Raymond Lovell

Raymond Lovell was a Canadian actor who performed in British films. He mainly played supporting roles, often somewhat pompous characters.
Lovell initially trained as a physician at Cambridge University, but gave up medicine for the stage in the 1920s. On stage he appeared as Henry VIII in The Queen Who Kept Her Head. In 1941 he starred in Vernon Sylvaine's Warn That Man!, then reprised his role for the 1943 film adaptation.
Lovell married Margot Ruddock, an actress, singer and poet, with whom he had a daughter, Simone Lovell. This relationship broke down when Ruddock began an affair with W. B. Yeats in 1934, the year her daughter was born. In 1947 he married Tamara Desni; they divorced in 1951.

Selected filmography

Love, Life and Laughter – Saville Warn London – PrefectThe Third Clue – Robinson – ButlerThe Case of Gabriel Perry – DefenceCrime Unlimited – DelaneySexton Blake and the Mademoiselle – CaptainSomeday – CarrKing of the Damned – Captain TorresTroubled Waters – CarterGaol Break – DukeNot So Dusty – Mr. HoldingFair Exchange – Sir Reeves WilloughbyGypsy Melody – Court ChamberlainSecret Lives – German Secret Service ChiefBehind Your Back – Adam AdamsGlamorous Night – Ship's Officer Midnight Menace – HarrisUnder Secret Orders – Col. von SteinbergMurder Tomorrow – Inspector TraversQ Planes – Northern Salvage Company Manager Contraband – Van DyneHe Found a Star – Nick Maurier49th Parallel – Lieutenant KuhneckeThe Common Touch – CartwrightThe Goose Steps Out – SchmidtLet the People Sing – Bit Role Alibi – Prof. WinklerUncensored – von KoernerThe Young Mr. Pitt – George the ThirdWarn That Man – Hausemann / Lord BuckleyThe Man in Grey – The Prince RegentCandlelight in Algeria – Von AlvenHotel Reserve – Robert DuclosThe Way Ahead – Mr. Jackson – Garage OwnerCaesar and Cleopatra – Lucius SeptimiusNight Boat to Dublin – Paul FaberAppointment with Crime – Gus LomanThe End of the River – PorpinoEasy Money – Mr. CyprusWho Killed Van Loon? – John Smith / Johann SchmidtThe Three Weird Sisters – Owen Morgan-VaughanSo Evil My Love – Edgar BellamySnowbound – Undetermined Role The Calendar – Lord Willie PannifordMy Brother's Keeper – Bill WainwrightThe Blind Goddess – Frank Mainwaring KCQuartet – Sir Frederick Bland But Not in Vain – Jan AltingOnce Upon a Dream – Mr. TroutThe Bad Lord Byron – John HobhouseFools Rush In – Sir Charles LeighMadness of the Heart – Comte de VandiereThe Romantic Age – HedgesThe Mudlark – Sergeant Footman NasebyTime Gentlemen, Please! – Sir Digby MontagueThe Pickwick Papers – AideThe Steel Key – Inspector ForsytheI vinti –

Selected stage roles

The Queen Who Kept Her Head by Winifred Carter Jupiter Laughs by A. J. Cronin Murder Without Crime by J. Lee Thompson A Lady Mislaid by Kenneth Horne Party Manners by Val Gielgud Intent to Murder by Leslie Sands