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Also known as Frederick George Worlock
Frederick Worlock was an English-American actor. He is known for his work in various films during the 1940s and 1950s, and as the voice of Horace in One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) and again uncreditly in The Sword in the Stone (1963).
Frederick Worlock (14 December 1886 – 1 August 1973) was an English-American actor. He is known for his work in various films during the 1940s and 1950s, and as the voice of Horace in One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) and again uncreditly in The Sword in the Stone (1963).
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Career
On stage, he made his début in 1906 in Henry V in Bristol and acted in four productions in London before moving to the United States in the 1920s, where he appeared in Broadway productions between 1923 and 1954.
From 1938 to 1966, Worlock appeared as a supporting actor in films including Man Hunt, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, How Green Was My Valley, The Imperfect Lady, Singapore, The Lone Wolf in London, Love from a Stranger, Ruthless, Joan of Arc, Spartacus, One Hundred and One Dalmatians (voice-over), The Sword in the Stone (Uncredited voice over), and Spinout. He appeared in a number of the Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone in the 1940s, also portraying Inspector Lestrade opposite Rathbone in The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Worlock often portrayed "professorial roles, some benign, some villainous".
Personal life
On 5 May 1924, in Great Neck, Long Island, he married actress Elsie Ferguson, with whom he had appeared in The Moon-Flower on Broadway. The marriage ended in divorce in 1930.
Worlock died from cerebral ischemia in 1973, at the age of 86. He was buried in Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery.
Partial filmography
Miracles for Sale (1939) - Dr. Sabbatt (as Frederic Worlock)
Lady of the Tropics (1939) - Colonel Demassey
Balalaika (1939) - Ramensky
The Earl of Chicago (1940) - Lord Elfie (uncredited)
Northwest Passage (1940) - Sir William Johnson (uncredited)
Strange Cargo (1940) - Grideau
The Sea Hawk (1940) - Darnell (uncredited)
He Stayed for Breakfast (1940) - Communist President (uncredited)
South of Suez (1940) - Defense Counsel
Moon Over Burma (1940) - Stephen Harmon
Murder Over New York (1940) - Hugh Drake
Hudson's Bay (1941) - English Governor
Free and Easy (1941) - Manager
Rage in Heaven (1941) - Solicitor-General
Man Hunt (1941) - Lord Gerald Risborough
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) - Dr. Heath
Down in San Diego (1941) - Eric Kramer (uncredited)
International Lady (1941) - Sir Henry
A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941) - Canadian Major
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How Green Was My Valley (1941) - Dr. Richards
Captains of the Clouds (1942) - President of Court-Martial
Pacific Rendezvous (1942) - Dr. Jackwin
Eagle Squadron (1942) - Grenfall
Pierre of the Plains (1942) - Inspector Cannady
The Black Swan (1942) - Speaker of Assembly (uncredited)
Random Harvest (1942) - Margaret's Lawyer (uncredited)
London Blackout Murders (1943) - Eugene Caldwell
Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) - Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Air Raid Wardens (1943) - Otto
The Mantrap (1943) - Patrick Berwick
Thumbs Up (1943) - Kendrick (uncredited)
Appointment in Berlin (1943) - Von Ritter, Ministry of Information (uncredited)
Secret Service in Darkest Africa (1943, Serial) - Sir James Langley [Ch. 15]
Passport to Suez (1943) - Sir Robert Wembley (uncredited)
Sahara (1943) - Radio Newscaster (voice, uncredited)
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) - Geoffrey Musgrave
Madame Curie (1943) - Businessman (uncredited)
Jane Eyre (1943) - Sam, Waiter at Inn (uncredited)
The Lodger (1944) - Sir Edward Willoughby (uncredited)
