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Cecil Kellaway

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedAug 22, 1890 (Died at 83)
Zodiac Sign♌Leo
Place of BirthCape Town, South Africa
Career Span1933 – 1973
Known Credits135 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 0.8

Cecil Kellaway

Also known as:Cecil Lauriston Kellaway
Total Works

135

107 movies • 28 shows

Avg Rating

6.6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cecil Kellaway, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Twilight Zone
8.5
The Twilight Zone
1959•series
as Burgess
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
7.6
as Monsignor Ryan
Bewitched
7.8
Bewitched
1964•series
as Santa Claus
Harvey
7.7
Harvey
1950•movie
as Dr. Chumley

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 135 titles featuring Cecil Kellaway

The Twilight Zone
8.5
1 eps
The Twilight Zone
1959•series

as Burgess

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
7.6

as Monsignor Ryan

Bewitched
7.8
2 eps
Bewitched
1964•series

as Santa Claus

Harvey
7.7
Harvey
1950•movie

as Dr. Chumley

The Postman Always Rings Twice
7.1

as Nick Smith

Wuthering Heights
7.2
Wuthering Heights
1939•movie

as Earnshaw

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
7.3

as Harry Willis

The Letter
7.3
The Letter
1940•movie

as Prescott

I Married a Witch
6.9
I Married a Witch
1942•movie

as Daniel

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
6.6

as Prof. Elson

Gunga Din
6.5
Gunga Din
1939•movie

as Mr. Stebbins (uncredited)

The Invisible Man Returns
6.3

as Inspector Sampson

Perry Mason
7.7
1 eps
Perry Mason
1957•series

as Darrell Metcalf

Portrait of Jennie
7.2
Portrait of Jennie
1948•movie

as Matthews

The Mummy's Hand
5.7
The Mummy's Hand
1940•movie

as The Great Solvani

The Shaggy Dog
6.2
The Shaggy Dog
1959•movie

as Professor Plumcutt

Joan of Arc
6.2
Joan of Arc
1948•movie

as Jean le Maistre, Inquisitor of Rouen

The Mummy's Tomb
5.5
The Mummy's Tomb
1942•movie

as Solvani (archive footage / uncredited)

Unconquered
6.5
Unconquered
1947•movie

as Jeremy Love

The Cardinal
6.5
The Cardinal
1963•movie

as Monsignor Monaghan

The Proud Rebel
6.0
The Proud Rebel
1958•movie

as Dr. Enos Davis

Rawhide
7.3
1 eps
Rawhide
1959•series

as MacKay

Intermezzo: A Love Story
6.7

as Charles Moler

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
6.6

as Mr. Pemberton

Brother Orchid
6.6
Brother Orchid
1940•movie

as Brother Goodwin

Spinout
5.6
Spinout
1966•movie

as Bernard Ranley

Fitzwilly
6.3
Fitzwilly
1967•movie

as Buckmaster

Getting Straight
6.3
Getting Straight
1970•movie

as Dr. Kasper

Female on the Beach
5.7

as Osbert Sorenson

The Wonderful World of Disney
7.9
1 eps

as Old Al Casey

My Favorite Martian
6.2
1 eps
My Favorite Martian
1963•series

as Wilbur Canfield

That Girl
6.2
1 eps
That Girl
1966•series
Francis of Assisi
7.7
Francis of Assisi
1961•movie

as Cardinal Hugolino

The House of the Seven Gables
7.0

as Philip Barton

Kim
6.5
Kim
1950•movie

as Hurree Chunder

The Luck of the Irish
6.1

as Horace (A Leprechaun)

Love Letters
6.5
Love Letters
1945•movie

as Mac

The F.B.I.
5.6
1 eps
The F.B.I.
1965•series

as Uncle Walter

Frenchman's Creek
5.8
Frenchman's Creek
1944•movie

as William

Young Bess
5.8
Young Bess
1953•movie

as Mr. Parry

Mrs. Parkington
6.0
Mrs. Parkington
1944•movie

as Edward VII, Prince of Wales

Down to the Sea in Ships
7.2

as Slush Tubbs

Zotz!
5.6
Zotz!
1962•movie

as Joshua Updike

The Donna Reed Show
6.5
1 eps
The Donna Reed Show
1958•series

as Algerion O'Hara

The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
6.6
1 eps

as Admiral Snedaker

It Ain't Hay
6.5
It Ain't Hay
1943•movie

as King O'Hara

The Crystal Ball
6.1
The Crystal Ball
1943•movie

as Pop Tibbets

Phantom Raiders
6.1
Phantom Raiders
1940•movie

as Franklin Morris

Francis Goes to the Races
6.5

as Colonel Travers

Ben Casey
5.9
2 eps
Ben Casey
1961•series
Take a Letter, Darling
6.6

as Uncle George

Interrupted Melody
5.8
Interrupted Melody
1955•movie

as Bill Lawrence

Kitty
5.7
Kitty
1945•movie

as Thomas Gainsborough

Forever and a Day
7.5
Forever and a Day
1943•movie

as Dinner Guest

The Colgate Comedy Hour
6.9
2 eps

as Self

Studio One
5.4
1 eps
Studio One
1948•series

as Jason

Birth of the Blues
6.2
Birth of the Blues
1941•movie

as Granet

Variety Girl
6.5
Variety Girl
1947•movie

as Cecil Kellaway

Burke's Law
6.2
1 eps
Burke's Law
1963•series

as Brother Flaherty

Easy to Wed
6.4
Easy to Wed
1946•movie

as J.B. Allenbury

Star Spangled Rhythm
6.2

as Cecil Kellaway (uncredited)

