Nelson Keys (7 April 1886 in London, England – 26 April 1939 in London) was a British stage and film actor,[1][2] a star in musical comedy and stage revue, including the 1924 Ziegfeld Follies.[3]
He was the father of film producer Anthony Nelson Keys and director John Paddy Carstairs, who wrote his biography, Bunch in 1941.[3]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | Judged by Appearances | ||
| 1918 | Once Upon a Time | Harry Gwynne | |
| 1923 | Castles in the Air | ||
| 1927 | Tip Toes | Al Kaye | |
| 1927 | Madame Pompadour | Duc de Courcelette | |
| 1927 | Mumsie | Spud Murphy | |
| 1928 | The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel | Robespierre | |
| 1929 | When Knights Were Bold | Sir Guy de Vere | |
| 1929 | Splinters | ||
| 1931 | Almost a Divorce | Richard Leighton | |
| 1933 | Send 'em Back Half Dead | Hank Ruck | Short |
| 1936 | Eliza Comes to Stay | Sir Gregory | |
| 1936 | The Last Journey | The Frenchman | |
| 1936 | In the Soup | Emile Moppert | |
| 1936 | Dreams Come True | Anton | |
| 1937 | Wake Up Famous | Alfred Dimbleden | |
| 1937 | Knights for a Day | Bert Wrigley | (final film role) |
References
edit- ^ "Nelson Keys - Theatricalia".
- ^ "Nelson Keys | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 26 April 1939. Archived from the original on 25 October 2008. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ a b McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111975 – via Google Books.
External links
edit- Nelson Keys at IMDb
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