Hugh Wakefield

Hugh Wakefield
Born	(1888-11-01)1 November 1888 Wanstead, Essex, England
Died	5 December 1971(1971-12-05) (aged 83) London, England
Occupation	Film actor
Military career
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service	Royal Air Force
War	World War II

Hugh Wakefield (10 November 1888 – 5 December 1971) was an English film actor, who played supporting roles.^[1] He was often seen wearing a monocle.^[2][3]

Hugh Claude Wakefield was born in Wanstead, Essex. He also had a distinguished stage career,^[4] which began at the age of 11. City of Song (1931) was his first film.^[5] After completing 1954's The Million Pound Note, Wakefield retired from film acting.^[6] He died 5 December 1971 in London aged 83.

Stage

Wakefield appeared in the original London productions of Between Friends (1930), Take a Chance (1931), Tea for Two (1938), Off the Record (1947), Top Secret (1949), Dead Secret (1952) and The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker (1955) .

Personal life

Hugh Wakefield served with the RAF during World War II, along with his Blithe Spirit co-star Rex Harrison. He was also an avid sportsman, particularly enjoying golf and tennis.^[6] His daughter, Margaret Diana (1933-2015), married the aristocratic jockey Gay Kindersley.^[7]

Selected filmography

• City of Song (1931) - Hon. Roddy Fielding
• The Sport of Kings (1931) - Algernon Sprigg
• The Man They Couldn't Arrest (1931) - John Dain
• Life Goes On (1932) - Ridgeway Emsworth
• Aren't We All? (1932) - Lord Grenham
• The Crime at Blossoms (1933) - Chris Merryman
• King of the Ritz (1933) - King of Blitz
• The Fortunate Fool (1933) - Jim Falconer
• The Luck of a Sailor (1934) - King Karl
• Lady in Danger (1934) - King
• The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) - Clive
• My Heart is Calling (1935) - Armand Arvelle
• 18 Minutes (1935) - Lord Pilcott
• No Monkey Business (1935) - Prof. Barrington
• Marry the Girl (1935) - Hugh Delafield
• The Improper Duchess (1936) - King of Poldavia
• The Crimson Circle (1936) - Derek Yale
• Forget Me Not (1936) - Mr. Jackson
• The Interrupted Honeymoon (1936) - Uncle John
• Dreams Come True (1936) - Albert von Waldenau
• The Limping Man (1936) - Col. Paget
• It's You I Want (1936) - Otto Gilbert
• The Street Singer (1937) - Hugh Newman
• Death Croons the Blues (1937) - Jim Martin
• The Live Wire (1937) - Grantham
• Runaway Ladies (1938) - Lord Ramsden
• Make It Three (1938) - Percy Higgin
• This England (1941) - Vicar
• Blithe Spirit (1945) - Dr. George Bradman
• Journey Together (1945) - Acting Lieutenant
• One Night With You (1948) - Santell
• No Highway in the Sky (1951) - Sir David Moon, Airline President (uncredited)
• Love's a Luxury (1952) - Charles Pentwick
• The Million Pound Note (1954) - Duke of Cromarty

References

1. "Hugh Wakefield". BFI. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012.
2. "National Portrait Gallery - Portrait - NPG x198712; Hugh Wakefield". npg.org.uk.
3. "The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)". joergs-british-autographs.de.
4. "No. 35 - Hugh Wakefield". It's not just Michael Powell: British films of the 1930s, '40s and '50s. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
5. "Pagliacci & City of Song". Bel Canto Society web site. Archived from the original on 29 September 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
6. David Absalom. "Hugh Wakefield". britishpictures.com.
7. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th ed., vol. 2, ed. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 2170

External links

• Hugh Wakefield at IMDb
• Hugh Wakefield at the Internet Broadway Database