Donald Esme Clayton Calthrop (11 April 1888 – 15 July 1940) was an English stage and film actor. Born in London, Calthrop was educated at St Paul's School and made his first stage appearance at eighteen years of age at the Comedy Theatre,

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. His first film was '' The Gay Lord Quex'' released in 1917. He starred as the title character in the successful musical '' The Boy'' in the same year. He then appeared in more than 60 films between 1916 and 1940, including five films directed by

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. He died in

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from a

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while he was filming ''

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'' (1941). According to

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in his autobiography, some shots in the final film had a stand-in playing Calthrop's role (from the back) and a piece of dialogue was recorded using an unnamed person who impersonated Calthrop's voice. He was the nephew of dramatist

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Selected filmography

* ''Altar Chains'' (1916) * '' Masks and Faces'' (1917) - Lovell * '' The Gay Lord Quex'' (1917) - Valma * '' Goodbye'' (1918) - Capt. Richard Adair * ''

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'' (1918) - Horatio Nelson * '' Shooting Stars'' (1928) - Andy Wilkes * '' The Flying Squad'' (1929) - Sederman * '' The Clue of the New Pin'' (1929) - Yeh Ling * ''

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'' (1929) - Tracy * ''

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'' (1929) - Pointer * '' Spanish Eyes'' (1930) - Mascoso * '' The Night Porter'' (1930) - The Porter * '' Song of Soho'' (1930) - Nobby * '' Loose Ends'' (1930) - Winton Penner * '' Juno and the Paycock'' (1930) - Needle Nugent (uncredited) * '' Two Worlds'' (1930) - Mendel (British Version) * '' Murder!'' (1930) - Ion Stewart * '' Almost a Honeymoon'' (1930) - Charles, the butler * '' Elstree Calling'' (1930) - Himself / Petruchio in Taming of the Shrew * '' Cape Forlorn'' (1931) - Parsons * '' Uneasy Virtue'' (1931) - Burglar * '' The Ghost Train'' (1931) - Saul Hodgkin * '' Many Waters'' (1931) - Compton Hardcastle * '' The Bells'' (1931) - Mathias * '' Potiphar's Wife'' (1931) - Counsel for Defense * '' Money for Nothing'' (1932) - Manager * ''

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'' (1932) - Brant - Nora's Escort * '' Fires of Fate'' (1932) - Sir William Royden * '' Rome Express'' (1932) - Mr. Poole * '' F.P.1'' (1933) - Sunshine, the Photographer * '' I Was a Spy'' (1933) - Cnockhaert * '' Early to Bed'' (1933) - Peschke * '' Friday the Thirteenth'' (1933) - Hugh Nicholls * '' This Acting Business'' (1933) - Milton Stafford * '' Sorrell and Son'' (1933) - Dr. Richard Orange * ''

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'' (1934) - Charles Murray * '' Nine Forty-Five'' (1934) - Dr. Venables * ''

Orders Is Orders ''Orders Is Orders'' is a 1933 British comedy film starring Charlotte Greenwood, James Gleason and Cyril Maude about an American film crew who move into a British army barracks to start making a film, much to the commander's horror. Much of t ...

'' (1934) - Pavey * ''

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'' (1934) - Macleod * '' The Clairvoyant'' (1935) - Derelict (uncredited) * ''

The Divine Spark ''The Divine Spark'' is a 1935 British musical film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Marta Eggerth, Phillips Holmes, Benita Hume and Donald Calthrop. An Italian-language version ''Casta Diva (1935 film), Casta Diva'' was shot simultaneou ...

'' (1935) - Judge Fumaroli * '' Me and Marlborough'' (1935) - Drunken Yokel * '' The Phantom Light'' (1935) - David Owen * '' Man of the Moment'' (1935) - Godfrey * '' Scrooge'' (1935) - Bob Cratchit * '' Broken Blossoms'' (1936) - Old Chinaman * '' The Man Behind the Mask'' (1936) - Dr. Harold E. Walpole * '' The Man Who Changed His Mind'' (1936) - Clayton / Lord Haslewood * '' Fire Over England'' (1937) - Don Escobal * '' Thunder in the City'' (1937) - Dr. Plumet * ''

Cafe Colette ''Cafe Colette'' is a 1937 British thriller film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Paul Cavanagh, Greta Nissen in her final film role and Sally Gray. It was also released under the alternative title ''Danger in Paris''. The film was mad ...

'' (1937) - Nick * '' Love from a Stranger'' (1937) - Hobson * '' Dreaming Lips'' (1937) - Philosopher * '' Band Waggon'' (1940) - Hobday * ''

Let George Do It! ''Let George Do It!'' (US: ''To Hell With Hitler'') is a 1940 British black-and-white comedy musical war film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring George Formby. It was produced by Michael Balcon for Associated Talking Pictures and its success ...

'' (1940) - Frederick Strickland * '' Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt'' (1940) - Guide (uncredited) * ''

'' (1941) - Peter Shirley

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