Syd Crossley (18 November 1885 – 1 November 1960) was an English stage and film actor. Born in

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in 1885, Crossley began his career as a music hall comedian. He appeared in more than 110 films, often cast as a butler, between 1925 and 1942, with some of his most memorable early performances in

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Mabel Normand Amabel Ethelreid Normand (November 9, 1893 – February 23, 1930), better known as Mabel Normand, was an American silent film actress, screenwriter, director, and producer. She was a popular star and collaborator of Mack Sennett in their ...

. He died in

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Partial filmography

* '' Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1925) * '' The Unknown Soldier'' (1926) * '' The Golden Web'' (1926) * '' Jewels of Desire'' (1927) * '' Romantic Rogue'' (1927) * '' Play Safe'' (1927) * '' One Hour Married'' (1927) * '' The Blood Ship'' (1927) * ''

The Circus Kid ''The Circus Kid'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by George B. Seitz. Although it was a silent film, it contained some talking sequences, synchronized music and sound effects. A print of the film exists. Cast * Frankie Darro a ...

'' (1928) * ''

Into No Man's Land ''Into No Man's Land'' is a 1928 American silent war drama film directed by Cliff Wheeler and starring Tom Santschi, Betty Blythe, and Crauford Kent.Munden p.382 Synopsis A refined criminal keeps his life secret from his daughter. When he gets ...

'' (1928) * '' Fangs of the Wild'' (1928) * '' A Perfect Gentleman'' (1928) * ''

The Hate Ship ''The Hate Ship'' is a 1929 British mystery film directed by Norman Walker and starring Jameson Thomas, Jean Colin and Jack Raine. It was made at Elstree Studios by British International Pictures.Wood p.67 Cast * Jameson Thomas as Vernon Wolfe ...

'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1929) * '' Atlantik'' (1929) * ''

The Younger Generation ''The Younger Generation'' is a 1929 American part-talkie drama film directed by Frank Capra and starring Ricardo Cortez. It was produced by Jack Cohn for Columbia Pictures. It was Capra's first sound film. While mostly silent, the film has ...

'' (1929) * ''

The Fatal Warning ''The Fatal Warning'' is a 1929 mystery silent film serial directed by Richard Thorpe for Mascot. The film is considered to be a lost film, with no prints known to exist. It co-starred Boris Karloff. Plot After William Rogers, a bank executive ...

'' (1929) * '' The Middle Watch'' (1930) * ''

Just for a Song ''Just for a Song'' is a 1930 British musical film directed by Gareth Gundrey and starring Lillian Hall-Davis, Roy Royston and Constance Carpenter. It was made at Islington Studios.Wood p.67 Some singing and dancing sequences were photographed ...

'' (1930) * '' Never Trouble Trouble'' (1931) * '' The Professional Guest'' (1931) * '' The Flying Fool'' (1931) * '' For the Love of Mike'' (1932) * '' Tonight's the Night'' (1932) * ''

The Mayor's Nest ''The Mayor's Nest'' is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Sydney Howard, Claude Hulbert and Al Bowlly. It was made at Elstree Studios.Wood p.75 A trombonist becomes mayor of a small town, but he struggles to c ...

'' (1932) * '' Here's George'' (1932) * '' High Society'' (1932) * '' The Umbrella'' (1933) * '' The Bermondsey Kid'' (1933) * '' You Made Me Love You'' (1933) * '' The King's Cup'' (1933) * '' Letting in the Sunshine'' (1933) * ''

Over the Garden Wall ''Over the Garden Wall'' is an American animated television miniseries created by Patrick McHale for Cartoon Network. The series centers on two half-brothers who travel across a mysterious forest to find their way home, encountering a variet ...

'' (1934) * '' Give Her a Ring'' (1934) * '' The Night Club Queen'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1934) * '' Dandy Dick'' (1935) * '' Jimmy Boy'' (1935) * '' The Deputy Drummer'' (1935) * '' It's a Bet'' (1935) * '' Honeymoon for Three'' (1935) * '' The Man in the Mirror'' (1936) * ''

Public Nuisance No. 1 ''Public Nuisance No. 1'' is a 1936 British musical comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Frances Day, Arthur Riscoe and Muriel Aked. It was made at Beaconsfield Studios. The screenplay concerns a young man who goes to work as a wa ...

