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William Freshman(1902-1980)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Director
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William Freshman was born on 1 November 1902 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor and writer, known for Come Up Smiling (1939), The Luck of the Navy (1927) and The Plot to Kill Roosevelt (1946). He died in 1980 in London, England, UK.
BornNovember 1, 1902
Died1980
BornNovember 1, 1902
Died1980
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Known for

Will Mahoney in Come Up Smiling (1939)
Come Up Smiling
5.5
  • Writer
  • 1939
The Luck of the Navy
  • Wing Eden
  • 1927
The Plot to Kill Roosevelt (1946)
The Plot to Kill Roosevelt
5.2
  • Writer
  • 1946
Leslie Howard and Merle Oberon in The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
The Scarlet Pimpernel
7.3
  • Lord Hastings
  • 1934

Credits

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Actor

  • Mary Jerrold and Wilfrid Lawson in Men of the Sea (1941)
    Men of the Sea
    7.2
    • George Foley
    • 1941
  • Anna Neagle in Backstage (1937)
    Backstage
    7.3
    • Joe
    • 1937
  • Leslie Howard and Merle Oberon in The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
    The Scarlet Pimpernel
    7.3
    • Lord Hastings
    • 1934
  • Love's Old Sweet Song
    • Jimmy Croft
    • 1933
  • Lucky Blaze
    • Cliff Ellis
    • 1933
  • Jill Esmond, Leslie Fenton, and Conrad Veidt in F. P. 1 Doesn't Answer (1933)
    F. P. 1 Doesn't Answer
    6.1
    • Conrad Lennartz
    • 1933
  • Bachelor's Baby
    • Jimmy
    • 1932
  • Star Impersonations
    Short
    • Ramon Navarro
    • 1930
  • Thread O' Scarlet
    Short
    • Traveller
    • 1930
  • Sari Maritza in Latin Love (1930)
    Latin Love
    4.8
    • Riki
    • 1930
  • Those Who Love
    • David Mellor
    • 1929
  • A Broken Romance
    • Jack Worth
    • 1929
  • Die Nacht des Schreckens
    • Alexej
    • 1929
  • Widecombe Fair
    • The Lover
    • 1928
  • Alice Joyce and Jameson Thomas in The Rising Generation (1928)
    The Rising Generation
    • Robert Kent
    • 1928

Writer

  • Herbert Lom, Avril Angers, Carole Landis, and Carroll Levis in Brass Monkey (1948)
    Brass Monkey
    5.2
    • additional dialogue
    • 1948
  • The Plot to Kill Roosevelt (1946)
    The Plot to Kill Roosevelt
    5.2
    • Writer
    • 1946
  • Diana Churchill and Bobby Howes in Yes, Madam? (1939)
    Yes, Madam?
    7.4
    • writer
    • 1939
  • Will Mahoney in Come Up Smiling (1939)
    Come Up Smiling
    5.5
    • script
    • 1939
  • Robert Newton and Flora Robson in Poison Pen (1939)
    Poison Pen
    6.6
    • screen play
    • adaptation
    • 1939
  • Hold My Hand (1938)
    Hold My Hand
    6.8
    • writer
    • 1938
  • Bernard Lee and Linden Travers in The Terror (1938)
    The Terror
    5.5
    • adaptation
    • 1938
  • Jane Steps Out (1938)
    Jane Steps Out
    • writer
    • 1938
  • Spring Handicap (1937)
    Spring Handicap
    5.6
    • Writer
    • 1937
  • Mary Ellis, Victor Jory, and Otto Kruger in Glamorous Night (1937)
    Glamorous Night
    5.5
    • adaptation
    • 1937
  • Iris Darbyshire and Robertson Hare in Aren't Men Beasts (1937)
    Aren't Men Beasts
    6.0
    • Writer
    • 1937
  • Diana Churchill and John Lodge in Sensation (1936)
    Sensation
    5.7
    • screenplay
    • 1936

Director

  • The Telegoons (1963)
    The Telegoons
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1963–1964
  • Destination Downing Street
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1957
  • Looking and Seeing
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1957
  • Date with a Song
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1956
  • The Plot to Kill Roosevelt (1946)
    The Plot to Kill Roosevelt
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1946
  • Will Mahoney in Come Up Smiling (1939)
    Come Up Smiling
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1939

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • W.A. Freshman
  • Born
    • November 1, 1902
    • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  • Died
    • 1980
    • London, England, UK

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