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Herbert Marshall

Herbert Marshall

Acting·1890–1966·77 films

Herbert Brough Falcon Marshall (23 May 1890 – 22 January 1966) was an English stage, screen and radio actor who, despite losing a leg during the First World War, starred in many popular and well-regarded Hollywood films in the 1930s and 1940s. After a successful theatrical career in the United Kingdom and North America, he became an in-demand Hollywood leading man, frequently appearing in romantic melodramas and occasional comedies. In his later years, he turned to character acting.

Filmography

The Fly
The Fly (1958)Insp. Charas
Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent (1940)Stephen Fisher
Trouble in Paradise
Trouble in Paradise (1932)Gaston Monescu
The Letter
The Letter (1940)Robert Crosbie
Duel in the Sun
Duel in the Sun (1946)Scott Chavez
The Little Foxes
The Little Foxes (1941)Horace Giddens
Angel Face
Angel Face (1953)Mr. Charles Tremayne
Blonde Venus
Blonde Venus (1932)Edward 'Ned' Faraday
Murder!
Murder! (1930)Sir John Menier
Midnight Lace
Midnight Lace (1960)Charles Manning
The Razor's Edge
The Razor's Edge (1946)W. Somerset Maugham
The List of Adrian Messenger
The List of Adrian Messenger (1963)Sir Wilfrid Lucas
Angel
Angel (1937)Sir Frederick Barker
Anne of the Indies
Anne of the Indies (1951)Dr Jameson
The Painted Veil
The Painted Veil (1934)Walter Fane
The Good Fairy
The Good Fairy (1935)Doctor Sporum
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden (1949)Archibald Craven
Crack-Up
Crack-Up (1946)Traybin
The Virgin Queen
The Virgin Queen (1955)Lord Leicester
Five Weeks in a Balloon
Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962)The Prime Minister
The Enchanted Cottage
The Enchanted Cottage (1945)Major John Hillgrove
The Black Shield of Falworth
The Black Shield of Falworth (1954)William, Earl of Mackworth
Gog
Gog (1954)Dr. Van Ness
High Wall
High Wall (1947)Willard I. Whitcombe
The Underworld Story
The Underworld Story (1950)E.J. Stanton
Ivy
Ivy (1947)Miles Rushworth
The Letter
The Letter (1929)Geoffrey Hammond
The Unseen
The Unseen (1945)Dr. Charles Evans
Breakfast for Two
Breakfast for Two (1937)Jonathan Blair
The Dark Angel
The Dark Angel (1935)Gerald Shannon
If You Could Only Cook
If You Could Only Cook (1935)Jim Buchanan
The Moon and Sixpence
The Moon and Sixpence (1942)Geoffrey Wolfe
Four Frightened People
Four Frightened People (1934)Arnold Ainger
The Weapon
The Weapon (1956)Insp. Mackenzie
A Woman Rebels
A Woman Rebels (1936)Thomas Lane
Riders to the Stars
Riders to the Stars (1954)Dr. Donald L. Stanton / Narrator
Stage Struck
Stage Struck (1958)Robert Harley Hedges
Wicked as They Come
Wicked as They Come (1956)Stephen Collins
The Caretakers
The Caretakers (1963)Dr. Jubal Harrington
Complicated Women
Complicated Women (2003)Self (archive footage)
Forever and a Day
Forever and a Day (1943)Curate in Air Raid Shelter
Mad About Music
Mad About Music (1938)Richard Todd
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944)Dr. Standish
When Ladies Meet
When Ladies Meet (1941)Rogers Woodruff
Flight for Freedom
Flight for Freedom (1943)Paul Turner
The Third Day
The Third Day (1965)Austin Parsons
Always Goodbye
Always Goodbye (1938)Jim Howard
The Solitaire Man
The Solitaire Man (1933)Oliver Lane
The Flame Within
The Flame Within (1935)Dr. Gordon Phillips
Girls' Dormitory
Girls' Dormitory (1936)Dr. Stephen Dominik
Riptide
Riptide (1934)Lord Philip Rexford
Make Way for a Lady
Make Way for a Lady (1936)Christopher 'Chris' Drew
Zaza
Zaza (1939)Dufresne
A Fever in the Blood
A Fever in the Blood (1961)Gov. Oliver P. Thornwall
The Lady Consents
The Lady Consents (1936)Dr. Michael J. Talbot
Black Jack
Black Jack (1950)Dr. James Curtis
Young Ideas
Young Ideas (1943)Prof. Michael Kingsley
I Was a Spy
I Was a Spy (1933)Stephan
Till We Meet Again
Till We Meet Again (1936)Alan Barclay
A Bill of Divorcement
A Bill of Divorcement (1940)Gray Meredith
The Horror Show
The Horror Show (1979)(archive footage)
Kathleen
Kathleen (1941)John Davis
Outcast Lady
Outcast Lady (1934)Napier
Adventure in Washington
Adventure in Washington (1941)Sen. John Coleridge
Secrets of a Secretary
Secrets of a Secretary (1931)Lord Danforth
College Confidential
College Confidential (1960)Henry Addison
Accent on Youth
Accent on Youth (1935)Steven Gaye
The Faithful Heart
The Faithful Heart (1932)Waverly Ango
Woman Against Woman
Woman Against Woman (1938)Stephen Holland
Evenings for Sale
Evenings for Sale (1932)Count Franz von Degenthal
Forgotten Faces
Forgotten Faces (1936)Harry
The Shining Future
The Shining Future (1944)Self
The House That Shadows Built
The House That Shadows Built (1931)(archive footage)
Michael and Mary
Michael and Mary (1931)Michael Rowe
The Calendar
The Calendar (1931)Gerry Anson
Mumsie
Mumsie (1927)Col. Armytage
Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo
Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo (2014)Self (archive footage)