Walter Kingsford

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Walter Kingsford (born Walter Pearce, 20 September 1882 – 7 February 1958) was a British stage, film and television actor. Kingsford began his acting career on the London stage. He also had a long Broadway career, appearing in plays from the 1912 original American production of George Bernard Shaw's Fanny's First Play to 1944's Song of Norway. In the early 1920s, Kingford was active with the Henry Jewett Players. Kingsford moved to Hollywood, California, for a prolific film career in supporting parts. On screen, he specialised in portraying authority figures such as noblemen, heads of state, doctors, police inspectors and lawyers. He is best known for his recurring role as the snobbish hospital head Dr. P. Walter Carew in the popular Dr. Kildare (and Dr. Gillespie) film series. Kingsford had numerous television appearances in the 1950s. They included TV Reader's Digest, Command Performance and Science Fiction Theatre.

Known For

Dr. Carew

Calling Dr. Gillespie

Joshua Snade

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Chef Inspector Louvain

Algiers

R.J. Milne

Slattery's Hurricane

Sir Francis Stevens

The Invisible Ray

Peter Gunther

The Velvet Touch

Dr. J.P. Finley

Experiment Alcatraz

Dr. Powers

Carefree

Mr. Allison (General Manager)

The Devil and Miss Jones

Colbert

The Man in the Iron Mask

Inspector

The Young in Heart

"Professor" Stanton

Bulldog Drummond Escapes

Dr. Finley

Captains Courageous

Dr. Cromwall

Fingers at the Window

Commissioner Hargraves

Mr. Lucky

Henry (Jardin butler)

Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime

Carleton P. Adams

Two Dollar Bettor

Earl of Washington

Loose in London

Dr. Walter Carew

Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day

Mr. Fairchild

Merry Andrew

Mr. Dobson

Double or Nothing

Mr. Markewell

Confidence Girl

Dr. Walter Carew

Dr. Kildare Goes Home

Dr. Hooper Tupman

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

Mr. Peck

Unholy Partners

Dr. Walter Carew

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

Dr. Wallace Faber

My Favorite Blonde

Dr. Walter Carew

Dr. Kildare's Crisis

Dean Williams

A Yank at Oxford

Tristan l'Hermite

If I Were King

Cobham

The Music Goes 'Round

Grand Duke Gregor de Meyerson

The Lone Wolf in Paris

Dr. Walter Carew

The People Vs. Dr. Kildare

Colonel Smith

Hit the Road

Robert Carver

Behind the Criminal

Hilton

Shanghai

Admiral Graves

Flight for Freedom

Dr. Walter Carew

3 Men in White

Christian Ledgard

Professional Soldier

Emanuel Jeremiah (E.J.) Kimball

Meet Nero Wolfe

Pichon

Hearts Divided

Francis Chalon

Stolen Holiday

Amos Craven

The Witness Vanishes

Marcus Lovscheim

The White Cockatoo

Sultan of Morocco

The Brigand

Col. Duncannon

The Pathfinder

Dr. Walter Carew

Between Two Women

Uncle Henry

Walking My Baby Back Home

Colonel Watrous

Miracles for Sale

William Reichenbach

Paradise for Three

Judge Rondell

The Toy Wife

Mr. Kenneth

Kitty Foyle

Grigson - Butler

There's Always a Woman

Uncle Edward Emery

Speed

Mr. Talbot

My Dear Miss Aldrich

Hopkins

Say It in French

Louis Wooster

The Devil Is Driving

Dodge - Miller's Valet (uncredited)

The Trans-Atlantic Mystery

Dr. P. Walter Carew

Young Dr. Kildare

Drew

The President Vanishes

William Kane

I'll Take Romance

Vice-Adm. Friedrich Ruge

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

Timothy

Frankie and Johnnie

Prince Richard Metternich

Juarez

Dr. Walter Carew

Calling Dr. Kildare

President Cavendish

Dancing Co-Ed

Dr. S.J. Carew

The Secret of Dr. Kildare

Prof. Frederich Mueller

Bomber's Moon

Heydt

Fly By Night

Studio Actor Playing "Napoleon"

Star Dust

Sir Oliver Oates

The Black Arrow

Rev. Lyman Banks

The Pursuit of Happiness

Senator Simpson

Hi Diddle Diddle

Napoleon III

A Dispatch from Reuters

Dr. S.J. 'Walter' Carew, Hospital Administrator

Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

Wendell

Lucky Partners

Dr. Melton (uncredited)

Mr. Skeffington

George Washington

Don't You Believe It

Dr. Walter Carew

Dr. Kildare's Victory

Mongolia Captain (uncredited)

Around the World in Eighty Days

Monsieur Dupre

The Corsican Brothers

Dr. L.B. Carter

Smashing the Spy Ring

Mr. Rudyard

Maytime

Barney (uncredited)

Tarzan's Peril

Malthus

Trouble for Two

Prof. Schwab

It Could Happen to You

Napoleon III

The Story of Louis Pasteur

T.W. White

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe

Don Carlos

Naughty Marietta

Superintendent

Lord Jeff

Wakefield

Adventure in Diamonds

Coroner

My Forbidden Past

Colonel Sandherr

The Life of Emile Zola

Professor

The Search for Bridey Murphy

Ben Kelvin

Mad Holiday

Dr. Walter Carew

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

Ferdinand E. Bowen

The League of Frightened Men

Hiram Grewgious

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Reeves

I Found Stella Parish

Croce

The Melody Lingers on

Anthony Adverse

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

101

Gender

Male

Birthday

1882-09-20

Place of Birth

Redhill, Surrey, England, UK

Also Known As

Walter Pearce