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Eric Messiter(1892-1960)

  • Actor
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Eric Messiter in Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
Eric Messiter was born on 14 August 1892 in Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950) and Rebecca (1947). He was married to Daphne Riggs. He died on 13 September 1960 in Datchet, Berkshire, England, UK.
BornAugust 14, 1892
DiedSeptember 13, 1960(68)
BornAugust 14, 1892
DiedSeptember 13, 1960(68)
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Known for

Alec Guinness in Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
Kind Hearts and Coronets
8.0
  • Burgoyne
  • 1949
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
7.0
TV Series
  • Vincentio
  • Marmont
Rebecca
TV Movie
  • Colonel Julyan
  • 1947
Lost Daughter (1949)
Lost Daughter
6.7
  • Coroner
  • 1949

Credits

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Actor

  • Hour of Mystery (1957)
    Hour of Mystery
    TV Series
    • Josiah Crandall
    • 1957
  • Nom-de-Plume
    TV Series
    • Father
    • 1956
  • What Say They?
    TV Movie
    • Lord Carshennie
    • 1956
  • The Woman for Joe (1955)
    The Woman for Joe
    5.7
    • Methodist Minister (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • The Dam Busters (1955)
    The Dam Busters
    7.4
    • Committee Member
    • 1955
  • Reggie Little at Large
    TV Series
    • Hugh Livenmore
    • 1953
  • BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
    BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Vincentio
    • Marmont
    • 1952–1953
  • Pamela Alan in Noose for a Lady (1953)
    Noose for a Lady
    6.1
    • The Judge
    • 1953
  • Portrait of Peter Perowne
    TV Movie
    • Clerk of the court
    • 1952
  • Postman's Knock
    TV Movie
    • Mr. Chard
    • 1952
  • A Ray of Sunshine: An Irresponsible Medley of Song and Dance (1950)
    A Ray of Sunshine: An Irresponsible Medley of Song and Dance
    5.3
    • Brigadier Benson
    • 1950
  • The Mudlark (1950)
    The Mudlark
    6.9
    • Police Lieutenant Ash (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Alec Guinness in Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
    Kind Hearts and Coronets
    8.0
    • Burgoyne
    • 1949
  • Griffith Jones, Guy Middleton, and Googie Withers in Once Upon a Dream (1949)
    Once Upon a Dream
    5.9
    • Mr. Pontefact II
    • 1949
  • Lost Daughter (1949)
    Lost Daughter
    6.7
    • Coroner
    • 1949

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • E.H. Messiter
  • Born
    • August 14, 1892
    • Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK
  • Died
    • September 13, 1960
    • Datchet, Berkshire, England, UK(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Daphne Riggs1943 - 1960 (his death)

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  • Trivia
    Uncle of Ian Messiter.

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