Robert Rendel (2 December 1884 in St Mary Abbots Kensington, London – 9 May 1944 in Marylebone, London) was a British actor of stage, screen, television and radio.

Career

His stage work included roles in the original

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productions of

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's '' The Circle'' in 1921, and

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's '' The Ghost Train'' in 1926. In 1935 he played the

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in Norman Ginsbury's '' Viceroy Sarah''. On film, he played

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in the original

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version of ''

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'' in 1932.

Filmography

* ''

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'' (1916) as Harry Carson * '' The Barricade'' (1917) as Gerald Hastings * '' Her Night of Romance'' (1924) as Prince George * ''

'' (1932) as

* ''

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'' (1934) as Sir Herbert Farquharson * '' The Way of Youth'' (1934) as Sir Peter Marmon * '' Borrow a Million'' (1934) as Struthers * '' The Price of Wisdom'' (1935) as Alfred Blake * '' Twice Branded'' (1936) as Charles Hamilton * '' The Crimson Circle'' (1936) as Commissioner * '' Fire Over England'' (1937) as Don Miguel * '' The Dark Stairway'' (1938) as Dr. Fletcher * '' The Four Feathers'' (1939) as Colonel * ''

The Spy in Black ''The Spy in Black'' (US: ''U-boat 29'') is a 1939 British spy film, and the first collaboration between the British filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. They were brought together by Alexander Korda to make the World War I spy th ...

'' (1939) as Admiral * ''

The Lion Has Wings ''The Lion Has Wings'' is a 1939 British, black-and-white, documentary-style, propaganda film, propaganda war film that was directed by Adrian Brunel, Brian Desmond Hurst, Alexander Korda and Michael Powell. The film was produced by London Film ...

'' (1939) as Chief of Air Staff * ''

Ten Days in Paris ''Ten Days in Paris'', also known as ''Missing Ten Days'' and ''Spy in the Pantry'', is a 1940 British spy film directed by Tim Whelan and starring Rex Harrison, Kaaren Verne and C. V. France. The screenplay concerns a man in Paris who turns out ...

'' (1940) as Sir James Stevens * ''

Sailors Three ''Sailors Three'' (released in the US as ''Three Cockeyed Sailors'') is a 1940 British war comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Tommy Trinder, Claude Hulbert and Carla Lehmann. This was cockney music hall comedian Trinder's debut ...

'' (1940) as British Captain * ''

The Day Will Dawn ''The Day Will Dawn'', released in the USA as ''The Avengers'', is a 1942 British war film set in Norway during World War II. It stars Ralph Richardson, Deborah Kerr, Hugh Williams and Griffith Jones, and was directed by Harold French from a ...

'' (1942) as Captain of Destroyer

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* * Also noted Contract Bridge author: "How's Your Bridge" with Sydney Lenz. "That extra Trick" and "The squeeze at auction and Contract Bridge" Rendell adopted the term "squeeze" from baseball. 1884 births 1944 deaths British male stage actors British male film actors Male actors from London 20th-century British male actors {{UK-film-actor-stub