Charles Victor
Charles Victor was a British actor who appeared in many film and television roles between 1931 and 1965. He was born Charles Victor Harvey.
Born in Southport, Lancashire, England, Victor was a fourth-generation English music hall entertainer. He left school when he was 15 to team with his father in a song-and-dance act for five years. After leaving that act, he briefly worked with his brother in an automobile agency before going into English musical comedy. In 1929, he joined the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, which was headed by Barry Jackson, and stayed with it for 10 years.
Victor appeared in just over 100 films between 1938 and 1966. The size and importance of his roles varied greatly. For example, in 1957 he played the lead role, with top billing, in the comedy There's Always a Thursday, whilst in the same year he had a bit part in the biopic After the Ball.
Late in life, Victor toured internationally in the role of Alfred Doolittle in My Fair Lady, performing the role on The Ed Sullivan Show on 19 March 1961 during a tribute to Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe.
Selected filmography
Return of the Frog as Customer in Night Club Hell's Cargo as Mr. MartinWhere's That Fire? as Garage Owner Laugh It Off as ColonelContraband as HendrickDr. O'Dowd as DooleyOld Mother Riley in Society as Sir John MorganYou Will Remember as Pat BarrettMajor Barbara as BiltonOld Mother Riley in Business East of Piccadilly as EditorThis England Atlantic Ferry as Tim GroganHe Found a Star as Ben Marsh49th Parallel as AndreasShips with Wings as MacDermottRush Hour as Bus Inspector The Missing Million as Nobby KnowlesPartners in Crime Breach of Promise as Sir WilliamThe Next of Kin as Joe, Irish seamanThe Foreman Went to France as Aircraft Spotter on Works RoofThey Flew Alone as PostmasterLet the People Sing as Bit Role Lady from Lisbon as PorterSeven Days' Leave as Mr. Charles VictorThose Kids from Town as VicarThe Peterville Diamond as DanSquadron Leader X as MarksThe Silver Fleet as Bastiaan PetersWhen We Are Married as Mr. NorthrupThe Bells Go Down as Bill, Dunkirk Survivor Undercover as SergeantThe Saint Meets the Tiger as BittleRhythm Serenade as Mr. MartinEscape to Danger as Petty Officer FlanaganMy Learned Friend as 'Safety' WilsonThey Met in the Dark as Pub OwnerSan Demetrio London as DeckhandIt Happened One Sunday as Frisco KidThe Man from Morocco as BourdilleI Live in Grosvenor Square as Taxi DriverThe Way to the Stars as Corporal FitterThe Rake's Progress as Old SweatCaesar and Cleopatra as 1st. PorterGaiety George as Danny CollierThis Man Is Mine as HijackerThe Magic Bow as Peasant DriverWhile the Sun Shines as Tube Train ConductorWoman to Woman as Stage ManagerMeet Me at Dawn as 1st ClientTemptation Harbour as GowshallGreen Fingers as Joe ManselWhile I Live as Sgt. PearneThe Calendar as John DoryBroken Journey as Harry GunnVote for Huggett as Mr. HallFools Rush In as Mr. AtkinsLandfall as Mona's FatherThe Cure for Love as Henry LancasterWaterfront as BillThe Woman in Question as Albert PollardThe Fighting Pimpernel as Colonel WinterbothamThe Galloping Major as Sam FisherCalling Bulldog Drummond as Insp. McIverThe Magic Box as Industry ManEncore as Mr. Bateman The Frightened Man as RosselliSomething Money Can't Buy as Borough TreasurerThe Ringer as Inspector WemburyMade in Heaven as Aubrey TophamAppointment in London as DobbieThose People Next Door as Joe HigginsStreet Corner as MullerMurder Without Tears The Saint's Return as Chief Insp. Claud TealMeet Mr. Lucifer as Mr. ElderThe Girl on the Pier as Inspector ChubbThe Love Lottery as JenningsFast and Loose as LumperThe Rainbow Jacket as VossThe Embezzler as Henry PaulsonFor Better, for Worse as FredPolice Dog as SergeantValue for Money as LummAn Alligator Named Daisy as Police Sergeant Dial 999 as Tom Smithers Now and Forever as Farmer GilbertCharley Moon as Miller MoonThe Extra Day as BertEyewitness as Police Desk SergeantHome and Away as Ted GrovesTiger in the Smoke as WillThere's Always a Thursday as George PotterThe Prince and the Showgirl as Theatre ManagerAfter the Ball as StagehandBand of Angels as Officer Passion Holiday Made in Paris as Livingston