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British actor
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Male
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Birth:
28 August 1899(Kingston upon Hull, City of Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom)
Death:
14 April 1951(London, England, UK)
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Biography
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Douglas Wakefield (28 August 1899 – 14 April 1951) was a British music hall performer and film actor. He is often credited as Duggie Wakefield. He appeared in two films with sister-in-law Gracie Fields, playing her brother in the 1933 comedy This Week of Grace. In 1940 he starred in an espionage comedy-thriller, Spy for a Day.
Selected filmography
- This Week of Grace (1933)
- Look Up and Laugh (1955)
- The Penny Pool (1937)
- Calling All Crooks (1938)
- Spy for a Day (1940)