Frederick Worlock
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 14 December 1886 · London, England, UK
- Died
- 1 August 1973
Frederick Worlock was a British-American actor. He is known for his work in various films during the 1940s and 1950s, and as the voice of Horace in One Hundred and One Dalmatians. On stage, he made his début in 1906 in Henry V in Bristol and acted in four productions in London before moving to the United States in the 1920s, where he appeared in Broadway productions between 1923 and 1954. From 1938 to 1966, Worlock appeared as a supporting actor in films including Man Hunt, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, How Green Was My Valley, The Imperfect Lady, Singapore, The Lone Wolf in London, Love from a Stranger, Ruthless, Joan of Arc, Spartacus, One Hundred and One Dalmatians (voice-over), and Spinout. He appeared in a number of the Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone in the 1940s. The diginfied-looking British actor often portrayed "professorial roles, some benign, some villainous". Worlock died from cerebral ischemia in 1973, at the age of 86.
Known for
Acting 68
- 1982Disney's Halloween Treat as Horace (voice) (archive footage)
- 1968Elizabeth the Queen as Lord Burghley
- 1966Spinout as Blodgett
- 1965Strange Bedfellows as Mr. Martindale (Lawyer) (uncredited)
- 1963The Invincible Mr. Disraeli as Lord Derby
- 1962The Notorious Landlady as Elderly Colonel (uncredited)
- 1961One Hundred and One Dalmatians as Horace / Inspector Craven (voice)
- 1960Spartacus as Laelius
- 1954King Richard II as John of Gaunt
- 1953King Lear as Earl of Gloucester
- 1949A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court as Lord Mayor (uncredited)
- 1948Joan of Arc as Duke of Bedford, England's Regent
- 1948Johnny Belinda as Prosecutor (uncredited)
- 1948Ruthless as J. Norton Sims
- 1948A Woman's Vengeance as Judge (uncredited)
- 1947A Double Life as Actor in "Othello"
- 1947Love from a Stranger as Inspector Hobday
- 1947Forever Amber
- 1947Singapore as Cadum
- 1947Last of the Redmen as Gen. Webb
- 1947The Macomber Affair as Clerk
- 1946The Locket as Doctor (uncredited)
- 1946The Imperfect Lady as Henderson
- 1946Dressed to Kill as Colonel Cavanaugh
- 1946She-Wolf of London as Park Patrol Constable-in-Charge Ernie Hobbs
- 1946Terror by Night as Prof. William Kilbane
- 1945Captain Kidd as Landers - Newgate Prison Governor (uncredited)
- 1945Pursuit to Algiers as Prime Minister
- 1945Scotland Yard Investigator as John Brent
- 1945The Fatal Witness as Sir Humphrey Mong
- 1945The Woman in Green as Dr. Onslow
- 1945Hangover Square as Supt. Clay (uncredited)
- 1944The Lodger
- 1943Jane Eyre as Sam--Waiter at Inn
- 1943Madame Curie as Businessman (uncredited)
- 1943Sahara as Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
- 1943Sherlock Holmes Faces Death as Geoffrey Musgrave
- 1943Passport to Suez as Sir Roger Wembley
- 1943Secret Service In Darkest Africa as Sir James Langley
- 1943Appointment in Berlin as Von Ritter - Ministry of Information (uncredited)
- 1943The Mantrap as Patrick Berwick
- 1943Air Raid Wardens as Otto
- 1943London Blackout Murders as Eugene Caldwell (as Frederic Worlock)
- 1942The Black Swan as Speaker of Assembly (uncredited)
- 1942Keep 'Em Sailing as Hugo Stregel
- 1942Madero of Mexico as Aristocratic Landowner (uncredited)
- 1942Eagle Squadron as Grenfall
- 1942Pacific Rendezvous as Dr. Jackwin
- 1942Captains of the Clouds as President of Court Martial
- 1941How Green Was My Valley as Dr. Richards
- 1941International Lady as Sir Henry
- 1941A Yank in the R.A.F. as Canadian Major
- 1941Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Dr. Heath
- 1941Man Hunt as Lord Gerald Risborough
- 1941Rage in Heaven as Solicitor-General
- 1940Hudson's Bay as English Governor
- 1940Murder Over New York as Insp. Hugh Drake
- 1940South of Suez as Defense Counsel
- 1940He Stayed for Breakfast as Communist President
- 1940The Sea Hawk as Darnell
- 1940Moon Over Burma as Stephen Harmon
- 1940Strange Cargo as Grideau, the Prison Head
- 1940Northwest Passage as Sir William Johnson
- 1940The Earl of Chicago as Lord Elfie (uncredited)
- 1939Balalaika as Ramensky
- 1939Lady of the Tropics as Colonel Demassey
- 1939Miracles for Sale as Dr. Cesar Sabbatt
- 1928Two Masters