Lowell Gilmore

Lowell Gilmore (20 December 1906 – 31 January 1960) was an American stage, film and television actor.
Life and career
Lowell Gilmore first worked as a stage manager on the 1929 Broadway play The First Mrs. Fraser, but got his chance as an actor when he replaced actor Eric Elliott in the play. This was the start to a successful Broadway career in the 1930s with plays like The Wind and the Rain (1934), The Taming of the Shrew (1935) and Leave Her to Heaven (1940). He made his film debut in Jacques Tourneur's war drama Days of Glory (1944) with Gregory Peck, where he was featured in an extensive role as Peck's second-in-command. His second film role was perhaps his most notable: As painter Basil Hallward in The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945), the film adaption of Oscar Wilde's literature classic. Another notable role was the District Commissioner in the Oscar-winning adventure film King Solomon's Mines (1950) with Stewart Granger and Deborah Kerr.
Although Gilmore was born in the United States, the "suave-looking, wavy-haired supporting actor" often portrayed British characters like doctors, officers, and gentlemen of rank. His roles were often dapper and sometimes also cads and villains. One of his best roles was probably as the Duke of Gloucester (the future Richard III) in The Black Arrow (1948), where he played him as a semi-sympathetic and charming, semi-villainous character. While his film roles got somewhat smaller in the 1950s, he played in numerous television series like Alfred Hitchcock Presents and The Jack Benny Program. Gilmore also appeared as Pontius Pilate in the television series The Living Christ Series (1951) and the film Day of Triumph (1954). He played his last role in 1958 and died two years later at the age of 53 years.
Filmography (without TV credits)
Days of Glory (1944) - Semyon
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) - Basil Hallward
Johnny Angel (1945) - Sam Angel
Strange Conquest (1946) - Dr. Paul Harris
Step by Step (1946) - Von Dorn
The Arnelo Affair (1947) - Dr. Avery Border
Calcutta (1947) - Eric Lasser
The Prince of Thieves (1948) - Sir Phillip
The Black Arrow (1948) - Duke of Gloucester
Dream Girl (1948) - George Hand
Walk a Crooked Mile (1948) - Dr. William Forrest
The Secret Garden (1949) - British Officer
Sword in the Desert (1949) - Maj. Stephens
Fortunes of Captain Blood (1950) - George Fairfax
Rogues of Sherwood Forest (1950) - Count of Flanders
Tripoli (1950) - Lt. Tripp
King Solomon's Mines (1950) - Eric Masters
Darling, How Could You! (1951) - Aubrey Quayne
The Highwayman (1951) - Oglethorpe
Roadblock (1951) - Kendall Webb
The Living Christ Series (1951) - Pontius Pilate
Hong Kong (1952) - Danton
Lone Star (1952) - Captain Elliott
Plymouth Adventure (1952) - Edward Winslow
Androcles and the Lion (1952) - Metellus
Francis Covers the Big Town (1953) - Jefferson 'JG' Garnet
Sailor of the King (1953) - Emissary of the King - USA version (uncredited)
I Beheld His Glory (1953, TV Series) - Pontius Pilate
Saskatchewan (1954) - Banks
Day of Triumph (1954) - Pontius Pilate
Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki (1955) - Robert Coates
The Sea Chase (1955) - Captain Evans
Blood Alley (1955) - British Officer (uncredited)
Comanche (1956) - Commissioner Ward
Jeanne Eagels (1957) - Rev. Davidson in 'Rain' (uncredited)
Selected Television Appearances
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956) (Season 1 Episode 20: "And So Died Riabouchinska") as Mel Douglas
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1906 births
1960 deaths
20th-century American male actors
American male film actors
American male stage actors
American male television actors