Frederick Worlock

Frederick Worlock
Born	(1886-12-14)December 14, 1886 London, England
Died	August 1, 1973(1973-08-01) (aged 86) Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1914–1970
Spouse(s)	Elsie Ferguson ​ ​ (m. 1924; div. 1930)​

Frederick Worlock (December 14, 1886 – August 1, 1973) was a British-American actor. He is known for his work in various films during the 1940s and 1950s, and as the voice of Horace in One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961).

Career[]

On stage, he made his début in 1906 in Henry V in Bristol and acted in four productions in London^[1] before moving to the United States in the 1920s, where he appeared in Broadway productions between 1923 and 1954.^[2]

From 1938 to 1966, Worlock appeared as a supporting actor in films including Man Hunt, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, How Green Was My Valley, The Imperfect Lady, Singapore, The Lone Wolf in London, Love from a Stranger, Ruthless, Joan of Arc, Spartacus, One Hundred and One Dalmatians (voice-over), and Spinout. He appeared in a number of the Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone in the 1940s. Worlock often portrayed "professorial roles, some benign, some villainous".^[3][4]

Personal life[]

In 1924, he married actress Elsie Ferguson, with whom he had appeared in The Moon-Flower on Broadway.^[5] The marriage ended in divorce in 1930.^[6][7]

Worlock died from cerebral ischemia in 1973, at the age of 86.

Partial filmography[]

References[]

External links[]

• Frederick Worlock at IMDb
• Frederick Worlock at the Internet Broadway Database
• Frederick Worlock at Find a Grave
• some portraits of Frederick Worlock(archived)