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Hay Petrie

Hay Petrie

Actor

Born July 16, 1895 in Dundee, Tayside, Scotland, UK

Died July 30, 1948

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Diminutive Scots character actor of quirky personality and gift of gab. As a drama student at St. Andrews, he first performed in productions staged by the university's dramatic society. He served with the Royal Scots during World War I, then forged a career playing comic roles on the Shakespearean stage, where he was often billed as 'D.Hay Petrie'. With the Old Vic from 1920, he was much acclaimed for his performances as Sly in "The Taming of the Shrew" and as Puck in "A Midsummer Night's Dream". The screen saw him as eccentric personae, well-cast in period drama and in Dickensian parts (such as the malevolent debt-collector Quilp, in The Old Curiosity Shop (1934) and as the corn-chandler Uncle Pumblechook in Great Expectations (1946)). An inveterate scene-stealer, Petrie was able to slip with consummate ease from genre to genre and from comical to villainous.

He is perhaps best remembered as The MacLaggan in The Ghost Goes West (1935) and as the evil Dr. Fosco in Crimes at the Dark House (1940). To his ever-lasting regret, he missed out on the two parts he most coveted: that of Sancho Panza in Feodor Chaliapin Sr.'s film version of Don Quixote (1933) and as Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939). Petrie died suddenly, just two weeks after his 53rd birthday, from undisclosed causes.

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Filmography

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Type

Year

The Queen of Spades Poster

The Queen of Spades Feature Film1949Herman's Servant

The Fallen Idol Poster

The Fallen Idol Feature Film1948Clock Winder

The Monkey's Paw Poster

The Monkey's Paw Feature Film1948Grimshaw - Curio Shopkeeper

The Outsider Poster

The Outsider Feature Film1948Peck

The Red Shoes Poster

The Red Shoes Feature Film1948Boisson

The Silk Noose Poster

The Silk Noose Feature Film1948Barber

There Is No Escape Poster

There Is No Escape Feature Film1948

Hamlet Part 1 TV Movie1947Gravedigger

Hamlet Part 2 TV Movie1947Gravedigger

Hamlet Part 2/II Poster

Hamlet Part 2/II TV Movie1947Gravedigger

Great Expectations Poster

Great Expectations Feature Film1946Uncle Pumblechook

Honeymoon Hotel Poster

Honeymoon Hotel Feature Film1946The Bridegroom

Midnight Taxi Poster

Midnight Taxi Feature Film1946The Cabby

Night Boat to Dublin Poster

Night Boat to Dublin Feature Film1946Station Master

The Laughing Lady Poster

The Laughing Lady Feature Film1946Tom

The Voice Within Feature Film1946Fair Owner

For You Alone Poster

For You Alone Feature Film1945Sir Henry Markham

Kiss the Bride Goodbye Poster

Kiss the Bride Goodbye Feature Film1945Fraser

Waltz Time Poster

Waltz Time Feature Film1945Minister of War

A Canterbury Tale Poster

A Canterbury Tale Feature Film1944Woodcock

On Approval Poster

On Approval Feature Film1944Hotelkeeper

Battle for Music Poster

Battle for Music Feature Film1943Official Receiver

Escape to Danger Poster

Escape to Danger Feature Film1943

It Started at Midnight Poster

It Started at Midnight Feature Film1943Gestapo man at inn

The Shipbuilders Poster

The Shipbuilders Feature Film1943Worker in Pagan's Office

They Met in the Dark Poster

They Met in the Dark Feature Film1943Waiter

Hard Steel Poster

Hard Steel Feature Film1942Mr. Kissack

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing Poster

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing Feature Film1942The Burgomaster

