Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1895-11-03 (58 years old)
Deathday
1953-04-22
Place of Birth
Clapham, London, England, UK
Also known As
Reginald William Henry Grasdorff
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Reginald Purdell (4 November 1895 – 22 April 1953) was an English actor and screenwriter who appeared in over 40 films between 1930 and 1951. During the same period he also contributed to the screenplays of 15 feature films, and had a brief foray into directing with two films in 1937. Purdell was born in Clapham, London. As a young man he served in the British Army with the South Wales Borderers regiment for the duration of the First World War. On returning to civilian life after the war, he decided to try his luck as an actor and gained experience on the stage through the 1920s. His move into films in ...
1934
as Guard
1944
as Alec Harvey
1950
as Police Car Driver (uncredited)
1933
as Jimmy Catlin
1947
as Perkins
1947
as American reporter
1944
as Albert
1947
as Redcoat
1934
as Dick Swiveller
1947
as Higgs
1939
as Harry Morgan
1939
as Pilot
1935
as Joe
1933
as Reporter
1936
as Alf
1933
as Portrait Painter
1930
as Corporal Duckett
1931
as Pepi
1944
as Charles Lacey
1940
as MacBride
1934
as Jenkins
1938
as Announcer
1938
as Askew
1935
as Harry Stubbs
1940
as Bunny Reeves
1938
as Sam Todd
1938
as Algy Beresford
1936
as Nobby
1937
as McGill
1931
as Tino
1940
as Cpl Duckett
1944
as Joe
1944
as Birdie Edwards
1932
as Waiter(uncredited)
1936
as Pedro Salvas
1948
as Frank
1943
as Joe Swan
1943
as Coxwain - C / P.O. Dabbs
1936
as Dick Burgess
1943
as Screenplay
1933
as Adaptation
1945
as Screenplay
1944
as Writer
1933
as Dialogue
1932
as Writer
1937
as Director
1937
as Screenplay
1938
as Screenplay
1938
as Writer
1936
as Script
1937
as Script
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