Arthur Young (actor)
Arthur Young (2 September 1898 – 24 February 1959) was an English actor, notable for roles including Gladstone in the 1951 The Lady with a Lamp.[1][2] He can be seen as a window cleaner in the film Radio Parade of 1935.[3] He regularly appeared in BBC radio plays and was a member of the Corporation’s Drama Repertory Company in the late 1950s.[4][5] His stage work encompassed West End revue, as well as Stratford.[6][7]
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 in An Inspector Calls (1954) | |
| Born | Arthur Henry Young 2 September 1898 Bristol, Gloucestershire, England |
| Died | 24 February 1959 (aged 60) London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse(s) | Beatrice Kane
( m. 1924; |
Personal life
Young was born on 2 September 1898 in Bristol.[1] His parents were 'Henry Young' and 'Elizabeth Wales Young' (1876-1972).
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | No Limit | Doctor | |
| 1936 | Wedding Group | Dr. Granger | |
| 1937 | Victoria the Great | Rt. Hon. William Gladstone | |
| 1940 | 21 Days | Asher | |
| 1943 | San Demetrio London | Captain George Waite | |
| 1945 | I'll Be Your Sweetheart | Judge | Uncredited |
| 1947 | The Root of All Evil | Grice | |
| 1948 | My Brother Jonathan | Sir Joseph Higgins | |
| 1949 | Portrait from Life | Club Pianist | Uncredited |
| 1949 | The Perfect Alibi | Edward Carter | BBC television movie |
| 1949 | La Rosa di Bagdad | Calif Oman | English version, Voice |
| 1950 | The Twenty Questions Murder Mystery | Doctor | |
| 1951 | The Lady with a Lamp | W. E. Gladstone | |
| 1953 | Isn't Life Wonderful! | Sir George Probus | |
| 1954 | John of the Fair | 'Doc' Claydon | |
| 1954 | An Inspector Calls | Mr Birling | |
| 1954 | John Wesley | King George II | |
| 1954 | Five Days | Hyson | |
| 1954 | Stranger from Venus | Scientist | |
| 1955 | No Smoking | Joe Dawson | |
| 1956 | The Gelignite Gang | Scobie |
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References
- "Arthur Young".
- "The Lady with the Lamp (1951)".
- "Radio Parade of 1935 (1935)".
- "The BBC Drama Repertory Company in 'THE DISAGREEABLE OYSTER'". 9 August 1957. p. 43 – via BBC Genome.
- Deacon, Alison Deacon, Nigel. "Saturday Night Theatre 1950-1960, DIVERSITY website - radio drama, plays". www.suttonelms.org.uk.
- Wearing, J. P. (16 September 2014). "The London Stage 1950-1959: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel". Rowman & Littlefield – via Google Books.
- "Arthur Young - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
External links
- Arthur Young on IMDb
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