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British comic actor who became an international star, then faltered

English character actor, usually portraying bluff, dependable authority figures

English leading lady of the 30s and 40s; her gentle, well-bred air made her popular in Hollywood for a while

Brooding Irish leading man in British films from 1946, after repertory experience

German actor, in British films from 1951; often the villainous Nazi or the protagonist of a horror film

Husky-voiced, often roguish British character star who divided his time between stage and screen

Bald British character comedian, who rose to co-star status, then turned to direction

British character actor, often of supercilious types or self-satisfied businessmen; on stage from 1922, screen from 1934

Gaunt, tall English actor whose personality lent itself best to sinister or horrific parts

Veteran Scottish actor with stage and music-hall experience

English character actor of stage and screen, frequently in comic cockney roles

Hearty-type British light character actor, in films as amiable idiot or cheerful Lothario from the early 30s after a Stock Exchange career

British director, producer and screenwriter, also a playwright, novelist and publisher; married to Sydney Box

British stage and screen actress, adept at sympathetic spinsters and eccentric types

British light comedian, former child actor from 1935

Distinguished Austrian actor who came to Britain in the mid-30s

Vivacious English singing and dancing star of light musicals in the 30s, on stage from 1917

Lively British small-part actor who became a useful scriptwriter, director and production executive. Married actress Nanette Newman

British actor, fondly remembered as the impertinent fat boy of the Will Hay comedies

British leading man of silents who became a character comedian specialising in hoary rustics, chiefly beloved as the ancient but resilient old Harbottle of the Will Hay comedies