Lionel Belmore
Lionel Belmore was an English character actor and director on stage for more than a quarter of a century.
Life and career
Onstage, Belmore appeared with Wilson Barrett, Sir Henry Irving, William Faversham, Lily Langtry, and other famous actors. He entered in films from 1911. In total, he had some 200 titles to his film credit. He was notable as the huffy-puffy Herr Vogel the Burgomaster in Frankenstein. Belmore played bit parts in several 1930s film classics. Unusually, he was a director before he became a prolific actor. He directed from 1914 to 1920, only acting in a limited number of films, until concentrating as an actor from then on.
He was the brother of the actress Daisy Belmore and the actors Herbert Belmore and Paul Belmore. He was the brother-in-law of actress Bertha Belmore. He was married to stage actress Emmeline Florence Carder and they had two daughters. Their daughter Violet had decided to follow in her father's footsteps and go into acting.
He is interred at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in North Hollywood.
Selected filmography
The Greater Will - Minor RoleIn the Latin Quarter Shame - PetersThe Beautiful Mrs. Reynolds - Gen. Israel PutnamHis Royal Highness - Gen. MalcoffThe Wasp - BrazsosWanted: A Mother - GiuseppeLeap to Fame - Carl HoffmanDuds - RosenthalThe Strange Boarder - Jake BloomJes' Call Me Jim - BelcherMilestones - Richard Sibley SrMadame X - M. Robert ParissardThe Man Who Had Everything - Mark BullwayThe Great Lover - ImpresarioGodless Men - Seaman NeighborGuile of Women - ArmstrongA Shocking Night - Bill BradfordCourage - Angus FergusonThe Sting of the Lash - Ben AmesMoonlight Follies - James RutledgeTwo Minutes to Go - Her FatherThe Barnstormer - ManagerKindred of the Dust - The Laird of TyeeThe World's Champion - John BurroughsIron to Gold - SheriffHead Over Heels - Al WilkinsOut of the Silent North - Andrea ValloisThe Galloping Kid - 'Five-Notch' ArnettOliver Twist - Mr. BrownlowThe Kentucky Derby - Col. Rome WoolrichEnter Madame - ArchimedePeg o' My Heart - HawksJazzmania - Baron BoloQuicksands - Ring Member #8Within the Law - Irwin - his attorneyRailroaded - FosterThree Ages - Minor Role Red Lights - Alden MurrayForgive and Forget - ButlerThe Meanest Man in the World A Lady of Quality - Sir Geoffrey WildairsA Fool's Awakening - Herbert LoringtonTry and Get It - Timothy PerrinA Boy of Flanders - Baas cogezRacing Luck - The UncleThe Sea Hawk - Justice Anthony BaineThe Man Who Fights Alone - MeggsThe Silent Watcher - Barnes, Steele's campaign managerEve's Secret - BaronNever the Twain Shall Meet - Gaston LarrieauWithout Mercy - Honest Tom MassinghamThe Storm Breaker - ParsonMadame Behave - Seth CorwinStop, Look and Listen - SheriffThe Blackbird - Music Hall Proprietor The Checkered Flag - Joel CorbinShipwrecked - John BeaconThe Lucky Fool - Mr. BowdenThe Dice Woman - RastillacSpeeding Through Bardelys the Magnificent - Vicomte de LavedanOh Billy, Behave - Mr. LovelyThe Return of Peter Grimm - Rev. BartholomeyReturn of Grey Wolf - Jacques St. ClaireThe Self Starter Wide Open Winners of the Wilderness - Gov. Dinwiddie of VirginiaThe Demi-Bride - Monsieur GirardThe Missing Link - First Mate Afraid to Love - Nobleman The King of Kings - Roman NobleThe Tender Hour - Party Guest #2Topsy and