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Henry Daniell (1894–1963)


London-born Henry Daniell began his career on the British stage, and continued it on the Broadway stage when he emigrated to the US. He entered films in 1929, and excelled at playing the suave, well-bred villain who could kill an enemy or start a war with a certain air of upper-class disdain, as if all of this effort was beneath him. His long and ... See full bio »

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 1964 My Fair Lady
Ambassador (uncredited)
 1962 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series)
Silas Hay / Gideon Harte
- The Odds on Odette (1962) ... Silas Hay
- The Floating Man (1962) ... Gideon Harte
 1962 Combat! (TV Series)
Minister
- A Day in June (1962) ... Minister
 1962 Mutiny on the Bounty
Court-martial judge (uncredited)
 1962 The Chapman Report
Dr. Jonas
 1962 Five Weeks in a Balloon
Sheik Ageiba
 1962 The Notorious Landlady
Stranger
 1961 The Comancheros
Gireaux
 1960-1961 Thriller (TV Series)
Vicar John Weatherford / Pierre Radin / Count Alexander Cagliostro / ...
- God Grante That She Lye Stille (1961) ... Vicar John Weatherford
- The Grim Reaper (1961) ... Pierre Radin
- Well of Doom (1961) ... Squire Moloch
- The Cheaters (1960) ... Dirk Van Prinn
 1961 The Law and Mr. Jones (TV Series)
Isaac Beckett
- A Quiet Town (1961) ... Isaac Beckett
 1961 Madison Avenue
Stipe
 1961 The Islanders (TV Series)
Jarden
- Escape from Kaledau (1961) ... Jarden
 1960 Peter Gunn (TV Series)
Arthur Copeland
- The Crossbow (1960) ... Arthur Copeland
 1960 Wagon Train (TV Series)
Sir Alexander Drew / Mr. Morton W. Snipple
- Trial for Murder: Part 2 (1960) ... Sir Alexander Drew
- Trial for Murder: Part 1 (1960) ... Sir Alexander Drew
- The Christine Elliott Story (1960) ... Mr. Morton W. Snipple
 1959 Markham (TV Series)
Max Bozman
- No Flies on Friday (1959) ... Max Bozman
 1959 Startime (TV Series)
Uncle Henri
- My Three Angels (1959) ... Uncle Henri
 1959 The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake
Dr. Emil Zurich
 1959 Riverboat (TV Series)
Graham
- The Fight Back (1959) ... Graham
 1959 Maverick (TV Series)
Rene St. Cloud
- Pappy (1959) ... Rene St. Cloud
 1959 Lux Playhouse (TV Series)
- Mirror, Mirror (1959)
 1957-1959 The Californians (TV Series)
James King / Dr. Rodman
- The Bell Tolls (1959) ... James King
- Strange Quarantine (1957) ... Dr. Rodman
 1956-1959 Playhouse 90 (TV Series)
Lionel Croy / Hubbel
- Confession (1956) ... Hubbel
 1958 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV Series)
Belloc
- Debut (1958) ... Belloc
 1958 Alcoa Theatre (TV Series)
Edward Judson
- Night Caller (1958) ... Edward Judson
 1952-1958 Kraft Theatre (TV Series)
- The Iron Gate (1952)
 1957 Matinee Theatre (TV Series)
 1957 Les Girls
Judge
 1957 The Sun Also Rises
Doctor
 1954-1957 Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series)
Count Maverin
- The Sword (1957) ... Count Maverin
 1957 Studio 57 (TV Series)
Dictator
- The Smuggler (1957) ... Dictator
 1956-1957 The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (TV Series)
Van Buren / King Charles / Clark
- The Freeman Case (1957) ... Van Buren
- The Trial of Colonel Blood (1957) ... King Charles
- The Trial of Edward Pritchard (1956) ... Clark
 1957 Mister Cory
Mr. Earnshaw
 1956 Telephone Time (TV Series)
Von Feuerbach
- Mystery of Caspar Hauser (1956) ... Von Feuerbach
 1956 Diane
Gondi
 1955 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV Series)
Dictator
- The Smuggler (1955) ... Dictator
 1955 The Prodigal
Ramadi
 1954 Lux Video Theatre (TV Series)
Lord Belmont
- Imperfect Lady (1954) ... Lord Belmont
 1954 The Egyptian
Mekere
 1951-1952 Lights Out (TV Series)
 1951 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series)
- Table for Two (1951)
 1951 Studio One in Hollywood (TV Series)
- The Target (1951)
 1950 Buccaneer's Girl
Capt. Duval
 1950 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV Series)
Colonel Chart
- The Marriages (1950) ... Colonel Chart
 1949 Siren of Atlantis
Blades
 1948 Wake of the Red Witch
Jacques Desaix
 1947 The Exile
Colonel Ingram
 1946 Angel Street (TV Movie)
Mr. Manningham
 1945 Hotel Berlin
Baron Von Stetten
 1944 The Suspect
Mr. Simmons
 1943 Watch on the Rhine
Phili Von Ramme
 1942 Reunion in France
Emile Fleuron
 1942 The Great Impersonation
Frederick Seamon
 1942 Nightmare
Capt. Stafford
 1942 Castle in the Desert
Watson King
 1942 Four Jacks and a Jill
Bobo
 1941 The Feminine Touch
Shelley Mason
 1941 Dressed to Kill
Julian Davis (as Henry Daniel)
 1941 A Woman's Face
Public Prosecutor
 1940 All This, and Heaven Too
Broussais
 1940 The Sea Hawk
Lord Wolfingham
 1939 We Are Not Alone
Sir Ronald Dawson
 1937 Madame X
Lerocle
 1937 The Thirteenth Chair
John Wales
 1937 Under Cover of Night
Marvin Griswald
 1936 The Unguarded Hour
Hugh Lewis
 1934 The Path of Glory
King Maximillian
 1930 The Last of the Lone Wolf
Count von Rimpau (as Henry Daniel)
 1929 Jealousy
Clement
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Stage: Appeared (as "Matthew") in "Murder Without Crime" on Broadway. Written by J. Lee Thompson [only Broadway credit]. Scenic Design by Raymond Sovey. Cort Theatre: 18 Aug 1943-18 Sep 1943 (37 performances). Cast: Viola Keats (as "Jan"), Frances Tannehill (as "Grena"), Bretaigne Windust (as "Stephen"). Produced by John H. Del Bondio... See more »

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Alternate Names:

Henry Daniel

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Personal Quote:

[In a 1944 interview] I was never a villain until Gerald du Maurier said there was something creepingly sinister about me. I was a good, clean-living boy until then! Of course, it may be that I am really a sinister person and that portraying respectability is really, on my part, a display of virtuosity. I never thought of it that way before.

Trivia:

Daniell shot his last scene on Oct. 31, 1963, at Warner Bros. escorting the Queen of Transylvania in a scene from My Fair Lady (1964). Director and longtime friend George Cukor thought that Daniell, 69, looked unwell; as it turned out he was right, as Daniell died from a heart attack a few hours later in his home in Santa Monica. Alan Napier was substituted in another scene that was intended to ... See more »

Nickname:

The Adolph Menjou of Menace

Star Sign:

Pisces

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