Godfrey Tearle

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

October 12, 1884

died

June 8, 1953

place of birth

New York City, New York, USA

also known as

Sir Godfrey Tearle · Godfrey Seymour Tearle

total credits

21 movies

Biography

Sir Godfrey Tearle was an American-born actor who portrayed the quintessential Englishman on stage and in films in both England and the United States.

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Known For

The 39 Steps

as Professor Jordan

Undercover

as General von Staengel

Mandy

as Mr Garland senior

The Lamp Still Burns

as Sir Marshall Freyne

Decameron Nights

as Ricciardo / Bernabo

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

as Sir George Corbett, Rear Gunner in B for Bertie

Filmography

21 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

7.3

The 39 Steps

1935as Professor Jordan

6.1

Undercover

1943as General von Staengel

7.1

Mandy

1952as Mr Garland senior

5.8

The Lamp Still Burns

1943as Sir Marshall Freyne

5.0

Decameron Nights

1953as Ricciardo / Bernabo

6.6

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

1942as Sir George Corbett, Rear Gunner in B for Bertie

7.2

The Last Journey

1935as Sir Wilfred Rhodes

6.4

The Beginning or the End

1947as President Franklin D. Roosevelt

6.8

I Believe in You

1952as Judge Pyke

7.0

The Titfield Thunderbolt

1953as Ollie Matthews (The Bishop)

6.8

White Corridors

1951as Mr. Groom Sr.

6.6

Tomorrow We Live

1943as Mayor Pierre DuSchen

6.8

The Rake's Progress

1945as Colonel Robert Kenway

7.5

Tomorrow We Live

1936as Sir Charles Hendra

8.0

Private Angelo

1949as Count Piccologrando

10.0

These Charming People

1931as James Berridge

8.0

A Sinless Sinner

1919as Tom Harvey

7.0

East Meets West

1936as Sir Henry Mallory

7.7

Medal for the General

1944as General Church

7.0

Infatuation

1930as Gerald Norton

10.0

Salome of the Tenements

1925as John Manning