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John Penrose

Actor

John Penrose

Born May 5, 1914 in Southsea, Hampshire, England, UKDied May 22, 198312 films

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Kind Hearts and Coronets posterFirst watchKind Hearts and Coronets19497.6as Lionel HollandWhen his mother eloped with an Italian opera singer, Louis Mazzini was cut off from her aristocratic family. After the family refuses to let her be buried in the family mausoleum, Louis…View film

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The Crimson Pirate poster7.0The Crimson Pirate1952They Made Me a Fugitive poster6.6They Made Me a Fugitive1947The Spy in Black poster6.4The Spy in Black1939

Filmography

12 films as actor
  1. 1953Street of ShadowsGerald Gale
  2. 1953CounterspyPaulson
  3. 1953Hot IceFreddie Usher
  4. 1952The Crimson PirateCaptain Rodriguez (uncredited)
  5. 1952Secret PeopleBill
  6. 1951Hell Is Sold OutRepatriation Official
  7. 1949The Adventures of P.C. 49: Investigating the Case of the Guardian AngelBarney
  8. 1949Kind Hearts and CoronetsLionel Holland
  9. 1948Corridor of MirrorsBrandy
  10. 1947They Made Me a FugitiveShawney
  11. 1941Freedom RadioOtto
  12. 1939The Spy in BlackNewlywed at Kiel Hotel