Harry Cyril Delevanti (23 February 1887 – 13 December 1975) was an English

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with a long career in American films. He was sometimes credited as Syril Delevanti.

Early years

Delevanti was born in London to

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-Italian music professor Edward Prospero Richard Delevanti and his wife Mary Elizabeth (née Rowbotham).

Career

Delevanti had a career as an actor on the English stage and, after his emigration to the United States in 1921, performed on the American stage throughout the 1920s. His first film appearance was in ''

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'' (1931). In 1938 he appeared in '' Red Barry'' for director

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, who would later marry Delevanti's daughter, Kitty. From the 1940s, he appeared in many small roles, frequently uncredited, in such films as ''

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'' (1943), ''

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'' (1945), ''

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'' (1946), ''

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'' (1947), '' Forever Amber'' (1947), '' David and Bathsheba'' (1951), ''

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'' (1952), ''

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'' (1957), ''

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'' (1963), and ''

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'' (1964). In 1957 he played a superstitious king (with

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as his concerned valet) in ''

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''. In 1958, Delevanti was cast as the printer Lucius Coin in all twenty-six episodes of the

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television series, ''

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'' during the first and final (ninth) seasons of the series. In 1957 he played florist Mr. Tulloch in "The Case of the Silent Partner". In 1965, he played bookie Craig Jefferson in "The Case of the Silent Six". Delevanti made guest-starring appearances on '' Dennis the Menace'', ''

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'', '' The Fugitive'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Virginian'', ''

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'', '' Mission: Impossible'', '' Ironside'', ''

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'' (in the episodes " A Penny for Your Thoughts", "

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'', ''

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'', and '' Dragnet''. He continued to act in films, such as ''

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'' (1964, nominated for a

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as Best Supporting Actor), ''

'' (1964), ''

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'' (1968), and ''

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'' (1971).

Personal life

In 1913, Delevanti married Eva Kitty Peel; they had three children: Kitty, Cyril, and Harry. In the early 1950s, they operated a toy shop in the Los Angeles area.

Death

On 13 December 1975, Delevanti died in

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of lung cancer.

Credited filmography

*''

'' (1931) – Reporter (uncredited) *'' Arrowsmith'' (1931) – committee member (uncredited) *'' Red Barry'' (1938, Serial) – Wing Fu *'' A Dispatch from Reuter's'' (1940) – Cockney News Vendor (uncredited) *'' Man Hunt'' (1941) – Cab Driver (uncredited) *''

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'' (1941) – Bellhop (scenes deleted) *''

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'' (1942) – Torque *''

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'' (1942) – Stage Manager (uncredited) *''

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'' (1942) – Professor (uncredited) *''

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'' (1943, Serial) – Mah Ling / Han Po *''

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man ''Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man'' is a 1943 American horror film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Lon Chaney Jr. as Larry Talbot (the Wolf Man) and Bela Lugosi as Frankenstein's monster. The script, written by Curt Siodmak, follows ' ...

'' (1943) – Freddy Jolly—Graverobber (uncredited) *''All by Myself'' (1943) – Mr. Vincent (uncredited) *''

Two Tickets to London ''Two Tickets to London'' is a 1943 American drama film made by Universal Pictures, and directed by Edwin L. Marin. The screenplay was written by Tom Reed, based on story by Roy William Neill. The film stars Michèle Morgan and Alan Curtis. ...

'' (1943) – Scottish Man (uncredited) *''

'' (1943) – Bookkeeper (uncredited) *'' Holy Matrimony'' (1943) – Townsman (uncredited) *'' Son of Dracula'' (1943) – Dr. Peters, the Coroner (uncredited) *''

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'' (1944) – Stagehand (uncredited) *'' The Impostor'' (1944) – Bartender (uncredited) *''

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'' (1944) – Claude (uncredited) *''Her Primitive Man'' (1944) – Scientist (uncredited) *''

The Invisible Man's Revenge ''The Invisible Man's Revenge'' is a 1944 American science fiction horror film directed by Ford Beebe and written by Bertram Millhauser. The film stars John Carradine as a scientist who tests his experiment on a psychiatric hospital escapee, pl ...

'' (1944) – Malty Bill – Shopkeeper (uncredited) *'' Shadow of Suspicion'' (1944) – Mr. Lewis (uncredited) *''

Ministry of Fear ''Ministry of Fear'' is a 1944 American spy thriller film noir directed by Fritz Lang, and starring Ray Milland and Marjorie Reynolds. Based on the 1943 novel by Graham Greene, the film tells the story of a man just released from a mental asy ...

'' (1944) – Railroad Agent (uncredited) *''

Enter Arsène Lupin ''Enter Arsène Lupin'' is a 1944 American film noir directed by Ford Beebe and starring Charles Korvin and Ella Raines. It features the French gentlemen thief Arsène Lupin, a creation of the writer Maurice Leblanc. Lupin keeps watch on a youn ...