Out of the Box Documentary1942

Sabotage at Sea Poster

Sabotage at Sea Feature Film1942Old Salt

The Great Mr. Handel Poster

The Great Mr. Handel Feature Film1942Phineas

This Was Paris Poster

This Was Paris Feature Film1942Popinard, Amusement Park Owner

Wings and the Woman Poster

Wings and the Woman Feature Film1942Old General

A Voice in the Night Poster

A Voice in the Night Feature Film1941Sebastian

Bombsight Stolen Poster

Bombsight Stolen Feature Film1941Dr. Truscott

Quiet Wedding Poster

Quiet Wedding Feature Film1941Railway porter

Rush Hour Short Film1941Bus conductor

The Ghost of St. Michael's Poster

The Ghost of St. Michael's Feature Film1941Procurator Fiscal

The Spell of Amy Nugent Poster

The Spell of Amy Nugent Feature Film1941Mr. Cathcart

Turned Out Nice Again Poster

Turned Out Nice Again Feature Film1941Drunk

21 Days Together Poster

21 Days Together Feature Film1940John [Aloysius] Evan

Blackout Poster

Blackout Feature Film1940Axel Skold

Convoy Feature Film1940Minesweeper Skipper

Crimes at the Dark House Poster

Crimes at the Dark House Feature Film1940Dr. Isidor Fosco

Missing Ten Days Poster

Missing Ten Days Feature Film1940Benoit

Pastor Hall Poster

Pastor Hall Feature Film1940Nazi Pastor

Spy for a Day Feature Film1940Mr. Britt.

The Thief of Bagdad Poster

The Thief of Bagdad Feature Film1940Astrologer

Design for Murder Poster

Design for Murder Feature Film1939Old Dan

Inquest Feature Film1939Norman Neale K.C.

Jamaica Inn Poster

Jamaica Inn Feature Film1939Sam - Sir Humphrey's Groom

Q Planes Poster

Q Planes Feature Film1939Stage Door Keeper

Shipyard Sally Poster

Shipyard Sally Feature Film1939Hector Peter

The Four Feathers Poster

The Four Feathers Feature Film1939Mahdi Interpreter

The Spy in Black Poster

The Spy in Black Feature Film1939Engineer

A Spot of Bother Poster

A Spot of Bother Feature Film1938McTavish the Golf Club Official

Consider Your Verdict Short Film1938The Undertaker

Smiling Along Poster

Smiling Along Feature Film1938Jack

The Last Barricade Feature Film1938Captain MacTavish

I Married a Spy Poster

I Married a Spy Feature Film1937Robert Pigeon

Knight Without Armor Poster

Knight Without Armor Feature Film1937Station Master

Forever Yours Poster

Forever Yours Feature Film1936New York Theatre Manager

Hearts of Humanity Feature Film1936Alf Hooper

Men of Yesterday Feature Film1936

Rembrandt Poster

Rembrandt Feature Film1936Jeweller

The House of the Spaniard Poster

The House of the Spaniard Feature Film1936Orlando

Treachery on the High Seas Feature Film1936Brainie

Crimson Dynasty Poster

Crimson Dynasty Feature Film1935Professor

I Stand Condemned Poster

I Stand Condemned Feature Film1935Spy

Invitation to the Waltz Poster

Invitation to the Waltz Feature Film1935Periteau

Peg of Old Drury Poster

Peg of Old Drury Feature Film1935Mr. Rich

The Ghost Goes West Poster

The Ghost Goes West Feature Film1935The McLaggen

The Loves of Madame Dubarry Poster

The Loves of Madame Dubarry Feature Film1935Cascal

Blind Justice Poster

Blind Justice Feature Film1934Harry

Colonel Blood Poster

Colonel Blood Feature Film1934Mr. Edwards

Nell Gwyn Poster

Nell Gwyn Feature Film1934French Ambassador

Runaway Queen Poster

Runaway Queen Feature Film1934Revolutionary

The Old Curiosity Shop Poster

The Old Curiosity Shop Feature Film1934Quilp

The Private Life of Don Juan Poster

The Private Life of Don Juan Feature Film1934Golden Pheasant Manager

Crime on the Hill Poster

Crime on the Hill Feature Film1933Jevons

Daughters of Today Feature Film1933Sharpe

Matinee Idol Poster

Matinee Idol Feature Film1933Mr. Clappitt

Red Wagon Poster

Red Wagon Feature Film1933Cranley's Lawyer

Song of the Plough Poster

Song of the Plough Feature Film1933Farmhand

The Lucky Number Poster

The Lucky Number Feature Film1933The Photographer

The Private Life of Henry VIII Poster

The Private Life of Henry VIII Feature Film1933The King's Barber

The Wandering Jew Poster

The Wandering Jew Feature Film1933Palermo Merchant

Help Yourself Feature Film1932Sam Short

Carmen Feature Film1931Remenado

Many Waters Poster

Many Waters Feature Film1931Director

The Conquest of the Air Poster

The Conquest of the Air Feature Film1931Tiberius Cavallo

Night Birds Poster

Night Birds Feature Film1930Scotty

Suspense Poster

Suspense Feature Film1930Scruffy

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