Henry Daniell
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Henry Daniell in The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake (1959)
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| Born |
Charles Henry Daniel 5 March 1894 Barnes, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Died | 31 October 1963 (aged 69) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery, Santa Monica |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1913–1963 (stage) 1929–1963 (film) |
| Spouse(s) | Ann Knox |
Charles Henry Daniell (5 March 1894 – 31 October 1963) was an English actor, best known for his villainous film roles, but who had a long and prestigious career on stage as well as in films. (His last name was sometimes spelled Daniel.)
Daniell was given few opportunities to play a 'good guy', one of the few being the biographical film Song of Love (1947) where he played the supporting part of Franz Liszt. Another such opportunity was his role as Anthony Lloyd in Voice of Terror.
He was born in Barnes, London, and was educated at St Paul's School and at Gresham's School, Holt, Norfolk.
He made his first appearance on the stage in the provinces in 1913, and on the London stage at the Globe Theatre on 10 March 1914, walking on in the revival of Edward Knoblock's Kismet. In 1914 he joined the 2nd Battalion of the Norfolk Regiment during World War I, but was invalided out the following year after being severely wounded in combat. Thereafter he appeared at the New Theatre in October 1915 as Police Officer Clancy in Stop Thief!, and notably, from May 1916, at the prestigious Theatre Royal, Haymarket.
In April 1921, he appeared at the Empire Theatre in New York City, as Prince Charles of Vaucluse in Clair de Lune, and subsequently toured for the next three years, reappearing in London at the Garrick Theatre in August 1925 as Jack Race in Cobra. He again went to New York for the first six months of 1929, appearing at the Morosco Theatre in January as Lord Ivor Cream in Serena Blandish, returning in July to London where he played John Carlton in Secrets at the Comedy Theatre.
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