Frederick Worlock
Birthday: 1886-12-14
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.
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Spartacus
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A Woman's Vengeance
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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Terror by Night
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Dressed to Kill
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Man Hunt
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One Hundred and One Dalmatians
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The Woman in Green
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The Macomber Affair
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How Green Was My Valley
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Ruthless
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Air Raid Wardens
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Murder Over New York
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She-Wolf of London
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Strange Cargo
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Pursuit to Algiers
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Love from a Stranger
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Singapore
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The Mantrap
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The Fatal Witness
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Hudson's Bay
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The Imperfect Lady
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Miracles for Sale
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Moon Over Burma
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Sahara
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A Yank in the R.A.F.
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The Notorious Landlady
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Last of the Redmen
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Strange Bedfellows
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A Double Life
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Lady of the Tropics
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Balalaika
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Appointment in Berlin
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
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London Blackout Murders
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The Earl of Chicago
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Northwest Passage
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The Sea Hawk
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Scotland Yard Investigator
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Eagle Squadron
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He Stayed for Breakfast
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The Invincible Mr. Disraeli
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Spinout
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International Lady
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Jane Eyre
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Madame Curie
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Passport to Suez
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Captain Kidd
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Pacific Rendezvous
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Joan of Arc
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Secret Service In Darkest Africa
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Disney's Halloween Treat
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The Black Swan
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King Lear
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The Locket
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Elizabeth the Queen
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