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Lionel Atwill

Lionel Atwill

Acting

Born February 27, 1885 · Croydon, London, England, UK

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lionel Atwill (1 March 1885 – 22 April 1946) was an English stage and film actor born in Croydon, London, England. He studied architecture before his stage debut at the Garrick Theatre, London in 1904. He become a star in Broadway theatre by 1918, and made his screen debut in 1919. He acted on the stage in Australia but was most famous for his U.S. horror roles in the 1930s. His two most memorable parts were as the crazed, disfigured sculptor in Mystery of the Wax Museum (Warner Brothers, 1933), and as Inspector Krogh in Son of Frankenstein (1939), memo…

Known For · 40 titles

To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be

1942
The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1939
Captain Blood

Captain Blood

1935
House of Dracula

House of Dracula

1945
Son of Frankenstein

Son of Frankenstein

1939
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

1943
The Ghost of Frankenstein

The Ghost of Frankenstein

1942
Doctor X

Doctor X

1932
Mystery of the Wax Museum

Mystery of the Wax Museum

1933
House of Frankenstein

House of Frankenstein

1944
Boom Town

Boom Town

1940
Man-Made Monster

Man-Made Monster

1941
The Last Train from Madrid

The Last Train from Madrid

1937
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

1942
Captain America

Captain America

1944
Murders in the Zoo

Murders in the Zoo

1933
Mark of the Vampire

Mark of the Vampire

1935
The Solitaire Man

The Solitaire Man

1933
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

1940
The Secret of Dr. Kildare

The Secret of Dr. Kildare

1939
The Secret of Madame Blanche

The Secret of Madame Blanche

1933
The Devil Is a Woman

The Devil Is a Woman

1935
Doom of Dracula

Doom of Dracula

1966
The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

1939
The Song of Songs

The Song of Songs

1933
Balalaika

Balalaika

1939
The Vampire Bat

The Vampire Bat

1933
The Marriage Price

The Marriage Price

1919
Three Comrades

Three Comrades

1938
Charlie Chan in Panama

Charlie Chan in Panama

1940
Junior G-Men of the Air

Junior G-Men of the Air

1942
The Murder Man

The Murder Man

1935
Secret of the Blue Room

Secret of the Blue Room

1933
The Great Waltz

The Great Waltz

1938
Fog Island

Fog Island

1945
One More River

One More River

1934
Johnny Apollo

Johnny Apollo

1940
The Road Back

The Road Back

1937
The Great Profile

The Great Profile

1940
The Horror of It All

The Horror of It All

1983