Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
11/3/1895
Place of Birth
Clapham, London, England, UK
Also Known As
Reginald William Henry Grasdorff
Reginald Purdell
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Reginald Purdell (4 November 1895 – 22 April 1953) was an English actor and screenwriter who appeared in over 40 films between 1930 and 1951. During the same period he also contributed to the screenplays of 15 feature films, and had a brief foray into directing with two films in 1937.
Purdell was born in Clapham, London. As a young man he served in the British Army with the South Wales Borderers regiment for the duration of the First World War. On returning to civilian life after the war, he decided to try his luck as an actor and gained experience on th...
Known For
Captain Boycott
as American reporter
Stage Fright
as Police Car Driver (uncredited)
Brighton Rock
as Frank
We Dive at Dawn
as Coxwain - C / P.O. Dabbs
Love Story
as Albert
Q Planes
as Pilot
Two Thousand Women
as Alec Harvey
Holiday Camp
as Redcoat
Busman's Honeymoon
as MacBride
A Night in Montmartre
as Tino
A Man About the House
as Higgs
The Old Curiosity Shop
as Dick Swiveller
Bell-Bottom George
as Birdie Edwards
The Queen's Affair
as Guard
Crown v. Stevens
as Alf
Candles at Nine
as Charles Lacey
The Middle Watch
as Corporal Duckett
Debt of Honour
as Pedro Salvas
Variety Jubilee
as Joe Swan
The Root of All Evil
as Perkins