Lionel Atwill

Lionel Atwill

English and American actor (1885-1946)

Lionel Alfred William Atwill was an English and American stage and screen actor. He began his acting career at the Garrick Theatre. After coming to the United States, he appeared in Broadway plays and Hollywood films. Some of his more significant roles were in Captain Blood (1935), Son of Frankenstein (1939) and To Be or Not to Be (1942).

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 30 films (1918–1945) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 12 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1918 EVE'S DAUGHTER. Famous Players-Lasky Corp. 5 reels B&W
1920 THE HIGHEST BIDDER. Goldwyn Pictures Corp. 6 reels B&W
1933 SECRET OF THE BLUE ROOM. Universal Pictures Corp. 7 reels B&W
1933 THE SECRET OF MADAME BLANCHE. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp. 9 reels
1933 THE SPHINX. Monogram Pictures Corp. 7 reels 16mm Sound
1934 BEGGARS IN ERMINE. Monogram Pictures Corp. 8 reels B&W
1934 One More River Universal Pictures Corporation 1:25:00 16mm B&W sound
1934 ONE MORE RIVER. Universal Pictures Corp. 9 reels B&W
1934 STAMBOUL QUEST. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 9 reels
1934 THE MAN WHO RECLAIMED HIS HEAD. Universal Pictures Corp. 9 reels B&W
1935 Captain Blood. Vitaphone Corp. 12 reels 16mm B&W
1935 THE DEVIL IS A WOMAN. Paramount Productions Inc. 10 reels B&W
1936 ABSOLUTE QUIET. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 7 reels B&W
1936 TILL WE MEET AGAIN. Paramount Productions Inc. 8 reels B&W
1937 THE LAST TRAIN FROM MADRID. Paramount Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1937 The road back Universal Pictures Co.: Publisher 100 min 16mm B&W sound
1938 HIGH COMMAND. Grand National Films Inc. 7 reels
1938 THE GREAT WALTZ. Loew's Inc. 10 reels Color & B&W
1939 SON OF FRANKENSTEIN. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 11 reels. 16mm B&W sound
1939 The Secret of Dr. Kildare Harold S. Bucquet
1939 The Sun Never Sets Allegro Film Productions 97 min 16mm B&W sound
1939 The sun never sets. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 10 reels 16mm B&W sound
1940 Boom Town. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 13 reels 16mm B&W sound
1940 Charlie Chan In Panama. Norman Foster 6061 ft.
1940 Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise. Eugene Forde 6 315 ft.
1942 Sherlock Holmes And The Secret Weapon. Universal Pictures 7 reels 16mm B&W sound
1944 House Of Frankenstein. Erle C. Kenton 7 reels
1944 Lady In The Death House. Steve Sekely 6 reels
1944 Raiders Of Ghost City. Lewis D. Collins, Ray Taylor 2 reels
1945 Fog Island. Terry O. Morse 7 reels 16mm sound