'' (1936) * '' Two's Company'' (1936) * '' Full Speed Ahead'' (1936) * '' Cheer Up'' (1936) * ''

The Man Behind the Mask ''The Man Behind the Mask'' is a 1936 British mystery film directed by Michael Powell and starring Hugh Williams, Jane Baxter, Ronald Ward, Maurice Schwartz, George Merritt, Henry Oscar and Peter Gawthorne. A man assaults and switches places wi ...

'' (1936) * ''

Pay Box Adventure ''Pay Box Adventure'' is a 1936 British crime film directed by W. P. Kellino and starring Syd Crossley, Marjorie Corbett and Roxie Russell. It was made at Elstree Studios as a quota quickie.Chibnall p.290 Cast * Syd Crossley Syd Crossley ( ...

'' (1936) * ''

Keep Your Seats, Please ''Keep Your Seats, Please'' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring George Formby, Florence Desmond and Alastair Sim. It marked the film debut of the child star Binkie Stuart. The film was made by Associated Talking Pi ...

'' (1936) * '' The Limping Man'' (1936) * ''

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'' (1936) * ''

Old Mother Riley Old Mother Riley is a fictional character portrayed from about 1934 to 1954 by Arthur Lucan and from 1954 to the 1980s by Roy Rolland as part of a British music hall act. Old Mother Riley (full comedy name: Daphne Bluebell Snowdrop Riley) is an ...

'' (1937) * ''

There Was a Young Man ''There Was a Young Man'' is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Albert Parker and starring Oliver Wakefield, Nancy O'Neil and Clifford Heatherley. It was made at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie by Twentieth Century Fox.Wood p.97 Cast * ...

'' (1937) * ''

Rhythm Racketeer ''Rhythm Racketeer'' is a 1937 British musical film directed by James Seymour and starring Harry Roy, Princess Pearl and James Carew. It was made at Rock Studios, Elstree, by the independent producer Joe Rock.Wood p.96 Cast * Harry Roy as Harry G ...

'' (1937) * '' Young and Innocent'' (1937) * '' Feather Your Nest'' (1937) * '' Boys Will Be Girls'' (1937) * ''

Penny Paradise ''Penny Paradise'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Carol Reed and starring Edmund Gwenn, Betty Driver and Jimmy O'Dea. It was an early directorial assignment for Reed, and along with many other British productions of the era such as ...

'' (1938) * ''

Sweet Devil ''Sweet Devil'' is a 1938 British musical comedy film directed by René Guissart (director), René Guissart and starring Bobby Howes, Jean Gillie and William Kendall (actor), William Kendall. It was made at Pinewood Studios.Wood p.97 Cast * Bobby ...

'' (1938) * ''

We're Going to Be Rich ''We're Going to Be Rich'' is a 1938 British historical musical comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Gracie Fields, Victor McLaglen and Brian Donlevy. Plot During the 1880s Kit Dobson, an English music hall singer performing in Aus ...

'' (1938) * ''

Save a Little Sunshine ''Save a Little Sunshine'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Norman Lee and starring Dave Willis, Pat Kirkwood and Tommy Trinder. Plot After he is sacked from his job, Dave Smalley buys a share in a hotel, but has to resort to working ...

'' (1938) * '' Come On George!'' (1939) * ''

Meet Maxwell Archer ''Meet Maxwell Archer'' is a 1940 British mystery film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring John Loder, Leueen MacGrath and Athole Stewart. The screenplay concerns a private detective who attempts to clear a man wrongly accused of murd ...

'' (1940) * ''

Old Mother Riley's Circus ''Old Mother Riley's Circus'' is a 1941 British comedy film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane and John Longden. Old Mother Riley takes over a struggling circus and makes a huge success of it. The trade ad poste ...

'' (1941) * '' Let the People Sing'' (1942)

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* 1885 births 1960 deaths English male film actors English male silent film actors Male actors from London 20th-century English male actors British expatriate male actors in the United States {{England-film-actor-stub