Gerald Hamer (16 November 1886 – 6 July 1972)Profile
ftvdb.bfi.org.uk; accessed 27 June 2015. was a British actor, born at

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as Geoffrey Earl Watton to John Watton and Evelyn Clara (née Earl). Hamer worked in the United States, where he played primarily British characters in

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films. He made a number of appearances in the Basil Rathbone series of

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films in a variety of different roles.

Selected filmography

* '' Three Witnesses'' (1935) - (uncredited) * '' Swing Time'' (1936) - Eric Lacanistram (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1937) - Barker's Footman (uncredited) * '' Blond Cheat'' (1938) - Waiter * '' Sweethearts'' (1938) - Harry (uncredited) * '' The Saint Strikes Back'' (1939) - Val's Butler (uncredited) * '' Bulldog Drummond's Bride'' (1939) - Garvey * '' The Light That Failed'' (1939) - Soldier (uncredited) * '' This Above All'' (1942) - Porter (uncredited) * '' Sherlock Holmes in Washington'' (1943) - Alfred Pettibone a.k.a. John Grayson (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1943) - Langford * '' The Lodger'' (1944) - Milkman (uncredited) * '' The White Cliffs of Dover'' (1944) - Private (uncredited) * '' The Scarlet Claw'' (1944) - Potts, Tanner, Ramson * '' Enter Arsene Lupin'' (1944) - Doc Marling * ''Hi, Beautiful'' (1944) - One of Bearded Twins (uncredited) * '' The Suspect'' (1944) - Griswold (uncredited) * '' Pursuit to Algiers'' (1945) - Kingston * '' Confidential Agent'' (1945) - Waiter (uncredited) * '' Terror by Night'' (1946) - Alfred Shallcross (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1947) - Man from Paris Office (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1947) - Harry Milton (uncredited) * '' The Sign of the Ram'' (1948) - Vicar Woolton (uncredited) * '' The Secret of St. Ives'' (1949) - Hudson - the Footman (uncredited) * '' Challenge to Lassie'' (1949) - Diner (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1951) - Doctor (uncredited) * '' Gaby'' (1956) - Newsboy (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1956) (Season 1 Episode 23: "Back from Christmas") - Mr. Hewitt * ''

'' (1957) (Season 2 Episode 32: "The Hands of Mr. Ottermole") - Jimmy the Blindman * '' Susan Slade'' (1961) - White's Butler (uncredited)

References

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* 1886 births 1972 deaths People from Llandudno British male film actors 20th-century British male actors Place of death missing Male actors from Conwy County Borough {{UK-film-actor-stub