Frederick Burtwell
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Frederick Burtwell.
Born: December 20, 1893
Place of Birth: Bermondsey, London, England, UK
Known For
I See Ice
George Bright is a props man in an ice ballet company, and a keen amateur photographer who accidentally snaps crooks at work. Comic complications ensue....
Laburnum Grove
To rid himself of his sponging relatives a man tells them he is really a forger which causes them to leave. His wife believes he is joking, but he has in fact allowed the truth to slip out and now he is danger of being arrested.
The Laughing Lady
A musical set during the French Revolution.
Rembrandt
A character study depicting the life of Rembrandt Van Rijn at the height of his fame in the mid 1600s. Beginning with the death of his wife, Rembrandt's work takes a dark turn, which offends many of his patrons.
Doctor Syn
A highly respected clergyman is actually a former pirate who exacts vigilante justice in this British production.
Penny Paradise
A Liverpool tug boat captain finds he's won a fortune on the penny pools and it changes his life. However, after giving up his job and throwing a large expensive party, he discovers that he may not really have won after all.
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
A fatherless boy tries to make his fortune despite interference from his rich uncle.
The Stars Look Down
Davey Fenwick leaves his mining village on a university scholarship intent on returning to better support the miners against the owners. But he falls in love with Jenny who gets him to marry her and return home as local schoolteacher before finishing his degree.
We Dive at Dawn
A gripping tale of WWII naval warfare in the Baltics, starring John Mills as Lt. Freddie Taylor, a British submarine Captain. The crew of the Sea Tiger are summoned from leave on shore with their families, and sent on a secret mission to intercept the Nazi battleship Brandenburg. In the ensuing battle the British submarine is damaged by a German destroyer. The submarine is leaking fuel so badly that the crew won't be able to make it back to Britain before running out somewhere along the Danish coast. When it seems that their only option may be to blow up the submarine and try to escape to Denmark, seaman James Hobson hatches a plan...
The Dark Tower
While working at a circus, a man hypnotizes a trapezist to kill her partner.
Filmography
as Branston
as Sheriff Mercury
as Jenkins
as Jenkins
as Mr. Berry
as Pacey
as Willie Wainwright
as Captain Müller
as Charlie (fence)
as Union Official
as Hodder
as Norman Prodder
as Policeman
as Detective
as Rash the Schoolmaster
as Murgatroyd
as Simpson
as Saskia’s Brother (uncredited)
as Mr. Easthupp
as Det. Inspector Grant
as Stromboli
as Junior Counsel