Raymond Lovell (13 April 1900 – 1 October 1953) was a Canadian actor who performed in British films. He mainly played supporting roles, often somewhat pompous characters. Lovell initially trained as a

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, but gave up medicine for the stage in the 1920s.

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DVD commentary for '' 49th Parallel'' by

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. On stage he appeared as

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in ''

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''. In 1941 he starred in

Vernon Sylvaine Vernon Sylvaine (1896–1957) was a British playwright and screenwriter. He is known for writing several popular stage farces. He began working in film in 1937 when his stage hit ''Aren't Men Beasts! (play), Aren't Men Beasts!'' was turned into a ...

's ''

Warn That Man! ''Warn That Man!'' is a 1941 comedy thriller play by the British writer Vernon Sylvaine. A comedy-thriller, its plot concerns an attempt to kidnap wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill from an English country house. Having debuted at the N ...

'', then reprised his role for the 1943

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. Lovell married

Margot Ruddock Marguerite "Margot" Ruddock (1907–1951), who used the stage name Margot Collis, was an English actress, poet and singer. She had a relationship with W. B. Yeats starting in 1934. Their correspondence was published as ''Ah, Sweet Dancer'' (1970 ...

, an actress, singer and poet, with whom he had a daughter,

Simone Lovell Simone Lovell (born 19 February 1934) is a British actress known for her television appearances of the 1950s and 60s. She is the daughter of the Canadian-born actor Raymond Lovell and Margot Ruddock, whose relationship broke down when Ruddock beg ...

. This relationship broke down when Ruddock began an affair with

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in 1934, the year her daughter was born. In 1947 he married

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; they divorced in 1951.

Selected filmography

* '' Love, Life and Laughter'' (1934) – Saville (uncredited) * ''

Warn London ''Warn London'' is a 1934 British thriller film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Edmund Gwenn, John Loder and Leonora Corbett. It was based on a novel by Denison Clift. Premise A detective goes undercover to infiltrate a gang planning a ...

'' (1934) – Prefect * ''

The Third Clue ''The Third Clue'' is a 1934 British crime film directed by Albert Parker and starring Basil Sydney, Molly Lamont and Raymond Lovell. The film was based on Neil Gordon's novel ''The Shakespeare Murders'', which also inspired '' The Claydon Tre ...

'' (1934) – Robinson – Butler * ''

The Case of Gabriel Perry ''The Case of Gabriel Perry'' is a 1935 British crime film directed by Albert de Courville and starring Henry Oscar, Olga Lindo and Margaret Lockwood. Plot An unstable Victorian doctor murders a woman. Cast * Henry Oscar as Gabriel Perry * Ol ...

'' (1935) – Defence * ''

Crime Unlimited ''Crime Unlimited'' is a 1935 British crime film that was made as a Cinematograph Films Act 1927, Quota quickie. It was directed by Ralph Ince. The film marked the English-language debut of Lilli Palmer. Plot The Maddick gang pull off a diamond ...

'' (1935) – Delaney * '' Sexton Blake and the Mademoiselle'' (1935) – Captain * ''

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'' (1935) – Carr * ''

King of the Damned ''King of the Damned'' is a 1935 British prison film directed by Walter Forde and starring Conrad Veidt, Helen Vinson, Noah Beery and Cecil Ramage. Plot summary Convict 83 is a prisoner on an island, where the harsh regime of the Governor push ...

'' (1935) – Captain Torres * '' Troubled Waters'' (1936) – Carter * '' Gaol Break'' (1936) – Duke * '' Not So Dusty'' (1936) – Mr. Holding * '' Fair Exchange'' (1936) – Sir Reeves Willoughby * ''

Gypsy Melody ''Gypsy Melody'' is a 1936 British musical comedy film directed by Edmond T. Gréville and starring Lupe Vélez, Alfred Rode and Jerry Verno. It was made at Elstree Studios.Wood p.90 The sets were designed by art director John Mead. The fi ...

'' (1936) – Court Chamberlain * '' Secret Lives'' (1937) – German Secret Service Chief * '' Behind Your Back'' (1937) – Adam Adams * ''

Glamorous Night ''Glamorous Night'' is a musical in two acts with a book and music by Ivor Novello and lyrics by Christopher Hassall. Hassall was Novello's collaborator in six of the eight musicals Novello created between 1935 and 1951. ''Glamorous Night'' ...

'' (1937) – Ship's Officer (uncredited) * '' Midnight Menace'' (1937) – Harris * ''

Under Secret Orders ''Under Secret Orders'', also known as ''Mademoiselle Doctor'', is a 1937 British spy film directed by Edmond T. Gréville and starring Erich von Stroheim, John Loder, Dita Parlo and Claire Luce. It is an English-language version of the Fr ...

