Lionel Belmore

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lionel Belmore (12 May 1867, Wimbledon, Surrey, England - 30 January 1953, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California) was an English character actor and director on stage for more than a quarter of a century. Onstage, Belmore appeared with Wilson Barrett, Sir Henry Irving, William Faversham, Lily Langtry, and other famous actors. He entered in films from 1911. In total, he had some 200 titles to his film credit. He was notable as the huffy-puffy Herr Vogel the Burgomaster in Frankenstein (1931). Belmore played bit parts in several 1930s film classics. Unusually, he was a director before he became a prolific actor. He directed from 1914 to 1920, only acting in a limited number of films, until concentrating as an actor from then on. He was the brother of the actress Daisy Belmore (Mrs. Samuel Waxman) (1874-1954) and the actor Paul Belmore. He was married to stage actress Emmeline Florence Carder and they had two daughters. Their daughter Violet had decided to follow in her father's footsteps and go into acting. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lionel Belmore, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Known For

The Burgomaster

Frankenstein

Councilman (uncredited)

The Ghost of Frankenstein

Emil Lang

Son of Frankenstein

Higgins

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Gaston Larrieau

Never the Twain Shall Meet

Commandant Endicott

Le Spectre vert

Monsieur Dupont

Hell's Island

Beacon - a Chamberlain

Tower of London

Innkeeper

The Prince and the Pauper

Jack McTeague

The Sunset Derby

Monsieur Girard

The Demi-Bride

Prime Minister

The Love Parade

Music Hall Proprietor (uncredited)

The Blackbird

Jasper Bolivar

The Matinee Idol

Amos Sewald

Stark Mad

Governor's Second Aide (uncredited)

Stingaree

Humility Prim

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Prince Gustav von Liebenheim

Monte Carlo

Vicomte de Lavedan

Bardelys the Magnificent

'Five-Notch' Arnett

The Galloping Kid

John Palfrey

Sorrell and Son

Lord Ingram

Jane Eyre

Giuseppe

Wanted, A Mother

Buck - Bartender

Malay Nights

Col. Rome Woolrich

The Kentucky Derby

Manager Burbage (uncredited)

Master Will Shakespeare

Rastillac

The Dice Woman

Brownie

Love Comes Along

General Philip Schuyler

Alexander Hamilton

Wade

Service de Luxe

The District Attorney

The Great Junction Hotel

Character Man

The Constant Woman

Col. Villiers

Sweet Kitty Bellairs

Morgan

Playing Around

Homer

The Warrior's Husband

Mr. Harker - Green-grocer

Hitch Hike Lady

Old Bailey Warden (uncredited)

The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield the Younger

Mountie

River's End

Beezicks

The Circus Kid

Carl Hoffman

Leap to Fame

Ossman

The Rogue Song

Puppeteer / Satan

I Am Suzanne!

Baron Zagon

One Heavenly Night

Brazsos

The Wasp

Stout Student (uncredited)

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg

Belcher

Jes' Call Me Jim

Impresario

The Great Lover

Armstrong

Guile of Women

Al Wilkins

Head Over Heels

Colonel of Hussars

Captain of the Guard

The Storekeeper

Red Morning

Mr. Brownlow

Oliver Twist

Justice Anthony Baine

The Sea Hawk

The Dean

Run, Girl, Run

The Laird of Tyee

Kindred of the Dust

Court Member (uncredited)

The Affairs of Cellini

Sheriff

Iron to Gold

Rev. Bartholomey

The Return of Peter Grimm

Agitator

Cardinal Richelieu

Friar Lawrence (uncredited)

It's Love I'm After

Aiden Murray

Red Lights

Captain (uncredited)

The White Angel

Bartender Mike

Range Riders

Station Master

Caravan

Selection Board Member #3

The Sun Never Sets

Bürgermeister Gustave Schoen

The Vampire Bat

Bettor of 300 Silver

The Sign of the Cross

Theatre Patron (uncredited)

Design for Living

Judge at Esmeralda's Trial (uncredited)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Mr. Cartright

