Reginald Purdell

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1895-11-03 (58 years old)

Deathday

1953-04-22

Place of Birth

Clapham, London, England, UK

Reginald Purdell

Biography

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 ...

Acting

1934

1944

Two Thousand Women

as Alec Harvey

1950

Stage Fright

as Police Car Driver (uncredited)

1933

Up to the Neck

as Jimmy Catlin

1947

1947

Captain Boycott

as American reporter

1944

Love Story

as Albert

1947

Holiday Camp

as Redcoat

1934

The Old Curiosity Shop

as Dick Swiveller

1939

The Missing People

as Harry Morgan

1939

Q Planes

as Pilot

1935

1933

1933

My Lucky Star

as Portrait Painter

1930

The Middle Watch

as Corporal Duckett

1931

1944

Candles at Nine

as Charles Lacey

1940

1934

1938

The Viper

as Announcer

1938

1935

What’s in a Name?

as Harry Stubbs

1940

His Brother’s Keeper

as Bunny Reeves

1938

Simply Terrific

as Sam Todd

1938

Quiet, Please

as Algy Beresford

1936

1937

1940

The Middle Watch

as Cpl Duckett

1944

1944

Bell-Bottom George

as Birdie Edwards

1932

A Night Like This

as Waiter(uncredited)

1936

Debt of Honour

as Pedro Salvas

1948

1943

Variety Jubilee

as Joe Swan

1943

We Dive at Dawn

as Coxwain - C / P.O. Dabbs

1936

Where's Sally?

as Dick Burgess

Production

1943

The Dark Tower

as Screenplay

1933

Three Men in a Boat

as Adaptation

1945

Here Comes the Sun

as Screenplay

1944

Dreaming

as Writer

1933

My Lucky Star

as Dialogue

1932

1937

1937

The Vulture

as Screenplay

1938

The Viper

as Screenplay

1938

Quiet, Please

as Writer

1936

1937

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