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H.R. Hignett(1870-1959)

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H.R. Hignett was born on 29 January 1870 in Ringway, Cheshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Tilly of Bloomsbury (1931), The Life of Lord Byron (1922) and A Yank in London (1945). He was married to Frances Wetherall. He died on 17 December 1959 in Tadley, Hampshire, England, UK.
BornJanuary 29, 1870
DiedDecember 17, 1959(89)
BornJanuary 29, 1870
DiedDecember 17, 1959(89)
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Known for

Tilly of Bloomsbury
  • Lucius Welwyn
  • 1931
The Life of Lord Byron (1922)
The Life of Lord Byron
  • Fletcher
  • 1922
Rex Harrison, Dean Jagger, and Anna Neagle in A Yank in London (1945)
A Yank in London
6.1
  • Parker
  • 1945
Nigel Barrie and Wanda Hawley in The Lights of London (1923)
The Lights of London
  • Simon Jarvis
  • 1923

Credits

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Actor

  • Derby Day (1952)
    Derby Day
    6.4
    • Lawson - Lady Forbes' Butler (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Spring in Park Lane (1948)
    Spring in Park Lane
    7.0
    • Higgins (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Stewart Granger, Anne Crawford, and Jean Kent in Caravan (1946)
    Caravan
    6.3
    • Don Carlos' Butler (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Rex Harrison, Dean Jagger, and Anna Neagle in A Yank in London (1945)
    A Yank in London
    6.1
    • Parker
    • 1945
  • Break the News (1938)
    Break the News
    6.2
    • Prison Guard
    • 1938
  • Tilly of Bloomsbury
    • Lucius Welwyn
    • 1931
  • Nigel Barrie and Wanda Hawley in The Lights of London (1923)
    The Lights of London
    • Simon Jarvis
    • 1923
  • Silent Evidence
    • Charles
    • 1922
  • The Life of Lord Byron (1922)
    The Life of Lord Byron
    • Fletcher
    • 1922
  • The Dawn of Truth
    • Robert Bathurst
    • 1920
  • Forgive Us Our Trespasses
    7.8
    • Gerald Guy
    • 1919
  • The Blue Bird
    Short
    • Sugar
    • 1910

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • H.R. Hignott
  • Born
    • January 29, 1870
    • Ringway, Cheshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • December 17, 1959
    • Tadley, Hampshire, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Frances Wetherall1899 - 1923 (her death)
  • Other works
    He acted in Comyns Carr's play, "Tristam and Iseult," at the Adelphi Theatre in London, England with Lily Brayton, Matheson Lang, Oscar Asche, Gertrude Scott, Hutin Britton, Edith Wynne-Matthison, Charles Rock, Herbert Grimwood, and Alfred Brydone in the cast.
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