Hay Petrie
David Hay Petrie (born July 16, 1895 in Dundee , † July 30, 1948 in Fulham , London ) was a Scottish actor .
life and career
Hay Petrie studied drama at the University of St Andrews , serving from 1915 at the Royal Scots in the First World War . In the 1920s, he made a name for himself on stage, primarily as a performer of comical Shakespeare characters . From 1920 Petrie worked at the Old Vic Theater . The short character actor did not make his film debut until 1930, but he was to take part in a total of over 90 films by the time he died. He was best known for his portrayals of eccentric, quirky minor characters, often with a comical touch. Petrie starred in many British film classics of the 1930s and 1940s, such as Alfred Hitchcock's Riff Pirates (1939), the Korda adventure film The Thief of Baghdad (1940), Powell and Pressburger films such as A Canterbury Tale (1944) and The Red Shoes (1948), as well as in Carol Reed's crime drama Little Heart in Need (1948). One of his best-known roles was that of Uncle Pumblechook in David Lean's literary film adaptation Great Expectations (1946) based on the novel by Charles Dickens .
Hay Petrie died unexpectedly, two weeks after his 53rd birthday, in July 1948 in London.
Filmography (selection)
- 1930: Suspense
- 1933: The Private Life of Henry VIII. (The Private Life of Henry VIII.)
- 1934: The Private Life of Don Juan (The Private Life of Don Juan)
- 1935: The Ghost Goes West (The Ghost Goes West)
- 1935: Invitation to the Waltz
- 1936: Rembrandt
- 1937: Tatjana (Knight Without Armor)
- 1937: Secret Lives
- 1939: Reef Pirates (Jamaica Inn)
- 1939: The Spy in Black (The Spy in Black)
- 1939: Test flight QE 97 (Q Planes)
- 1939: Four Feathers (The Four Feathers)
- 1940: The Thief of Baghdad (The Thief of Bagdad)
- 1940: 21 Days
- 1940: Contraband
- 1942: One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
- 1942: The Great Handel (The Great Mr. trade)
- 1943: Spionagering M (They Met in the Dark)
- 1944: A Canterbury Tale
- 1944: Husband for inspection (On Approval)
- 1946: Great Expectations (Great Expectations)
- 1948: Little Heart in Need (The Fallen Idol)
- 1948: The silk noose (Noose)
- 1948: The Red Shoes (The Red Shoes)
- 1949: The player (The Great Sinner)
Web links
- Hay Petrie in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Petrie, Hay |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Petrie, David Hay (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 16, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dundee |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 30, 1948 |
| Place of death | Fulham , London |