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Eric Blore Sr. (23 December 1887 – 2 March 1959) was an English actor and writer. His early stage career, mostly in the West End of London, centred on revue and musical comedy, but also included straight plays. He wrote sketches for and appeared in variety.
Eric Blore (1887-1959) was a British actor, writer and soundtrack artist who specialized in comic roles in musicals and mysteries. He is best known for his roles as a waiter in Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers films, as a valet in Lone Wolf series, and as the voice of Mr. Toad in Disney's The Wind in the Willows.
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Eric Blore was a British actor who specialized in comic roles in musicals and mysteries. He appeared in films such as Top Hat, The Lady Eve and Sullivan's Travels, and voiced Mr. Toad in The Wind in the Willows.
- December 23, 1887
- March 2, 1959
With his swordfish nose and waspish, cut-glass British accent, Eric Blore was Hollywood's go-to man for irascible snob roles from 1933 onward. He'd starred as Lord Digby in the 1926 silent version of 'The Great Gatsby', starring Warner Baxter and William Powell, but his successes up to this point had been mainly on the stage.
Here are 10 things you should know about Eric Blore, born on December 23, 1887. The character actor's comedic skills enlivened nearly 90 motion pictures over...
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Oct 20, 2021 · Eric Blore does not play anything resembling a butler in The Lady Eve, but he is fantastic as Sir Alfred McGlennon Keith, a swindler friend of the Harrington family who helps Jean (Barbara Stanwyck) with her charade in the second part of the movie.
Eric Blore is a dog fancier, unaware he's answering the coded want ad for a gang meet-up, as the hotel dick (Andrew Tombes) greets cop Mason (Dennis O'Keefe), who tangles with reporter Ann (Frances Neal), while the mastermind (Judith Anderson) spots the message, in Lady Scarface, 1941.
