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Alf Goddard(1896-1981)

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Alf Goddard was born on 28 November 1896 in Bethnal Green, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Alf's Button (1930), You Know What Sailors Are (1928) and Fanny Hawthorne (1927). He died on 23 February 1981 in Harlow, Essex, England, UK.
BornNovember 28, 1896
DiedFebruary 23, 1981(84)
BornNovember 28, 1896
DiedFebruary 23, 1981(84)
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Alf's Button (1930)
Alf's Button
3.4
  • Bill Grant
  • 1930
You Know What Sailors Are
  • The British Mate
  • 1928
Fanny Hawthorne (1927)
Fanny Hawthorne
7.3
  • Nobby
  • 1927
Downhill (1927)
Downhill
6.0
  • Sailor
  • 1927

Credits

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Actor

  • Laurence Harvey and Mara Lane in Innocents in Paris (1953)
    Innocents in Paris
    5.9
    • Sergeant-Major (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Deborah Kerr and Robert Donat in Vacation from Marriage (1945)
    Vacation from Marriage
    7.1
    • Sailor Singing 'Daisy, Daisy' (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • I'll Be Your Sweetheart (1945)
    I'll Be Your Sweetheart
    6.2
    • 2nd. Henchman
    • 1945
  • Johnny in the Clouds (1945)
    Johnny in the Clouds
    7.3
    • P.T. Instructor
    • 1945
  • David Niven, Leslie Dwyer, Jimmy Hanley, William Hartnell, Stanley Holloway, Mary Jerrold, John Laurie, and Tessie O'Shea in The Way Ahead (1944)
    The Way Ahead
    6.9
    • Instructor (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • The Butler's Dilemma (1943)
    The Butler's Dilemma
    5.1
    • Policeman
    • 1943
  • James Mason and Joyce Howard in They Met in the Dark (1943)
    They Met in the Dark
    6.2
    • One of Mansel's Tough Friends (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Much Too Shy (1942)
    Much Too Shy
    6.2
    • Pavement Artist
    • 1942
  • Phyllis Calvert and Robert Donat in The Young Mr. Pitt (1942)
    The Young Mr. Pitt
    6.7
    • Minor Role (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • South American George (1941)
    South American George
    5.9
    • Slappy
    • 1941
  • The Saint Meets the Tiger (1941)
    The Saint Meets the Tiger
    5.7
    • Tailor
    • 1941
  • Convoy (1940)
    Convoy
    6.0
    • Bosun's Mate (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Sally Gray, Paul Lukas, and Michael Redgrave in Lady in Distress (1940)
    Lady in Distress
    6.5
    • Tiny
    • 1940
  • Spy for a Day (1940)
    Spy for a Day
    6.6
    • Sgt. Bryan
    • 1940
  • Return to Yesterday (1940)
    Return to Yesterday
    6.5
    • Attendant
    • 1940

Soundtrack

  • Deborah Kerr and Robert Donat in Vacation from Marriage (1945)
    Vacation from Marriage
    7.1
    • performer: "Daisy Bell" (uncredited)
    • 1945

Personal details

  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • November 28, 1896
    • Bethnal Green, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • February 23, 1981
    • Harlow, Essex, England, UK(undisclosed)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Burly British character actor, former boxer. Started out as a stuntman in silent films. Later played an assortment of military rank and file, labourers, tough guys and crooks.

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