Donald Calthrop | |
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 Autographed still, 1933 | |
| Born | Donald Esme Clayton Calthrop 11 April 1888 Chelsea, London, England |
| Died | 15 July 1940 (aged 52) Eton, Berkshire, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1916-1940 |
Donald Esme Clayton Calthrop (11 April 1888 – 15 July 1940) was an English stage and film actor.[1]
Born in London, Calthrop was educated at St Paul's School and made his first stage appearance at eighteen years of age at the Comedy Theatre, London.[2] His first film was The Gay Lord Quex released in 1917. He starred as the title character in the successful musical The Boy in the same year.[3] He then appeared in more than 60 films between 1916 and 1940, including five films directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
He died in Eton, Berkshire from a heart attack while he was filming Major Barbara (1941).[2] According to Ronald Neame in his autobiography, some shots in the final film had a stand-in playing Calthrop's role (from the back) and a piece of dialogue was recorded using an unnamed person who impersonated Calthrop's voice.
He was the nephew of dramatist Dion Boucicault.[2]
