Hugh Dempster
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Born in London, Dempster made his stage debut in 1920, and began his screen career in the silent film era.[4] His credits included Vice Versa, Anna Karenina, The Winslow Boy, The Fan, Scrooge, The House Across the Lake and The Ghost Train (short film).[5]
During World War II, Dempster served in the Royal Air Force.[3]
Thirty-six years separated Dempster's first and last appearances on Broadway.[6] He debuted in the 1929 melodrama Rope's End by Patrick Hamilton and in 1965 replaced Peter Sallis as Dr. Watson in the Sherlock Holmes-inspired musical Baker Street. In total, he played in several dozen productions.[3]
Dempster died in Chicago, Illinois.[4]
Selected filmography
- The Great Well (1924)
- Lord Babs (1932)
- Music Hath Charms (1935)
- The Student's Romance (1935)
- Crackerjack (1938)
- Marigold (1938)
- Three Silent Men (1940)
- Garrison Follies (1940)
- Candles at Nine (1944)
- Waltz Time (1945)
- The Trojan Brothers (1946)
- Dumb Dora Discovers Tobacco (1946)
- Anna Karenina (1948)
- Flesh and Blood (1951)
- Happy Go Lovely (1951)
- Scrooge (1951)
References
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