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Frederick Worlock

Frederick Worlock

Birthday: 1886-12-14 | Place of Birth: London, England, UK

Frederick Worlock was a British-American actor. He is known for his work in various films during the 1940s and 1950s, and as the voice of Horace in One Hundred and One Dalmatians. On stage, he made his début in 1906 in Henry V in Bristol and acted in four productions in London before moving to the United States in the 1920s, where he appeared in Broadway productions between 1923 and 1954. From 1938 to 1966, Worlock appeared as a supporting actor in films including Man Hunt, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, How Green Was My Valley, The Imperfect Lady, Singapore, The Lone Wolf in London, Love from a Stranger, Ruthless, Joan of Arc, Spartacus, One Hundred and One Dalmatians (voice-over), and Spinout. He appeared in a number of the Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone in the 1940s. The diginfied-looking British actor often portrayed "professorial roles, some benign, some villainous". Worlock died from cerebral ischemia in 1973, at the age of 86.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1963
The Invincible Mr. Disraeli

as    Lord Derby

1961
One Hundred and One Dalmatians

as    Horace / Inspector Craven (voice)

1947
The Macomber Affair

as    Clerk

1946
Dressed to Kill

as    Colonel Cavanaugh

1946
Terror by Night

as    Prof. William Kilbane

1945
The Woman in Green

as    Dr. Onslow

1945
Scotland Yard Investigator

as    John Brent

1945
The Fatal Witness

as    Sir Humphrey Mong

1943
The Mantrap

as    Patrick Berwick

1941
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as    Dr. Heath

1941
Man Hunt

as    Lord Gerald Risborough

1940
Strange Cargo

as    Grideau, the Prison Head

1940
Moon Over Burma

as    Stephen Harmon

1939
Lady of the Tropics

as    Colonel Demassey

1939
Miracles for Sale

as    Dr. Cesar Sabbatt