Edward Lionel Pape (17 April 1877 – 21 October 1944) was an English born stage and screen actor. His acting career begun in his native UK with eventual migration to the US. He appeared on the Broadway stage in over 20 productions between 1912 and 1935. The beginning of his screen career goes back to the silent film era.''Who Was Who on Screen'', p. 360 2nd edition c.1977 by Evelyn Mack Truitt Between the 1930s and early 1940s, he played supporting roles and bit parts in over 50 Hollywood movies. He played in numerous films of directors like

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. Pape portrayed

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's butler in '' The Philadelphia Story'' (1940) and appeared as the oppressive coal mine owner in ''

How Green Was My Valley ''How Green Was My Valley'' is a 1939 novel by Richard Llewellyn, narrated by Huw Morgan, the main character, about his Welsh family and the mining community in which they live. The author had claimed that he based the book on his own person ...

'' (1941).

Partial filmography

*''The Pursuing Shadow'' (1915) - Viscount Acheson *''

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'' (1915) - Bertie Stavely *''Flame of Passion'' (1915) *''The Pearl of the Antilles'' (1915) - Murray Carson *'' The Sporting Duchess'' (1920) - Captain Cyprian Streatfield *'' The Fatal Hour'' (1920) - The Duke of Exmoor *'' The New York Idea'' (1920) - Sir Wilfrid Darby * '' Nobody'' (1921) - Noron Ailsworth *''

Two for Tonight ''Two for Tonight'' is a 1935 American musical comedy film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Bing Crosby, Joan Bennett, and Mary Boland. Based on the play ''Two for Tonight'' by J. O. Lief and Max Lief, the film is about a songwriter who comp ...

'' (1935) - Lord Ralston (uncredited) *'' The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo'' (1935) - Third Assistant Director *''

Sylvia Scarlett ''Sylvia Scarlett'' is a 1935 American romantic comedy film starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant, based on '' The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett'', a 1918 novel by Compton MacKenzie. Directed by George Cukor, it was notorious ...

'' (1935) - Sergeant Major (uncredited) *''

Little Lord Fauntleroy ''Little Lord Fauntleroy'' is a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It was published as a serial in '' St. Nicholas Magazine'' from November 1885 to October 1886, then as a book by Scribner's (the publisher of ''St. Nicholas'') in 1886. The ill ...

'' (1936) - Party Guest (uncredited) *'' The White Angel'' (1936) - War Minister (uncredited) *'' Mary of Scotland'' (1936) - Burghley *'' White Legion'' (1936) - Dr. Travis *'' A Woman Rebels'' (1936) - William C. White (uncredited) *'' Camille'' (1936) - General (uncredited) *''

Beloved Enemy ''Beloved Enemy'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by H.C. Potter and starring Merle Oberon, Brian Aherne, and David Niven. It was loosely based on the life of Michael Collins. Plot During the Irish War of Independence in 1921, Irish ...

'' (1936) - Crump *''

The Plough and the Stars ''The Plough and the Stars'' is a four-act play by the Irish writer Seán O'Casey that was first performed on 8 February 1926 at the Abbey Theatre. It is set in Dublin and addresses the 1916 Easter Rising. The play's title references the St ...

'' (1936) - Englishman (uncredited) *'' The King and the Chorus Girl'' (1937) - Prof. Kornish *''

The Prince and the Pauper ''The Prince and the Pauper'' is a novel by American author Mark Twain. It was first published in 1881 in Canada, before its 1882 publication in the United States. The novel represents Twain's first attempt at historical fiction. Set in 1547, ...

'' (1937) - Second Lord *''

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'' (1937) - Commander (uncredited) *'' Wee Willie Winkie'' (1937) - Maj. Allardyce *'' The Emperor's Candlesticks'' (1937) - 210£ Bidder (uncredited) *'' Saratoga'' (1937) - Horse Owner at Party (uncredited) *''

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'' (1937) - Lord Davington (uncredited) *''

Man-Proof ''Man-Proof'' is a 1938 American romantic comedy film directed by Richard Thorpe. The film is based on the 1937 novel ''The Four Marys'' written by Fannie Heaslip Lea. Plot The daughter of wealthy and famous novelist Meg Swift, Mimi is a young ...

'' (1938) - Man Cracking Nuts (uncredited) *'' Outside of Paradise'' (1938) - Mr. Stonewall *''

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'' (1938) - Lord Droopy *''

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife ''Bluebeard's Eighth Wife'' is a 1938 Paramount Pictures American romantic comedy film directed and produced by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Claudette Colbert and Gary Cooper. The film is based on the 1921 French play ''La huitième femme de Barbe ...

