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Comedy farceur Tom Walls is indelibly associated with the popular Aldwych Theatre farces of the 1920s and 1930s. Born in 1883, this English gent was a former constable and jockey before making his stage debut in 1905. As the star and producer of a succession of witty spoofs typically denigrating society's uppercrust, he often played the slick cad.... See full bio »

Born:

February 18, 1883 in Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UK

Died:

November 27, 1949 (age 66) in Ewell, Surrey, England, UK

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Known For

A Cup of Kindness Fred Tutt

(1934)

Lady in Danger Richard Dexter

(1934)

On Approval Duke of Bristol

(1930)

Turkey Time Max Wheeler

(1933)

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Actor (36 credits)

1949 The Interrupted Journey
Clayton

1949 Maytime in Mayfair
Inspector

1948 Spring in Park Lane
Uncle Joshua

1947 While I Live
Nehemiah

1947 The Master of Bankdam
Simeon Crowther Sr.

1946 This Man Is Mine
Philip Ferguson

1945 Johnny Frenchman
Nat Pomeroy

1944 A Lady Surrenders
Tom Tanner

1944 The Halfway House
Capt. Meadows

1943 They Met in the Dark
Christopher Child

1943 Underground Guerrillas
Kossan Petrovitch

1939 The Van Dyck (TV Movie)
Arthur Blair Woldingham

1938 Old Iron
Sir Henry Woodstock

1938 The Man with 100 Faces
Jack Drake

1938 Strange Boarders
Tommy Blythe

1938 Second Best Bed
Victor Garnett

1937 For Valour
Doubleday / Charlie Chisholm

1936 Dishonour Bright
Stephen Champion

1936 Pot Luck
Inspector Fitzpatrick

1935 Foreign Affaires
Capt. the Hon. Archibald Gore

1935 Stormy Weather
Sir Duncan Craggs

1935 Me and Marlborough
John Churchill - Duke of Marlborough

1935 Fighting Stock
Brig. Gen. Sir Donald Rowley

1934 Lady in Danger
Richard Dexter

1934 A Cup of Kindness
Fred Tutt

1933 Turkey Time
Max Wheeler

1933 A Cuckoo in the Nest
Maj. Bone

1933 Leave It to Smith
Smith

1933 The Blarney Kiss
Tim Fitzgerald

1932 Leap Year
Sir Peter Traillon

1932 Thark
Sir Hector Benbow

1932 A Night Like This
Michael Mahoney

1930 Plunder
Freddie Malone

1930 Canaries Sometimes Sing
Geoffrey Lymes

1930 On Approval
Duke of Bristol

1930 One Embarrassing Night
Clive Popkiss

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Director (23 credits)

1938 Old Iron

1938 Second Best Bed

1937 For Valour

1936 Dishonour Bright

1936 Pot Luck

1935 Foreign Affaires

1935 Stormy Weather

1935 Fighting Stock

1934 Dirty Work

1934 Lady in Danger

1934 A Cup of Kindness

1933 Turkey Time

1933 A Cuckoo in the Nest

1933 Leave It to Smith

1933 The Blarney Kiss

1932 Leap Year

1932 Thark

1932 A Night Like This

1930 Tons of Money

1930 Plunder

1930 Canaries Sometimes Sing

1930 On Approval

1930 One Embarrassing Night

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Producer (2 credits)

1938 Old Iron (producer)

1926 Tons of Money (producer)

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Writer (1 credit)

1932 A Night Like This (screenplay)

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Stage: Appeared (as "Ensign Ruffler") in "Sir Roger de Coverley", Empire Theatre, London, England. See more »

Height:

5' 11" (1.8 m)

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In 1927 he assumed control of the Fortune Theatre before concentrating his energies on the cinema from 1929, often in collaboration with Robertson Hare. See more »