Nigel Patrick
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Nigel Patrick, born Nigel Dennis Wemyss in London, England, (2 May 1913 - 21 September 1981) was an English actor and stage director .
The son of an actress Dorothy Turner, he made his stage debut in 1932, but did not make a major impact in films until after service in World War II, when he became a popular, debonair leading man in British films. He also led a successful stage and television career. He married the actress Beatrice Campbell in 1956 who predeceased him in 1979. He died from lung cancer in 1981.
[edit] Selected Filmography
- Noose (film) (1948)
- Silent Dust (1948)
- Spring in Park Lane (1948)
- Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1950)
- The Pickwick Papers (1952) (as Mr Jingle)
- The Sound Barrier (1952)
- A Prize of Gold (1955)
- How to Murder a Rich Uncle (1957) (also directed)
- Raintree County (1957)
- Sapphire (1959)
- The League of Gentlemen (1959)
- Johnny Nobody (1960) (also directed)
- The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960)
- Battle of Britain (1969)
- The Great Waltz (1972)
- The Mackintosh Man (1973)
[edit] Television
- Zero One (1960s series)
- Looks Familiar