The Man Called Back

Gov. Dinwiddie of Virginia

Winners Of The Wilderness

Mr. Bumble

Oliver Twist

Uncle George (uncredited)

Cavalcade

Herr Kessner (uncredited)

Daybreak

Irwin - his attorney

Within the Law

Blacksmith

Bonnie Scotland

Tavern Keeper

Maid of Salem

John Beacon

Shipwrecked

Innkeeper (uncredited)

Mutiny on the Bounty

Innkeeper (uncredited)

Devil-May-Care

General

Rule 'Em and Weep

Albert Furman

Police Court

Jacques St. Claire

The Return of Grey Wolf

Bill, the Bartender

Ten Nights in a Bar-room

Seth Corwin

Madame Behave

Will Leathwaite

Vanessa: Her Love Story

Inn Proprietor

The Three Musketeers

Mr. Moscrop

My Son, My Son!

Hercules Snyder

The Son of Monte Cristo

Tavern Keeper

Tom Brown's School Days

Archimede

Enter Madame

Meggs

The Man Who Fights Alone

Explorer with Newspaper (uncredited)

Meet the Baron

Bank Guard (uncredited)

Topper

The Greek Florist

The Play Girl

Barnes

The Silent Watcher

Baas Cogez

A Boy of Flanders

Himself

Life in Hollywood No. 7

Father Colomb

The Redeeming Sin

Sir Pitt Crawley

Vanity Fair

Undetermined Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

Three Ages

Adolph Van Housen

Heart Trouble

Seaman Neighbor

Godless Men

Inkeeper

Evidence

Mark Bullway

The Man Who Had Everything

Hawks

Peg o' My Heart

Cafe Manager (uncredited)

Kiss Me Again

Fidius

Cleopatra

Honest Tom Massingham

Without Mercy

Señor Carroles

From Headquarters

Baron Bolo

Jazzmania

War Minister

The Boudoir Diplomat

Sir Geoffrey Wildairs

A Lady of Quality

John Burroughs

The World's Champion

Piet Bloem

Diamond Frontier

Patroon

The Last of the Mohicans

Coachman (uncredited)

The Romance Of Robert Burns

Roman Noble

The King of Kings

The Innkeeper (uncredited)

The Declaration of Independence

Major Endicott

The Unholy Night

James Rutledge

Moonlight Follies

Mr. Bowden

Lucky Fool

Chief Steward (uncredited)

If I Were King

Blacksmith in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Big Parade of Comedy

Villager (Uncredited)

Rulers of the Sea

Reverend Dekker (uncredited)

So Big!

Judge (uncredited)

Safe in Hell

Baron

Eve's Secret

Richard Sibley Sr

Milestones

Stage Doorman (Uncredited)

One Rainy Afternoon

Henri Duray

Rose-Marie

Joel Corbin

The Checkered Flag

President of Board

The Toast of New York

Innkeeper (uncredited)

Berkeley Square

Dr. Kornbloom

Pie a la Maid

The Toy Maker

The Doll Shop

Bill Bradford

A Shocking Night

Jake Bloom

The Strange Boarder

Official at Reception

Clive of India

Hollywood Halfbacks

John Benham - the Ranch Owner

West Wind

Gen. Malcoff

His Royal Highness

Gen. Israel Putnam

The Beautiful Mrs. Reynolds

Peters

Shame

Prison Warden

Forced Landing

M. Robert Parissard

Madame X

Timothy Perrin

Try and Get It

Her Father

Two Minutes to Go

Butler

Forgive and Forget

McDougal

The Yellowback

The Meanest Man in the World

Nobleman (uncredited)

Afraid to Love

Foster

Railroaded

Calverton's Butler (uncredited)

Thoroughbreds Don't Cry

Parson

The Storm Breaker

Cyrus Dodd

The Wife's Relations

Andrea Vallois

Out of the Silent North

Ring Member

Quicksands

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

158

Gender

Male

Birthday

1867-05-11

Place of Birth

Wimbledon, London, England, UK

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