Henry Daniell
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charles Henry Daniell (5 March 1894 – 31 October 1963) was an English actor who had a long and prestigious career on stage as well as in films. He is perhaps best known for his villainous roles in films like The Great Dictator, The Philadelphia Story and The Sea Hawk. Daniell was given few opportunities to play a 'good guy', including a supporting part as Franz Liszt in the biographical film Song of Love (1947). His last name is sometimes spelled "Daniel". Daniell's film debut came in 1929 in Jealousy. He appeared as Professor Moriarty in the Basil Rathbone-Nigel Bruce Sherlock Holmes film The Woman in Green (1945). He appeared in other films such as Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator (1940) (playing Garbitsch, to sound like "garbage", a parody of Joseph Goebbels), and The Body Snatcher (1945, with Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi) – as well as two other films in the Sherlock Holmes/Basil Rathbone series: The Voice of Terror (1942) and Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) with fellow Moriarty George Zucco. Daniell played the sleazy Baron de Varville opposite Greta Garbo in Camille (1936). Another early triumph was his portrayal of Cecil in The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939). He also played the treacherous Lord Wolfingham (no relation to Francis Walsingham) in The Sea Hawk (1940), fighting Errol Flynn in what is often considered one of the most spectacular sword fighting duels ever filmed. When Michael Curtiz cast him in this film, Henry Daniell initially refused because he couldn't fence. Curtiz accomplished the climactic duel through the use of shadows and over-shoulder shots, with a double fencing Flynn with ingenious inter-cutting of their faces. Towards the end of the Second World War, he appeared in one of his most memorable film roles, as the cruel Mr. Brocklehurst in Jane Eyre (1944), opposite Joan Fontaine who played Eyre. That same year he appeared in The Suspect as Charles Laughton's blackmailing next-door neighbour. In the 1950s and 1960s, he did much television, and also appeared as the malevolent Dr. Emil Zurich in Edward L. Cahn's The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake (1959), and in an episode of Maverick, "Pappy" opposite James Garner the same year. An absolute professional, he was always on the set when needed, and impatient when delays in filming took place. Much in demand for his dry, sardonic delivery, Daniell moved easily from big-budget films, such as (uncredited) Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), to television without difficulty. In 1957, Daniell appeared as King Charles II of England in the NBC anthology series The Joseph Cotten Show in the episode "The Trial of Colonel Blood", with Michael Wilding in the title role. In the same year he played the instructing solicitor to Charles Laughton's leading counsel barrister in Witness for the Prosecution (1957). The actor claimed one of his favourite roles was as Tony Curtis' supervisor in the acclaimed Blake Edwards film Mister Cory (1957) at a time when the actor's career was clearly slowing down, but Daniell retained some of the best and most memorable lines in the movie, "A gentleman never grabs. Manners, Mister Cory. I find them a prerequisite in any circumstance."
Filmography
Hitler: The Comedy Years
as Garbitsch (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hitler: The Comedy Years
as Garbitsch (archive footage) (uncredited)
My Fair Lady
as Ambassador (uncredited)
My Fair Lady
as Ambassador (uncredited)
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Court-martial Judge (uncredited)
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Court-martial Judge (uncredited)
The Chapman Report
as Dr. Jonas
The Chapman Report
as Dr. Jonas
Five Weeks in a Balloon
as Sheik Ageiba
Five Weeks in a Balloon
as Sheik Ageiba
The Notorious Landlady
as Stranger
The Notorious Landlady
as Stranger
The Comancheros
as Gireaux
The Comancheros
as Gireaux
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
as Dr. Zucco
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
as Dr. Zucco
The Grim Reaper
as Pierre Radin
The Grim Reaper
as Pierre Radin
Madison Avenue
as Stipe
Madison Avenue
as Stipe
The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake
as Dr. Emil Zurich
The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake
