7.7
7.7
Pastor Hall
1940
as Nazi Pastor
Hay Petrie
Also known as: Девід Хей Петрі
Acting
Nationality:United Kingdom
Education:Harris Academy
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CommunityBiographyvia wikipedia
David Hay Petrie (16 July 1895 – 30 July 1948) was a Scottish actor noted for playing eccentric characters, among them Quilp in The Old Curiosity Shop (1934), the McLaggen in The Ghost Goes West (1935) and Uncle Pumblechook in Great Expectations (1946). Hay Petrie was born in Dundee, Angus, Scotland, the son of Jessie and David Mathew Petrie, a decorator. He went to Harris Academy and later attended St Andrew's University, where he first discovered the stage. In 1915, he joined the Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) as a second lieutenant. After the war, he studied with Rosina Filippi, joining the Old Vic Company appearing as "Starveling" in A Midsummer Night's Dream in 1920. In 1924 Albert de Courville brought Hay Petrie into vaudeville with The Looking Glass, in which he sang "Oh Shakespeare you're the best of all but you can't fill the fourteen shilling stall". His first film part was Many Waters in 1931. In 1928 he married Muriel Eleanor Gwendolen Stevens (1904-). During World War II he was an ARP warden. Hay Petrie struggled with alcoholism, but was much loved by audiences and players. He was never more at home than when he was playing parts from the classical theatre, and for many he was the Shakespearean Clown of the early 1920s. He died in London in July 1948, aged 53.
Filmography (65 movies)
7.6
7.6
The Wandering Jew
1933
as Merchant (Phase III)
7.5
7.5
Ten Days in Paris
1940
as Benoit
7.3
7.3
Great Expectations
1946
as Uncle Pumblechook
7.2
7.2
The Guinea Pig
1948
as Peck
7.1
7.1
The Fallen Idol
1948
as Clock Winder
7.1
7.1
The Thief of Bagdad
1940
as Astrologer
7.1
7.1
Contraband
1940
as Axel Skold
7.0
7.0
The Laughing Lady
1946
as Tom
6.9
6.9
On Approval
1944
as Landlord
6.9
6.9
A Canterbury Tale
1944
as Woodcock
6.6
6.6
The Ghost of St. Michael's
1941
as Procurator Fiscal
6.6
6.6
Cottage to Let
1941
as Dr. Truscott
6.6
6.6
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
1942
as The Burgomaster
6.6
6.6
Nell Gwyn
1934
as French Ambassador
6.6
6.6
The Ghost Goes West
1935
as The McLaggen
6.5
6.5
The Great Mr Handel
1942
as Phineas
6.5
6.5
Turned Out Nice Again
1941
as Drunk
6.5
6.5
Crime on the Hill
1933
as Jevons
6.4
6.4
The Spy in Black
1939
as Engineer
6.3
6.3
Peg of Old Drury
1935
as Mr. Rich
6.3
6.3
Freedom Radio
1941
as Sebastian
6.1
6.1
21 Days Together
1940
as John Aloysius Evan
6.1
6.1
Jamaica Inn
1939
as Sir Humphrey's Groom Sam
6.0
6.0
Secret Lives
1937
as Robert Pigeon
6.0
6.0
The Voice Within
1946
as Fair Owner
6.0
6.0
Inquest
1939
as Stephen Neale
6.0
6.0
They Flew Alone
1942
as Old General
5.9
5.9
Q Planes
1939
as Stage Door Keeper
5.8
5.8
Design for Murder
1939
as Old Dan
5.8
5.8
The Monkey's Paw
1948
as Grimshaw, the Curio Shop Proprietor
5.8
5.8
Crimes at the Dark House
1940
as Dr. Isidor Fosco
5.7
5.7
Forget Me Not
1936
as New York theatre manager
5.6
5.6
Knight Without Armour
1937
as Station Master
5.5
5.5
The House of the Spaniard
1936
as Orlando
5.4
5.4
Convoy
1940
as Minesweeper Skipper
5.3
5.3
The Old Curiosity Shop
1934
as Quilp
5.2
5.2
Moscow Nights
1934
as Spy
5.1
5.1
Kiss the Bride Goodbye
1945
as Fraser
5.0
5.0
Sabotage at Sea
1942
as Talkative sailor at table
5.0
5.0
Shipyard Sally
1939
as Hector Peter
5.0
5.0
The Spell of Amy Nugent
1941
as Cathcart
5.0
5.0
Matinee Idol
1933
as Mr. Clappit
4.8
4.8
Noose
1948
as the barber
4.2
4.2
The Conquest of the Air
1931
as Tiberius Cavallo
4.0
4.0
The Lucky Number
1933
as Photographer
2.0
2.0
Night Birds
1930
as Scotty
Do Not Forget About Me
1935
as New York Manager
Invitation To The Waltz
1935
as Periteau
Suspense
1930
as Scruffy
Gipsy Blood
1931
as Remenado
I Give My Heart
1935
as Cascal
Spy for a Day
1940
as Britt
Blind Justice
1935
as Harry
Hard Steel
1942
as Mr. Kissack
Midnight Taxi
1946
as The Cabby
Colonel Blood
1934
as Mr Edwards
The Queen's Affair
1934
as Waiter
Song of the Plough
1933
as Farmhand
Consider Your Verdict
1938
as The Undertaker
For You Alone
1945
as Sir Henry Markham (uncredited)
Men of Yesterday
1936
The Two Frightened Ladies
1937
as Solicitor
Many Waters
1931
as Director
Rush Hour
1941
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