Cecil Kellaway

Cecil Kellaway

1890-08-22 – 1973-02-28 (age 82) Cape Town, South Africa
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Biography

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Cecil Lauriston Kellaway (22 August 1890 – 28 February 1973) was a South African-born character actor.

Cecil Kellaway spent many years as an actor, author, and director in the Australian film industry until he tried his luck in Hollywood in the 1930s. Finding he could get only gangster bit parts, he got discouraged and returned to Australia. Then William Wyler called and offered him a part in Wuthering Heights (1939).

Kellaway died 28 February 1973 in Hollywood, California, and his ashes were entombed in the Sanctuary of Remembrance, at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery. He received two Best Supporting Actor nominations, for The Luck of the Irish and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.

Academy Award winning actor Edmund Gwenn, whose real surname was Kellaway also, was his cousin.

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Known For

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

1967

as Monsignor Ryan

Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights

1939

as Earnshaw

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
Harvey
Harvey

1950

as Dr. Chumley

The Cardinal
The Cardinal

1963

as Monsignor Monaghan

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

1964

as Harry Willis

I Married a Witch
I Married a Witch

1942

as Daniel

The Shaggy Dog
The Shaggy Dog

1959

as Professor Plumcutt

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
Unconquered
Unconquered

1947

as Jeremy Love

Spinout
Spinout

1966

as Bernard Ranley

Gunga Din
Gunga Din

1939

as Mr. Stebbins (uncredited)

The Mummy's Hand
The Mummy's Hand

1940

as The Great Solvani

Portrait of Jennie
Portrait of Jennie

1948

as Matthews

The Invisible Man Returns
The Invisible Man Returns

1940

as Inspector Sampson

The Letter
The Letter

1940

as Prescott

The Postman Always Rings Twice
Female on the Beach
Female on the Beach

1955

as Osbert Sorenson

Mrs. Parkington
Mrs. Parkington

1944

as Edward VII, Prince of Wales

Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc

1948

as Jean le Maistre, Inquisitor of Rouen