Murray Kinnell
Acting
Biography
Murray Kinnell (24 July 1889 – 11 August 1954) was a British-born American actor, recognized for playing smooth, gentlemanly, although rather shady characters. He began acting on the English stage in 1907, toured in the United States from 1912 through 1914, then returned to England where he served in the British Army during World War I. After the war, he emigrated to the US. He appeared in 71 films between the pre-code era of 1930 and 1937. He later served the Screen Actors Guild in several positions for 16 years. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
Born: July 24, 1889
Place of Birth: Sydenham, London, England, UK
Known For
Charlie Chan's Courage
Charlie is hired to deliver a pearl necklace to a millionaire at his ranch. When murder intervenes he disguises himself as a Chinese servant and begins sleuthing.
The Great Impersonation
The second of the three film versions of the E. Phillips Oppenheim espionage thriller set largely in an old dark house where a tremulous wife wonders if her husband is really his double, a dastardly German spy.
Freaks
A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.
Captains Courageous
Harvey, the arrogant and spoiled son of an indulgent absentee-father, falls overboard from a transatlantic steamship and is rescued by a fishing vessel on the Grand Banks. Harvey fails to persuade them to take him ashore, nor convince the crew of his wealth. The captain offers him a low-paid job, until they return to port, as part of the crew that turns him into a mature, considerate young man.
Cardinal Richelieu
The cunning Cardinal Richelieu must save King Louis XIII from treachery within his inner circle.
The Public Enemy
Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-blooded killers. But with street notoriety and newfound wealth, the duo feels the heat from the cops and rival gangsters both. Despite his ruthless criminal reputation, Tom tries to remain connected to his family, however, gang warfare and the need for revenge eventually pull him away.
Captain Blood
Dr. Peter Blood, unjustly convicted of treason and exiled from England, becomes a notorious pirate.
Lloyd's of London
Norfolk, England, 1770. The nephew of an innkeeper and the son of a reverend maintain a very close friendship until, after living a great adventure, they must separate their paths. The former will head his footsteps to London and bound his destiny to Lloyd's, a thriving insurance company; the latter will eventually become one of the greatest heroes in the history of the British Empire.
Fighting Youth
A radical campus group persuades student Carol Arlington to lead a protest of a college's football team. She manages to recruit Larry Davis, even though he is a star player for State's team.
Mad Love
An insane surgeon's obsession with an actress leads him to replace her wounded pianist husband's hands with those of a knife-throwing murderer.
Filmography
as self
as Joseph B. Wilkie
as Minister (uncredited)
as Sir Richard Webster
as Hugo
as Peasant (Uncredited)
as Anthony 'Tony' Stevens
as Reverend Nelson
as Doctor Barnes
as Dean of Men
as Theater Manager
as Defense Attorney Conrick
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
as Seaman
as Doctor
as Dean James Churchill
as Bernajou
as de Segroff
as Simon (uncredited)
as Charles, Theatre Official (Uncredited)
as Duke of Lorraine
as Henri Latouche
as Dr. Flynn
as Mr. Phillips
as Phillips
as The Judge
as Martin Thorne
as Jan Paris
as Colonel Bruce Cassell
as Fletcher
as James Rothschild
as Luigi Malatini
as Horton
as Dr. Slenk - Copper Gap Warden
as Davenport
as Inspector Harris
as Dr. Vincent Leonard
as Cormack
as Emile, Voltaire's Servant
as Garbosh
as Padre (uncredited)
as Nyberg
as Bertillon
as Alfred Curtis - The Broker
as Collins
as Spike Forgan
as Schweimann
as Escaping Prisoner
as Thompson, Day's Butler
as Mr. Carson
as Smitty - the Fence
as Carr
as Peterson, Butler
as Freakshow Barker (uncredited)
as Captain Elek
as Archie Smith
as Putty Nose
as Metz - the Dummy
as Worthing
as Charles Ventnor