'' (1937) – Col. von Steinberg * '' Murder Tomorrow'' (1938) – Inspector Travers * ''

Q Planes ''Q Planes'' (known as ''Clouds Over Europe'' in the United States) is a 1939 British comedy film, comedy spy film starring Ralph Richardson, Laurence Olivier and Valerie Hobson. Olivier and Richardson were a decade into their fifty-year friends ...

'' (1939) – Northern Salvage Company Manager (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1940) – Van Dyne * ''

He Found a Star ''He Found a Star'' is a 1941 British musical film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Vic Oliver, Sarah Churchill and Evelyn Dall. It concerns a frustrated stage manager who quits his job and, with his secretary's help, sets up a t ...

'' (1941) – Nick Maurier * '' 49th Parallel'' (1941) – Lieutenant Kuhnecke * ''

The Common Touch ''The Common Touch'' is a 1941 British drama film directed by John Baxter and starring Geoffrey Hibbert, Harry Welchman, Greta Gynt, and Joyce Howard. The film is a remake by the director of his 1933 film ''Doss House''. Pianist Mark Hambour ...

'' (1941) – Cartwright * ''

The Goose Steps Out ''The Goose Steps Out'' is a British film released in 1942, starring Will Hay, who also co-directed with Basil Dearden. It is a comedy of mistaken identity, with Hay acting as a German spy and also an Englishman who is his double. It was the fil ...

'' (1942) – Schmidt * '' Let the People Sing'' (1942) – Bit Role (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1942) – Prof. Winkler * '' Uncensored'' (1942) – von Koerner * '' The Young Mr. Pitt'' (1942) – George the Third * ''

Warn That Man ''Warn That Man'' is a 1943 British comedy thriller film directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring Gordon Harker, Raymond Lovell and Finlay Currie. It was written by Huntington and Vernon Sylvaine based on the latter's 1941 play ''Warn T ...

'' (1943) – Hausemann / Lord Buckley * ''

The Man in Grey ''The Man in Grey'' is a 1943 British melodrama film made by Gainsborough Pictures; it is considered to be the first of a series of period costume dramas now known as the " Gainsborough melodramas". It was directed by Leslie Arliss and produ ...

'' (1943) – The Prince Regent * ''

Candlelight in Algeria ''Candlelight in Algeria'' is a 1944 British war film directed by George King and starring James Mason, Carla Lehmann and Raymond Lovell. The story is loosely based on an October 1942 secret conference in Cherchell, Algeria between American gen ...

'' (1944) – Von Alven * ''

Hotel Reserve ''Hotel Reserve'' is a 1944 British spy film starring James Mason as an innocent man caught up in pre-Second World War espionage. Other cast members include Lucie Mannheim, Raymond Lovell and Herbert Lom. It was based on Eric Ambler's 1938 novel ...

'' (1944) – Robert Duclos * ''

The Way Ahead ''The Way Ahead'' (also known as ''Immortal Battalion'') (1944) is a British Second World War drama film directed by Carol Reed. The screenplay was written by Eric Ambler and Peter Ustinov. The film stars David Niven, Stanley Holloway and Wi ...

'' (1944) – Mr. Jackson – Garage Owner * '' Caesar and Cleopatra'' (1945) – Lucius Septimius * ''

Night Boat to Dublin ''Night Boat to Dublin'' is a 1946 British thriller film directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring Robert Newton, Raymond Lovell, Guy Middleton, Muriel Pavlow and Herbert Lom. It was written by Huntington and Robert Hall. Plot During the ...

'' (1946) – Paul Faber * ''

Appointment with Crime ''Appointment with Crime'' is a 1946 British crime film directed and written by John Harlow (director), John Harlow and starring William Hartnell, Raymond Lovell, Joyce Howard and Robert Beatty. Plot Leo Martin works for a criminal gang run by ...

'' (1946) – Gus Loman * ''

The End of the River ''The End of the River'' is a 1947 British drama film made in Belém, Brazil about a Brazilian Indian boy who leaves the jungle for the city, where he is accused of murder. It was directed by Derek Twist and written by Wolfgang Wilhelm, based ...

'' (1947) – Porpino * ''

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'' (1948) – Mr. Cyprus * ''Who Killed Van Loon?'' (1948) – John Smith / Johann Schmidt * ''

The Three Weird Sisters ''The Three Weird Sisters'' is a 1948 British melodrama film directed by Daniel Birt and starring Nancy Price, Mary Clare, Mary Merrall, Nova Pilbeam and Raymond Lovell. The film has Gothic influences. The screenplay was adapted by Dylan Th ...

