John Halliday (actor)
John Halliday | |
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Halliday in the trailer for Registered Nurse (1934) | |
Born |
Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | September 14, 1880
Died |
October 17, 1947 67) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. Territory | (aged
Other names | Jack Halliday |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1912–1941 |
Spouse(s) |
Camille Personi (?–?) (divorced) Eva Lang (1918–1928) (divorced) Eleanor Griffith (1929–1947) (his death) |
Children | 1 child |
John Halliday (September 14, 1880 – October 17, 1947) was an American actor of stage and screen, who often played suave aristocrats and foreigners.
Biography
He served with the British Army 1901-02 in the Boer War in South Africa. In 1905 Halliday, a civil/mining engineer from before his South Africa adventure, migrated to Nevada and dug up a fortune in gold nuggets and managed to lose the lot.
Despite his origins in Brooklyn, he often took on a British accent in his portrayals. Making his Broadway debut in 1912 in Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton's The Whip, he became a familiar presence there, especially in sophisticated comedies such as W. Somerset Maugham's The Circle (1921), Vincent Lawrence's Sour Grapes (1926), Louis Verneuil's Jealousy (1928) and S. N. Behrman's Rain from Heaven (1934).
He was also well known for his film roles. He was one of the leading actors in the drama film Millie. His best-known movie appearance was as "Seth Lord", father of Tracy Lord (Katharine Hepburn) in the film adaptation of Philip Barry's The Philadelphia Story (1940). The following year he played his final role in Lydia (1941).
He died from a heart ailment on October 17, 1947 in Hawaii.
Partial filmography
- The Woman Gives (1920)
- The Love Expert (1920)
- The Age of Consent (1932)
- Men of Chance (1932)
- Week Ends Only (1932)
- The Man Called Back (1932)
- Bird of Paradise (1932)
- Perfect Understanding (1933)
- The House on 56th Street (1933)
- Bed of Roses (1933)
- The Witching Hour (1934)
- Registered Nurse (1934)
- Finishing School (1934)
- Desirable (1934)
- The Dark Angel (1935)
- Peter Ibbetson (1935)
- Three Cheers for Love (1936)
- Hollywood Boulevard (1936)
- Intermezzo (1939)
- Hotel for Women (1939)
- Escape to Glory (1940)
- The Philadelphia Story (1940)
- Lydia (1941)
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