Eva - Minor Role The Sunset Derby - Jack McTeagueRoaring Fires - John D. SummersThe Student Prince in Old Heidelberg - Stout Student Sorrell and Son - John PalfreyThe Wife's Relations - Cyrus DoddRose-Marie - Henri DurayThe Matinee Idol - Jasper BolivarThe Play Girl - The Greek FloristThe Good-Bye Kiss - The GeneralHeart Trouble - Adolph Van HousenThe Circus Kid - BeezicksThe Yellowback - McDougalStark Mad - Amos SewaldThe Redeeming Sin - Father ColombFrom Headquarters - Señor CarrolesThe Unholy Night - Major EndicottEvidence - InnkeeperCondemned - Convict The Love Parade - Prime MinisterDevil-May-Care - Innkeeper Love Comes Along - BrowniePlaying Around - Morgan the PirateThe Rogue Song - OssmanCaptain of the Guard - Colonel of HussarsLe spectre vert - Commandant EndicottHell's Island - Monsieur DupontSweet Kitty Bellairs - Colonel VilliersMonte Carlo - Prince Gustav von LiebenheimRiver's End - Mountie The Boudoir Diplomat - War MinisterOne Heavenly Night - Baron ZagonKiss Me Again - Cafe Manager Ten Nights in a Bar-Room - Bill, the BartenderDaybreak - Herr Kessner A Woman of Experience - Recruiting Speaker Alexander Hamilton - General Philip SchuylerShanghaied Love - The Knitting SwedeFrankenstein - The BurgomasterSafe in Hell - Judge Police Court - Uncle Al FurmanVanity Fair - Sir Pitt CrawleySo Big - Reverend Dekker The Man Called Back - Mr. CartrightMalay Nights - Buck - BartenderThe Sign of the Cross - Bettor of 300 Silver Cavalcade - Uncle GeorgeThe Vampire Bat - Bürgermeister Gustave SchoenOliver Twist - BumbleThe Constant Woman - Character ManThe Warrior's Husband - HomerBerkeley Square - Innkeeper Meet the Baron - Explorer with Newspaper Design for Living - Theatre Patron : I Am Suzanne! - Puppeteer / SatanThe Constant Wife Caravan - Station MasterStingaree - Governor's Second Aide Range Riders - Mike - Bartender The Count of Monte Cristo - Prison GovernorJane Eyre - Lord IngramThe Affairs of Cellini - Court Member Cleopatra - FidiusRed Morning - The StorekeeperClive of India - Official at Reception David Copperfield - Old Bailey Warden Vanessa: Her Love Story - Will LeathwaiteCardinal Richelieu - Agitator #1Bonnie Scotland - BlacksmithThe Three Musketeers - King and Peasant Inn Proprietor Dressed to Thrill - Pierre Mutiny on the Bounty - Innkeeper Forced Landing - Prison WardenHitch Hike Lady - Mr. Harker - Green-grocerMark of the Vampire - Little Lord Fauntleroy - HigginsOne Rainy Afternoon - Stage Doorman The White Angel - Captain Mary of Scotland - FishermanThe Last of the Mohicans - PatroonMaid of Salem - Tavern KeeperThe Prince and the Pauper - InnkeeperTopper - Bank Guard The Toast of New York - President of BoardIt's Love I'm After - Friar Lawrence Thoroughbreds Don't Cry - Calverton's Butler The Adventures of Robin Hood - Humility Prim If I Were King - Chief Steward Service de Luxe - Robert Wade Sr. Son of Frankenstein - Emil LangThe Sun Never Sets - Third Selection Board Member The Hunchback of Notre Dame - Judge at Esmeralda's Trial Rulers of the Sea - Villager Tower of London - BeaconMy Son, My Son! - Mr. MoscropTom Brown's School Days - Tavern Keeper Diamond Frontier - Piet BloemThe Son of Monte Cristo - Hercules SnyderThe Ghost of Frankenstein - Councillor Forever and a Day - Minor Role The Captain from Köpenick - Laughing Townsman