Charles Victor

Charles Victor (10 February 1896 – 23 December 1965) was a British actor who appeared in many film and television roles between 1931 and 1965. He was born Charles Victor Harvey.
Born in Southport, Lancashire, England, Victor was a fourth-generation English music hall entertainer. He left school when he was 15 to team with his father in a song-and-dance act for five years. After leaving that act, he briefly worked with his brother in an automobile agency before going into English musical comedy. In 1929, he joined the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, which was headed by Barry Jackson, and stayed with it for 10 years.
Victor appeared in just over 100 films between 1938 and 1966. The size and importance of his roles varied greatly. For example, in 1957 he played the lead role, with top billing, in the comedy There's Always a Thursday, whilst in the same year he had a bit part in the biopic After the Ball.
Late in life, Victor toured internationally in the role of Alfred Doolittle in My Fair Lady, performing the role on The Ed Sullivan Show on 19 March 1961 during a tribute to Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe.
Selected filmography
Return of the Frog (1938) as Customer in Night Club (uncredited)
Hell's Cargo (1939) as Mr. Martin
Where's That Fire? (1939) as Garage Owner (uncredited)
Laugh It Off (1940) as Colonel
Contraband (1940) as Hendrick
Dr. O'Dowd (1940) as Dooley
Old Mother Riley in Society (1940) as Sir John Morgan
You Will Remember (1941) as Pat Barrett
Major Barbara (1941) as Bilton
Old Mother Riley in Business (1941)
East of Piccadilly (1941) as Editor
This England (1941)
Atlantic Ferry (1941) as Tim Grogan
He Found a Star (1941) as Ben Marsh
49th Parallel (1941) as Andreas
Ships with Wings (1941) as MacDermott
Rush Hour (1941, Short) as Bus Inspector (uncredited)
The Missing Million (1942) as Nobby Knowles
Breach of Promise (1942) as Sir William
The Next of Kin (1942) as Joe, Irish seaman
The Foreman Went to France (1942) as Aircraft Spotter on Works Roof
They Flew Alone (1942) as Postmaster
Let the People Sing (1942) as Bit Role (uncredited)
Lady from Lisbon (1942) as Porter
Seven Days' Leave (1942) as Mr. Charles Victor
Those Kids from Town (1942) as Vicar
The Peterville Diamond (1943) as Dan
Squadron Leader X (1943) as Marks
The Silver Fleet (1943) as Bastiaan Peters
When We Are Married (1943) as Mr. Northrup
The Bells Go Down (1943) as Bill, Dunkirk Survivor (uncredited)
Undercover (1943) as Sergeant
The Saint Meets the Tiger (1943) as Bittle
Rhythm Serenade (1943) as Mr. Martin
Escape to Danger (1943) as Petty Officer Flanagan
My Learned Friend (1943) as 'Safety' Wilson
They Met in the Dark (1943) as Pub Owner
San Demetrio London (1943) as Deckhand
It Happened One Sunday (1944) as Frisco Kid
The Man from Morocco (1945) as Bourdille
I Live in Grosvenor Square (1945) as Taxi Driver
The Way to the Stars (1945) as Corporal Fitter
The Rake's Progress (1945) as Old Sweat
Caesar and Cleopatra (1945) as 1st. Porter
Gaiety George (1946) as Danny Collier
This Man Is Mine (1946) as Hijacker
The Magic Bow (1946) as Peasant Driver
While the Sun Shines (1947) as Tube Train Conductor
Woman to Woman (1947) as Stage Manager
Meet Me at Dawn (1947) as 1st Client
Temptation Harbour (1947) as Gowshall
Green Fingers (1947) as Joe Mansel
While I Live (1947) as Sgt. Pearne
The Calendar (1948) as John Dory
Broken Journey (1948) as Harry Gunn
Vote for Huggett (1949) as Mr. Hall
Fools Rush In (1949) as Mr. Atkins
Landfall (1949) as Mona's Father
The Cure for Love (1949) as Henry Lancaster
Waterfront (1950) as Bill
The Woman in Question (1950) as Albert Pollard
The Fighting Pimpernel (1950) as Colonel Winterbotham
The Galloping Major (1951) as Sam Fisher
Calling Bulldog Drummond (1951) as Insp. McIver
The Magic Box (1951) as Industry Man
Encore (1951) as Mr. Bateman (segment "The Ant and the Grasshopper")
The Frightened Man (1952) as Rosselli
Something Money Can't Buy (1952) as Borough Treasurer
The Ringer (1952) as Inspector Wembury
Made in Heaven (1952) as Aubrey Topham
Appointment in London (1952) as Dobbie
Those People Next Door (1953) as Joe Higgins
Street Corner (1953) as Muller
Murder Without Tears (1953)
The Saint's Return (1953) as Chief Insp. Claud Teal
Meet Mr. Lucifer (1953) as Mr. Elder
The Girl on the Pier (1953) as Inspector Chubb
The Love Lottery (1954) as Jennings
Fast and Loose (1954) as Lumper
The Rainbow Jacket (1954) as Voss
The Embezzler (1954) as Henry Paulson
For Better, for Worse (1954) as Fred
Police Dog (1955) as Sergeant
Value for Money (1955) as Lumm
An Alligator Named Daisy (1955) as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Dial 999 (1955) as Tom Smithers
Now and Forever (1956) as Farmer Gilbert
Charley Moon (1956) as Miller Moon
The Extra Day (1956) as Bert
Eyewitness (1956) as Police Desk Sergeant
Home and Away (1956) as Ted Groves
Tiger in the Smoke (1956) as Will
There's Always a Thursday (1957) as George Potter
The Prince and the Showgirl (1957) as Theatre Manager
After the Ball (1957) as Stagehand
Band of Angels (1957) as Officer (uncredited)
Passion Holiday (1963) (uncredited)
Made in Paris (1966) as Livingston (uncredited)
References
External links
English male film actors
English male television actors
1896 births
1965 deaths
People from Southport
Male actors from Lancashire
20th-century British male actors
20th-century English male actors