'' (1938) - Monsieur Potin *'' Fools for Scandal'' (1938) - Photographer (uncredited) *''

The Rage of Paris ''The Rage of Paris'' is a 1938 American comedy film made by Universal Pictures. The movie was directed by Henry Koster, and written by Bruce Manning and Felix Jackson. It won the Venice Film Festival for Special Recommendation. Re-issued by ...

'' (1938) - Uncle Josephus (uncredited) *''

The Young in Heart ''The Young in Heart'' is a 1938 American comedy film produced by David O. Selznick, directed by Richard Wallace, and starring Janet Gaynor, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., and Paulette Goddard. The supporting cast features Roland Young and Billie Burke ...

'' (1938) - Wombat Customer (uncredited) *''

Booloo ''Booloo'' is a 1938 American adventure film directed by Clyde E. Elliott. It stars Colin Tapley as a British soldier who attempts to prove the existence of a legendary tiger. Premise Captain Robert Rogers, a British Army officer, publishes a ...

'' (1938) - 2nd Governor *''

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'' (1939) - Edouart (uncredited) *''

The Hound of the Baskervilles ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'' is the third of the four crime novels by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serialised in ''The Strand Magazine'' from August 1901 to April 1902, it is set i ...

'' (1939) - Coroner *'' It Could Happen to You'' (1939) - Alumni Member (uncredited) *''

5th Ave Girl ''Fifth Avenue Girl'', sometimes stylized as ''5th Ave Girl'', is a 1939 RKO Radio Pictures comedy film directed by Gregory La Cava and starring Ginger Rogers, Walter Connolly, Verree Teasdale, and James Ellison. The screenplay was written by A ...

'' (1939) - Mr. Pape - Man in Nightclub (uncredited) *'' Rio'' (1939) - Jeweler (uncredited) *'' Eternally Yours'' (1939) - Mr. Howard *''

Drums Along the Mohawk ''Drums Along the Mohawk'' is a 1939 American historical drama western film based upon a 1936 novel of the same name by American author Walter D. Edmonds. The film was produced by Darryl F. Zanuck and directed by John Ford. Henry Fonda and Clau ...

'' (1939) - General (uncredited) *''

Rulers of the Sea ''Rulers of the Sea'' is a 1939 American historical drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Margaret Lockwood and Will Fyffe. The film's story is based on the voyage of the , the first steamship to cross the N ...

'' (1939) - First Secretary (uncredited) *'' Raffles'' (1939) - Lord Melrose *''

Congo Maisie ''Congo Maisie'' is a 1940 comedy-drama film directed by H. C. Potter and starring Ann Sothern Ann Sothern (born Harriette Arlene Lake; January 22, 1909 – March 15, 2001) was an American actress who worked on stage, radio, film, and ...

'' (1940) - British Consul *''

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'' (1940) - Michael Drayton *'' Cross-Country Romance'' (1940) - Miller - Mrs. North's Butler (uncredited) *''

The Long Voyage Home ''The Long Voyage Home'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by John Ford. It stars John Wayne, Thomas Mitchell and Ian Hunter. It features Barry Fitzgerald, Wilfrid Lawson, John Qualen, Mildred Natwick, and Ward Bond, among others. The fi ...

'' (1940) - Mr. Clifton (uncredited) *'' Arise, My Love'' (1940) - Lord Kettlebrook *'' A Dispatch from Reuter's'' (1940) - Stock Exchange Chairman (uncredited) *''

Tin Pan Alley Tin Pan Alley was a collection of music publishers and songwriters in New York City that dominated the popular music of the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It originally referred to a specific place: West 28th Street ...

'' (1940) - Lord Stanley *'' The Philadelphia Story'' (1940) - Edward *'' Hudson's Bay'' (1941) - Groom of the Chamber (uncredited) *''

Scotland Yard Scotland Yard (officially New Scotland Yard) is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police, the territorial police force responsible for policing Greater London's 32 boroughs, but not the City of London, the square mile that forms London's ...

'' (1941) - Hugh Burnside *''

Charley's Aunt ''Charley's Aunt'' is a farce in three acts written by Brandon Thomas. The story centres on Lord Fancourt Babberley, an undergraduate whose friends Jack and Charley persuade him to impersonate the latter's aunt. The complications of the plot in ...

'' (1941) - Hilary Babberly *''

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'' (1941) - Mr. Marley (uncredited) *''

'' (1941) - Evans *'' Almost Married'' (1942) - Mr. Marvin (final film role)

References

External links

Lionel Pape @ IMDb.com
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pape, Lionel 1877 births 1944 deaths Male actors from Sussex 20th-century English male actors English male silent film actors English male stage actors People from Brighton English emigrants to the United States