Bramwell Fletcher (20 February 1904 – 22 June 1988) was an English stage, film, and television actor.[1]
Bramwell Fletcher | |
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 Fletcher in 1945 | |
| Born | 20 February 1904 Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 22 June 1988 (aged 84) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1921–1965 |
| Spouses | Susan Robinson
(m. 1950, divorced)Lael Tucker Wertenbaker
(m. 1970) |
| Children | 3 |
Career
editFletcher appeared on the stage in 1927 and made his Broadway debut in 1929. Hollywood and sound films soon beckoned. He made his first film in 1928, S.O.S. Fletcher co-starred in Warner Brothers' 1931 film Svengali with actor John Barrymore, whose daughter Diana would marry Fletcher a decade later. He had a brief but notable appearance in The Mummy (1932) as the assistant gone mad. In 1943, he abandoned films for the theatre and television. He wrote and acted in the critically successful 1965 play The Bernard Shaw Story.[2]
Personal life
editHis first two wives were actresses. He was married to Helen Chandler from 1935 to 1940 and Diana Barrymore from 1942 to 1946.[3] Both marriages ended in divorce. In 1950 he married Susan Robinson and had 3 children: Whit, Kent and Catherine Fletcher. In 1970 he married Lael Tucker Wertenbaker, living with her in Nelson, New Hampshire, moving to Keene in 1985. He remained with her until his death in 1988.[4]
Complete filmography
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- Chick (1928) - Chick Beane
- S.O.S. (1928) - Herriott
- To What Red Hell (1929) - Jim Nolan
- So This Is London (1930) - Alfred Honeycutt
- Raffles (1930) - Bunny
- The Millionaire (1931) - Carter Andrews
- Svengali (1931) - Billee
- Men of the Sky (1931) - Eric
- Daughter of the Dragon (1931) - Ronald Petrie
- Once a Lady (1931) - Allen Corinth
- The Silent Witness (1932) - Anthony Howard
- A Bill of Divorcement (1932) - Gareth (uncredited)
- The Face on the Barroom Floor (1932) - Bill Bronson
- The Mummy (1932) - Ralph Norton
- The Monkey's Paw (1933) - Herbert White
- Only Yesterday (1933) - Scott Hughes
- The Right to Romance (1933) - Man with the Maceys
- Nana (1934) - Minor Role (uncredited)
- The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) - The Priest
- Line Engaged (1935) - David Morland
- The Undying Monster (1942) - Dr. Jeff Colbert
- White Cargo (1942) - Wilbur Ashley
- Random Harvest (1942) - Harrison
- Immortal Sergeant (1943) - Symes
- Bread of Freedom (1952, TV movie)
- Drama into Opera: Oedipus Rex (1961, TV movie)
References
edit- ^ "Bramwell Fletcher". BFI. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012.
- ^ "Bramwell Fletcher movies, photos, movie reviews, filmography, and biography - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ "Companions for Bramwell Fletcher". Turner Classic Movies.
- ^ "Bramwell Fletcher". The New York Times. 24 June 1988. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014.
External links
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- Bramwell Fletcher at IMDb
- Bramwell Fletcher at the Internet Broadway Database
- ‹The template AllMovie name is being considered for deletion.› Bramwell Fletcher at AllMovie
- Obituary in The New York Times
- Bramwell Fletcher papers, 1934-1981, held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
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