Hugh Wakefield Explained

Hugh Wakefield
Birth Date:	1 November 1888
Birth Place:	Wanstead, Essex, England
Death Place:	London, England
Occupation:	Film actor
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Hugh Wakefield (10 November 1888 – 5 December 1971) was an English film actor, who played supporting roles.^[1] He was often seen wearing a monocle.^{[2] [3]}

Hugh Claude Wakefield was born in Wanstead, Essex. He also had a distinguished stage career,^[4] which began at the age of 11. City of Song (1931) was his first film.^[5] 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) 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.^[6] His daughter, Margaret Diana (1933-2015), married the aristocratic jockey Gay Kindersley.^[7]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hugh Wakefield. https://web.archive.org/web/20120711192310/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f7ba52b. dead. 2012-07-11. BFI.
2. Web site: National Portrait Gallery - Portrait - NPG x198712; Hugh Wakefield. npg.org.uk.
3. Web site: The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934). joergs-british-autographs.de.
4. Web site: No. 35 - Hugh Wakefield . It's not just Michael Powell: British films of the 1930s, '40s and '50s . 23 October 2009.
5. Web site: Pagliacci & City of Song . Bel Canto Society web site . 23 October 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080929154511/http://www.belcantosociety.org/store/product_info.php?products_id=480 . 29 September 2008 . dead .
6. Web site: Hugh Wakefield. David Absalom. britishpictures.com.
7. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th ed., vol. 2, ed. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 2170