Lionel Atwill
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lionel Atwill (1 March 1885 – 22 April 1946) was an English stage and film actor born in Croydon, London, England. He studied architecture before his stage debut at the Garrick Theatre, London in 1904. He become a star in Broadway theatre by 1918, and made his screen debut in 1919. He acted on the stage in Australia but was most famous for his U.S. horror roles in the 1930s. His two most memorable parts were as the crazed, disfigured sculptor in Mystery of the Wax Museum (Warner Brothers, 1933), and as Inspector Krogh in Son of Frankenstein (1939), memorably sent up by Kenneth Mars in Mel Brooks's Young Frankenstein (1974). When he was not cast in macabre roles, Atwill often appeared in the 1930s as righteous-minded authority figures. For example, in 1937's less memorable The Wrong Road for RKO, investigator Atwill persuades a young, bank-robbing ingenue played by Helen Mack and her boyfriend Richard Cromwell to return their ill-gotten $100,000 and give up a life of crime. Two of Atwill's other notable non-horror roles were opposite his contemporary Basil Rathbone in films featuring Arthur Conan Doyle's character Sherlock Holmes, including a role as Dr. James Mortimer in 20th Century Fox's 1939 film rendition of the Conan Doyle novel The Hound of the Baskervilles, and the 1943 Universal Studios film Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon, in which he played Holmes' archenemy and super-villain, Professor Moriarty. Atwill remained a stalwart of the Universal horror films until his career flagged in the 1940s because of a widely publicized sex scandal in 1941, during the investigation of which he was charged in 1942 with perjury at a trial in which Atwill had been accused of staging a sex orgy at his home. He died while working on the 1946 film serial Lost City of the Jungle. His ashes were once inurned in Chapel of the Pines Crematory. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lionel Atwill, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Filmography
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb
as Dr. Xavier (archive footage)
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb
as Dr. Xavier (archive footage)
The Wolfman's Cure
as Inspector Holtz
The Wolfman's Cure
as Inspector Holtz
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Doctor Bohmer / Krogh (archive footage)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Doctor Bohmer / Krogh (archive footage)
The Horror of It All
as Dr. Otto von Niemann (archive footage)
The Horror of It All
as Dr. Otto von Niemann (archive footage)
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
Doom of Dracula
as Arntz, Police Officer (archive footage)
Doom of Dracula
as Arntz, Police Officer (archive footage)
Genius at Work
as Latimer Marsh / The Cobra
Genius at Work
as Latimer Marsh / The Cobra
Lost City of the Jungle
as Sir Eric Hazarias
Lost City of the Jungle
as Sir Eric Hazarias
House of Dracula
as Police Inspector Holtz
House of Dracula
as Police Inspector Holtz
Crime, Inc.
as Pat Coyle
Crime, Inc.
as Pat Coyle
Fog Island
as Alec Ritchfield
Fog Island
as Alec Ritchfield
House of Frankenstein
as Inspector Arnz
House of Frankenstein
as Inspector Arnz
Lady in the Death House
as Charles Finch
Lady in the Death House
as Charles Finch
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
as Mayor of Vasaria
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
as Mayor of Vasaria
Night Monster
as Dr. King
Night Monster
as Dr. King
Dead End Kids Go To War
as The Baron
Dead End Kids Go To War
as The Baron
Cairo
as Teutonic Gentleman
Cairo
as Teutonic Gentleman
Pardon My Sarong
as Varnoff
Pardon My Sarong
as Varnoff
Junior G-Men of the Air
as The Baron
Junior G-Men of the Air
as The Baron
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
as Dr. Fish
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
as Dr. Fish
To Be or Not to Be
