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Cecil Lauriston Kellaway (22 August 1890 – 28 February 1973) was a South African character actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor twice, for The Luck of the Irish (1948) and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967).
Cecil Kellaway. Actor: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. Though a native of South Africa, Cecil Kellaway spent many years as an actor, author and director in Australian live theatre until he tried his luck in Hollywood in the 1930s.
Mar 2, 1973 · HOLLYWOOD, March 1 (AP) —The longtime character actor Cecil Kellaway, known best for his roles as a kindly doctor and family friend in scores of movies, died here on Wednesday. He was 79 years...
Cecil Kellaway. Actor: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. Though a native of South Africa, Cecil Kellaway spent many years as an actor, author and director in Australian live theatre until he tried his luck in Hollywood in the 1930s.
Cecil Lauriston Kellaway (22 August 1890 – 28 February 1973) was a South African-born character actor. Cecil Kellaway spent many years as an actor, author, and director in the Australian film industry until he tried his luck in Hollywood in the 1930s.
It's reported that Cecil Kellaway was Fox's original choice to play Kris Kringle in a holiday movie that went on to become a yuletide classic, Miracle on 34th Street (1947). But he balked and refused the role, remarking to one of his sons, "Americans don't go for whimsy."
Aug 22, 2012 · Born August 22, 1890, Character Actor Cecil Kellaway! Hollywood’s favorite Leprechaun, Cecil Kellaway, just happened to be Santa Claus’ ( Edmund Gwenn ‘s) cousin! But on a more serious note: Kellaway played 140+ roles, many times as wise or mischievous characters.
Cecil Kellaway - Actor. Actor. Birth Date: August 22, 1890. Death Date: February 28, 1973. Birth Place: Cape Town, South Africa. Awards. The former character actor Cecil Kellaway began acting...
Cecil Lauriston Kellaway (1890-1973), actor, was born on 27 August 1890 at Cape Town, South Africa, son of Edwin John Kellaway, possibly caretaker at parliament house, and his wife Rebecca Annie, née Brebner.
Jan 28, 2014 · 'Cecil Kellaway, adopted Australian character actor, died of arteriosclerosis in Beverly Hills, California. Survived by his wife and two sons, he was cremated with his ashes being interred at Westwood Memorial Park.'
