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

Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights

1939

as Earnshaw

Paris Model
Paris Model

1953

as Patrick J. Sullivan

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

1967

as Monsignor Ryan

Unconquered
Unconquered

1947

as Jeremy Love

Half Angel
Half Angel

1951

as Tim McCarey

Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc

1948

as Jean le Maistre, Inquisitor of Rouen

The Invisible Man Returns
The Invisible Man Returns

1940

as Inspector Sampson

Harvey
Harvey

1950

as Dr. Chumley

I Married a Witch
I Married a Witch

1942

as Daniel

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

1964

as Harry Willis

Wise Girl
Wise Girl

1937

as Fletcher's Butler (unconfirmed)

Tarnished Angel
Tarnished Angel

1938

as Reginald Roland

The Postman Always Rings Twice
Fitzwilly
Fitzwilly

1967

as Buckmaster

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
Portrait of Jennie
Portrait of Jennie

1948

as Matthews

Female on the Beach
Female on the Beach

1955

as Osbert Sorenson

Quick, Let's Get Married
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
The Prodigal
The Prodigal

1955

as Governor