Paul Cavanagh

Paul Cavanagh
William Grigs Atkinson (8 December 1888 – 15 March 1964), known professionally as Paul Cavanagh, was an English film and stage actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1928 and 1959.
Life and career
Cavanagh was born in Felling, Durham. He attended the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne, and Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he was an undergraduate student. Cavanagh studied law in England, earning a master of arts degree at Cambridge. A newspaper article published 17 June 1931, reported, "It is on record that Cavanagh won high honors in mathematics and history."
Cavanagh practised "for several years" before he changed professions. He went to Canada "for a year of sightseeing and wandering" before he joined and served nine months with the Royal North-West Mounted Police.
After serving in World War I, he returned to Canada, where he practised law, including revising the statutes of Alberta, but eventually went back to England to practise law. Cavanagh went onto the stage after a stroke of bad luck in 1924 caused him to lose his savings, and later he went into films.
In 1926, Cavanagh lost $22,000 in one evening on a roulette wheel in Monte Carlo. An observer offered to provide a letter "to some of my theatrical acquaintances" in London, England. Those contacts led to Cavanagh's role in Walter Hackett's It Pays to Advertise. He also appeared in Eden Phillpotts' Blue Comet in the West End.
After appearing in a handful of British silent films he moved to the United States. Cavanagh's first film contract and film came in 1929 with Paramount Pictures.
Cavanagh died in London from a heart attack in 1964, aged 75, and is buried in Lorraine Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland.
Filmography
Two Little Drummer Boys (1928) as Capt. Darrell
Tesha (1928) as Lenane
The Runaway Princess (1929) as Prince of Savonia
Strictly Unconventional (1930) as Ted
Grumpy (1930) as Chamberlin Jarvis
The Storm (1930) as Dave Stewart
The Virtuous Sin (1930) as Capt. Orloff
The Devil to Pay! (1930) as Grand Duke Paul
Unfaithful (1931) as Ronald Killkerry
Born to Love (1931) as Sir Wilfred Drake
Always Goodbye (1931) as Reginald Armstrong, alias of Morgan
Transgression (1931) as Robert Maury
The Squaw Man (1931) as Henry - Earl of Kerhill
Heartbreak (1931) as Captain Wolke
Devil's Lottery (1932) as Major Hugo Beresford
A Bill of Divorcement (1932) as Gray
The Crash (1932) as Ronnie Sanderson
Tonight Is Ours (1933) as Prince Keri of Zalgar
Curtain at Eight (1933) as Wylie Thornton - Actor
The Kennel Murder Case (1933) as Sir Thomas MacDonald
The Sin of Nora Moran (1933) as Gov. Dick Crawford
Uncertain Lady (1934) as Bruce King
Tarzan and His Mate (1934) as Martin Arlington
Shoot the Works (1934) as Alvin Ritchie
The Notorious Sophie Lang (1934) as Max Bernard/Sir Nigel Crane
One Exciting Adventure (1934) as Lavassor
Menace (1934) as Col. Leonard Crecy
Goin' to Town (1935) as Edward Carrington
Escapade (1935)
Without Regret (1935) as Robert Godfrey
Thunder in the Night (1935) as Count Peter Alvinczy
Splendor (1935) as Martin Deering
Champagne Charlie (1936) as Charlie Cortland
Crime Over London (1936) as Inspector Gary
Cafe Colette (1937) as Ryan
A Romance in Flanders (1937) as John Morley
Within the Law (1939) as English Eddie
The Under-Pup (1939) as Mr. Franklin Cooper
Reno (1939) as John R. Banton
I Take This Woman (1940) as Bill Rodgers
The Case of the Black Parrot (1941) as Max Armand
Maisie Was a Lady (1941) as 'Cap' Rawlston
Shadows on the Stairs (1941) as Joseph Reynolds
Passage from Hong Kong (1941) as Capt. Duncan MacNeil-Fraser
Captains of the Clouds (1942) as Group Captain
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx (1942) as John Crispin
Pacific Rendezvous (1942) as Cmdr. Charles Brennan
Eagle Squadron (1942) as Sir James Patridge
The Hard Way (1943) as John 'Jack' Shagrue
The Gorilla Man (1943) as Dr. Dorn
Adventure in Iraq (1943) as Sheik Ahmid Bel Nor
