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Lionel Atwill

Lionel Atwill

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

Died April 22, 1946

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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), memorably sent up by Kenneth Mars in Mel Brooks's Young Frankenstein (1974).

When he was not cast in macabre roles, Atwill often appeared in the 1930s as righteous-minded authority figures. For example, in 1937's less memorable The Wrong Road for RKO, investigator Atwill persuades a young, bank-robbing ingenue played by Helen Mack and her boyfriend Richard Cromwell to return their ill-gotten $100,000 and give up a life of crime. Two of Atwill's other notable non-horror roles were opposite his contemporary Basil Rathbone in films featuring Arthur Conan Doyle's character Sherlock Holmes, including a role as Dr. James Mortimer in 20th Century Fox's 1939 film rendition of the Conan Doyle novel The Hound of the Baskervilles, and the 1943 Universal Studios film Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon, in which he played Holmes' archenemy and super-villain, Professor Moriarty.

Atwill remained a stalwart of the Universal horror films until his career flagged in the 1940s because of a widely publicized sex scandal in 1941, during the investigation of which he was charged in 1942 with perjury at a trial in which Atwill had been accused of staging a sex orgy at his home.

He died while working on the 1946 film serial Lost City of the Jungle. His ashes were once inurned in Chapel of the Pines Crematory.

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Captain America Serial 1944 - Trailer

The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) Official Trailer #1 - Cedric Hardwicke Movie

Joe Dante on THE GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN

The Ghost of Frankenstein - 35mm Nitrate - HD

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942) TRAILER

Joe Dante on THE MAD DOCTOR OF MARKET STREET

Night.Monster.1942.- Movie Trailer

THREE MONSTER TALES OF SCI-FI TERROR (Eureka Classics) New & Exclusive Trailer

MAN MADE MONSTER (1941) Clip

Absolute Quiet Trailer

Marlene Dietrich: If It Isn't Pain (Deleted number from "The Devil Is a Woman")

The Song of Songs (1933) ORIGINAL TRAILER

MURDERS IN THE ZOO 'Beware of the snake' Clip

Universal Horror Collection: Vol. 2 - Murders In The Zoo (1933) Clip: Snake Bite Dinner Party (HD)

Secret of the Blue Room with Lionel Atwill 1933 - 1080p HD Film

Secret of the Blue Room 1933 Mystery Thriller

Doctor X 1932 B&W HD Trailer

Doctor X 1932 Restoration Clip

Filmography

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Type

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Gloriously Wicked: The Life and Legacy of Lionel Atwill Video2019Various Roles

Bat Wings Feature Film2014Dr. Wormer

Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb Poster

Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb Video2007Dr. Xavier

Universal Horror Poster

Universal Horror Documentary1998

In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes Poster

In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes Documentary1996Professor Moriarty

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook Poster

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook Documentary1991Doctor Bohmer

The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes Poster

The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes Documentary1985Professor Moriarty

The Horror of It All Poster

The Horror of It All Documentary1983Dr. Otto von Niemann

The Horror Show Poster

The Horror Show Documentary1979

Doom of Dracula Poster

Doom of Dracula Short Film1966Arntz, police official

The Son of Frankenstein Poster

The Son of Frankenstein Short Film1965Police Official

Tri plyus dva Poster

Tri plyus dva Feature Film1963Mystery Novel Character

Genius at Work Poster

Genius at Work Feature Film1946Latimer Marsh

Lost City of the Jungle Poster

Lost City of the Jungle Feature Film1946Sir Eric Hazarias

Crime, Inc. Poster

Crime, Inc. Feature Film1945Pat Coyle

Fog Island Poster

Fog Island Feature Film1945Alec Ritchfield

House of Dracula Poster

House of Dracula Feature Film1945Police Inspector Holtz

Captain America Poster

Captain America Feature Film1944Cyrus Maldor

House of Frankenstein Poster

House of Frankenstein Feature Film1944Inspector Arnz

Lady in the Death House Poster

Lady in the Death House Feature Film1944Charles Finch

Raiders of Ghost City Poster

Raiders of Ghost City Feature Film1944Erich von Rugen - alias Alex Morel

Secrets of Scotland Yard Poster

Secrets of Scotland Yard Feature Film1944Waterlow

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man Poster

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man Feature Film1943Mayor

Cairo Feature Film1942Teutonic Gentleman

Junior G-Men of the Air Poster

Junior G-Men of the Air Feature Film1942The Baron

Night Monster Poster

Night Monster Feature Film1942Dr. King

Pardon My Sarong Poster

Pardon My Sarong Feature Film1942Varnoff

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon Poster

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon Feature Film1942Moriarty

The Ghost of Frankenstein Poster

The Ghost of Frankenstein Feature Film1942Doctor Theodore Bohmer

The Mad Doctor of Market Street Poster

The Mad Doctor of Market Street Feature Film1942Graham

The Strange Case of Doctor Rx Poster

The Strange Case of Doctor Rx Feature Film1942Dr. Fish

To Be or Not to Be Poster

To Be or Not to Be Feature Film1942Rawitch

Man Made Monster Poster

Man Made Monster Feature Film1941Dr. Paul Rigas

Boom Town Poster

Boom Town Feature Film1940Harry Compton

Charlie Chan in Panama Poster

Charlie Chan in Panama Feature Film1940Cliveden Compton

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise Poster

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise Feature Film1940Dr. Suderman

