Murray Kinnell (24 July 1889 – 11 August 1954) was a British-born American actor, recognized for playing smooth, gentlemanly, although rather shady characters. He appeared in 71 films in the USA between the

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era of

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1937 Events January * January 1 – Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua. * January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into ...

. He was best known as the two-timing petty-larceny hood Putty Nose in '' The Public Enemy'' (1931). He also appeared in a number of the Charlie Chan series of films. He had a brief tenure in stage work from 1911, prior to his cinema career. On 11 August 1954, Kinnell died at his home in

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Filmography

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'' (1930) as Charles Ventnor (film debut) * '' The Princess and the Plumber'' (1930) as Worthing * '' The Secret Six'' (1931) as Metz - the Dummy * '' The Public Enemy'' (1931) as Putty Nose * '' The Black Camel'' (1931) as Archie Smith * '' Honor of the Family'' (1931) as Captain Elek * '' Reckless Living'' (1931) as Alf * '' The Guilty Generation'' (1931) - Jerry (uncredited) * '' The Deceiver'' (1931) - Breckinridge * '' Under Eighteen'' (1931) as Peterson, Butler * '' The Menace'' (1932) as Carr * '' Freaks'' (1932) as Freakshow Barker (uncredited) * '' The Beast of the City'' (1932) as Judge (uncredited) * '' The Man Who Played God'' (1932) as King's Aide * '' The Expert'' (1932) as Smitty - the Fence (uncredited) * '' Are You Listening?'' (1932) as Carson * '' Grand Hotel'' (1932) as Schweimann * '' The Mouthpiece'' (1932) as Thompson—Day's Butler * '' While Paris Sleeps'' (1932) as Escaping Prisoner (uncredited) * '' The Purchase Price'' (1932) as Forgan * ''

The Painted Woman ''The Painted Woman'' is a 1932 American pre-Code thriller film starring Spencer Tracy, Peggy Shannon and Irving Pichel and directed by John G. Blystone. Plot After becoming involved in a killing, Kiddo gets on board Boyton's ship. When he l ...

'' (1932) as Collins * '' A Successful Calamity'' (1932) as Alfred Curtis, The Broker * ''

Secrets of the French Police ''Secrets of the French Police'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code crime film directed by A. Edward Sutherland and starring Gwili Andre, Gregory Ratoff, and Frank Morgan. The film was made as a B film by RKO Radio Pictures, using some of the sets f ...

'' (1932) as Bertillon * '' Rasputin and the Empress'' (1932) as Professor Kropotkin (uncredited) * ''

The Match King ''The Match King'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code drama film made by First National Pictures, directed by William Keighley and Howard Bretherton. The film starred Warren William and Lili Damita, and follows the rise and fall of Swedish safety matc ...

'' (1932) as Nyberg * ''

Today We Live ''Today We Live'' is a 1933 American pre-Code romance drama film produced and directed by Howard Hawks and starring Joan Crawford, Gary Cooper, Robert Young and Franchot Tone.

'' (1933) as Padre (uncredited) * ''

Zoo in Budapest ''Zoo in Budapest'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code romance/melodrama film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Loretta Young, Gene Raymond, O.P. Heggie, and Paul Fix. Gene Raymond, playing Zani, a young, mischievous man who has grown up only aro ...

'' (1933) as Garbosh * '' Damaged Lives'' (1933) as Dr. Vincent Leonard * ''

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'' (1933) as Emile - Voltaire's Servant * '' The Avenger'' (1933) as Cormack * '' The Solitaire Man'' (1933) as Inspector Harris (uncredited) * ''

I Loved a Woman ''I Loved a Woman'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama directed by Alfred E. Green, starring Kay Francis, Edward G. Robinson, and Genevieve Tobin. According to producer Hal Wallis' autobiography (with Charles Higham), Robinson and Francis "were ...

'' (1933) as Davenport * '' Ann Vickers'' (1933) as Dr. Slenk - Copperhead Gap Warden * '' From Headquarters'' (1933) as Horton * '' If I Were Free'' (1933) as Dr. Clairbourne (uncredited) * ''

The Women in His Life ''The Women in His Life'' is a 1933 American pre-Code crime film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Otto Kruger. Cast * Otto Kruger as Kent 'Barry' Barringer * Una Merkel as Miss 'Simmy' Simmons * Ben Lyon as Roger McKane * Isabel Jewell ...

'' (1933) as 1st Defendant (uncredited) * '' I Am Suzanne'' (1933) as Luigi Malatini * '' The House of Rothschild'' (1934) as James Rothschild * ''

Affairs of a Gentleman ''Affairs of a Gentleman'' is a 1934 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Edwin L. Marin and written by Cyril Hume, Peter Ruric and Milton Krims, adapted from the play by Edith Ellis and Edward Ellis (actor). The film stars Paul Lukas, Le ...

'' (1934) as Fletcher * ''

Murder in Trinidad ''Murder in Trinidad'' is a 1934 American pre-Code drama film directed by Louis King and starring Nigel Bruce, Heather Angel, Victor Jory, and Murray Kinnell.Such Women Are Dangerous ''Such Women Are Dangerous'' is a 1934 American drama film directed by James Flood, written by Oscar M. Sheridan, Jane Storm and Lenore Coffee, and starring Warner Baxter, Rosemary Ames, Rochelle Hudson, Mona Barrie, Herbert Mundin and Henriett ...