The Scarlet Claw (1944) as Lord Penrose
Maisie Goes to Reno (1944) as Roger Pelham
Marriage Is a Private Affair (1944) as Mr. Selworth
This Man's Navy (1945) as Sir Anthony Tivall
The Man in Half Moon Street (1945) as Dr. Henry Latimer
The House of Fear (1945) as Simon Merrivale
The Woman in Green (1945) as Fenwick
Club Havana (1945) as Rogers
Night in Paradise (1946) as Cleomenes
Night and Day (1946) as Bart McClelland
Wife Wanted (1946) as Jeffrey Caldwell
The Verdict (1946) as Clive Russell
Humoresque (1946) as Victor Wright
Dishonored Lady (1947) as Victor Kranish
Ivy (1947) as Dr. Berwick (uncredited)
Secret Beyond the Door (1947) as Rick Barrett
The Black Arrow (1948) as Sir John Sedley
The Babe Ruth Story (1948) as Dr. Menzies
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948) as Dr. Blucher
Madame Bovary (1949) as Marquis D'Andervilliers
The Iroquois Trail (1950) as Col. Eric Thorne
Rogues of Sherwood Forest (1950) as Sir Giles
Hi-Jacked (1950) as Hagen
Hit Parade of 1951 (1950) as Two-to-One Thompson
The Second Face (1950) as Todd Williams
Tales of Robin Hood (1951) as Sir Gui de Clairmont
Hollywood Story (1951) as Roland Paul
The Highwayman (1951) (uncredited)
The Desert Fox (1951) as Lt. Col. Caesar von Hofacker (uncredited)
The Son of Dr. Jekyll (1951) as Insp. Stoddard
Bride of the Gorilla (1951) as Klaas Van Gelder
All That I Have (1951) as Dr. James Brady
The Strange Door (1951) as Edmond de Maletroit
Lady in the Iron Mask (1952) as Minor Role (uncredited)
The Golden Hawk (1952) as Jeremy Smithers
Plymouth Adventure (1952) as Governor John Carver (uncredited)
The Mississippi Gambler (1953) as Edmond Dureau
The Bandits of Corsica (1953) as Dianza
House of Wax (1953) as Sidney Wallace
Port Sinister (1953) as John Kolvac
The Desert Rats (1953) as Colonel (uncredited)
Flame of Calcutta (1953) as Lord Robert Clive
All American (1953) as Professor Carl Banning
Casanova's Big Night (1954) as Signor Alberto Di Gambetta
The Iron Glove (1954) as Cavenly, advisor to Prince James
Magnificent Obsession (1954) as Dr. Giraud
The Law vs. Billy the Kid (1954) as John H. Tunstall
The Raid (1954) as Col. Tucker
Khyber Patrol (1954) as Brig. Gen. Melville
Charade (1954) as Col. Heisler
The Prodigal (1955) as Tobiah
The Purple Mask (1955) as Duc de Latour
The Scarlet Coat (1955) as Sir Henry Clinton
The King's Thief (1955) as Sir Edward Scott
Diane (1956) as Lord Bonnivet
Women Without Men (1956) as Insp. D.N. Hedges (uncredited)
Blonde Bait (1956) as Insp. D.N. Hedges
Francis in the Haunted House (1956) as Neil Frazer
The Man Who Turned to Stone (1957) as Cooper
She Devil (1957) as Sugar Daddy
God Is My Partner (1957) as Dr. James Brady
In the Money (1958) as Inspector Herbert Saunders
The Beat Generation (1959) as Will Belmont - Stan's Father (uncredited)
The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake (1959) as Kenneth Drake
Television
Jungle Jim (1955–1956) as Commissioner Morrison in 8 episodes
Lassie (1956) as Dr. Elwood Mason
The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956) as John Andrews
Highway Patrol (American TV series)(1957) portrayed a vehicle thief
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (1957) as Sir Philip Northrup
Perry Mason (1957-1959) as Edgar Ferrell/ Horace Selkirk
Adventures of Superman (1958) as Delbert Carter
Tombstone Territory (1958) as Banker Racklin
Northwest Passage (1958) as Colonel George Clayton
Walt Disney Presents (1960) as Governor Rutledge (uncredited)
Have Gun - Will Travel (1960) as Windrom
References
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1888 births
1964 deaths
20th-century English male actors
Male actors from County Durham
British military personnel of World War I
English male film actors
English male television actors
People from Chislehurst
People from Felling
Male actors from Kent
People educated at the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne
Alumni of Emmanuel College, Cambridge
British expatriates in Canada
Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers