Hugh Sinclair
British actor (1903-1962)
Hugh Sinclair was a British actor. He trained for the stage at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and had a career spanning forty years in theatre, film and television. He worked in Britain and America with some of the 20th Century's most highly regarded actors and directors, including Ray Milland, Elisabeth Bergner, George Cukor and Carol Reed. His principal work was made in the theatre and he headed the cast of two landmark plays in London, Noël Coward's Private Lives in 1945 and the original London production of TS Eliot's The Cocktail Party in 1950. However notable films include Escape Me Never, A Girl Must Live, The Rocking Horse Winner and Circle of Danger. He excelled in light comedy and was known for his comic timing, often playing handsome, debonair characters.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 11 films (1935–1953) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field.
| Year ▼ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Three Steps in the Dark | Daniel Birt | B&W | |||
| 1952 | Judgment Deferred | John Baxter | B&W | |||
| 1952 | Never Look Back | Francis Searle | B&W | |||
| 1949 | The Gay Lady. | Two Cities Films Ltd. | 95 min. | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1949 | Trottie True | Brian Desmond Hurst | 96 min | Color & B&W | ||
| 1943 | The Saint Meets The Tiger. | Paul L. Stein | 8 reels | B&W | ||
| 1941 | A Girl Must Live. | Carol Reed | 7 reels | B&W | ||
| 1941 | The Saint's Vacation. | Leslie Fenton | 61 min. | B&W | ||
| 1939 | The Four Just Men | Walter Forde | 85 min | B&W | ||
| 1936 | The Prisoner of Corbal | Karl Grune | 8 reels | 16mm | B&W | Sound |
| 1935 | ESCAPE ME NEVER. | British & Dominions Film Corp. Ltd. | 11 reels. | B&W |