'' (1948) – Owen Morgan-Vaughan * ''

So Evil My Love ''So Evil My Love'' is a 1948 British and American Gothic psychological thriller film directed by Lewis Allen and starring Ray Milland, Ann Todd and Geraldine Fitzgerald. ''So Evil My Love'' is a period drama set in the Victorian era, and sho ...

'' (1948) – Edgar Bellamy * '' Snowbound'' (1948) – Undetermined Role (uncredited) * '' The Calendar'' (1948) – Lord Willie Panniford * '' My Brother's Keeper'' (1948) – Bill Wainwright * '' The Blind Goddess'' (1948) – Frank Mainwaring KC * ''

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'' (1948) – Sir Frederick Bland (segment "The Alien Corn") * ''

But Not in Vain ''But Not in Vain'' (Dutch name ''Niet Tevergeefs'') is a 1948 Anglo-Dutch World War II drama, directed by Edmond T. Gréville and starring Raymond Lovell. The film is set in 1944 in the occupied Netherlands, and was shot at the Cinetone Stu ...

'' (1948) – Jan Alting * '' Once Upon a Dream'' (1949) – Mr. Trout * ''

The Bad Lord Byron ''The Bad Lord Byron'' is a 1949 British historical drama film about the life of Lord Byron. It was directed by David MacDonald (director), David MacDonald and starred Dennis Price as Byron with Mai Zetterling, Linden Travers and Joan Greenwood. ...

'' (1949) – John Hobhouse * '' Fools Rush In'' (1949) – Sir Charles Leigh * '' Madness of the Heart'' (1949) – Comte de Vandiere * '' The Romantic Age'' (1949) – Hedges * ''

The Mudlark ''The Mudlark'' is a 1950 film made in United Kingdom, Britain by 20th Century Fox. It is a fictional account of how Queen Victoria was eventually brought out of her mourning for her dead husband, Albert, Prince Consort, Prince Albert. It was di ...

'' (1950) – Sergeant Footman Naseby * '' Time Gentlemen, Please!'' (1952) – Sir Digby Montague * ''

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'' (1952) – Aide * ''

The Steel Key ''The Steel Key'' is a 1953 British second feature 'B' thriller film directed by Robert S. Baker and starring Terence Morgan, Joan Rice and Raymond Lovell. It was written by John Gilling and Roy Chanslor. Plot Adventurer Johnny O'Flynn attem ...

'' (1953) – Inspector Forsythe * ''

I vinti ''I vinti'' (') is a 1953 drama film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. An anthology film, it consists of three separate stories in three different countries, all with the common theme of youths who commit murders. In the French story, set in P ...

'' (1953) – (final film role)

Selected stage roles

* ''

'' by

Winifred Carter :''not to be confused with Winifred S Carter, an American celebrity chef and cookery author also active from the 1920s–40s''. Winifred Carter (c. 1883–1949) was an English author and playwright, who was particularly active from the 1920s–4 ...

(1934) * ''Jupiter Laughs'' by

A. J. Cronin Archibald Joseph Cronin (Cronogue) (19 July 1896 – 6 January 1981) was a Scottish physician and novelist. His best-known novel is ''The Citadel (novel), The Citadel'' (1937), about a Scottish physician who serves in a Welsh coal mining, minin ...

(1941) * ''Murder Without Crime'' by

J. Lee Thompson John Lee Thompson (1 August 1914 – 30 August 2002) was an English film director, screenwriter and producer. Initially an exponent of social realism, he became known as a versatile and prolific director of thrillers, action, and adventure fil ...

(1942-43) * ''

A Lady Mislaid ''A Lady Mislaid'' is a 1958 British comedy film directed by David MacDonald and starring Phyllis Calvert, Alan White and Thorley Walters. It was written by Frederick Gotfurt based on the 1948 play of the same name by Kenneth Horne. Plot ...

'' by

Kenneth Horne Charles Kenneth Horne, generally known as Kenneth Horne (27 February 1907 – 14 February 1969), was an English comedian and businessman. He is perhaps best remembered for his work on three BBC Radio series: ''Much-Binding-in-the-Mars ...

(1950) * ''

Party Manners ''Party Manners'' is a comedy play by the British writer Val Gielgud. A political farce it was described in one review as "domestic comedy touched-up with witticism some good, some feeble, about the Labour Party government". It originally premie ...

'' by

Val Gielgud Val Henry Gielgud CBE (28 April 1900 – 30 November 1981) was an English actor, writer, director and broadcaster. He was a pioneer of radio drama for the BBC, and also directed the first ever drama to be produced in the newer medium of te ...

(1950) * ''Intent to Murder'' by

Leslie Sands Leslie Sands (19 May 1921 – 9 May 2001) was a British actor and writer of TV and film. Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, Leslie Sands usually specialised in dour types in authority, often policemen. He was married to Pauline Williams (1950 – ...

(1951-52)

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