David Edgar Alderson Horne (14 July 1898 in
Balcombe,
Sussex
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– 15 March 1970 in
Marylebone
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An ancient parish and latterly a metropo ...
,
London
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) was an English film and stage actor.
Biography
Horne began his film career in the 1930s, after a distinguished early career in the theatre. He was generally seen portraying pompous, self-satisfied characters. He never managed to rise to the "star" level in his silver screen acting career, but he was an indispensable character actor, and played many utility parts such as desk clerks, newspaper editors, police officials, lawyers and doctors. He continued his theatre work until his death in 1970.
In 1924 he married the former actress
Renée Mayer. The marriage was later dissolved.
[Marriage of Renée Mayer and David A. E. Horne in the England and Wales Civil Registration Marriage Index 1916-2005]
Filmography
Film
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Lord of the Manor
Lord of the manor is a title that, in Anglo-Saxon England and Norman England, referred to the landholder of a historical rural estate. The titles date to the English Feudalism, feudal (specifically English feudal barony, baronial) system. The ...
'' (1933) as General Sir George Fleeter (film debut)
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General John Regan'' (1933) as Maj. Kent
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Badger's Green'' (1934) as Major Forrester
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The Case for the Crown'' (1934) as James Rainsford
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That's My Uncle'' (1935) as Col. Marlowe
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The Village Squire'' (1935) as Squire Hollis
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Late Extra'' (1935) - Williams as Newspaper Editor
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Hyde Park Corner
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'' (1935)
* ''
Gentlemen's Agreement
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'' (1935) as Sir Charles Lysle
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Under Proof'' (1936) as Dr. Walton
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The Cardinal
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'' (1936) as English Abbot
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Debt of Honour'' (1936) as Colonel Mayhew
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It's Love Again'' (1936) as Durland
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A Touch of the Moon'' (1936) as Colonel Plattner
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The Interrupted Honeymoon'' (1936) as Colonel Craddock
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Seven Sinners'' (1936) as Hotel Manager
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The House of the Spaniard'' (1936) as 2nd Captain
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Conquest of the Air'' (1936) as
Nero
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(uncredited)
* ''
The Mill on the Floss
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'' (1936) as Mr. Deane (uncredited)
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Farewell Again'' (1937) as John Carlisle
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The Green Cockatoo'' (1937) (uncredited)
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Blind Folly'' (1940) as Mr. Steel
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21 Days
''21 Days'' (also known as ''21 Days Together'', ''The First and the Last'' and ''Three Weeks Together'') is a 1940 British drama film based on the short 1919 play ''The First and the Last (play), The First and the Last'' by John Galsworthy. It ...
'' (1940) as Beavis
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The Stars Look Down'' (1940) as Mr. Wilkins
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Crimes at the Dark House'' (1940) as Frederick Fairlie
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Return to Yesterday'' (1940) as Morrison
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Night Train to Munich'' (1940) as Official at Prague Steel Works (uncredited)
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The Door with Seven Locks'' (1940) as Edward Havelock
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Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It'' (1941) as Commissioner
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Breach of Promise'' (1942) as Sir Hamar
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The Day Will Dawn
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'' (1942) as Evans, Foreign Editor
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They Flew Alone'' (1942) as Solicitor
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The First of the Few
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'' (1942) as Mr. Higgins
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The Young Mr. Pitt'' (1942) as Mayor (uncredited)
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Yellow Canary'' (1943) as Admiral (uncredited)
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San Demetrio London'' (1943)
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The Hundred Pound Window
''The Hundred Pound Window'' is a 1944 British Comedy film, comedy crime film directed by Brian Desmond Hurst and starring Anne Crawford, David Farrar (actor), David Farrar, Frederick Leister and Richard Attenborough. An accountant has to take a ...
'' (1944) as Baldwin
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Don't Take It to Heart'' (1944) as Sir Henry Wade, Prosecuting Counsel
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The Man from Morocco'' (1945) as Dr. Duboste
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I Live in Grosvenor Square'' (1945) as War Office Major
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They Were Sisters'' (1945) as Mr. Field
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The Seventh Veil'' (1945) as Dr. Kendall
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The Wicked Lady'' (1945) as Martin Worth
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The Rake's Progress
''The Rake's Progress'' is an English-language opera from 1951 in three acts and an epilogue by Igor Stravinsky. The libretto, written by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman, is based loosely on the eight paintings and engravings '' A Rake's Prog ...
'' (1945) as Sir John Brockley
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Gaiety George'' (1946) as Lord Mountsbury
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Caravan'' (1946) as Charles Camperdene
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The Magic Bow'' (1946) as Rizzi
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Men of Two Worlds'' (1946) as Concert Agent
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Spring Song'' (1946) as Sir Anthony
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The Man Within'' (1947) as Dr. Stanton
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Easy Money'' (1948) as Mr. Hessian (voice, uncredited)
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Saraband for Dead Lovers'' (1948) as Duke George William
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It's Hard to Be Good
''It's Hard to Be Good'' is a 1948 British comedy film directed by Jeffrey Dell and starring Jimmy Hanley, Anne Crawford and Raymond Huntley. In the film, an ex-army officer finds his altruistic attempts to improve the world are unsuccessful. ...
'' (1948) as Edward Beckett
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Once Upon a Dream'' (1949) as Registrar
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The History of Mr. Polly'' (1949) as Mr. Garvace
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Madeleine'' (1950) as Lord Justice-Clerk
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Appointment with Venus'' (1951) as Magistrate
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Street Corner'' (1953) as Judge (uncredited)
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Martin Luther
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'' (1953) as
Duke Frederick
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Spaceways'' (1953) as Minister
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The Intruder'' (1953) as General
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Beau Brummell
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'' (1954) as Thurlow
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Three Cases of Murder'' (1955) as Sir James (segment "Lord Mountdrago")
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The Last Man to Hang?'' (1956) as Antony Harcombe, Q.C.
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Lust for Life'' (1956) as Rev. Peeters
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The Prince and the Showgirl'' (1957) as The Foreign Office
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The Safecracker'' (1958) as Herbert Fenwright
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The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw'' (1958) as James, His Butler
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The Devil's Disciple'' (1959) as Uncle William
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The Clue of the New Pin'' (1961) as John Tredmere
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Goodbye Again'' (1961) as Queen's Counsel
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Dentist on the Job'' (1961) as Admiral Southbound
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Nurse on Wheels'' (1963) as Dr. Golfrey Senior
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The Big Job'' (1965) as Judge
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A Flea in Her Ear'' (1968) as The Prosecutor
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Diamonds for Breakfast'' (1968) as Duke of Windemere (final film)
Stage
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Suspect
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'' (1937) as Sir Hugo Const
*''
Witness for the Prosecution'' (1953) as Sir Wilfrid Robarts QC
References
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Horne, David
1898 births
1970 deaths
English male film actors
English male stage actors
Male actors from West Sussex
20th-century English male actors
People from Balcombe, West Sussex