Henry Wale (14 July 1891 – 28 December 1969), known professionally as Henry Oscar, was an English stage and film actor. He changed his name and began acting in 1911, having studied under Elsie Fogerty at the Central School of Speech and Drama, then based in the

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, London. He appeared in a wide range of films, including '' The Man Who Knew Too Much'' (1934), '' Fire Over England'' (1937), '' The Four Feathers'' (1939), '' Hatter's Castle'' (1942), ''

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'' (1948), ''

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'' (1954), '' The Little Hut'' (1957), '' Beyond This Place'' (1959), ''

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'' (1960), '' Lawrence of Arabia'' (1962), '' The Long Ships'' (1963) and '' Murder Ahoy!'' (1964).

Selected filmography

* '' After Dark'' (1933) as Higgins * '' Love, Life and Laughter'' (1934) (uncredited) * '' Brides to Be'' (1934) as Laurie Randall * ''

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'' (1934) as Raglan * '' The Man Who Knew Too Much'' (1934) as George Barbor, Dentist (uncredited) * '' The Case of Gabriel Perry'' (1935) as Gabriel Perry * '' Night Mail'' (1935) as Mancini * '' Me and Marlborough'' (1935) as Goultier * '' The Tunnel'' (1935) as Grellier * '' Father O'Flynn'' (1935) as Westmacott * '' Sexton Blake and the Bearded Doctor'' (1935) as Dr. Gibbs * '' Love in Exile'' (1936) as Dictator * '' Seven Sinners'' (1936) as Axel Hoyt * '' The Man Behind the Mask'' (1936) as Interpol Detective ("Voltaire") * '' Spy of Napoleon'' (1936) as Hugo Blot * '' Dishonour Bright'' (1936) as Blenkinsop * '' No Escape'' (1936) as Cyril Anstey * '' Sensation'' (1936) as Superintendent Stainer * '' Fire Over England'' (1937) as Spanish Ambassador * '' Dark Journey'' (1937) as Swedish Magistrate * '' The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel'' (1937) as Robespierre * '' Who Killed John Savage?'' (1937) as Woolrich * '' The Academy Decides'' (1937) as Kyle * '' The Terror'' (1938) as Joe Connor * '' Luck of the Navy'' (1938) as Commdr. Perrin * '' Black Limelight'' (1939) as Inspector Tanner * '' The Four Feathers'' (1939) as Dr. Harraz * '' The Saint in London'' (1939) as Bruno Lang * '' On the Night of the Fire'' (1939) as Pilleger * '' Hell's Cargo'' (1939) as Liner captain * '' Dead Man's Shoes'' (1940) as President of the Court * '' Spies of the Air'' (1940) as Porter * '' Tilly of Bloomsbury'' (1940) as Lucius Welwyn * '' The Flying Squad'' (1940) as Sir Edward, Police Commissioner * '' Two for Danger'' (1940) as Claude Frencham * '' Atlantic Ferry'' (1941) as Josiah Eagles * '' The Seventh Survivor'' (1942) as Goodenough * '' Penn of Pennsylvania'' (1942) as Samuel Pepys * '' Hatter's Castle'' (1942) as Grierson * '' The Day Will Dawn'' (1942) as Newspaper Editor * '' Squadron Leader X'' (1943) as Dr. Schultz * '' The Upturned Glass'' (1947) as Coroner * '' Mrs. Fitzherbert'' (1947) as William Pitt * '' The Greed of William Hart'' (1948) as Moore * '' It Happened in Soho'' as Inspector Carp * '' The Idol of Paris'' (1948) as Lachman * ''

'' (1948) as King James II * ''

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'' (1949) as Count Gamba * '' The Man from Yesterday'' (1949) as Julius Rickman * '' Prelude to Fame'' (1950) as Signor Mario Bondini * '' The Black Rose'' (1950) as Friar Roger Bacon * ''

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'' (1953) * ''

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'' (1953) as King Mark of Cornwall (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1954) as The Chief * ''

'' (1954) as Dr. Willis * '' It's a Great Day'' (1955) as Borough Surveyor * '' Portrait of Alison'' (1955) as John Smith * '' Private's Progress'' (1956) as Art Expert * '' The Little Hut'' (1957) as Mr. Trollope * '' The Spaniard's Curse'' (1958) as Fredericks * '' The Secret Man'' (1959) * '' The Adventures of William Tell'' as Dr Kein, "The Magic Powder" episode * '' Beyond This Place (1959 film)'' : ('' Web of Evidence''), US (1959) as Alderman Sharpe * ''

'' (1960) as Justice Wills * '' The Brides of Dracula'' (1960) as Herr Lang * '' Foxhole in Cairo'' (1960) as Col. Zeltinger * '' Lawrence of Arabia'' (1962) as Silliam, Faisal's servant/Reciter (uncredited) * '' The Long Ships'' (1964) as Auctioneer * '' Murder Ahoy!'' (1964) as Lord Rudkin * '' The City Under the Sea'' (1965) as Mumford

Selected stage credits

* '' Flowers of the Forest'' (1934) by

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* '' Thank You, Mr. Pepys!'' (1937) by W.P. Lipscomb * '' The Assassin'' (1948) by Irwin Shaw * '' The Shop at Sly Corner'' (1945) by Edward Percy * ''

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'' (1952) by Arthur Watkyn

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Oscar, Henry English male film actors English male stage actors Male actors from London 1891 births 1969 deaths 20th-century English male actors