Hugh Sinclair

Hugh Sinclair

Born: May 19, 1903
Died: December 30, 1962
in London, England, UK
Hugh Sinclair (19 May 1903 – 29 December 1962) was a British actor born in London, the son of a clergyman. He was educated at Charterhouse School and was a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. His first marriage was to the actress Valerie Taylor. In his book The Stage Struck Me! fellow actor Neville Phillips felt Sinclair always played variations of himself, handsome, debonair, suave and witty and excelled in light comedy. By contrast Phillips felt his wife, who Sinclair often appeared opposite, was a dramatic actress of tremendous power with a magnificent voice.

Movies for Hugh Sinclair...

Title: A Life Of Bliss
Released: January 21, 1960
Type: TV
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Title: No Hiding Place
Released: September 16, 1959
Type: TV
No Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network between 16 September 1959 and 22 June 1967. It was the sequel to the series Murder Bag and Crime Sheet, all starring Raymond Francis as Detective Superintendent, later Detective Chief Superintendent Tom Lockhart.
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Title: Pride and Prejudice
Character: Mr. Bennet
Released: January 24, 1958
Type: TV
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Title: The Royalty
Released: October 16, 1957
Type: TV
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Three Steps In The Dark
Title: Three Steps In The Dark
Character: Philip Burgoyne
Released: August 10, 1953
Type: Movie
A rich but disliked elderly man invites his relatives to a family reunion at his home. Once the gathering is complete, he announces enigmatically that he intends to change his will before he dies. Before he can do this, he is murdered. His niece (Gynt), a detective story writer, has to put her theories into practice by solving a real-life murder mystery.
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Mantrap
Title: Mantrap
Character: Maurice Jerrard
Released: March 10, 1953
Type: Movie
Branded as criminally insane and incarcerated for a murder he did not commit, Speight escapes from the asylum, determined to clear his name. He befriends private detective Hugo Bishop who, convinced that the wrong man has been convicted, agrees to help find the real killer. They begin their search for the murderer closest to home where both Thelma Speight and her employer Maurice Jerrard were visibly distressed by the news of her husband's jailbreak. More than Speight's 'insanity' fuels their worries.
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Judgment Deferred
Title: Judgment Deferred
Character: David Kennedy
Released: February 1, 1952
Type: Movie
A group of very strange men, refugees and casualties of the war, rally round when one of their number is framed by a drug racketeer. Co-opting a well-known journalist to their cause, they scheme to bring the racketeer to justice in a home-made "trial" in the crypt of a ruined church.
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Never Look Back
Title: Never Look Back
Released: January 1, 1952
Type: Movie
A female lawyer hears a knock on her door one night and discovers that it is an old boyfriend, whose current girlfriend has thrown him out, and he needs a place to stay the night. She agrees to let him sleep on the sofa but he must leave the next morning. When he returns home he finds that his girlfriend has been murdered. His former lover agrees to defend him without telling the court that he spent the night with her. Complications ensue.
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Circle of Danger
Title: Circle of Danger
Character: Hamish McArran
Released: April 17, 1951
Type: Movie
An American comes to Britain to investigate the murky circumstances of his brother's death that occurred during a WW2 commando raid.
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No Trace
Title: No Trace
Character: Robert Southley
Released: September 8, 1950
Type: Movie
A famous mystery writer uses his own plot tricks to murder a blackmailer in this British thriller.
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The Rocking Horse Winner
Title: The Rocking Horse Winner
Character: Richard Grahame
Released: November 30, 1949
Type: Movie
A strange and tragic tale of a young boy who is able to predict race winners at the horse track by riding his own rocking horse to aid his parents out of their endless round of debts.
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Trottie True
Title: Trottie True
Character: Maurice Beckenham
Released: September 29, 1949
Type: Movie
Tottie True is a gay-90s British music-hall performer who has her sights set on moving from rags to riches, who loses her heart to the pure-and-true blue balloonist, Sid Skinner, but continues her upward search on improving her social status. She finally settles for Lord Landon Digby who has lots of assets and a very-stiff upper lip. She gets a lot of the latter and very little of the former, and decides Sid might have been a better choice.
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Don't Ever Leave Me
Title: Don't Ever Leave Me
Character: Michael Farlaine
Released: July 19, 1949
Type: Movie
Elderly crook Harry Denton, when challenged to prove he is "not past it," decides to kidnap Sheila Farlane, the 16 year old daughter of a famous actor. When Harry loses his nerve, Sheila won't let him give up.
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Corridor of Mirrors
Title: Corridor of Mirrors
Character: Owen Rhys
Released: February 23, 1948
Type: Movie
A man falls in love with a beautiful young woman and begins to suspect that he may have also loved her in a previous life.
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They Were Sisters
Title: They Were Sisters
Character: Terry Crawford
Released: July 2, 1945
Type: Movie
The story of three sisters and the men they marry: one is happily married but childless, the second promiscuously escapes an unhappy, loveless marriage, and the third is tortured by the mental cruelties inflicted by a domineering husband.
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Tomorrow We Live
Title: Tomorrow We Live
Character: Major von Kleist
Released: April 5, 1943
Type: Movie
British World War II film set in occupied France, portraying the activities of members of the French Resistance and the Nazi tactic of taking and shooting innocent hostages in reprisal for acts of sabotage. The opening credits acknowledge "the official co-operation of General de Gaulle and the French National Committee". It was released as "At Dawn We Die" in the US.
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Alibi
Title: Alibi
Character: Inspector Calas
Released: August 10, 1942
Type: Movie
In 1930s France a bar hostess helps a man prove himself innocent of murder.
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The Saint Meets the Tiger
Title: The Saint Meets the Tiger
Character: Simon Templar
Released: December 8, 1941
Type: Movie
A man murdered at the Saint's doorstep manages to utter a few words to Simon Templar before he dies, sending him off to the quaint resort village of Baycombe where he confronts crime mastermind 'The Tiger' and his gang as they plan to smuggle gold bullion out of the country.
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The Saint's Vacation
Title: The Saint's Vacation
Character: Simon Templar
Released: May 9, 1941
Type: Movie
While on vacation, the Saint discovers a much-sought-after music box.
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A Girl Must Live
Title: A Girl Must Live
Character: Earl of Pangborough
Released: September 24, 1939
Type: Movie
A run-away school-girl falls among chorus girls planning to marry into the nobility.
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The Four Just Men
Title: The Four Just Men
Character: Humphrey Mansfield
Released: June 1, 1939
Type: Movie
The Four Men of the title are British WWI veterans who decide to work secretly against enemies of the country. They aren't above a bit of murder or sabotage to serve their ends, but they consider themselves to be true patriots.
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The Marriage of Corbal
Title: The Marriage of Corbal
Character: Marquis of Corbal
Released: May 28, 1936
Type: Movie
The film hinges on the love triangle between a young aristocratic lady on the run (Cleonie, played by Hazel Terry), the murderous Varennes, Citizen-Deputy of the Revolution who saves her by disguising her as his nephew (Nils Asther) and finally the Marquis of Corbal of the film's title, played by Hugh Sinclair.
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Escape Me Never
Title: Escape Me Never
Character: Sebastian Sanger
Released: May 24, 1935
Type: Movie
Romantic quadrangle involving two brothers, one a burgeoning ballet composer; a willful heiress; and a waif.
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Scarlet River
Title: Scarlet River
Character: Himself (uncredited)
Released: March 10, 1933
Type: Movie
Unable to find open range near Hollywood, western actor Tom Baxter and his troop head to Judy Blake's ranch to shoot their film.