John Halliday

John Halliday

John Halliday (September 14, 1880 – October 17, 1947) was an American actor of stage and screen, who often played suave aristocrats and foreigners.

Despite his origins in Brooklyn, he often took on a British accent in his portrayals. Making his Broadway debut in 1912 in Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton's "The Whip", he became a familiar presence there, especially in sophisticated comedies such as W. Somerset Maugham's "The Circle" (1921), Vincent Lawrence's "Sour Grapes" (1926), Louis Verneuil's "Jealousy" (1928) and S. N. Behrman's "Rain from Heaven" (1934).

His best-known movie appearance was as "Seth Lord", father of Tracy Lord (Katharine Hepburn) in the film adaptation of Philip Barry's "The Philadelphia Story" (1940).

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