Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Francis Lister(1899-1951)

  • Actor
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Francis Lister in The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1937)
Francis Lister was born on 2 April 1899 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), The Wicked Lady (1945) and Comin' Thro' the Rye (1923). He was married to Margot Grahame and Nora Swinburne. He died on 28 October 1951 in London, England, UK.
BornApril 2, 1899
DiedOctober 28, 1951(52)
BornApril 2, 1899
DiedOctober 28, 1951(52)
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank

Photos4

View Poster
View Poster
View Poster
View Poster

Known for

Clark Gable and Mamo Clark in Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
Mutiny on the Bounty
7.6
  • Captain Nelson
  • 1935
James Mason and Margaret Lockwood in The Wicked Lady (1945)
The Wicked Lady
6.8
  • Lord Kingsclere
  • 1945
Shayle Gardner and Alma Taylor in Comin' Thro' the Rye (1923)
Comin' Thro' the Rye
8.0
  • Dick Fellowes
  • 1923
Walter Bjorne in Henry V (1944)
Henry V
7.0
  • Duke of Orleans
  • 1944

Credits

IMDbPro

Actor

  • Home to Danger (1951)
    Home to Danger
    5.9
    • Howard Wainwright
    • 1951
  • BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
    BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Jan Daubek
    • 1950
  • Christopher Columbus (1949)
    Christopher Columbus
    5.9
    • King Ferdinand
    • 1949
  • High Horse
    TV Movie
    • George Buchanan
    • 1947
  • James Mason and Margaret Lockwood in The Wicked Lady (1945)
    The Wicked Lady
    6.8
    • Lord Kingsclere
    • 1945
  • Walter Bjorne in Henry V (1944)
    Henry V
    7.0
    • Duke of Orleans
    • 1944
  • The Hundred Pound Window
    6.2
    • Capt. Johnson
    • 1944
  • Jack La Rue and Sandra Storme in Murder in the Night (1939)
    Murder in the Night
    5.2
    • Joe
    • 1939
  • Barry K. Barnes and Sophie Stewart in The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1937)
    The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel
    5.6
    • Chauvelin
    • 1937
  • Diana Churchill and John Lodge in Sensation (1936)
    Sensation
    5.7
    • Walter Grainger
    • 1936
  • Leonora Corbett and Otto Kruger in Living Dangerously (1936)
    Living Dangerously
    6.0
    • Dr. Henry Pryor
    • 1936
  • Clark Gable and Mamo Clark in Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
    Mutiny on the Bounty
    7.6
    • Captain Nelson
    • 1935
  • George Arliss in Cardinal Richelieu (1935)
    Cardinal Richelieu
    6.2
    • Prince Gaston
    • 1935
  • Ronald Colman and Loretta Young in Clive of India (1935)
    Clive of India
    6.2
    • Edmund Maskelyne
    • 1935
  • Up to the Neck (1934)
    Up to the Neck
    • Eric Warwick
    • 1934

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
  • Born
    • April 2, 1899
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • October 28, 1951
    • London, England, UK
  • Spouses
      Margot GrahameNovember 22, 1933 - September 2, 1938 (divorced)
  • Other works
    He acted in John B. Hymer and Leroy Clemens' play, "Aloma," at the Adelphi Theatre in London, England with Vivienne Osborne, Clay Clement, Mary Barton, Jack Raine, Allan Jeayes, Margaret Yarde, H. St. Barbe, Muriel Alexander, and W. Cronin Wilson in the cast.
  • Publicity listings
    • 4 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Debonair British stage, screen and radio actor.

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

You have no recently viewed pages
Get the IMDb app
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb app
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb app
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.