Frederick Worlock
Frederick Worlock was a British-American actor. He is known for his work in various films during the 1940s and 1950s, and as the voice of Horace in One Hundred and One Dalmatians. On stage, he made his début in 1906 in Henry V in Bristol and acted in four productions in London before moving to the United States in the 1920s, where he appeared in Broadway productions between 1923 and 1954. From 1938 to 1966, Worlock appeared as a supporting actor in films including Man Hunt, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, How Green Was My Valley, The Imperfect Lady, Singapore, The Lone Wolf in London, Love from a Stranger, Ruthless, Joan of Arc, Spartacus, One Hundred and One Dalmatians (voice-over), and Spinout. He appeared in a number of the Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone in the 1940s. The diginfied-looking British actor often portrayed "professorial roles, some benign, some villainous". Worlock died from cerebral ischemia in 1973, at the age of 86.
Known For
Credits
- 1982 · Disney's Halloween Treat as Horace (voice) (archive footage)
- 1966 · Spinout as Blodgett
- 1965 · Strange Bedfellows as Mr. Martindale (Lawyer) (uncredited)
- 1963 · The Invincible Mr. Disraeli as Lord Derby
- 1962 · The Notorious Landlady as Elderly Colonel (uncredited)
- 1961 · One Hundred and One Dalmatians as Horace / Inspector Craven (voice)
- 1960 · Spartacus as Laelius
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Judge
- 1955 · Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Gus Harrison
- 1955 · Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Mr. Betts
- 1955 · Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Barclay
- 1953 · King Lear as Earl of Gloucester
- 1950 · Robert Montgomery Presents as
- 1949 · A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court as Lord Mayor (uncredited)
- 1948 · Joan of Arc as Duke of Bedford, England's Regent
- 1948 · Johnny Belinda as Prosecutor (uncredited)
- 1948 · Ruthless as J. Norton Sims
- 1948 · A Woman's Vengeance as Judge (uncredited)
- 1947 · A Double Life as Actor in "Othello"
- 1947 · Love from a Stranger as Inspector Hobday
- 1947 · Singapore as Cadum
- 1947 · Last of the Redmen as Gen. Webb
- 1947 · The Macomber Affair as Clerk
- 1946 · The Locket as Doctor (uncredited)
- 1946 · The Imperfect Lady as Henderson
- 1946 · Dressed to Kill as Colonel Cavanaugh
- 1946 · She-Wolf of London as Park Patrol Constable-in-Charge Ernie Hobbs
- 1946 · Terror by Night as Prof. William Kilbane
- 1945 · Captain Kidd as Landers - Newgate Prison Governor (uncredited)
- 1945 · Pursuit to Algiers as Prime Minister
- 1945 · Scotland Yard Investigator as John Brent
- 1945 · The Fatal Witness as Sir Humphrey Mong
- 1945 · The Woman in Green as Dr. Onslow
- 1945 · Hangover Square as Supt. Clay (uncredited)
- 1944 · The Lodger as
- 1943 · Jane Eyre as Sam--Waiter at Inn
- 1943 · Madame Curie as Businessman (uncredited)
- 1943 · Sahara as Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
- 1943 · Sherlock Holmes Faces Death as Geoffrey Musgrave
- 1943 · Passport to Suez as Sir Roger Wembley
- 1943 · Secret Service In Darkest Africa as Sir James Langley
- 1943 · Appointment in Berlin as Von Ritter - Ministry of Information (uncredited)
- 1943 · The Mantrap as Patrick Berwick
- 1943 · Air Raid Wardens as Otto
- 1943 · London Blackout Murders as Eugene Caldwell (as Frederic Worlock)
- 1942 · The Black Swan as Speaker of Assembly (uncredited)
- 1942 · Madero of Mexico as Aristocratic Landowner (uncredited)
- 1942 · Keep 'Em Sailing as Hugo Stregel
- 1942 · Eagle Squadron as Grenfall
- 1942 · Pacific Rendezvous as Dr. Jackwin
- 1941 · How Green Was My Valley as Dr. Richards
- 1941 · International Lady as Sir Henry
- 1941 · A Yank in the R.A.F. as Canadian Major
- 1941 · Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Dr. Heath
- 1941 · Man Hunt as Lord Gerald Risborough
- 1941 · Rage in Heaven as Solicitor-General
- 1941 · Hudson's Bay as English Governor
- 1940 · Murder Over New York as Insp. Hugh Drake
- 1940 · He Stayed for Breakfast as Communist President
- 1940 · The Sea Hawk as Darnell
- 1940 · Moon Over Burma as Stephen Harmon
- 1940 · Strange Cargo as Grideau, the Prison Head
- 1940 · Northwest Passage as Sir William Johnson
- 1940 · The Earl of Chicago as Lord Elfie (uncredited)
- 1939 · Balalaika as Ramensky
- 1939 · Lady of the Tropics as Colonel Demassey
- 1939 · Miracles for Sale as Dr. Cesar Sabbatt
- 1928 · Two Masters as