Monsieur Beaucaire
5.7
Monsieur Beaucaire
1946•movie

as Count D'Armand

Nanny and the Professor
6.7
1 eps

as Judge Rousch

Tammy Tell Me True
6.3
Tammy Tell Me True
1961•movie

as Captain Joe

Appointment for Love
5.8

as O'Leary

The Prodigal
4.6
The Prodigal
1955•movie

as Governor

Thunder in the East
5.6

as Dr. Willoughby

Johnny Ringo
5.9
1 eps
Johnny Ringo
1959•series

as Cyrus Hampton

Lady with Red Hair
6.9
Lady with Red Hair
1940•movie

as Mr. Chapman

Mexican Spitfire
5.0
Mexican Spitfire
1940•movie

as Mr. Chumley

Wise Girl
7.1
Wise Girl
1937•movie

as Fletcher's Butler (unconfirmed)

My Heart Belongs to Daddy
5.0

as Alfred Fortescue

Lux Video Theatre
6.7
1 eps
Lux Video Theatre
1950•series

as Pop Smith

Adventures in Paradise
6.1
1 eps

as Martin Wormer

Matinee Theater
5.3
1 eps
Matinee Theater
1955•series
The Night of January 16th
5.8

as Oscar, the Drunk

The Lady Has Plans
6.0
The Lady Has Plans
1942•movie

as Peter Miles

Destination Space
4.7
Destination Space
1959•movie

as Dr. A.A. Andrews

Night in New Orleans
4.2

as Dan Odell

Half Angel
6.2
Half Angel
1951•movie

as Tim McCarey

This Marriage Business
5.2

as Police Chief Hardy

My Wife's Best Friend
6.0

as Dr. Reverend Thomas Chamberlain

Tarnished Angel
5.3
Tarnished Angel
1938•movie

as Reginald Roland

Mexican Spitfire Out West
5.0

as Mr. Chumley

We Are Not Alone
6.9
We Are Not Alone
1939•movie

as Judge

Tonight Starring Jack Paar
7.5
1 eps

as Self

The Reformer and the Redhead
7.6

as Kevin Maguire

Adventure in Diamonds
6.0

as Emerson

Maid's Night Out
5.9
Maid's Night Out
1938•movie

as Geoffrey

Johnny Trouble
4.6
Johnny Trouble
1957•movie

as Tom McKay

Paris Model
3.6
Paris Model
1953•movie

as Patrick J. Sullivan

Man About Town
4.5
Man About Town
1939•movie

as Headwaiter (uncredited)

Law of the Underworld
5.8

as Phillips - Gene's Butler

Night Spot
4.6
Night Spot
1938•movie

as Willard Lorryweather

South of Suez
4.6
South of Suez
1940•movie

as Henry Putnam

The Hayseeds
6.2
The Hayseeds
1933•movie

as Dad Hayseed

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2
1 eps

as Samuel Cross

Cavalcade of America
4.6
1 eps
Katie Did It
7.2
Katie Did It
1950•movie

as Nathaniel B. Wakely VI

The Cockeyed Miracle
7.5

as Tom Carter

And Now Tomorrow
6.0
And Now Tomorrow
1944•movie

as Doctor Weeks

The Decision of Christopher Blake
3.8

as Judge Alexander Adamson

Toy Tiger
6.9
Toy Tiger
1956•movie

as James Fusenot

The Private Lives of Adam and Eve
4.2

as Doc Bayles

Always Together
7.2
Always Together
1947•movie

as Jonathan Turner

Quick, Let's Get Married
3.5

as Bishop

The Millionaire
5.8
1 eps
The Millionaire
1955•series

as Father Gilhooley

The Ford Television Theatre
7.8
1 eps

as Timothy Hanrahan

Blond Cheat
7.3
Blond Cheat
1938•movie

as Rufus Trent

Everybody's Doing It
6.0

as Mr. Beyers

Double Danger
7.3
Double Danger
1938•movie

as Fentriss, aka Gilhooley

Smashing the Rackets
6.7

as Barrett

The Sun Never Sets
5.5
The Sun Never Sets
1939•movie

as Colonial Official

The Under-Pup
7.0
The Under-Pup
1939•movie

as Mr. Wendelhares

Kismet
7.3
Kismet
1967•movie

as Omar Khayam

The New Breed
7.7
1 eps
The New Breed
1961•series

as Mr. Weltschmerz

Bahama Passage
7.5
Bahama Passage
1941•movie

as Captain Jack Risingwell

New York Town
8.5
New York Town
1941•movie

as Shipboard Host

Small Town Deb
6.5
Small Town Deb
1941•movie

as Henry Randall

Mr. Chedworth Steps Out
7.0

as George Chedworth

Burma Convoy
7.0
Burma Convoy
1941•movie

as Angus McBragel

West Point Widow
7.0
West Point Widow
1941•movie

as Dr. Spencer

The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City
6.5

as Old Al Casey

A Very Young Lady
4.5
A Very Young Lady
1941•movie

as Professor Starkweather

Just Across the Street
4.5

as Pop Smith

Studio 57
7.5
1 eps
Studio 57
1954•series
The Highwayman
10.0
The Highwayman
1951•movie

as Lord Herbert

Practically Yours
7.0
Practically Yours
1944•movie

as Marvin P. Meglin

Cruisin' Down the River
8.0

as Thadeus Jackson

The Good Fellows
8.0
The Good Fellows
1943•movie

as Jim Hilton

Diamond Frontier
9.0
Diamond Frontier
1940•movie

as Noah

Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill
7.0

as Jonathan Huntoon Smith

Harrigan and Son
10.0
1 eps
Harrigan and Son
1960•series
Valentine's Day
8.0
1 eps
Valentine's Day
1964•series

as Dawson Farrow

A Bewitched Christmas

as Santa Claus