Girl in 313 Poster

Girl in 313 Feature Film1940Russell aka Henry Woodruff

Johnny Apollo Poster

Johnny Apollo Feature Film1940Jim McLaughlin

The Great Profile Feature Film1940Dr. Bruce

Balalaika Poster

Balalaika Feature Film1939Prof. Marakov

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation Poster

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation Feature Film1939Professor Hildebrand

Son of Frankenstein Poster

Son of Frankenstein Feature Film1939Inspector Krogh

The Gorilla Poster

The Gorilla Feature Film1939Walter Stevens

The Hound of the Baskervilles Poster

The Hound of the Baskervilles Feature Film1939James Mortimer M.D.

The Mad Empress Poster

The Mad Empress Feature Film1939General Bazaine

The Secret of Dr. Kildare Poster

The Secret of Dr. Kildare Feature Film1939Paul Messenger

The Sun Never Sets Poster

The Sun Never Sets Feature Film1939Zurof

The Three Musketeers Poster

The Three Musketeers Feature Film1939De Rochefort

The Great Waltz Poster

The Great Waltz Feature Film1938Count Hohenfried

Three Comrades Poster

Three Comrades Feature Film1938Breuer

Lancer Spy Poster

Lancer Spy Feature Film1937Col. Fenwick

The Great Garrick Poster

The Great Garrick Feature Film1937Beaumarchais

The High Command Poster

The High Command Feature Film1937Maj. Gen. Sir John Sangye, VC

The Last Train from Madrid Poster

The Last Train from Madrid Feature Film1937Col. Vigo

The Road Back Poster

The Road Back Feature Film1937Prosecutor

The Wrong Road Poster

The Wrong Road Feature Film1937Mike Roberts

Absolute Quiet Poster

Absolute Quiet Feature Film1936G.A. Axton

Lady of Secrets Poster

Lady of Secrets Feature Film1936Mr. Whittaker

Till We Meet Again Poster

Till We Meet Again Feature Film1936Ludwig

Captain Blood Poster

Captain Blood Feature Film1935Colonel Bishop

Mark of the Vampire Poster

Mark of the Vampire Feature Film1935Inspector Neumann

Rendezvous Poster

Rendezvous Feature Film1935Major William Brennan

The Devil Is a Woman Poster

The Devil Is a Woman Feature Film1935Capt. Don Pasqual 'Pasqualito' Costelar

The Murder Man Poster

The Murder Man Feature Film1935Captain Cole

Beggars in Ermine Poster

Beggars in Ermine Feature Film1934John 'Flint' Dawson aka John Daniels

Nana Feature Film1934Colonel André Muffat

One More River Poster

One More River Feature Film1934Brough

Stamboul Quest Poster

Stamboul Quest Feature Film1934Herr Von Sturm

The Age of Innocence Poster

The Age of Innocence Feature Film1934Julius Beaufort

The Firebird Poster

The Firebird Feature Film1934John Pointer

The Man Who Reclaimed His Head Poster

The Man Who Reclaimed His Head Feature Film1934Henry Dumont

Murders in the Zoo Poster

Murders in the Zoo Feature Film1933Eric Gorman

Mystery of the Wax Museum Poster

Mystery of the Wax Museum Feature Film1933Ivan Igor

Secret of the Blue Room Poster

Secret of the Blue Room Feature Film1933Robert von Helldorf

The Secret of Madame Blanche Poster

The Secret of Madame Blanche Feature Film1933Aubrey St. John

The Solitaire Man Poster

The Solitaire Man Feature Film1933Inspector Wallace

The Song of Songs Poster

The Song of Songs Feature Film1933Baron von Merzbach

The Sphinx Poster

The Sphinx Feature Film1933Jerome Breen

The Vampire Bat Poster

The Vampire Bat Feature Film1933Dr. Otto von Niemann

Doctor X Poster

Doctor X Feature Film1932Dr. Jerry Xavier

The Silent Witness Poster

The Silent Witness Feature Film1932Sir Austin Howard

The Knife Short Film1929The Surgeon

The Actor's Advice to His Son Short Film1928The Actor

The White Faced Fool Short Film1928

The Highest Bidder Poster

The Highest Bidder Feature Film1921Lester

The Eternal Mother Poster

The Eternal Mother Feature Film1920Howard Hollister

The Marriage Price Poster

The Marriage Price Feature Film1919Kenneth Gordon

Eve's Daughter Poster

Eve's Daughter Feature Film1918Courtenay Urquhart

For Sale Feature Film1918Undetermined Role

Other Crew

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The Mad Empress Poster

The Mad Empress Feature Film1939

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