A. Bromley Davenport
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Arthur Henry Bromley-Davenport (29 October 1867 - 15 December 1946), better known as A. Bromley Davenport, was an English
actor
born in Baginton, Warwickshire
, England
, UK.
Bromley-Davenport made appearances in the cast of at least 77 films for television and cinema between 1920 and 1944. He was known publicly as Bromley Davenport and, in the film credits, his Christian name was always abbreviated.
Perhaps the most commercial films he appeared in were Jamaica Inn
and The Way Ahead
in which his character was named after his real life name. He did not often have a lead role but in the television drama Magic, he took the lead role as Duke.
family of Macclesfield
, Cheshire
, England. He was the youngest son of the politician William Bromley-Davenport and a brother of William Bromley-Davenport, the British army officer, England footballer and Conservative politician.
He was educated at Eton College, Berkshire. In 1886, he married Elizabeth Light. In 1921, he married Madame Adele Burdillat of Nice, France. He died aged 79 in London, England, UK in 1946.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
born in Baginton, Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, UK.
Bromley-Davenport made appearances in the cast of at least 77 films for television and cinema between 1920 and 1944. He was known publicly as Bromley Davenport and, in the film credits, his Christian name was always abbreviated.
Perhaps the most commercial films he appeared in were Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn (film)
Jamaica Inn is a 1939 film made by Alfred Hitchcock adapted from Daphne du Maurier's 1936 novel of the same name, the first of three of du Maurier's works that Hitchcock adapted ....
and The Way Ahead
The Way Ahead
The Way Ahead is a British Second World War drama released in 1944. It stars David Niven and Stanley Holloway and follows a group of civilians who are conscripted into the British Army to fight in North Africa. In the U.S., an edited version was released as The Immortal Battalion.The film was...
in which his character was named after his real life name. He did not often have a lead role but in the television drama Magic, he took the lead role as Duke.
Personal life
Bromley Davenport was a member of the Bromley-DavenportBromley-Davenport
The Davenport family is first recorded in pipe rolls dating before 1254. Roger de Davenport, Lord of Davenport held the hereditary office of Master Serjeant of the Peace for Macclesfield, Cheshire, England in the 1250s. Their residence was at Woodford and then at Capesthorne Hall, Macclesfield,...
family of Macclesfield
Macclesfield
Macclesfield is a market town within the unitary authority of Cheshire East, the county palatine of Chester, also known as the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The population of the Macclesfield urban sub-area at the time of the 2001 census was 50,688...
, Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
, England. He was the youngest son of the politician William Bromley-Davenport and a brother of William Bromley-Davenport, the British army officer, England footballer and Conservative politician.
He was educated at Eton College, Berkshire. In 1886, he married Elizabeth Light. In 1921, he married Madame Adele Burdillat of Nice, France. He died aged 79 in London, England, UK in 1946.
Filmography
- The FakeThe Fake (1927 film)The Fake is a 1927 British silent drama film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Henry Edwards, Elga Brink and Juliette Compton. It was based on a play by Frederick Lonsdale. An M.P. pressures his daughter to marry an aristocrat in spite of his drug addiction.-Cast:* Henry Edwards - Geoffrey...
(1927) - The American PrisonerThe American Prisoner (film)The American Prisoner is a 1929 British drama film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Carl Brisson, Madeleine Carroll and Cecil Barry. It was adapted from the 1904 novel The American Prisoner by Eden Phillpotts. An American sailor imprisoned on Dartmoor during the Napoleonic Wars manages to...
(1929) - Glorious YouthGlorious YouthGlorious Youth is a 1928 British drama film directed by Graham Cutts and starring Anny Ondra, Randle Ayrton and William Freshman. It is also known by the alternative title of Eileen of the Trees. It was one of two films Cutts made with the Czech actress Anny Ondra.-Cast:* Anny Ondra - Eileen*...
(1929) - GlamourGlamour (1931 film)Glamour is a 1931 British drama film directed by Seymour Hicks and Harry Hughes and starring Seymour Hicks, Ellaline Terriss and Margot Grahame. A young, ruthless woman falls in love with a rising actor. It was loosely remade for the 1934 American film Glamour.-Cast:* Seymour Hicks ... Henry...
(1931) - When London SleepsWhen London SleepsWhen London Sleeps is a British crime film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Harold French, Francis L. Sullivan, Diana Beaumont and René Ray. It was filmed at Twickenham Studios in west London. It was based on a play by Charles Darrell....