'' (1944) – Wine Expert (uncredited) *''

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'' (1944) – Henry – Waiter (uncredited) *'' Jungle Queen'' (1945) – Rogers (uncredited) *''

The Jade Mask ''The Jade Mask'' is a 1945 film featuring Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan and the only appearance of Number Four Son, Eddie Chan, played by Edwin Luke, the real-life younger brother of Keye Luke, who had depicted Number One Son throughout the 1930 ...

'' (1945) – Roth *'' Sherlock Holmes and the House of Fear'' (1945) – Stanley Raeburn (uncredited) *'' The Phantom of 42nd Street'' (1945) – Roberts *'' The Shanghai Cobra'' (1945) – Detective Larkin (uncredited) *''

The Fatal Witness ''The Fatal Witness'' is a 1945 American mystery film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Jerry Sackheim and Cleve F. Adams. The film stars Evelyn Ankers, Richard Fraser, George Leigh, Barbara Everest, Barry Bernard and Frederick Worlock. ...

'' (1945) – Second Coroner (uncredited) *'' Scotland Yard Investigator'' (1945) – Police Surgeon (uncredited) *'' Kitty'' (1945) – All Hot Hawker (uncredited) *''

This Love of Ours ''This Love of Ours'' is a 1945 American drama film directed by William Dieterle and starring Merle Oberon, Maris Wrixon, Claude Rains, Charles Korvin and Carl Esmond. The film's composer, Hans J. Salter, was nominated for an Academy Award f ...

'' (1945) – Secretary (uncredited) *''

'' (1945) – Businessman (uncredited) *''

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'' (1945) – Fred *''

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'' (1945) – Jennings (uncredited) *''

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'' (1946) – Stockbroker (voice, uncredited) *''

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'' (1946) – John Adams *''

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'' (1946, Serial) – Representative to Peace Foundation

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(uncredited) *'' Dressed to Kill'' (1946) – Convict at Dartmoor Prison (uncredited) *''

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'' (1946) – Professor Jackson Parker (uncredited) *''

'' (1946) – Beggar (uncredited) *'' I'll Be Yours'' (1947) – Businessman (uncredited) *''

'' (1947) – Postman (uncredited) *''

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'' (1947) – Medical Examiner (uncredited) *'' Forever Amber'' (1947) – Cobbler (uncredited) *''

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'' (1948) – Diplomat (uncredited) *'' David and Bathsheba'' (1951) – Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited) *''

'' (1952) – Griffin – a Clown (uncredited) *''

'' (1956) (S1E15) “No Handcuffs” - Jailer, (1956) (S2E9) “The Mistake" - Hearse Driver *''

'' (1956) (Season 1 Episode 19: "The Derelicts") - Alfred J. Sloane *''

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'' (1956) – Coat Room Attendant (uncredited) *''

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'' (1957) – Mr. Robert Newman (uncredited) *''

Trooper Hook ''Trooper Hook'' is a 1957 American Western film directed by Charles Marquis Warren and starring Joel McCrea as the title character and Barbara Stanwyck as the woman he frees from the Indians. The fact that during her captivity she has had a so ...

'' (1957) – Junius *''

'' (1957) – Fanatic with 'What Is Truth' Sign (uncredited) *''

Ride Out for Revenge ''Ride Out for Revenge'' is a 1957 American Western film directed by Bernard Girard and starring Rory Calhoun, Gloria Grahame, Lloyd Bridges and Joanne Gilbert. Plot Cheyenne Chief Yellow Wolf and son Little Wolf walk to town (the plight of ...

'' (1957) – Preacher *''

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'' (1957) – Abdul *'' Gun Fever'' (1958) – Jerry *''

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'' (1958) – Copy Man (uncredited) *''

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'' (1958) – Blairs' Butler (uncredited) *''

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'' (1958) – William Isham (uncredited) *''

'' (1959) (Season 5 Episode 12: "Specialty of the House") - Club Member (uncredited) *''

'' (1960) (Season 5 Episode 36: "Letter of Credit") - Josiah Wingate *''

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'' (1960) – MacHardie's Secretary (uncredited) *''

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'' (1962) – Grandpa *''

'' (1963) (Season 4 Episode 17: "

") - Officer *''

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'' (1964) – Henry, the Butler *''

'' (1964) – Nonno *''

'' (1964) – Mr. Grubbs (uncredited) *''

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'' (1965) – Melchior *''

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'' (1967) – Hawkins *''

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'' (1968) – Tartzoff *''

'' (1968) – Ted Baker *''

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'' (1970) – Old man *''

'' (1971) – Elderly Farmer *''

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'' (1973) – Book # 4 *'' The Girl Most Likely to...'' (1973) – Chaplain *''

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'' (1974) – Talbot (final film role)

References

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