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Hugh Wakefield

English actor (1888–1971)

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Hugh Wakefield (10 November 1888 – 5 December 1971) was an English film actor, who played supporting roles. He was often seen wearing a monocle.

Hugh Claude Wakefield was born in Wanstead, Essex. He also had a distinguished stage career, which began at the age of 11. City of Song (1931) was his first film. After completing 1954's The Million Pound Note, Wakefield retired from film acting. He died 5 December 1971 in London aged 83.

Stage

Wakefield appeared in the original London productions of Between Friends (1930), Take a Chance (1931), Tea for Two (1938), Off the Record (1947), Top Secret (1949), Dead Secret (1952) and The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker (1955) .

Personal life

Hugh Wakefield served with the RAF during World War II, along with his Blithe Spirit co-star Rex Harrison. He was also an avid sportsman, particularly enjoying golf and tennis. His daughter, Margaret Diana (1933-2015), married the aristocratic jockey Gay Kindersley.

Selected filmography

City of Song (1931) - Hon. Roddy Fielding
The Sport of Kings (1931) - Algernon Sprigg
The Man They Couldn't Arrest (1931) - John Dain
Life Goes On (1932) - Ridgeway Emsworth
Aren't We All? (1932) - Lord Grenham
The Crime at Blossoms (1933) - Chris Merryman
King of the Ritz (1933) - King of Blitz
The Fortunate Fool (1933) - Jim Falconer
The Luck of a Sailor (1934) - King Karl
Lady in Danger (1934) - King
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) - Clive
My Heart is Calling (1935) - Armand Arvelle
18 Minutes (1935) - Lord Pilcott
No Monkey Business (1935) - Prof. Barrington
Marry the Girl (1935) - Hugh Delafield
The Improper Duchess (1936) - King of Poldavia
The Crimson Circle (1936) - Derek Yale
Forget Me Not (1936) - Mr. Jackson
The Interrupted Honeymoon (1936) - Uncle John
Dreams Come True (1936) - Albert von Waldenau
The Limping Man (1936) - Col. Paget
It's You I Want (1936) - Otto Gilbert
The Street Singer (1937) - Hugh Newman
Death Croons the Blues (1937) - Jim Martin
The Live Wire (1937) - Grantham
Runaway Ladies (1938) - Lord Ramsden
Make It Three (1938) - Percy Higgin
This England (1941) - Vicar
Blithe Spirit (1945) - Dr. George Bradman
Journey Together (1945) - Acting Lieutenant
One Night With You (1948) - Santell
No Highway in the Sky (1951) - Sir David Moon, Airline President (uncredited)
Love's a Luxury (1952) - Charles Pentwick
The Million Pound Note (1954) - Duke of Cromarty

References

"Hugh Wakefield". BFI.
"National Portrait Gallery - Portrait - NPG x198712; Hugh Wakefield". npg.org.uk.
"The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)". joergs-british-autographs.de.
"No. 35 - Hugh Wakefield". It's not just Michael Powell: British films of the 1930s, '40s and '50s.
"Pagliacci & City of Song". Bel Canto Society web site.
David Absalom. "Hugh Wakefield". britishpictures.com.
Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th ed., vol. 2, ed. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 2170

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