Hugh Dempster
Hugh Dempster (3 August 1900 – 30 April 1987) was a British theatre and film actor, whose credits include more than 60 films.
Born in London, Dempster made his stage debut in 1920, and began his screen career in the silent film era. His credits included Vice Versa, Anna Karenina, The Winslow Boy, The Fan, Scrooge, The House Across the Lake and The Ghost Train (short film).
During World War II, Dempster served in the Royal Air Force.
Thirty-six years separated Dempster's first and last appearances on Broadway. He debuted in the 1929 melodrama Rope's End by Patrick Hamilton and in 1965 replaced Peter Sallis as Dr. Watson in the Sherlock Holmes-inspired musical Baker Street. In total, he played in several dozen productions.
Dempster died in Chicago, Illinois.
Acted in
Roberta
1969
Father Brown
1954
as Man in Bowler Hat
The House Across the Lake
1954
as Frank
Babes in Bagdad
1952
as Omar
Tall Headlines
1952
as Arresting Police Inspector
Scrooge
1951
as Mr. Groper
Paul Temple's Triumph
1950
as Oliver Ffollett
The Fan
1949
as Lord Augustus Lorton
The Winslow Boy
1948
Vice Versa
1948
as Col. Ambrose
Anna Karenina
1948
as Stefan Oblonsky
School for Secrets
1946
as Sqdn. Ldr. Slatter
I See a Dark Stranger
1946
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
The Trojan Brothers
1946
as Tommy
The Way to the Stars
1945
as 'Tinker' Bell
Heaven Is Round the Corner
1944
as Captain Crowe
Information Please
1944
as W/ Co Goodwin
Bell-Bottom George
1944
as White
Candles at Nine
1944
as Hugh Lacey
Garrison Follies
1940
as Adjutant
Three Silent Men
1940
as Nelson
Marigold
1938
as Bobbie Townsend
Crackerjack
1938
as Wally Astell
The Ghost Train
1937
as Richard Winthrop
Music Hath Charms
1936
as Tony Blower
The Student's Romance
1935
as Bruno
The Girl from Maxim's
1933
as The Duke
Lord Babs
1932
as Dr. Neville
Who Is the Man?
1924
as Robert Borden
The Great Well
1924
as Dick