Reginald Purdell

Personal Info

Birthday

November 3, 1895

Day of Death

1953-04-22

(57 years old)

Place of Birth

Clapham, London, England, UK

Also Known As

Reginald William Henry Grasdorff

Reginald Purdell

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Reginald Purdell (4 November 1895 – 22 April 1953) was an English actor and screenwriter who appeared in over 40 films between 1930 and 1951. During the same period he also contributed to the screenplays of 15 feature films, and had a brief foray into directing with two films in 1937.

Purdell was born in Clapham, London. As a young man he served in the British Army with the South Wales Borderers regiment for the duration of the First World War. On returning to civilian life after the war, he decided to try his luck as an actor and gained experience on the stage through the 1920s.

Known For

Stage Fright

Brighton Rock

Two Thousand Women

Q Planes

Busman's Honeymoon

The Luck of a Sailor

Debt of Honour

We Dive at Dawn

Filmography

1950
Stage Fright
as Police Car Driver (uncredited)
1948
Brighton Rock
as Frank
1947
A Man About the House
as Higgs
Captain Boycott
as American reporter
Holiday Camp
as Redcoat
The Root of All Evil
as Perkins
1944
Love Story
as Albert
Two Thousand Women
as Alec Harvey
Bell-Bottom George
as Birdie Edwards
It's in the Bag
as Joe
Candles at Nine
as Charles Lacey
1943
Variety Jubilee
as Joe Swan
We Dive at Dawn
as Coxwain - C / P.O. Dabbs
1940
Busman's Honeymoon
as MacBride
His Brother’s Keeper
as Bunny Reeves
1939
The Missing People
as Harry Morgan
Q Planes
as Pilot
1938
Quiet, Please
as Algy Beresford
The Viper
as Announcer
The Dark Stairway
as Askew
Simply Terrific
as Sam Todd
1937
Side Street Angel
as McGill
1936
Debt of Honour
as Pedro Salvas
Hail and Farewell
as Nobby
Crown v. Stevens
as Alf
Where's Sally?
as Dick Burgess
1935
Get Off My Foot
as Joe
What’s in a Name?
as Harry Stubbs
1934
The Old Curiosity Shop
as Dick Swiveller
The Luck of a Sailor
as Jenkins
The Queen's Affair
as Guard
1933
Crime on the Hill
as Reporter
Up to the Neck
as Jimmy Catlin
My Lucky Star
as Portrait Painter
1932
A Night Like This
as Waiter(uncredited)
1931
Congress Dances
as Pepi
A Night in Montmartre
as Tino
1930
The Middle Watch
as Corporal Duckett