Herbert Marshall
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Herbert Marshall | |
![]() in the trailer for The Letter (1940) |
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Birth name | Herbert Brough Falcon Marshall |
Born | May 23, 1890 London, United Kingdom |
Died | January 22, 1966, aged 75 Beverly Hills, California. USA |
Herbert Marshall, born Herbert Brough Falcon Marshall, in London, (May 23, 1890 - January 22, 1966) was a popular English cinema and theatre actor who overcame the loss of a leg during World War I, to enjoy a long career, initially as a romantic lead and then in character roles. The suave actor spent many years playing romantic leads opposite such stars as Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich and Bette Davis, and starring in such classics as The Little Foxes and Trouble in Paradise. He was married five times, including marriages to the actresses Edna Best, with whom he appeared in The Calendar, Michael and Mary and The Faithful Heart, and Boots Mallory to whom he was married from 1947 until her death in 1958.
[edit] Notable films
- Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962)
- The Fly (1958)
- Stagestruck (1958)
- The Black Shield of Falworth (1954)
- Gog (1954)
- Angel Face (1952)
- The Secret Garden (1949)
- The Razor's Edge (1946)
- Crack-Up (1946)
- Duel in the Sun (1946)
- The Enchanted Cottage (1945)
- The Little Foxes (1941)
- The Letter (1940)
- Foreign Correspondent (1940)
- Zaza (1939)
- Mad About Music (1938)
- Always Goodbye (1938)
- Breakfast for Two (1937)
- A Woman Rebels (1936)
- Four Frightened People (1934)
- Trouble in Paradise (1932)
- Blonde Venus (1932)
- Secrets of a Secretary (1931)
- Murder! (1930)
- The Letter (1929)