S. J. Warmington

Stanley J. Warmington (December 161884 - May 10 1941), or just S. J. Warmington, was an English actor who appeared on film, stage, radio and television in the early 20th century.

Life and career

Warmington was born in Hertfordshire England on December 161884. cite web | author=IBDB | publisher= | year= | url= http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=87562 | title=Stanley Warmington | accessdate=2007-08-09] Warmington studied for the stage at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and previously had worked as a journalist. Who was who in the Theatre, 1912-1976. Detroit: Gale Group, 1978. ISBN 081030466. ] Beginning in the 1910s he appeared in numerous stage productions in West End theatre in London and Broadway theatre in New York. cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title = London's Latest Ordeal Prime Minister Inspects The Damage, A New Home For Parliament From Our Parliamentary Correspondent | work = | pages = pg. 4; col F | language = | publisher =The Times | date = 13 May1941 | url = | accessdate = ] In 1919 Warmington landed his first cinematic role in the silent film "Wisp o' the Woods" cite web | author= | publisher=IMDB | year= | url= http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0235889/ | title= Wisp o' the Woods | accessdate=2007-08-09] and he went on to play supporting roles, typically a detective or police officer, in some of Alfred Hitchcock’s earliest films including "Sabotage", "The 39 Steps", " The Man Who Knew Too Much", and " Murder!". cite web | author= IMDB | publisher= | year= | url= http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0912343/ | title= S. J. Warmington | accessdate=2007-08-09] In the late 1930s Warmington gained national fame for playing the lead role in the BBC radio drama "Inspector Hornleigh". In 1939 Warmington also acted in some of the earliest made-for-tv films.

Warmington’s death

S. J. Warmington was killed at the age of fifty-six during the Battle of Britain when the German Luftwaffe deliberately bombed residential areas in Great Britain. On the evening of May 101941 Warmington was in bed at his home in London when his neighborhood was showered with incendiary bombs. Warmington went out to help extinguish the resulting fires and was amongst those killed when a high explosive bomb fell. The civilian casualties from the more than year long bombing campaign were high, with tens of thousands killed and injured. Warmington’s death received a minor mention in The Times.

Filmography

* 1939 – The Little Father of the Wilderness (Made for TV) as "Captain Chevillon" cite web
author= | publisher=IMDB | year=
url= http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0418834/
title= The Little Father of the Wilderness | accessdate=2007-08-09]
* 1939 – Bees on the Boat-Deck (Made for TV) cite web
author= | publisher=IMDB | year=
url= http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417475/
title= Bees on the Boat-Deck | accessdate=2007-08-09]
* 1936 – Sabotage as " Hollingshead" cite web
author= | publisher=IMDB | year=
url= http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028212/
title= Sabotage | accessdate=2007-08-09]
* 1935 – The 39 Steps as " Scotland Yard Man " cite web
author= | publisher=IMDB | year=
url= http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026029/
title= The 39 Steps | accessdate=2007-08-09]
* 1934 – The Man Who Knew Too Much as "Rawlings" cite web
author= | publisher=IMDB | year=
url= http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025452/
title= The Man Who Knew Too Much | accessdate=2007-08-09]
* 1932 – The Crooked Lady as " Inspector Hilton " cite web
author= | publisher=IMDB | year=
url= http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021771/
title= The Crooked Lady | accessdate=2007-08-09]
* 1930 – Escape as " Warder " cite web
author= | publisher=IMDB | year=
url= http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020859/
title= Escape | accessdate=2007-08-09]
* 1930 – Murder! as "Bennett" cite web
author= | publisher=IMDB | year=
url= http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021165/
title= Murder! | accessdate=2007-08-09]
* 1928 – South Sea Bubble as "Frank Sullivan" cite web
author= | publisher=IMDB | year=
url= http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0018431/
title= South Sea Bubble | accessdate=2007-08-09]
* 1919 – A Smart Set as " Herbert Sterne " cite web
author= | publisher=IMDB | year=
url= http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0194387/
title= A Smart Set | accessdate=2007-08-09]
* 1919 – Wisp o' the Woods as " James Whitmore "

tage performances

* March 1920 – King Richard III as "Sir William Catesby" at Plymouth Theatre in New York. cite web
author= | publisher=IBDB | year=
url= http://www.ibdb.com/production.asp?ID=6782
title=King Richard III
accessdate=2007-08-09]
* February 1920 - Trimmed in Scarlet as "Charles Knight" at Maxine Elliott's Theatre in New York. cite web
author= | publisher=IBDB | year=
url= http://www.ibdb.com/production.asp?ID=13098
title=Trimmed in Scarlet
accessdate=2007-08-09]
* October 1914 - My Lady's Dress at The Playhouse Theatre in New York. cite web
author= | publisher=IBDB | year=
url= http://www.ibdb.com/production.asp?ID=80509
title= My Lady's Dress
accessdate=2007-08-09]

References

External links

*imdb name|id=0912343|name=S. J. Warmington
*ibdb name|id=87562|name=Stanley Warmington

Persondata
NAME= Warmington, Stanley J.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Warmington, S. J.; Warmington, Stanley
SHORT DESCRIPTION= English actor
DATE OF BIRTH=December 161884
PLACE OF BIRTH=Hertfordshire England
DATE OF DEATH=May 10 1941
PLACE OF DEATH=London, England