William Gordon Harker (7 August 1885 – 2 March 1967) was an English stage and film actor. Harker was one of the sons of Sarah Elizabeth Harker, née Hall, (1856–1927), and Joseph Harker (1855–1927), a much admired set painter for the theatre for whom the '' Dracula'' character Jonathan Harker was named. Harker had a long career on the stage, from 1902 to the 1950s. In addition, he appeared in 68 films between 1921 and 1959, including three silent films directed by

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and in several scenes in '' Elstree Calling'' (1930), a revue film co-directed by Hitchcock. He was known for his performance as Inspector Hornleigh in a trilogy of films produced between 1938 and 1940, as well in '' Saloon Bar'' (1940), based on a stage play he had starred in and another one of his stage successes The Poltergeist made into the film '' Things Happen at Night'' (1947), a poltergeist comedy he co-starred in with Alfred Drayton and

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. His last major screen role was as the wily waiter Albert in the 1957 motion picture version of '' Small Hotel''.

Filmography

* '' General John Regan'' (1921) * '' The Ring'' (1927) * '' The Farmer's Wife'' (1928) * ''

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'' (1928) * '' The Flying Scotsman'' (1929) * '' The Wrecker'' (1929) * '' Taxi for Two'' (1929) * '' The Crooked Billet'' (1929) * '' The Return of the Rat'' (1929) * '' Elstree Calling'' (1930) * '' The Squeaker'' (1930) * '' The W Plan'' (1930) * '' Escape'' (1930) * '' The Professional Guest'' (1931, short) * '' Shadows'' (1931) * '' The Stronger Sex'' (1931) * '' Third Time Lucky'' (1931) * '' The Ringer'' (1931) * '' The Sport of Kings'' (1931) * '' The Calendar'' (1931) * '' The Man They Couldn't Arrest'' (1931) * '' Love on Wheels'' (1932) * '' The Frightened Lady'' (1932) * '' The Lucky Number'' (1932) * '' Rome Express'' (1932) * '' White Face'' (1932) * '' Condemned to Death'' (1932) * '' This Is the Life'' (1933) * ''

Britannia of Billingsgate ''Britannia of Billingsgate'' is a 1933 British musical comedy film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Violet Loraine, Gordon Harker, Kay Hammond and John Mills. A family who work in the fish trade at Billingsgate Market encounter a film cr ...

'' (1933) * '' Friday the Thirteenth'' (1933) * '' Road House'' (1934) * '' Dirty Work'' (1934) * '' My Old Dutch'' (1934) * '' Admirals All'' (1935) * '' The Lad'' (1935) * '' Boys Will Be Boys'' (1935) * '' The Phantom Light'' (1935) * '' Hyde Park Corner'' (1935) * '' Squibs'' (1935) * ''

The Story of Papworth, the Village of Hope ''The Story of Papworth'' (also known as ''The Story of Papworth, the Village of Hope'') is a 1935 British short drama film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Madeleine Carroll, Gordon Harker and C. Aubrey Smith. The screenplay concerns a c ...

'' (1935, short) * '' Wolf's Clothing'' (1936) * '' Two's Company'' (1936) * '' The Amateur Gentleman'' (1936) * '' Millions'' (1937) * '' Beauty and the Barge'' (1937) * '' The Frog'' (1937) * '' Lightning Conductor'' (1938) * '' Blondes for Danger'' (1938) * '' No Parking'' (1938) * ''

Return of the Frog ''The Return of the Frog'' is a 1938 British crime film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Gordon Harker, Hartley Power and Rene Ray. It is a sequel to the 1937 film ''The Frog'', and was based on the 1929 novel '' The India-Rubber Men'' by Ed ...

'' (1938) * '' Inspector Hornleigh'' (1938) * '' Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday'' (1939) * '' Saloon Bar'' (1940) * '' Channel Incident'' (1940, short) * '' Inspector Hornleigh Goes To It'' (1941) * '' Once a Crook'' (1941) * '' Warn That Man'' (1943) * '' 29 Acacia Avenue'' (1945) * '' Things Happen at Night'' (1947) * '' Her Favourite Husband'' (1950) * '' The Second Mate'' (1950) * '' Derby Day'' (1952) * '' Bang! You're Dead'' (1954) * '' Out of the Clouds'' (1955) * '' A Touch of the Sun'' (1956) * '' Small Hotel'' (1957) * '' Left Right and Centre'' (1959)

Selected stage roles

* ''

London Life ''London Life'' is a 1924 play by Arnold Bennett and Edward Knoblock. It ran for 36 performances at the Drury Lane Theatre in London's West End. It was produced by Basil Dean. The large cast included Clifford Mollison, Henry Ainley, Gordon Hark ...

'' (1924) * ''

The Combined Maze ''The Combined Maze'' is a 1927 British play by Frank Vosper It is based on the 1913 novel of the same title by May Sinclair. It ran for 40 performances at the Royalty Theatre in London's West End between 30 May and 2 July 1927. The cast include ...

'' (1927) * '' Suspense'' (1930) * '' Road House'' (1932) * '' Afterwards'' (1933) * '' Saloon Bar'' (1939) * '' Warn That Man!'' (1941)

References

External links

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''Gordon Harker'' at BFI Screenonline
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