David Hutcheson
British actor

David Hutcheson

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British actor
Gender:
Male
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United KingdomGreat Britain
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Actor
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Film, TV, Stage & Radio
Birth:
14 June 1905(Isle of Bute, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom)
Death:
18 February 1976(London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom)
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David Hutcheson (14 June 1905 – 18 February 1976) was a British character actor. He made his film debut in Fast and Loose in 1930 and played his only lead role in 1934's Romance in Rhythm. He went on to specialize in hooray henrys, silly asses and military types most prominently in Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) and Peter Ustinov's School for Secrets (1946) and Vice Versa (1948). He continued in film and television until the 1970s. During the 1960s he often played the role of Colonel Pickering in stage productions of My Fair Lady.

In 1949 he married The Countess of Warwick

Partial filmography

  • Romance in Rhythm (1934)
  • Wedding Group (1936)
  • The Sky's the Limit (1938)
  • A Gentleman's Gentleman (1939)
  • Lucky to Me (1939)
  • The Middle Watch (1940)
  • Convoy (1940)
  • The Next of Kin (1942)
  • The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
  • Theatre Royal (1943)
  • School for Secrets (1946)
  • Sleeping Car to Trieste (1948)
  • Woman Hater (1948)
  • Law and Disorder (1958)
  • The Evil of Frankenstein (1964)
  • The National Health (1973) - Mackie