(1932) - Lord Camber's LadiesLord Camber's LadiesLord Camber's Ladies is a British drama film directed by Benn W. Levy, produced by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Gerald du Maurier, Gertrude Lawrence, Benita Hume, and Nigel Bruce.-Plot:...
(1932) - The Return of RafflesThe Return of RafflesThe Return of Raffles is a 1933 British crime film directed by Mansfield Markham and starring George Barraud, Camilla Horn and Claud Allister. It is based on the A.J. Raffles stories by EW Hornung and inspired by the success of the 1930 American film Raffles, to which it serves as a loose...
(1932) - The Iron StairThe Iron Stair (1933 film)The Iron Stair is a 1933 British crime film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Henry Kendall, Dorothy Boyd and MichaelHogan.-Cast:* Henry Kendall as Geoffrey* Dorothy Boyd as Eva Marshall* Michael Hogan as Pat Derringham...
(1933) - A Shot in the DarkA Shot in the Dark (1933 film)A Shot in the Dark is a 1933 British mystery film directed by George Pearson and starring Dorothy Boyd, O. B. Clarence, Jack Hawkins and Michael Shepley. When a wealthy old man dies suddenly, a local reverend suspects something and begins to investigate....
(1933) - The Stolen NecklaceThe Stolen NecklaceThe Stolen Necklace is a 1933 British crime film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Lester Matthews, Joan Marion and Mickey Brantford.-Cast:* Lester Matthews as Clive Wingate* Joan Marion as Diana Hunter* Mickey Brantford as Tom Hunter...
(1933) - The Scarley Pimpernel (1934)
- Vintage WineVintage WineVintage Wine is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Seymour Hicks, Claire Luce, Eva Moore and Judy Gunn.-Cast:* Seymour Hicks - Charles Popinot* Claire Luce - Nina Popinot* Eva Moore - Josephine Popinot...
(1935) - So You Won't TalkSo You Won't Talk (1935 film)So You Won't Talk is a 1935 British comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring Monty Banks, Vera Pearce and Bertha Belmore. The owner of a small Italian restaurant in central London is left a million pound inheritance, the only stipulation to the will being that he cannot speak or write...
(1935) - The CardinalThe Cardinal (1936 film)The Cardinal is a 1936 British historical drama film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Matheson Lang, Eric Portman and Robert Atkins. The film depicts a power battle in Rome in 1570 between Giuliano de Medici and one of his rivals.-Cast:...
(1936) - London MelodyLondon MelodyLondon Melody is a 1937 British, black-and-white, musical film, directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, Tullio Carminati, Robert Douglas, Horace Hodges and Ronald Shiner as the Pickpocket On Trial . It was produced by Herbert Wilcox Productions. Unfortunately, Allmovie list the film...
(1937) - Second ThoughtsSecond Thoughts (1938 film)Second Thoughts is a 1938 British drama film directed by Albert Parker and starring Frank Fox, Evelyn Ankers, Frank Allenby and Joan Hickson. It was also released as Crime of Peter Frame. A chemist is left unhinged following a laboratory explosion and begins to plot a murder.-Cast:* Frank Fox -...
(1938) - Magic (TV drama, 1939)
- Jamaica InnJamaica Inn (film)Jamaica Inn is a 1939 film made by Alfred Hitchcock adapted from Daphne du Maurier's 1936 novel of the same name, the first of three of du Maurier's works that Hitchcock adapted ....
(1939) - Old Mother Riley's GhostsOld Mother Riley's GhostsOld Mother Riley's Ghosts is a 1941 British comedy film directed by John Baxter and starring Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane and John Stuart. It was part of the long-running Old Mother Riley series. Old Mother Riley inherits a castle in Scotland, but it appears to be haunted.-Cast:* Arthur Lucan ... ...
(1941) - The Farmer's Wife (1941)The Farmer's Wife (1941 film)The Farmer's Wife is a 1941 British drama film directed by Norman Lee and Leslie Arliss and starring Basil Sydney, Wilfrid Lawson and Nora Swinburne. It is based on the play The Farmer's Wife by Eden Phillpotts which had previously been adapted by Alfred Hitchcock for a 1929 film.-Cast:* Basil...
- The Way AheadThe Way AheadThe Way Ahead is a British Second World War drama released in 1944. It stars David Niven and Stanley Holloway and follows a group of civilians who are conscripted into the British Army to fight in North Africa. In the U.S., an edited version was released as The Immortal Battalion.The film was...
(1944)
External links
- A. Bromley Davenport (1867-1946). Internet Movie Database.
- The lineage of the Bromley Davenports