as Rawitch
To Be or Not to Be
as Rawitch
The Mad Doctor of Market Street
as Dr. Ralph Benson, posing as Graham
The Mad Doctor of Market Street
as Dr. Ralph Benson, posing as Graham
Man-Made Monster
as Dr. Paul Rigas
Man-Made Monster
as Dr. Paul Rigas
Boom Town
as Harry Compton
Boom Town
as Harry Compton
The Great Profile
as Dr. Bruce
The Great Profile
as Dr. Bruce
Girl in 313
as Russell aka Henry Woodruff
Girl in 313
as Russell aka Henry Woodruff
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
as Dr. Suderman
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
as Dr. Suderman
Johnny Apollo
as Jim McLaughlin
Johnny Apollo
as Jim McLaughlin
Charlie Chan in Panama
as Cliveden Compton
Charlie Chan in Panama
as Cliveden Compton
The Mad Empress
as General Bazaine
The Mad Empress
as General Bazaine
Balalaika
as Professor Marakov
Balalaika
as Professor Marakov
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as Paul Messenger
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as Paul Messenger
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
as Prof. Roger Chauncey Hildebrand
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
as Prof. Roger Chauncey Hildebrand
The Sun Never Sets
as Hugo Zurof
The Sun Never Sets
as Hugo Zurof
The Gorilla
as Walter Stevens
The Gorilla
as Walter Stevens
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Dr. James Mortimer
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Dr. James Mortimer
The Three Musketeers
as De Rochefort
The Three Musketeers
as De Rochefort
Son of Frankenstein
as Inspector Krogh
Son of Frankenstein
as Inspector Krogh
The Great Waltz
as Count Anton 'Tony' Hohenfried
The Great Waltz
as Count Anton 'Tony' Hohenfried
Three Comrades
as Breuer
Three Comrades
as Breuer
The Great Garrick
as M. Beaumarchais
The Great Garrick
as M. Beaumarchais
The Wrong Road
as Mike Roberts
The Wrong Road
as Mike Roberts
Lancer Spy
as Col. Fenwick
Lancer Spy
as Col. Fenwick
The High Command
as Maj. Gen. Sir John Sangye
The High Command
as Maj. Gen. Sir John Sangye
The Last Train from Madrid
as Col. Vigo
The Last Train from Madrid
as Col. Vigo
The Road Back
as Prosecutor
The Road Back
as Prosecutor
Absolute Quiet
as Gerald A. Axton
Absolute Quiet
as Gerald A. Axton
Till We Meet Again
as Ludwig
Till We Meet Again
as Ludwig
Captain Blood
as Colonel Bishop
Captain Blood
as Colonel Bishop
Rendezvous
as Maj. William Brennan
Rendezvous
as Maj. William Brennan
The Murder Man
as Captain Cole
The Murder Man
as Captain Cole
The Devil Is a Woman
as Capt. Don Pasqual 'Pasqualito' Costelar
The Devil Is a Woman
as Capt. Don Pasqual 'Pasqualito' Costelar
Mark of the Vampire
as Inspector Neumann
Mark of the Vampire
as Inspector Neumann
The Firebird
as John Pointer
The Firebird
as John Pointer
The Age of Innocence
as Julius Beaufort
The Age of Innocence
as Julius Beaufort
One More River
as Brough
One More River
as Brough
Stamboul Quest
as Herr Von Sturm
Stamboul Quest
as Herr Von Sturm
Beggars in Ermine
as John 'Flint' Dawson aka John Daniels
Beggars in Ermine
as John 'Flint' Dawson aka John Daniels
Nana
as Colonel André Muffat
Nana
as Colonel André Muffat
The Solitaire Man
as Inspector Wallace
The Solitaire Man
as Inspector Wallace
Secret of the Blue Room
as Robert von Helldorf
Secret of the Blue Room
as Robert von Helldorf
The Song of Songs
as Baron von Merzbach
The Song of Songs
as Baron von Merzbach
Murders in the Zoo
as Eric Gorman
Murders in the Zoo
as Eric Gorman
Mystery of the Wax Museum
as Ivan Igor
Mystery of the Wax Museum
as Ivan Igor
The Secret of Madame Blanche
as Aubrey St. John
The Secret of Madame Blanche
as Aubrey St. John
The Vampire Bat
as Dr. Otto von Niemann
The Vampire Bat
as Dr. Otto von Niemann
Doctor X
as Dr. Jerry Xavier
Doctor X
as Dr. Jerry Xavier
The Knife
as The Surgeon
The Knife
as The Surgeon
The Highest Bidder
as Lester
The Highest Bidder
as Lester
Eve's Daughter
as Courtenay Urquhart
Eve's Daughter
as Courtenay Urquhart