Frank Cellier
Frank Cellier (23 February 1884 – 27 September 1948) was an English actor. Early in his career, he toured in Britain, Germany, the West Indies, America and South Africa. In the 1920s, he became known in the West End for Shakespearean character roles, among others, and also directed some plays in which he acted. Later, during the 1930s and 1940s, he also appeared in films.
Beginning in the 1930s, Cellier played roles in films, including Sheriff Watson in Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps (1935). He was also Monsieur Barsac in the comedy film The Guv'nor (1935).
Cellier died in London in 1948 aged 64.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 4.326 |
| Birthday | 1884-02-23 |
| Place of Birth | Surbiton, Surrey, England, UK |
| Also Known As | François Cellier, |
1935
The 39 Steps
7.355/903
Richard Hanney has a rude awakening when a glamorous female spy falls into his bed - with a knife in her back. Having a bit of trouble explaining it a...
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The 39 Steps
1936
The Man Who Changed His Mind
6.1/28
Dr. Laurence, a once-respectable scientist, begins to research the origin of the mind and the soul. The science community rejects him, and he risks lo...
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The Man Who Changed His Mind
1933
Doss House
0/0
An escaped convict is on the loose, and the police are searching all the doss-houses in the hopes of finding him there. A young journalist is sent by...
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Doss House
1941
Love on the Dole
5.7/11
Depressing and realistic family drama about the struggles of unemployment and poverty in 1930s Lancashire. The 20-year-old Kerr gives an emotionally c...
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Love on the Dole
1935
The Passing of the Third Floor Back
7.6/10
The tenants of an old London boarding house spend their time in petty bickering and sniping until a mysterious stranger arrives at their door.
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The Passing of the Third Floor Back
1937
O.H.M.S.
5/1
American racketeer Jimmie Dean travels to England, where he assumes the identity of a Canadian whom he has been falsely accused of murdering. Jimmie i...
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O.H.M.S.
1946
Quiet Weekend
4.8/4
Comedy of a family trying to spend a country weekend which is disrupted by an unpleasant friend of the son.
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Quiet Weekend
1935
The Dictator
6/1
The film depicts a dramatic episode in Danish history: the tumultous relationship between King Christian VII of Denmark and his English consort Caroli...
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The Dictator
1948
The Blind Goddess
5.6/6
Justice, the poets have it, is a blind goddess. Eric Portman stars as the lawyer defending a lord, Hugh Williams, accused by his secretary Michael Den...
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The Blind Goddess
1938
The Ware Case
6.3/3
An aristocrat won't economize, then his rich brother in law is found murdered in the grounds of the aristocrat's house
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The Ware Case
1938
Kate Plus Ten
0/0
Kate is secretary to Lord Flamborough. But she is also leader of a criminal gang. Can Mike Pemberton catch her red-handed?
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Kate Plus Ten
1936
Tudor Rose
8.1/7
The tragic story of Lady Jane Grey, the young queen who reigned in England for nine days before she was executed.
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Tudor Rose
1941
Cottage to Let
6.5/18
Allied spies and Nazi Agents insinuate themselves at a Scottish cottage (converted to a wartime hospital) with interests on an inventor's nearly perfe...
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Cottage to Let
1944
Give Us the Moon
6.2/3
Set just after the end of WWII (but filmed in the middle of it) in a time of general euphoria at having won the war, with full employment and general...
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Give Us the Moon
1936
Rhodes of Africa
6/1
Rhodes of Africa is a 1936 British biographical film charting the life of Cecil Rhodes. It was directed by Berthold Viertel and starred Walter Huston,...
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Rhodes of Africa
1942
The Big Blockade
6.5/4
Wartime propaganda piece reporting on the success of the economic blockade of Germany in the early years of the war.
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The Big Blockade
1934
The Fire Raisers
4.8/6
Jim Bronton is an insurance investigator, but he's unhappy with his work and gets involved with a gang of arsonists. His conscience is troubling him ....
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The Fire Raisers
1934
Lorna Doone
5.8/2
High drama, set in the English moorland of the 1600s. John Ridd wants revenge on the criminal Doone family, but falls in love with the daughter of the...
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Lorna Doone
1937
Victoria the Great
5.3/6
The film biography of Queen Victoria focussing initially on the early years of her reign with her marriage to Prince Albert and her subsequent rule af...
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Victoria the Great
1935
The Guv'nor
7.3/3
The Guv'nor (released in the U.S. as Mr. Hobo) is a 1935 British comedy film starring George Arliss as a tramp who rides a series of misunderstandings...
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The Guv'nor
1938
Sixty Glorious Years
6/2
Continuing the story of 'Victoria the Great'.
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Sixty Glorious Years
1941
Ships with Wings
4/2
Before the war, a Fleet Air Arm pilot is dismissed for causing the death of a colleague. Working for a small Greek airline when the Germans invade Gre...
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Ships with Wings
1937
Action for Slander
0/0
A bankrupt officer, accused of cheating at cards, defends his honour with a writ.
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Action for Slander
1941
Quiet Wedding
4.2/5
A young couple become engaged, but enjoy a number of comedic aventures before their wedding day.
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Quiet Wedding
1940
The Midas Touch
0/0
A Film Directed by David MacDonald ....
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The Midas Touch
1942
The Black Sheep of Whitehall
7.2/4
A professor teaching at a correspondence school discovers that a Nazi agent is trying to prevent a trade treaty being signed between England and Sout...
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The Black Sheep of Whitehall
1931
Her Reputation
0/0
A woman plans to boost her public profile by getting a divorce. She enlists the help of a male friend to act as co-respondent leading to a series of m...
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Her Reputation
1932
Tin Gods
0/0
A British drama film directed by F.W. Kraemer
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Tin Gods
1937
Non-Stop New York
6.3/9
A young woman finds herself as the intended victim of a murder plot on a transatlantic flight from London to New York.
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Non-Stop New York
1935
The Clairvoyant
5.8/16
A fake psychic suddenly turns into the real thing when he meets a young beauty. (TCM)
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The Clairvoyant
1938
A Royal Divorce
0/0
The love affair between the French Emperor Napoleon and the lady Josephine leads through Napoleon's rise to power and their eventual divorce.
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A Royal Divorce
1946
The Magic Bow
5.3/7
Biography of the famous Italian violinist Nicola Paganini which focuses as much on the musician's romances as it does on his craft. Phyllis Calvert pl...
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The Magic Bow
1948
Easy Money
6/6
A win on the football pools in postwar Britain changes lives. A happy family is turned into an unhappy argumentative lot until it is discovered the co...
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Easy Money
1933
The Song You Gave Me
6/1
Set in Vienna, this lively musical comedy stars Bebe Daniels as an actress who falls in love with her secretary, but has difficulty in persuading him...
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The Song You Gave Me
1934
Colonel Blood
0/0
'1670. Irish patriot caught stealing Crown Jewels talks his way to pardon.' (British Film Catalogue)
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Colonel Blood
1933
The Golden Cage
0/0
'Girl marries rich man but still loves poor hotel clerk.' (British Film Catalogue)
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The Golden Cage
1933
Hearts of Oak
0/0
A policeman recalls the events of the raid on Zeebrugge in 1918, and draws conclusions for Britain's peacetime policies.
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Hearts of Oak
1916
Gloria
0/0
Early South African Film
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Gloria
1937
Take My Tip
0/0
Lord and Lady Pilkington get tricked out of their money by a con man. They later run into the swindler in a hotel - which happens to be owned by their...
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