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Carl Harbord

English-American actor (1908–1958)

Isobel Elsom

(m. 1942)

Carl Harbord (26 January 1908 – 18 October 1958) was an English stage, film and television actor.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Stage

When he was 19, Harbord appeared in the play The Happy Husband, which was presented at the Criterion Theatre in London, England.^[4] In 1933, he first appeared in a play in Australia.^[5] His first Broadway appearance was in 1934, in a production of Noël Coward's Conversation Piece at the 44th Street Theatre.^[6]

Film

Harbord entered the film industry during the final stage of the silent era. He appeared in several early sound films for British International Pictures such as The Informer. One of his most prominent roles was in Anthony Asquith's First World War film Tell England.^[7] Harbord later went to Hollywood where he played supporting, but sometimes significant minor roles.^[3]

Partial filmography

Bolibar (1928) - Lt. Gunther
Young Woodley (1928) - Ainger
The American Prisoner (1929) - Lt. Burnham
The Informer (1929) - Francis McPhillip
The Hate Ship (1929) - Arthur Wardell
An Obvious Situation (1930) - Michael Turner
Such Is the Law (1930) - Vivian Fairfax
Tell England (1931) - Edgar Doe
Fascination (1931) - Larry Maitland
Dance Pretty Lady (1931) - Maurice Avery
Strictly Business (1931) - David Plummett
She Was Only a Village Maiden (1933) - Peter
The Mystery of Mr. X (1934) - Constable (uncredited)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) - Member of the League (uncredited)
18 Minutes (1935) - Jacques
Heart's Desire (1936) - Oliver Desmond
Love at Sea (1935) - Dick
The Cavalier of the Streets (1937) - Prince Karanov
Captains of the Clouds (1942) - Blake
Eagle Squadron (1942) - Lubbock
London Blackout Murders (1943) - George Sandleigh
Background to Danger (1943) - Minor Role (uncredited)
Sahara (1943) - Marty Williams
Dressed to Kill (1946) - Inspector Hopkins
The Macomber Affair (1947) - Coroner
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1947) - Inspector Sanderson
Christmas Eve (1947) - Dr. Doremus
A Woman's Vengeance (1948) - Leslie Blake
Rope of Sand (1949) - Perseus Club Manager (uncredited)

References

^ League, The Broadway. "Carl Harbord – Broadway Cast & Staff - IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
^ "Carl Harbord". Archived from the original on September 26, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Carl Harbord - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie". AllMovie.
^ "Theatre and Screen". The Age. Australia, Melbourne. The Age. August 3, 1927. p. 13. Retrieved April 5, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "(advertisement)". The Age. Australia, Melbourne. The Age. June 24, 1933. p. 24. Retrieved April 5, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Pollock, Arthur (October 24, 1934). "The Theater". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. New York, Brooklyn. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. p. 13. Retrieved April 5, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "New Films". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australia, Sydney. The Sydney Morning Herald. April 25, 1932. p. 2. Retrieved April 5, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.