Gyles Isham

Biography

From Wikipedia Sir Gyles Isham, 12th Baronet (31 October 1903 – 29 January 1976) was an English aristocrat, actor (who appeared in several films in the 1930s) and historian. Gyles Isham was born 31 October 1903 in Lamport, Northamptonshire, England to Sir Vere Isham, the 11th Baronet of Lamport, and his wife Millicent Vaughan. He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford in 1930 with an M.A. degree and became an actor, appearing from 1933 to 1937 in ten films, including the acclaimed Anna Karenina. He also acted From 1929 to 1938 in several Shakespeare plays at the Old Vic Theatre in London, the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, and other venues.

Known For

Anna Karenina

The Iron Duke

Under Secret Orders

The House of the Spaniard

The Perfect Gentleman

Secret Lives

All Movies (9)

• Under Secret Orders1937 · as Lt. Hans Hoffman
• Secret Lives1937 · as Franz Abel
• The House of the Spaniard1936 · as John Gilchrist
• The Perfect Gentleman1935 · as Man (uncredited)
• Anna Karenina1935 · as Konstantin Demitrievitch Levin
• What’s in a Name?1935 · as Schultz
• The Iron Duke1934 · as Czar of Russia
• Purse Strings1933 · as James Willmore
• Anne One Hundred1933 · as Nixon