Lawrence Grant

Lawrence Grant
Percy Reginald Lawrence-Grant (30 October 1870 – 19 February 1952) was an English actor known for supporting roles in films such as The Living Ghost, I'll Tell the World, Shanghai Express, The Mask of Fu Manchu and Son of Frankenstein. He was host of the 4th Academy Awards ceremonies in 1931.
Selected filmography
The Eternal City (1915) - English Ambassador
To Hell with the Kaiser! (1918) - The Kaiser / Robert Graubel
Someone Must Pay (1919) - Walter Hargrave
Held In Trust (1920) - Dr. Babcock
The Chorus Girl's Romance (1920) - Jose Brasswine
Someone in the House (1920) - Walter Hargrave
Extravagance (1921) - Uncle Mark
The Great Impersonation (1921) - Emperor William of Germany
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924) - Actor at Ford's Theatre
Happiness (1924) - Mr. Rosselstein
His Hour (1924) - Stephen Strong
The Grand Duchess and the Waiter (1926) - The Grand Duke Peter
The Duchess of Buffalo (1926) - Commandant
Service for Ladies (1927) - King Boris
A Gentleman of Paris (1927) - Gen. Baron de Latour
Serenade (1927) - Josef Bruckner
Doomsday (1928) - Percival Fream
Red Hair (1928) - Judge Rufus Lennon
Something Always Happens (1928) - The Earl of Rochester
Hold 'Em Yale (1928) - Don Alvarado Montez
The Woman from Moscow (1928) - The General Stroganoff
The Case of Lena Smith (1929) - Commissioner
The Rainbow (1929)
The Canary Murder Case (1929) - John Cleaver
Bulldog Drummond (1929) - Dr. Lakington
The Exalted Flapper (1929) - Premier Vadisco of Dacia
Is Everybody Happy? (1929) - Victor Molnár
Safety in Numbers (1930) - Cmmdre. Brinker (uncredited)
Oh Sailor Behave (1930) - Von Klaus
The Cat Creeps (1930) - Crosby
The Boudoir Diplomat (1930) - Ambassador
Command Performance (1931) - Count Vellenburg
Forbidden Adventure (1931, also known as Newly Rich) - Equerry
Their Mad Moment (1931) - Sir Harry Congers
The Squaw Man (1931) - Gen. Stafford
Daughter of the Dragon (1931) - Sir Basil Courtney
The Unholy Garden (1931) - Dr. Shayne
Shanghai Express (1932) - Reverend Mr. Carmichael
Man About Town (1932) - Count Vonesse
Jewel Robbery (1932) - Prof. Bauman (uncredited)
Speak Easily (1932) - Dr. Bolton
Divorce in the Family (1932) - Kenny
Faithless (1932) - Mr. Ledyard
The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) - Sir Lionel Barton
Cavalcade (1933) - Man at Microphone (uncredited)
The Secret of Madame Blanche (1933) - Commanding Officer (uncredited)
Clear All Wires! (1933) - MacKenzie
Looking Forward (1933) - Philip Bendicott
The Solitaire Man (1933) - Sir Charles Brewster - British Ambassador (uncredited)
By Candlelight (1933) - Count von Rischenheim
Queen Christina (1933) - Bit part (uncredited)
Nana (1934) - Grand Duke Alexis
Riptide (1934) - Farrington (uncredited)
I'll Tell the World (1934) - Count Strumsky
The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) - De Villefort Sr.
The Painted Veil (1934) - English Governor (scenes deleted)
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head (1934) - Marchant
Vanessa: Her Love Story (1935) - Amery Herries
Naughty Marietta (1935) - Minor Role (uncredited)
The Devil Is a Woman (1935) - Duel Conductor (uncredited)
Werewolf of London (1935) - Sir Thomas Forsythe
The Dark Angel (1935) - Mr. Tanner (uncredited)
Three Kids and a Queen (1935) - Wilfred Edgar
A Feather in Her Hat (1935) - Dr. Phillips
A Tale of Two Cities (1935) - Prosecutor
Klondike Annie (1936) - Sir Gilbert
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936) - Lord Chief Justice
The House of a Thousand Candles (1936) - Sir Andrew McIntyre
The Unguarded Hour (1936) - Judge (uncredited)
The White Angel (1936) - Colonel (uncredited)
Mary of Scotland (1936) - Judge
Lost Horizon (1937) - First Man (uncredited)
Under the Red Robe (1937) - Father Joseph
Confession (1937) - Doctor (uncredited)
S.O.S. Coast Guard (1937, Serial) - Rabinisi - Boroff's Spokesman at Screening [Ch. 1]
The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) - Marshal Strakencz (uncredited)
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938) - Professor Urganzeff
Invisible Enemy (1938) - Foreign Diplomat (uncredited)
The Young in Heart (1938) - Mr. Hutchins
Marie Antoinette (1938) - Old Nobleman at Birth of Dauphin (uncredited)
Service de Luxe (1938) - Nicolai Voroshinsky
Son of Frankenstein (1939) - Burgomaster
Wife, Husband and Friend (1939) - Rudolph Hertz
The Sun Never Sets (1939) - Second Selection Board Member (uncredited)
Pride of the Blue Grass (1939) - Lord Shropshire
Rulers of the Sea (1939) - Mr. Negley
Ninotchka (1939) - General Savitsky - Duchess' Consort (uncredited)
British Intelligence (1940) - Brigadier General (uncredited)
Women in War (1940) - Sir Gordon, Defense Attorney
A Dispatch from Reuters (1940) - Member of Parliament (uncredited)
The Son of Monte Cristo (1940) - The Baron (uncredited)
Rage in Heaven (1941) - British Consul (uncredited)
Our Wife (1941) - Dr. Holgarth (uncredited)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) - Dr. Courtland
The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) - Mayor (uncredited)
My Heart Belongs to Daddy (1942) - Mr. Robertson (uncredited)
The Living Ghost (1942) - Dr. Bruhling
G-Men vs. the Black Dragon (1943, Serial) - Sir John Brookfield (uncredited)
Confidential Agent (1945) - Lord Fetting (final film role)
External links
1870 births
1952 deaths
English male film actors
Actors from Bournemouth
20th-century English male actors
British expatriate male actors in the United States