as Dr. Emil Zurich
From the Earth to the Moon
as Morgana
From the Earth to the Moon
as Morgana
Witness for the Prosecution
as Mayhew
Witness for the Prosecution
as Mayhew
The Story of Mankind
as Pierre Cauchon - Bishop of Beauvais
The Story of Mankind
as Pierre Cauchon - Bishop of Beauvais
Les Girls
as Judge
Les Girls
as Judge
The Sun Also Rises
as Doctor
The Sun Also Rises
as Doctor
Mister Cory
as Mr. Earnshaw
Mister Cory
as Mr. Earnshaw
Confession
as Hubbel
Confession
as Hubbel
Lust for Life
as Theodorus van Gogh
Lust for Life
as Theodorus van Gogh
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
as Bill Ogden
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
as Bill Ogden
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
as Edward Moulton-Barrett
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
as Edward Moulton-Barrett
Diane
as Gondi
Diane
as Gondi
The Prodigal
as Ramadi
The Prodigal
as Ramadi
The Egyptian
as Mekere
The Egyptian
as Mekere
Buccaneer's Girl
as Capt. Duval
Buccaneer's Girl
as Capt. Duval
The Secret Of St. Ives
as Maj. Edward Chevenish
The Secret Of St. Ives
as Maj. Edward Chevenish
Siren of Atlantis
as Blades
Siren of Atlantis
as Blades
Wake of the Red Witch
as Jacques Desaix
Wake of the Red Witch
as Jacques Desaix
The Exile
as Colonel Ingram
The Exile
as Colonel Ingram
Song of Love
as Franz Liszt
Song of Love
as Franz Liszt
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
as The Regent - William of Pembroke
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
as The Regent - William of Pembroke
Angel Street
as Mr. Manningham
Angel Street
as Mr. Manningham
Captain Kidd
as King William III
Captain Kidd
as King William III
The Woman in Green
as Professor James Moriarty
The Woman in Green
as Professor James Moriarty
The Body Snatcher
as Dr. Wolfe 'Toddy' MacFarlane
The Body Snatcher
as Dr. Wolfe 'Toddy' MacFarlane
Hotel Berlin
as Baron Von Stetten
Hotel Berlin
as Baron Von Stetten
The Suspect
as Mr. Simmons
The Suspect
as Mr. Simmons
Jane Eyre
as Henry Brocklehurst
Jane Eyre
as Henry Brocklehurst
Watch on the Rhine
as Phili Von Ramme
Watch on the Rhine
as Phili Von Ramme
Mission to Moscow
as Minister von Ribbentrop
Mission to Moscow
as Minister von Ribbentrop
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
as William Easter
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
as William Easter
Reunion in France
as Emile Fleuron
Reunion in France
as Emile Fleuron
The Great Impersonation
as Frederick Seamon
The Great Impersonation
as Frederick Seamon
Nightmare
as Capt. Edgar Stafford
Nightmare
as Capt. Edgar Stafford
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
as Sir Anthony Lloyd
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
as Sir Anthony Lloyd
Castle in the Desert
as Watson King
Castle in the Desert
as Watson King
Four Jacks and a Jill
as Bobo
Four Jacks and a Jill
as Bobo
The Feminine Touch
as Shelley Mason
The Feminine Touch
as Shelley Mason
Dressed to Kill
as Julian Davis
Dressed to Kill
as Julian Davis
A Woman's Face
as Public Prosecutor
A Woman's Face
as Public Prosecutor
The Philadelphia Story
as Sidney Kidd
The Philadelphia Story
as Sidney Kidd
The Great Dictator
as Garbitsch
The Great Dictator
as Garbitsch
The Sea Hawk
as Lord Wolfingham
The Sea Hawk
as Lord Wolfingham
All This, and Heaven Too
as Broussais
All This, and Heaven Too
as Broussais
We Are Not Alone
as Sir Ronald Dawson
We Are Not Alone
as Sir Ronald Dawson
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
as Sir Robert Cecil
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
as Sir Robert Cecil
Marie Antoinette
as La Motte
Marie Antoinette
as La Motte
Holiday
as Seton Cram
Holiday
as Seton Cram
The Firefly
as General Savary
The Firefly
as General Savary
Madame X
as Lerocle
Madame X
as Lerocle
The Thirteenth Chair
as John Wales
The Thirteenth Chair
as John Wales
Under Cover of Night
as Professor Marvin Griswald
Under Cover of Night
as Professor Marvin Griswald
Camille
as Baron de Varville
Camille
as Baron de Varville
The Unguarded Hour
as Hugh Lewis
The Unguarded Hour
as Hugh Lewis
The Path of Glory
as King Maximillian
The Path of Glory
as King Maximillian
The Last of the Lone Wolf
as Count von Rimpau (as Henry Daniel)
The Last of the Lone Wolf
as Count von Rimpau (as Henry Daniel)
Jealousy
as Clement
Jealousy
as Clement
The Awful Truth
as Norman Warriner
The Awful Truth
as Norman Warriner