Douglas Jefferies (1884–1959) was a British

stage Stage, stages, or staging may refer to: Arts and media Acting * Stage (theatre), a space for the performance of theatrical productions * Theatre, a branch of the performing arts, often referred to as "the stage" * ''The Stage'', a weekly Brit ...

and

film actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

Selected filmography

* '' A Safe Affair'' (1931) - Henry * '' Channel Crossing'' (1933) - Dr. Walkley * '' What Happened to Harkness?'' (1934) - (uncredited) * ''

The Cardinal ''The Cardinal'' is a 1963 American drama film produced independently, directed by Otto Preminger and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The screenplay was written by Robert Dozier, based on the novel by the same by Henry Morton Robinson. The ...

'' (1936) - Baglioni * ''

While the Sun Shines ''While the Sun Shines'' is a 1947 British comedy film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Barbara White, Ronald Squire, Brenda Bruce, Bonar Colleano, and Michael Allan. It was based on Terence Rattigan's 1943 play of the same name. P ...

'' (1947) - The Duke of Ayr and Stirling * ''

The Loves of Joanna Godden ''The Loves of Joanna Godden'' is a 1947 British historical drama film directed by Charles Frend and produced by Michael Balcon. The screenplay was written by H. E. Bates and Angus MacPhail from the novel '' Joanna Godden'' (1921) by Sheila Kaye ...

'' (1947) - Huggett * '' Frieda'' (1947) - Hobson * ''

The Long Dark Hall ''The Long Dark Hall'' is a 1951 British crime film directed by Reginald Beck and Anthony Bushell and starring Rex Harrison, Lilli Palmer and Raymond Huntley. It was written by Nunnally Johnson based on the 1947 novel '' A Case to Answer'' by E ...

'' (1951) - Dr. Conway

Selected stage roles

* ''

Lean Harvest ''Lean Harvest'' is a 1931 play by the British writer Ronald Jeans. It portrays a married couple in the years after the First World War, with the ''New Statesman'' review concluding that the moral of the play was "too much money and too little mo ...

'' by

Ronald Jeans Ronald Jeans (10 May 1887 – 16 May 1973) was a British playwright with a career spanning nearly 50 years. Early life Ronald Jeans was born in Oxton, Merseyside, the younger son of Sir Alexander Grigor Jeans (1849–1924), the founder and ma ...

(1931) *'' Victoria Regina'' by

Laurence Housman Laurence Housman (; 18 July 1865 – 20 February 1959) was an English playwright, writer and illustrator whose career stretched from the 1890s to the 1950s. He studied art in London and worked largely as an illustrator during the first years o ...

(1937) * ''

'' by

Terence Rattigan Sir Terence Mervyn Rattigan (10 June 191130 November 1977) was a British dramatist and screenwriter. He was one of England's most popular mid-20th-century dramatists. His plays are typically set in an upper-middle-class background.Geoffrey Wan ...

(1943) * '' Home Is Tomorrow'' by J.B. Priestley (1948) * '' Cry Liberty'' by Esther McCracken (1950) * '' The Seventh Veil'' by

Sydney Box Frank Sydney Box (29 April 1907 – 25 May 1983) was a British film producer and screenwriter, and brother of British film producer Betty Box. In 1940, he founded the documentary film company Verity Films with Jay Lewis. He produced and co- ...

(1951)

References

Bibliography

* Christopher Murray. ''Sean O'Casey: Writer at Work, a Biography''. Gill & Macmillan, 2004.

External links

* 1884 births 1959 deaths British male film actors British male stage actors British male television actors Actors from the London Borough of Islington {{UK-film-actor-stub