'' (1934) as Jan Paris * ''

Charlie Chan's Courage ''Charlie Chan's Courage'' (1934) is the fifth film in which Warner Oland played detective Charlie Chan. It is a remake of the 1927 silent film ''The Chinese Parrot,'' based upon the novel by Earl Derr Biggers''.'' Both are considered lost films. ...

'' (1934) as Martin Thorne * ''

Hat, Coat and Glove ''Hat, Coat and Glove'' is a 1934 American pre-Code crime drama film directed by Worthington Miner from a screenplay by Francis Faragoh. It starred Ricardo Cortez, Barbara Robbins, and John Beal. Plot Cast * Ricardo Cortez as Robert Mitchel ...

'' (1934) as The Judge * '' Charlie Chan in London'' (1934) as Phillips * ''

Anne of Green Gables ''Anne of Green Gables'' is a 1908 novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery (published as L. M. Montgomery). Written for all ages, it has been considered a classic children's novel since the mid-20th century. Set in the late 19th century, ...

'' (1934) as Mr. Phillips * '' The Silver Streak'' (1934) as Doctor Flynn (uncredited) * ''

Charlie Chan in Paris ''Charlie Chan in Paris'' is the seventh film produced by Fox with Warner Oland as Charlie Chan. Long thought lost, it is available on DVD as part of Twentieth Century Fox Home Video's ''Charlie Chan Collection, Vol. 1''. Hamilton MacFadden d ...

'' (1935) as Henri Latouche * ''

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'' (1935) as

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* '' Mad Love'' (1935) as Charles - Theater Official (uncredited) * ''

The Three Musketeers ''The Three Musketeers'' (french: Les Trois Mousquetaires, links=no, ) is a French historical adventure novel written in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas. It is in the swashbuckler genre, which has heroic, chivalrous swordsmen who fight f ...

'' (1935) as Bernajou * '' The Last Days of Pompeii'' (1935) as Simon - Judean Peasant * '' Rendezvous'' (1935) as de Segroff * ''

Fighting Youth ''Fighting Youth'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by Hamilton MacFadden and written by Henry Johnson, Hamilton MacFadden and newspaper reporter Florabel Muir. The film stars Charles Farrell, June Martel, Andy Devine, J. Farrell MacDo ...

'' (1935) as Dean James Churchill * '' Kind Lady'' (1935) as Doctor * '' The Great Impersonation'' (1935) as Seaman * '' Captain Blood'' (1935) as Court Clerk (uncredited) * '' The Witness Chair'' (1936) as Defense Attorney Conrick * '' One Rainy Afternoon'' (1936) as Theatre Manager * '' Mary of Scotland'' (1936) as Judge * '' The Big Game'' (1936) as Dean of Men (uncredited) * ''

15 Maiden Lane ''15 Maiden Lane'' is a 1936 American crime film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Claire Trevor, Cesar Romero, and Lloyd Nolan. The plot involves an insurance investigator (Trevor) who infiltrates a gang who had stolen jewels from the eponymou ...

'' (1936) as Fingers (uncredited) * ''

Make Way for a Lady ''Make Way for a Lady'' is a 1936 romantic comedy/ drama directed by David Burton, starring Herbert Marshall and Anne Shirley. June Drew ( Anne Shirley) is the teenaged "lady" based on Elizabeth Jordan's novel ''Daddy and I''. Plot June Drew ...

'' (1936) as Doctor Barnes * ''

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'' (1936) as Rev. Nelson * ''

Four Days' Wonder ''Four Days' Wonder'' is a 1936 American comedy mystery film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Jeanne Dante, Kenneth Howell and Martha Sleeper. Produced by Universal Pictures Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, ...

'' (1936) as Morris * '' Winterset'' (1936) as Prof. Dean Liggett (uncredited) * '' Outcast'' (1937) as Anthony 'Tony' Stevens * '' The Soldier and the Lady'' (1937) as Peasant (uncredited) * ''

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) as Hugo * ''

Captains Courageous ''Captains Courageous: A Story of the Grand Banks'' is an 1897 novel by Rudyard Kipling that follows the adventures of fifteen-year-old Harvey Cheyne Jr., the spoiled son of a railroad tycoon, after he is saved from drowning by a Portuguese f ...

'' (1937) as Minister (uncredited) * '' Parnell'' (1937) as Sir Richard Webster (uncredited) * ''

Think Fast, Mr. Moto ''Think Fast, Mr. Moto'' is a 1937 film directed by Norman Foster and featuring a mysterious Japanese detective named Mr. Moto. It is the first of eight films in the Mr. Moto series, all based on the character Mr. Moto created by John P. Marqu ...

'' (1937) as Joseph Wilkie (final film)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kinnell, Murray 1889 births 1954 deaths English male film actors 20th-century English male actors British emigrants to the United States Burials at Santa Barbara Cemetery