Frederick Worlock

Biography

Frederick Worlock was a British-American actor. He is known for his work in various films during the 1940s and 1950s, and as the voice of Horace in One Hundred and One Dalmatians. On stage, he made his début in 1906 in Henry V in Bristol and acted in four productions in London before moving to the United States in the 1920s, where he appeared in Broadway productions between 1923 and 1954. From 1938 to 1966, Worlock appeared as a supporting actor in films including Man Hunt, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, How Green Was My Valley, The Imperfect Lady, Singapore, The Lone Wolf in London, Love from a Stranger, Ruthless, Joan of Arc, Spartacus, One Hundred and One Dalmatians (voice-over), and Spinout. He appeared in a number of the Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone in the 1940s. The diginfied-looking British actor often portrayed "professorial roles, some benign, some villainous". Worlock died from cerebral ischemia in 1973, at the age of 86.

Known For

Perry Mason

Robert Montgomery Presents

Studio One

MGM Parade

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

All Movies (67)

Disney's Halloween Treat1982 · as Horace (voice) (archive footage)
Elizabeth the Queen1968 · as Lord Burghley
Spinout1966 · as Blodgett
Strange Bedfellows1965 · as Mr. Martindale (Lawyer) (uncredited)
The Invincible Mr. Disraeli1963 · as Lord Derby
The Notorious Landlady1962 · as Elderly Colonel (uncredited)
One Hundred and One Dalmatians1961 · as Horace / Inspector Craven (voice)
Spartacus1960 · as Laelius
King Lear1953 · as Earl of Gloucester
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court1949 · as Lord Mayor (uncredited)
Joan of Arc1948 · as Duke of Bedford, England's Regent
Johnny Belinda1948 · as Prosecutor (uncredited)
Ruthless1948 · as J. Norton Sims
A Woman's Vengeance1948 · as Judge (uncredited)
A Double Life1947 · as Actor in "Othello"
Love from a Stranger1947 · as Inspector Hobday
Forever Amber1947
Singapore1947 · as Cadum
Last of the Redmen1947 · as Gen. Webb
The Macomber Affair1947 · as Clerk
The Locket1946 · as Doctor (uncredited)
The Imperfect Lady1946 · as Henderson
Dressed to Kill1946 · as Colonel Cavanaugh
She-Wolf of London1946 · as Park Patrol Constable-in-Charge Ernie Hobbs
Terror by Night1946 · as Prof. William Kilbane
Captain Kidd1945 · as Landers - Newgate Prison Governor (uncredited)
Pursuit to Algiers1945 · as Prime Minister
Scotland Yard Investigator1945 · as John Brent
The Fatal Witness1945 · as Sir Humphrey Mong
The Woman in Green1945 · as Dr. Onslow
Hangover Square1945 · as Supt. Clay (uncredited)
The Lodger1944
Jane Eyre1943 · as Sam--Waiter at Inn
Madame Curie1943 · as Businessman (uncredited)
Sahara1943 · as Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death1943 · as Geoffrey Musgrave
Passport to Suez1943 · as Sir Roger Wembley
Secret Service In Darkest Africa1943 · as Sir James Langley
Appointment in Berlin1943 · as Von Ritter - Ministry of Information (uncredited)
The Mantrap1943 · as Patrick Berwick
Air Raid Wardens1943 · as Otto
London Blackout Murders1943 · as Eugene Caldwell (as Frederic Worlock)
The Black Swan1942 · as Speaker of Assembly (uncredited)
Keep 'Em Sailing1942 · as Hugo Stregel
Madero of Mexico1942 · as Aristocratic Landowner (uncredited)
Eagle Squadron1942 · as Grenfall
Pacific Rendezvous1942 · as Dr. Jackwin
Captains of the Clouds1942 · as President of Court Martial
How Green Was My Valley1941 · as Dr. Richards
International Lady1941 · as Sir Henry
A Yank in the R.A.F.1941 · as Canadian Major
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde1941 · as Dr. Heath
Man Hunt1941 · as Lord Gerald Risborough
Rage in Heaven1941 · as Solicitor-General
Hudson's Bay1940 · as English Governor
Murder Over New York1940 · as Insp. Hugh Drake
South of Suez1940 · as Defense Counsel
He Stayed for Breakfast1940 · as Communist President
The Sea Hawk1940 · as Darnell
Moon Over Burma1940 · as Stephen Harmon
Strange Cargo1940 · as Grideau, the Prison Head
Northwest Passage1940 · as Sir William Johnson
The Earl of Chicago1940 · as Lord Elfie (uncredited)
Balalaika1939 · as Ramensky
Lady of the Tropics1939 · as Colonel Demassey
Miracles for Sale1939 · as Dr. Cesar Sabbatt
Two Masters1928

All TV Shows (8)

Perry Mason1957 · as Judge
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · as Gus Harrison
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · as Mr. Betts
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · as Barclay
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · as Dan Mintz
MGM Parade1955
Robert Montgomery Presents1950
Studio One1948