Frederick Worlock
Acting
- Born:
- 1886-12-14
- Died:
- 1973-08-01
- Place of birth:
- London, England, UK
Biography
Frederick Worlock was a British-American actor. He is known for his work in various films during the 1940s and 1950s, and as the voice of Horace in One Hundred and One Dalmatians. On stage, he made his début in 1906 in Henry V in Bristol and acted in four productions in London before moving to the United States in the 1920s, where he appeared in Broadway productions between 1923 and 1954. From 1938 to 1966, Worlock appeared as a supporting actor in films including Man Hunt, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, How Green Was My Valley, The Imperfect Lady, Singapore, The Lone Wolf in London, Love from a Stranger, Ruthless, Joan of Arc, Spartacus, One Hundred and One Dalmatians (voice-over), and Spinout. He appeared in a number of the Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone in the 1940s. The diginfied-looking British actor often portrayed "professorial roles, some benign, some villainous". Worlock died from cerebral ischemia in 1973, at the age of 86.
Known For
Filmography
Disney's Halloween Treat
Elizabeth the Queen
Spinout
Strange Bedfellows
The Invincible Mr. Disraeli
The Notorious Landlady
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Spartacus
Perry Mason
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
MGM Parade
King Richard II
King Lear
Robert Montgomery Presents
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Joan of Arc
Studio One
Johnny Belinda
Ruthless
A Woman's Vengeance
A Double Life
Love from a Stranger
Forever Amber
Singapore
Last of the Redmen
The Macomber Affair
The Locket
The Imperfect Lady
Dressed to Kill
She-Wolf of London
Terror by Night
Captain Kidd
Pursuit to Algiers
Scotland Yard Investigator
The Fatal Witness
The Woman in Green
Hangover Square
The Lodger
Jane Eyre
Madame Curie
Sahara
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Passport to Suez
Secret Service In Darkest Africa
Appointment in Berlin
The Mantrap
Air Raid Wardens
London Blackout Murders
The Black Swan
Keep 'Em Sailing
Madero of Mexico
Eagle Squadron
Pacific Rendezvous
Captains of the Clouds
How Green Was My Valley
International Lady
A Yank in the R.A.F.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Man Hunt
Rage in Heaven
Hudson's Bay
Murder Over New York
South of Suez
He Stayed for Breakfast
The Sea Hawk
Moon Over Burma
Strange Cargo
Northwest Passage
The Earl of Chicago
Balalaika
Lady of the Tropics
Miracles for Sale
Two Masters