Person

Godfrey Tearle

Acting · 1884–1953 · New York City, New York, USA

Sir Godfrey Tearle was an American-born actor who portrayed the quintessential Englishman on stage and in films in both England and the United States.

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  The 39 Steps

  Professor Jordan

• Lochinvar

  Lochinvar

• Fancy Dress

  Tony Broke

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  Mandy

  Mr Garland senior

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  The Titfield Thunderbolt

  Ollie Matthews (The Bishop)

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  Undercover

  General von Staengel

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  One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

  Sir George Corbett, Rear Gunner in B for Bertie

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  These Charming People

  James Berridge

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  Salome of the Tenements

  John Manning

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  A Sinless Sinner

  Tom Harvey

• 1953The Titfield ThunderboltOllie Matthews (The Bishop)
• 1953Decameron NightsRicciardo / Bernabo
• 1952MandyMr Garland senior
• 1952I Believe in YouJudge Pyke
• 1951White CorridorsMr. Groom Sr.
• 1949Private AngeloCount Piccologrando
• 1947The Beginning or the EndPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt
• 1945The Rake's ProgressColonel Robert Kenway
• 1944Medal for the GeneralGeneral Church
• 1943The Lamp Still BurnsSir Marshall Freyne
• 1943UndercoverGeneral von Staengel
• 1943Tomorrow We LiveMayor Pierre DuSchen
• 1942One of Our Aircraft Is MissingSir George Corbett, Rear Gunner in B for Bertie
• 1936Tomorrow We LiveSir Charles Hendra
• 1936East Meets WestSir Henry Mallory
• 1935The Last JourneySir Wilfred Rhodes
• 1935The 39 StepsProfessor Jordan
• 1933Puppets of FateRichard Sabine
• 1931The Shadow BetweenPaul Haddon
• 1931These Charming PeopleJames Berridge
• 1930InfatuationGerald Norton
• 1925Salome of the TenementsJohn Manning
• 1919Fancy DressTony Broke
• 1919The March HareGuy
• 1919A Sinless SinnerTom Harvey
• 1915LochinvarLochinvar