Frederick Worlock | |
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.jpg) Worlock inDressed to Kill (1946) | |
| Born | (1886-12-14)14 December 1886 London, England |
| Died | 1 August 1973(1973-08-01) (aged 86) Woodland Hills,California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1914–1970 |
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Frederick Worlock (December 14, 1886 – August 1, 1973) was a British-American actor. He is known for his work in various films during the 1940s and 1950s, and as the voice of Horace inOne Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) and again uncreditly inThe Sword in the Stone (1963).
On stage, he made his début in 1906 inHenry V inBristol and acted in four productions in London[1] before moving to the United States in the 1920s, where he appeared inBroadway productions between 1923 and 1954.[2]
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From 1938 to 1966, Worlock appeared as a supporting actor in films includingMan Hunt,Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,How Green Was My Valley,The Imperfect Lady,Singapore,The Lone Wolf in London,Love from a Stranger,Ruthless,Joan of Arc,Spartacus,One Hundred and One Dalmatians (voice-over),The Sword in the Stone (Uncredited voice over), andSpinout. He appeared in a number of theSherlock Holmes films starringBasil Rathbone in the 1940s, also portrayingInspector Lestrade opposite Rathbone inThe New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Worlock often portrayed "professorial roles, some benign, some villainous".[3][4]
In 1924, he married actressElsie Ferguson, with whom he had appeared inThe Moon-Flower on Broadway.[5] The marriage ended in divorce in 1930.[6][7]
Worlock died fromcerebral ischemia in 1973, at the age of 86. He was buried inValhalla Memorial Park Cemetery.[citation needed]
Late in 1930 she sailed for Europe, where she secured a divorce from Frederick Worlock.
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