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Dudley Digges

Dudley Digges

Acting

Born June 8, 1879 · Dublin, Ireland, UK [now Republic of Ireland]

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dudley Digges (June 9, 1879 – October 24, 1947) was an Irish character actor on stage and in motion pictures. He was born in Dublin. He went to America with a group of Irish players in 1904 and became successful both as an actor and producer. For a time he was stage manager to Charles Frohman and George Arliss. He went to Hollywood in 1930. On stage, one of his famous roles was as Ficsur in the original 1921 Broadway production of Ferenc Molnár's Liliom, the play that Rodgers and Hammerstein later musicalized as Carousel. Ficsur was the criminal who ta…

Known For · 40 titles

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man

1933
Mutiny on the Bounty

Mutiny on the Bounty

1935
Before Dawn

Before Dawn

1933
The General Died at Dawn

The General Died at Dawn

1936
The King's Vacation

The King's Vacation

1933
China Seas

China Seas

1935
What Every Woman Knows

What Every Woman Knows

1934
The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon

1931
The Mayor of Hell

The Mayor of Hell

1933
Kind Lady

Kind Lady

1935
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

1942
Raffles

Raffles

1939
Massacre

Massacre

1934
Roar of the Dragon

Roar of the Dragon

1932
Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton

1931
The Voice of Bugle Ann

The Voice of Bugle Ann

1936
The Hatchet Man

The Hatchet Man

1932
The Searching Wind

The Searching Wind

1946
Love Is News

Love Is News

1937
The Light That Failed

The Light That Failed

1939
Caravan

Caravan

1934
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

1975
Emperor Jones

Emperor Jones

1933
Outward Bound

Outward Bound

1930
I Am a Thief

I Am a Thief

1934
The Narrow Corner

The Narrow Corner

1933
Condemned!

Condemned!

1929
The Ruling Voice

The Ruling Voice

1931
The Bishop Misbehaves

The Bishop Misbehaves

1935
The World Moves On

The World Moves On

1934
The Strange Case of Clara Deane

The Strange Case of Clara Deane

1932
The Fight for Life

The Fight for Life

1940
Tess of the Storm Country

Tess of the Storm Country

1932
Devotion

Devotion

1931
The Unguarded Hour

The Unguarded Hour

1936
A Notorious Gentleman

A Notorious Gentleman

1935
Fury of the Jungle

Fury of the Jungle

1933
Three Live Ghosts

Three Live Ghosts

1936
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie

Valiant Is the Word for Carrie

1936
The Silk Express

The Silk Express

1933