Murray Kinnell

Murray Kinnell (24 July 1889 – 11 August 1954) was an English-born American actor, recognized for playing smooth, gentlemanly, although rather shady characters. He appeared in 71 films in the USA between the pre-code era of 1930 and 1937.

Murray Kinnell
Born	(1889-07-24)24 July 1889 London, England, UK
Died	11 August 1954(1954-08-11) (aged 65) Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1930-1937

He was best known as the two-timing petty-larceny hood Putty Nose in The Public Enemy (1931). He also appeared in a number of the Charlie Chan series of films. He also had a brief tenure in stage work from 1911, prior to his cinema career.

On 11 August 1954, Kinnell died at his home in Santa Barbara, California.[1]

Filmography

• Old English (1930) as Charles Ventnor (film debut)
• The Princess and the Plumber (1930) as Worthing
• The Secret Six (1931) as Metz - the Dummy
• The Public Enemy (1931) as Putty Nose
• The Black Camel (1931) as Archie Smith
• Honor of the Family (1931) as Captain Elek
• Reckless Living (1931) as Alf
• The Guilty Generation (1931) - Jerry (uncredited)
• The Deceiver (1931) - Breckinridge
• Under Eighteen (1931) as Peterson, Butler
• The Menace (1932) as Carr
• Freaks (1932) as Freakshow Barker (uncredited)
• The Beast of the City (1932) as Judge (uncredited)
• The Man Who Played God (1932) as King's Aide
• The Expert (1932) as Smitty - the Fence (uncredited)
• Are You Listening? (1932) as Carson
• Grand Hotel (1932) as Schweimann
• The Mouthpiece (1932) as Thompson—Day's Butler
• While Paris Sleeps (1932) as Escaping Prisoner (uncredited)
• The Purchase Price (1932) as Forgan
• The Painted Woman (1932) as Collins
• A Successful Calamity (1932) as Alfred Curtis, The Broker
• Secrets of the French Police (1932) as Bertillon
• Rasputin and the Empress (1932) as Professor Kropotkin (uncredited)
• The Match King (1932) as Nyberg
• Today We Live (1933) as Padre (uncredited)
• Zoo in Budapest (1933) as Garbosh
• Damaged Lives (1933) as Dr. Vincent Leonard
• Voltaire (1933) as Emile - Voltaire's Servant
• The Avenger (1933) as Cormack
• The Solitaire Man (1933) as Inspector Harris (uncredited)
• I Loved a Woman (1933) as Davenport
• Ann Vickers (1933) as Dr. Slenk - Copperhead Gap Warden
• From Headquarters (1933) as Horton
• If I Were Free (1933) as Dr. Clairbourne (uncredited)
• The Women in His Life (1933) as 1st Defendant (uncredited)
• I Am Suzanne (1933) as Luigi Malatini
• The House of Rothschild (1934) as James Rothschild
• Affairs of a Gentleman (1934) as Fletcher
• Murder in Trinidad (1934) as Colonel Bruce Cassell
• Such Women Are Dangerous (1934) as Jan Paris
• Charlie Chan's Courage (1934) as Martin Thorne
• Hat, Coat and Glove (1934) as The Judge
• Charlie Chan in London (1934) as Phillips
• Anne of Green Gables (1934) as Mr. Phillips
• The Silver Streak (1934) as Doctor Flynn (uncredited)
• Charlie Chan in Paris (1935) as Henri Latouche
• Cardinal Richelieu (1935) as Duke of Lorraine
• Mad Love (1935) as Charles - Theater Official (uncredited)
• The Three Musketeers (1935) as Bernajou
• The Last Days of Pompeii (1935) as Simon - Judean Peasant
• Rendezvous (1935) as de Segroff
• Fighting Youth (1935) as Dean James Churchill
• Kind Lady (1935) as Doctor
• The Great Impersonation (1935) as Seaman
• Captain Blood (1935) as Court Clerk (uncredited)
• The Witness Chair (1936) as Defense Attorney Conrick
• One Rainy Afternoon (1936) as Theatre Manager
• Mary of Scotland (1936) as Judge
• The Big Game (1936) as Dean of Men (uncredited)
• 15 Maiden Lane (1936) as Fingers (uncredited)
• Make Way for a Lady (1936) as Doctor Barnes
• Lloyd's of London (1936) as Rev. Nelson
• Four Days' Wonder (1936) as Morris
• Winterset (1936) as Prof. Dean Liggett (uncredited)
• Outcast (1937) as Anthony 'Tony' Stevens
• The Soldier and the Lady (1937) as Peasant (uncredited)
• The Prince and the Pauper (1937) as Hugo
• Captains Courageous (1937) as Minister (uncredited)
• Parnell (1937) as Sir Richard Webster (uncredited)
• Think Fast, Mr. Moto (1937) as Joseph Wilkie (final film)

References

1. "Actor Murray Kinnell Dies". The Courier-Journal. Kentucky, Louisville. Associated Press. August 13, 1954. p. 8. Retrieved December 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Murray Kinnell on IMDb