Donald Calthrop

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

April 11, 1888

died

July 15, 1940

place of birth

London, England, UK

also known as

Donald Esme Clayton Calthrop

total credits

42 movies

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Donald Esme Clayton Calthrop (11 April 1888 – 15 July 1940) was an English stage and film actor.

Calthrop made his first stage appearance at eighteen years of age. His first film was The Gay Lord Quex released in 1917. He starred as the title character in the successful musical The Boy in the same year. He then appeared in 63 films between 1916 and 1940, including five films directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

He died in Eton, Berkshire from a heart attack while he was filming Major Barbara (1941).

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Known For

Filmography

42 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Fire Over England
6.2

Fire Over England

1937as Don Escobal
Blackmail
6.5

Blackmail

1929as Tracy
Murder!
6.0

Murder!

1930as Ion Stewart
Scrooge
6.1

Scrooge

1935as Bob Cratchit
Red Ensign
6.0

Red Ensign

1934as Macleod
Major Barbara
6.9

Major Barbara

1941as Peter Shirley
Number Seventeen
5.5

Number Seventeen

1932as Nora's Escort Brant
Elstree Calling
5.1

Elstree Calling

1930as Himself / Petruchio in Taming of the Shrew
Let George Do It!
6.2

Let George Do It!

1940as Frederick Strickland
The Clairvoyant
6.0

The Clairvoyant

1935as Derelict (uncredited)
Broken Blossoms
6.1

Broken Blossoms

1936as Old Chinaman
Friday the Thirteenth
6.4

Friday the Thirteenth

1933as Hugh Nicholls
Café Colette
10.0

Café Colette

1937as Nick
The Phantom Light
5.7

The Phantom Light

1935as David Owen
Love from a Stranger
6.3

Love from a Stranger

1937as Hobson
Atlantic
5.3

Atlantic

1929as Pointer
Man of the Moment
7.5

Man of the Moment

1935as Godfrey
The Man Who Changed His Mind
6.1

The Man Who Changed His Mind

1936as Clayton
F.P.1
6.6

F.P.1

1933as Sunshine, the Photographer
Two Worlds
10.0

Two Worlds

1930as Mendel
The Ghost Train
8.0

The Ghost Train

1931as Saul Hodgkin
I Was a Spy
6.4

I Was a Spy

1933as Cnockhaert
Band Waggon
5.7

Band Waggon

1940as Hobday
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
5.6

Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt

1940as Guide
Thunder in the City
6.0

Thunder in the City

1937as Dr. Plumet
Money for Nothing
10.0

Money for Nothing

1932as Hotel Manager
Shooting Stars
7.1

Shooting Stars

1928as Andy Wilkes
Potiphar's Wife
8.0

Potiphar's Wife

1931as Counsel for Defense
The Night Porter
7.0

The Night Porter

1930as George, the Night Porter
Cape Forlorn
8.3

Cape Forlorn

1931as Parson
Many Waters
8.0

Many Waters

1931as Compton Hardcastle
Rome Express
6.1

Rome Express

1932as Poole
Me and Marlborough
5.6

Me and Marlborough

1935as Drunken Yokel
Loose Ends
9.0

Loose Ends

1930as Winton Penner
Uneasy Virtue
7.0

Uneasy Virtue

1931as Burglar
The Man Behind the Mask
5.3

The Man Behind the Mask

1936as Dr. Harold E. Walpole
Industrial Britain
5.6

Industrial Britain

1931as Self - Commentator (uncredited)
Sorrell and Son
5.0

Sorrell and Son

1934as Dr. Richard Orange
The Bells
8.0

The Bells

1931as Mathias
Almost a Honeymoon
10.0

Almost a Honeymoon

1930as Charles, the butler
Song of Soho
10.0

Song of Soho

1930as Nobby
Star Impersonations
7.0

Star Impersonations

1930as George Arliss