Frank Pettingell | |
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Born |
Frank Edmund George Pettingell 1 January 1891 Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
Died | 17 February 1966 London, England |
(aged 75)
Occupation | Theatre and film actor |
Frank Edmund George Pettingell (1 January 1891 – 17 February 1966) was an English actor.
Pettingell was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, 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 version of Gaslight (1940), Kipps (1941 - as Old Kipps), and Becket (1964 - as the Bishop 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.