Murray Kinnell
Murray Kinnell (born July 24, 1889 in London , England , † August 11, 1954 in Santa Barbara , California ) was a British actor.
Life
As a young man, Kinnell immigrated to the United States from Great Britain. Between 1914 and 1930 he starred in six productions on Broadway before he embarked on a film career in Hollywood. In 1930 he made his film debut in Old English , directed by Alfred E. Green . Kinnell often embodied respectable British gentlemen and was seen on the screen in dignified roles as judge, doctor and officer. Occasionally, however, he also played gangsters and other shady characters, for example in his perhaps best-known role today: In the classic film The Public Enemy , he played the sleazy petty criminal Putty Nose, who tempts children to steal and finally one of his protégés, played by James Cagney , is downright executed. Kinnell also became known as a supporting actor in several films in the Charlie Chan film series.
Murray Kinnell also frequently starred in the films of his friend, theater star George Arliss . After Kinnell had played with Bette Davis in the film The Menance (1932), he recommended her to his friend Arliss for his next film The Man Who Played God , which was to be Davis's breakthrough. Thus, Kinnell had played an important role in the development of Bette Davis' career. Kinnell was a successful character actor in Hollywood in the 1930s, having appeared in over 70 film productions in a short period of six years. In 1937, Kinnell ended his film career to then work as a manager at the Screen Actors Guild . He retired from the Screen Actors Guild in 1952, and died two years later in Santa Barbara at the age of 65.
Filmography (selection)
- 1931: The Secret Six
- 1931: The Public Enemy (The Public Enemy)
- 1931: Charlie Chan - Death is a Black Camel (The Black Camel)
- 1932: The Menace
- 1932: The Man Who Played God
- 1932: freaks
- 1932: People in the hotel (Grand Hotel)
- 1932: Lonely Hearts (The Purchase Price)
- 1932: Rasputin: The Demon of Russia (Rasputin and the Empress)
- 1933: Ann Vickers
- 1933: Budapest Zoo
- 1933: Voltaire
- 1933: I Loved a Woman
- 1933: I am Susanne ( I Am Suzanne! )
- 1934: Charlie Chan's Courage
- 1934: Charlie Chan in London (Charlie Chan in London)
- 1934: The Silver Streak
- 1934: Anne of Green Gables
- 1934: The Rothschilds (The House of Rothschild)
- 1935: Charlie Chan in Paris
- 1935: Under the pirate flag (Captain Blood)
- 1935: Cardinal Richelieu
- 1935: You don't kiss spies (rendezvous)
- 1935: The Last Days of Pompeii
- 1936: Mary of Scotland (Mary of Scotland)
- 1936: Signals to London (Lloyd's of London)
- 1937: The Prince and the Pauper (The Prince and the Pauper)
- 1937: Mr. Moto and the Smugglers' Gang (Think Fast, Mr. Moto)
Web links
- Murray Kinnell in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Murray Kinnell in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Murray Kinnell in the database of Find a Grave (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Google Books: George Arliss The Man Who Played God by Robert M. Fells
- ↑ Google Books: George Arliss The Man Who Played God by Robert M. Fells
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kinnell, Murray |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 24, 1889 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London , England |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 11, 1954 |
| Place of death | Santa Barbara (California) , California , USA |