Frank Atkinson
Frank Atkinson (19 March 1893 – 23 February 1963) was an English actor and writer.
Atkinson was born in Blackpool, Lancashire. He appeared in at least 130 films between 1930 and 1963. A stalwart of British films, often in small or uncredited roles, and also in Hollywood in the 1930s, notably in the Raoul Walsh directed Me and My Gal and Sailor's Luck. Allmovie described him as "tall and slender, and with gaunt facial features that lent themselves to looks of eccentricity, and with a highly cultured speaking voice, he could melt unobtrusively into a scene, as an anonymous bit-player, or could, with the utterance of a few words or a look, transform himself into a wryly comedic presence -- he played everything from jailers, guards, garage attendants, and soldiers to upper class twits."
He was the first person to play the scarecrow Worzel Gummidge on television in the original series, broadcast by the BBC on 10 February 1953. He died in Pinner, Middlesex, aged 69
Acted in
Murder at the Gallop
1963
as Hotel Night Porter (uncredited)
The Saint
1962
as Charley Dodds
The Kitchen
1961
as Alfred
Sunday-Night Play
1960
Sunday-Night Play
1960
as George Dickinson
Left Right and Centre
1959
as a railway porter.
Web of Evidence
1959
as Night Doorman
Stormy Crossing
1958
as Night Porter
Rx Murder
1958
as Ticket Inspector (uncredited)
Cat Girl
1957
as Guard (uncredited)
At the Stroke of Nine
1957
as Festival Hall Porter
Circus Friends
1956
as Horace
Wicked as They Come
1956
as Hotel Porter
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1956
as Edgar, a Taxidermist (uncredited)
Before I Wake
1955
as Taxi driver
The Black Rider
1954
as Landlord
The Green Buddha
1954
as Lift Operator
Lease of Life
1954
as Verger
The Fake
1953
as uncredited
The Titfield Thunderbolt
1953
as Station Sergeant
The Broken Horseshoe
1953
as Railway Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
The Man in the White Suit
1951
as The Baker
Great Expectations
1946
as Mike
I See a Dark Stranger
1946
as Soldier in Pub (uncredited)
Wanted for Murder
1946
as Chip Shop Customer
The Voice Within
1946
as Farmer
Great Day
1945
as Man at gate (uncredited)
Read All About It
1945
as Inkpin
Waterloo Road
1945
The Gentle Sex
1943
as Restaurant Customer (uncredited)
Get Cracking
1943
as Station Master
Much Too Shy
1942
as Village Policeman
Mrs. Miniver
1942
as Man in Tavern (uncredited)
They Flew Alone
1942
as Reporter in the Johnsons' House (uncredited)
Hard Steel
1942
as Dick Sefton
Ten Days in Paris
1940
as Pierre
The Stars Look Down
1940
as Miner
The Body Vanished
1939
as Hobbleberry
Over the Moon
1939
as Reporter (uncredited)
Where's That Fire
1939
as Town Clerk
Pygmalion
1939
as Taxi-Driver
The Green Cockatoo
1937
as Protheroe, the butler
A Romance in Flanders
1937
as Joe Stuggins
The Amateur Gentleman
1936
as Law Enforcer (uncredited)
Shipmates o' Mine
1936
as Oliver Bright
Play Up the Band
1935
as Alf Ramsbottom
Look Up and Laugh
1935
as Debt Collector
Me and Marlborough
1935
as Soldier
Be Careful, Mr. Smith
1935
Death Drives Through
1935
as John 'Nigger' Larson
The Morals of Marcus
1935
as Ship Steward
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1934
as Policeman Shot Behind Mattress (uncredited)
Road House
1934
as Magician
The Great Defender
1934
as Pope
The Outcast
1934
The Path of Glory
1934
as Karl
Freedom of the Seas
1934
as O'Hara
Pleasure Cruise
1933
as Alf
Sailor's Luck
1933
as Bath House Attendant
Cavalcade
1933
as Uncle Dick (uncredited)
The Right to Live
1933
as Harry Woods
Smoke Lightning
1933
as Alf Bailey
Call Her Savage
1932
as Stevens, Crosby's Valet (Uncredited)
The Man Called Back
1932
as Lower Level Court Clerk
Skyscraper Souls
1932
as Waiter at Party
The Woman in Room 13
1932
The Wet Parade
1932
as Barman at New Year Party (uncredited)
The Menace
1932
as Man from Cartier's
Ambassador Bill
1931
as American Embassy Valet
Ladies' Man
1931
as Valet