Dennis Neilson-Terry
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Dennis Neilson-Terry was a British actor
who starred in a number of films between 1917 and 1932. He was born in London on 21 October 1895 to actress Julia Neilson
and her husband, actor Fred Terry
; his older sister was actress Phyllis Neilson-Terry
. He played Inspector Hanaud
in The House of the Arrow
in 1930. He died in Bulawayo
, Rhodesia
on 14 July 1932 at the age of 36. He was the father of actress Hazel Terry
.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
who starred in a number of films between 1917 and 1932. He was born in London on 21 October 1895 to actress Julia Neilson
Julia Neilson
Julia Neilson was an English actress best known for her numerous performances as Lady Blakeney in The Scarlet Pimpernel, for her roles in many tragedies and historical romances, and for her portrayal of Rosalind in a long-running production of As You Like It.After establishing her reputation in a...
and her husband, actor Fred Terry
Fred Terry
Fred Terry was an English actor and theatrical manager. After establishing his reputation in London and in the provinces for a decade, he joined the company of Herbert Beerbohm Tree where he remained for four years, meeting his future wife, Julia Neilson...
; his older sister was actress Phyllis Neilson-Terry
Phyllis Neilson-Terry
Phyllis Neilson-Terry was an English actress. She was born in London, daughter of Julia Neilson and Fred Terry; her younger brother was actor Dennis Neilson-Terry. She made her first stage appearance in Henry of Navarre , and played Viola in Twelfth Night at the Haymarket in 1910...
. He played Inspector Hanaud
Inspector Hanaud
Inspector Gabriel Hanaud is a fictional French policeman depicted in a series of novels and short stories by the British writer A. E. W. Mason. He has been described as the "first major fiction police detective of the Twentieth Century"....
in The House of the Arrow
The House of the Arrow (1930 film)
The House of the Arrow is a 1930 British mystery film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Dennis Neilson-Terry, Benita Hume and Richard Cooper. It was based on the book The House of the Arrow by A.E.W. Mason part of his Inspector Hanaud series. It was one of four film adaptations of the...
in 1930. He died in Bulawayo
Bulawayo
Bulawayo is the second largest city in Zimbabwe after the capital Harare, with an estimated population in 2010 of 2,000,000. It is located in Matabeleland, 439 km southwest of Harare, and is now treated as a separate provincial area from Matabeleland...
, Rhodesia
Rhodesia
Rhodesia , officially the Republic of Rhodesia from 1970, was an unrecognised state located in southern Africa that existed between 1965 and 1979 following its Unilateral Declaration of Independence from the United Kingdom on 11 November 1965...
on 14 July 1932 at the age of 36. He was the father of actress Hazel Terry
Hazel Terry
Hazel Terry was a British actress. She was the daughter of the actor Dennis Neilson-Terry.-Selected filmography:* The Prisoner of Corbal * Our Fighting Navy * Missing, Believed Married * Kill or Cure...
.