Frederick Culley (8 March 1879 – 3 November 1942) was a British

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. ...

. He is best remembered as the kindly Dr. Sutton in '' The Four Feathers'' (1939).BFI.org
/ref> His Father, Richard Palethorpe Culley, was an entrepreneur and philanthropist and his mother, Mary Widgery, came from a family of artists. Her father was a landscape painter, William Widgery, and her brother, Frederick Widgery, painted in the same genre. Frederick Culley began his career in the theater, where his talent was recognized by the good reviews he usually received in the London press. He appeared briefly in silent films before entering talkies but, by 1930, Culley was already 51 years old and his roles were primarily supporting ones. He was remarkably effective as Dr. Sutton, using a cane and convincing that he was in pain or discomfort because, in the book that inspired the movie, his character had suffered an accident with his leg. There was nothing wrong with the actor's own legs. Culley appeared in several other

Alexander Korda Sir Alexander Korda (; born Sándor László Kellner; ; 16 September 1893 – 23 January 1956)

productions. Frederick Culley was married to Mildred C. Thomas in 1920. They had no children. The actor died of lung cancer at the Three Swans Hotel, Hungerford, Berkshire, where he was staying.

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* 1879 births 1942 deaths 20th-century English male actors English male film actors Male actors from Plymouth, Devon {{UK-film-actor-stub