Reginald Simpson (1896–1964) was a British
stage actor
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and
playwright
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[Mycroft p.209] He moved to
Hollywood
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where he appeared in around seventy films in a mixture of supporting and minor roles.
Selected filmography
* ''
Wallflowers'' (1928)
* ''
The Honor of the Press'' (1932)
* ''
Bird of Paradise'' (1932)
* ''
Kiss of Araby'' (1933)
* ''
I Believed in You'' (1934)
* ''
Fifteen Maiden Lane'' (1936)
* ''
Find the Witness
''Find the Witness'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by David Selman and starring Charles Quigley, Henry Mollison and Rosalind Keith.Langman & Finn p.86 It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures.
Plot
Cast
* Charles Quigley as ...
'' (1937)
* ''
The Law and Jake Wade
''The Law and Jake Wade'' is a 1958 American Western film directed by John Sturges and starring Robert Taylor and Richard Widmark. The picture was based on the 1956 novel by Marvin H. Albert. The film was shot on location in California's High ...
'' (1958)
References
Bibliography
* Mycroft, Walter. ''Walter C. Mycroft, the Time of My Life: The Memoirs of a British Film Producer''. Scarecrow Press, 2006.
External links
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1896 births
1964 deaths
British male film actors
British male stage actors
British emigrants to the United States
British writers
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