr. Colley
Movies (109)

Wuthering Heights
1939
as Earnshaw

Harvey
1950
as Dr. Chumley

The Postman Always Rings Twice
1946
as Nick Smith

Unconquered
1947
as Jeremy Love

Fitzwilly
1967
as Buckmaster

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
1967
as Monsignor Ryan

Spinout
1966
as Bernard Ranley

The Letter
1940
as Prescott

The Cardinal
1963
as Monsignor Monaghan

The Proud Rebel
1958
as Dr. Enos Davis

Young Bess
1953
as Mr. Parry

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
1964
as Harry Willis

Portrait of Jennie
1948
as Matthews

Joan of Arc
1948
as Jean le Maistre, Inquisitor of Rouen

Appointment for Love
1941
as O'Leary

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
1953
as Prof. Elson

I Married a Witch
1942
as Daniel

Kitty
1945
as Thomas Gainsborough

Interrupted Melody
1955
as Bill Lawrence

Blond Cheat
1938
as Rufus Trent

Getting Straight
1970
as Dr. Kasper

Brother Orchid
1940
as Brother Goodwin

The Prodigal
1955
as Governor

Variety Girl
1947
as Cecil Kellaway

Mrs. Parkington
1944
as Edward VII, Prince of Wales

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
1967
as Mr. Pemberton

Gunga Din
1939
as Mr. Stebbins (uncredited)

Johnny Trouble
1957
as Tom McKay

The Mummy's Tomb
1942
as Solvani (archive footage / uncredited)

Diamond Frontier
1940
as Noah

Kim
1950
as Hurree Chunder

Lady with Red Hair
1940
as Mr. Chapman

Love Letters
1945
as Mac

The Mummy's Hand
1940
as The Great Solvani

The Shaggy Dog
1959
as Professor Plumcutt

The Invisible Man Returns
1940
as Inspector Sampson

Bahama Passage
1941
as Captain Jack Risingwell

The House of the Seven Gables
1940
as Philip Barton

Paris Model
1953
as Patrick J. Sullivan

Francis of Assisi
1961
as Cardinal Hugolino

The Luck of the Irish
1948
as Horace (A Leprechaun)

Half Angel
1951
as Tim McCarey

Phantom Raiders
1940
as Franklin Morris

Thunder in the East
1952
as Dr. Willoughby

The Lady Has Plans
1942
as Peter Miles

Man About Town
1939
as Headwaiter (uncredited)

Zotz!
1962
as Joshua Updike

Cruisin' Down the River
1953
as Thadeus Jackson

Intermezzo: A Love Story
1939
as Charles Moler

Take a Letter, Darling
1942
as Uncle George

Francis Goes to the Races
1951
as Colonel Travers

Female on the Beach
1955
as Osbert Sorenson

The Night of January 16th
1941
as Oscar, the Drunk

New York Town
1941
as Shipboard Host

The Good Fellows
1943
as Jim Hilton

Mexican Spitfire
1940
as Mr. Chumley

Just Across the Street
1952
as Pop Smith

Down to the Sea in Ships
1949
as Slush Tubbs

We Are Not Alone
1939
as Judge

And Now Tomorrow
1944
as Doctor Weeks

Mexican Spitfire Out West
1940
as Mr. Chumley

Everybody's Doing It
1938
as Mr. Beyers

The Sun Never Sets
1939
as Colonial Official

Star Spangled Rhythm
1942
as Cecil Kellaway (uncredited)

Toy Tiger
1956
as James Fusenot

Smashing the Rackets
1938
as Barrett

The Under-Pup
1939
as Mr. Wendelhares

Double Danger
1938
as Fentriss, aka Gilhooley

Wise Girl
1937
as Fletcher's Butler (unconfirmed)

The Highwayman
1951
as Lord Herbert

Quick, Let's Get Married
1964
as Bishop

Maid's Night Out
1938
as Geoffrey

Easy to Wed
1946
as J.B. Allenbury

It Ain't Hay
1943
as King O'Hara

Law of the Underworld
1938
as Phillips - Gene's Butler

Monsieur Beaucaire
1946
as Count D'Armand

The Reformer and the Redhead
1950
as Kevin Maguire

The Cockeyed Miracle
1946
as Tom Carter

The Private Lives of Adam and Eve
1960
as Doc Bayles

Adventure in Diamonds
1940
as Emerson

Birth of the Blues
1941
as Granet

Frenchman's Creek
1944
as William

Forever and a Day
1943
as Dinner Guest

My Wife's Best Friend
1952
as Dr. Reverend Thomas Chamberlain

The Decision of Christopher Blake
1948
as Judge Alexander Adamson

Tammy Tell Me True
1961
as Captain Joe

Destination Space
1959
as Dr. A.A. Andrews

Katie Did It
1950
as Nathaniel B. Wakely VI

Practically Yours
1944
as Marvin P. Meglin

South of Suez
1940
as Henry Putnam

Kismet
1967
as Omar Khayam

Night Spot
1938
as Willard Lorryweather

Tarnished Angel
1938
as Reginald Roland

My Heart Belongs to Daddy
1942
as Alfred Fortescue

Burma Convoy
1941
as Angus McBragel

The Crystal Ball
1943
as Pop Tibbets

Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill
1950
as Jonathan Huntoon Smith

Night in New Orleans
1942
as Dan Odell

This Marriage Business
1938
as Police Chief Hardy
It Isn't Done
1937
as Hubert Blaydon

West Point Widow
1941
as Dr. Spencer

The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City
1970
as Old Al Casey

Always Together
1947
as Jonathan Turner

A Very Young Lady
1941
as Professor Starkweather

Mr. Chedworth Steps Out
1939
as George Chedworth

A Bewitched Christmas
1994
as Santa Claus

Small Town Deb
1941
as Henry Randall
Bond and Word
1918

The Hayseeds
1933
as Dad Hayseed
About Cecil Kellaway
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Cecil Lauriston Kellaway (22 August 1890 – 28 February 1973) was a South African-born character actor. Cecil Kellaway spent many years as an actor, author, and director in the Australian film industry until he tried his luck in Hollywood in the 1930s. Finding he could get only gangster bit parts, he got discouraged and returned to Australia. Then William Wyler called and offered him a part in Wuthering Heights (1939). Kellaway died 28 February 1973 in Hollywood, California, and his ashes were entombed in… With 138 credits spanning from 1918 to 1994, Cecil Kellaway has appeared in 109 films and 29 TV shows.
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Most Popular Cecil Kellaway Movies
- Wuthering Heights (1939) — as Earnshaw
- Harvey (1950) — as Dr. Chumley
- The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) — as Nick Smith
- Unconquered (1947) — as Jeremy Love
- Fitzwilly (1967) — as Buckmaster
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