Cyril McLaglen (9 September 1899 – 11 July 1987) was a British actor who appeared in a variety of films between 1920 and 1951. He was born in London in 1899 and made his film debut in the 1920 film '' The Call of the Road''. He was the younger brother of the actor
Victor McLaglen
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McLaglen enjoyed success in the late silent era, and was placed under contract to
Gainsborough Pictures
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, appearing in some of the studio's biggest films of the late 1920s. His career started to falter with the arrival of
sound
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and he began to appear in low-budget
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.
In the mid-1930s, he emigrated to the
United States
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, but his roles in
Hollywood
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were even more limited and often consisted in small, often uncredited roles. His screen career had wound down by 1942, but he made one final appearance in the 1951 film '' Soldiers Three''.
Tommy Atkins
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* '' Balaclava'' (1928)
* '' Underground'' (1928)
* '' Lost Patrol'' (1929)
* '' Alf's Button'' (1930)
* ''
Suspense
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'' (1930)
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The Brat
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A Tale of Two Cities
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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Reap the Wild Wind
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