Wedgwood Nowell

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
January 24, 1878 (79 years old)
Died
June 17, 1957
Place of Birth
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA
Popular Genres
Drama Romance Comedy
Career Span
1915 – 1946

Wedgwood Nowell

5 wins
28 nominations
5 Oscars
78 credits

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Personal Info

Born
Jan 24, 1878
From
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA
Known For
Acting
Career
1915 – 1946

Known For

You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Diner (uncredited)
Dark Victory
Dark Victory
1939
as Doctor (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties
1939
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Shark Island
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936
as Court-Martial Member
Lost Horizon
Lost Horizon
1937
as Englishman (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
Gentleman Jim
1942
as Broker (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera
A Night at the Opera
1935
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
They Were Expendable
They Were Expendable
1945
as Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Boom Town
Boom Town
1940
as Oilman at Producers' Convention (uncredited)
The Hoodlum Saint
The Hoodlum Saint
1946
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy
No Time for Comedy
1940
as First-Nighter (uncredited)
Virginia City
Virginia City
1940
as Prosecuting Officer (uncredited)

Frequent Collaborators

Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
3 shared projects
in "The Prisoner of Shark Island"
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H.B. Warner
H.B. Warner
2 shared projects
in "Lost Horizon"
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Eddy Chandler
Eddy Chandler
2 shared projects
in "The Roaring Twenties"
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John Hamilton
John Hamilton
2 shared projects
in "The Roaring Twenties"
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Edward Keane
Edward Keane
2 shared projects
in "The Roaring Twenties"
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Lester Dorr
Lester Dorr
2 shared projects
in "The Prisoner of Shark Island"
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James Flavin
James Flavin
2 shared projects
in "The Roaring Twenties"
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Bruce Sidney
2 shared projects
in "The Roaring Twenties"
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Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian
2 shared projects
in "The Roaring Twenties"
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Harry Hollingsworth
2 shared projects
in "The Roaring Twenties"
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Lee Phelps
Lee Phelps
2 shared projects
in "The Roaring Twenties"
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Frank Shannon
Frank Shannon
2 shared projects
in "The Prisoner of Shark Island"
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Award Recognition

5
Wins
28
Nominations
5
Oscars

Complete Filmography

1946

The Hoodlum Saint as Wedding Guest (uncredited) Award

1945

They Were Expendable as Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited) Award

1944

The Woman in the Window as Man at Club (uncredited)

1942

Gentleman Jim as Broker (uncredited) Award

1941

Remember the Day as Man Awaiting Dewey's Arrival Award
Here Comes Happiness as Party and Wedding Guest (uncredited)

1940

Boom Town as Oilman at Producers' Convention (uncredited) Award
No Time for Comedy as First-Nighter (uncredited) Award
Virginia City as Prosecuting Officer (uncredited) Award
The Man with Nine Lives as Doctor Spectator (uncredited) Award
Johnny Apollo as Courthouse Spectator (uncredited) Award
My Love Came Back as Johnson - Music Co. Treasurer (uncredited)
The Ghost Comes Home as Passerby Pointing Out Steamship Line (uncredited)
Calling Philo Vance as Brisbane Coe
Teddy the Rough Rider as Mine Owner
Sporting Blood as Man at Race Track

1939

Dark Victory as Doctor (uncredited) Award
The Roaring Twenties as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) Award
Each Dawn I Die as Parole Board Member (uncredited) Award
Naughty But Nice as Professor Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Torchy Runs for Mayor as H.T.Cope - Third Editor (uncredited)
Homicide Bureau as Citizen League Member
Women in the Wind as Cleveland Official (uncredited)
Reno as Gambler

1938

You Can't Take It with You as Diner (uncredited) Award
Start Cheering as Board Member
Fast Company as Man in Victim's House (uncredited)
Racket Busters as Business Man (uncredited)
Hard to Get as Clerk in Richards' Outer Office (uncredited)
Gold Is Where You Find It as San Francisco Bar Patron (uncredited)
Holiday as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Chaser as Dr. Kahn

1937

Lost Horizon as Englishman (uncredited) Award
The Go-Getter as Admiral (uncredited) Award
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Stolen Holiday as M. Borel

1936

The Prisoner of Shark Island as Court-Martial Member Award
Theodora Goes Wild as Dance Floor Extra (uncredited) Award
To Mary - with Love as Doctor
Adventure in Manhattan as Henchman on Telephone (uncredited)
Brides Are Like That as Extra at Dance
The March of Crime as Narrator

1935

A Night at the Opera as Ship Passenger (uncredited) Award
I Dream Too Much as Guest at Party (uncredited)
Personal Maid's Secret as Party Guest

1934

What Every Woman Knows as Party Supporter (uncredited) Award
Cleopatra as Scribe Award
Hell Bent for Love as Attorney Kelly Drake

1923

Adam's Rib as Minister's Secretary
Don't Marry for Money as The Inspector
The West~Bound Limited as Raymond McKim
A Wife's Romance as Marquis de Castellar

1922

The Song of Life as Richard Henderson
Enter Madame as Doctor (as Wedgewood Nowell)
Heroes of the Street
The Eternal Flame as Marquis de Ronquerolles (as Wedgewood Nowell)
A Doll's House as Nils Krogstad
Ashes as Mr. Crafton

1920

The Dream Cheater as Angus Burton
The Corsican Brothers as M. Chateau Renaud
813 as Arsene Lupin

1919

Kitty Kelly, M.D. as Jerry Williams (as Wedgewood Nowell)
The Man Beneath as François
A Man's Fight as Norman Evans
Diane of the Green Van
Adele as Count von Schulling
The Beauty Market as Hobie Flagg
The Lord Loves the Irish as Allyn Dexter

1918

The Velvet Hand as Prince Visconte (as Wedgewood Nowell)

1917

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle as Mr. Graham
Black Orchids as Marquis De Chantal
The Reward of the Faithless as Guido Campanelli
The Mysterious Mr. Tiller as Stephen Pitt (as Wedgewood Nowell)
The Flower of Doom as Sam Savinsky
The Pulse of Life as Guido Serrani

1916

The Chalice of Sorrow as Francisco De Sarpina
The Deserter as Captain Turner

1915

The Disciple as Undetermined Secondary Role

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

You Can't Take It with You
Dark Victory
The Roaring Twenties
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Lost Horizon
Gentleman Jim
A Night at the Opera
They Were Expendable
Boom Town
The Hoodlum Saint

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