- Anthony Dawson
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name = Anthony Dawson
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caption =Anthony Dawson as Professor Dent in theJames Bond film "Dr. No"
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birthdate = (October 18 1916
location =Edinburgh ,Scotland
deathdate = death date|1992|1|8|mf=y) (aged 75)
deathplace =Sussex ,England
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spouse =Anthony Dawson (
October 18 ,1916 –January 8 ,1992 ), was a Scottish-born actor, best known for his supporting roles in British films.Although born in
Edinburgh , he was a very English actor, and his tall, lean body and gaunt sinister features often led him to being cast as villains.Making his film debut in 1943's "
They Met in the Dark ", he went onto appear in such classic British films as "The Way to the Stars " (1945), "The Queen of Spades" (1948), and "The Wooden Horse " (1950), before relocating to America in the early 1950s.It was while there that he gave his most memorable performance in
Alfred Hitchcock 's "Dial M for Murder " (1954), playing C. A. Swann/Captain Lestgate. In the film he is blackmailed byRay Milland 's character Tony Wendice into murdering his wife Margot (Grace Kelly ). In his unpublished memoirs, "Rambling Recollections", he reminisced about getting the part:He had two other memorable roles on his return to England, including the evil Marques Siniestro in
Hammer 's "The Curse of the Werewolf " (1961), and henchmanProfessor Dent in the firstJames Bond film, "Dr. No " (1962).Throughout his career he could often be found in the films of director
Terence Young , including the aforementioned "Dr. No", "They Were Not Divided " (1950),"Valley of Eagles " (1951), "The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders " (1965), "Triple Cross " (1966), "Red Sun " (1971), "Inchon " (1981), and "The Jigsaw Man " (1983). Young also cast him as the physical presence ofErnst Stavro Blofeld in his Bond films "From Russia with Love" (1963), and "Thunderball" (1965), stroking the ubiquitous white cat. His face was never seen though, and Blofeld's voice was provided byEric Pohlmann .After the early 1960s his roles got progressively smaller, but he continued to act until the early 1990s. He died in January 1992, in
Sussex , aged 75, after succumbing to cancer.His appearances in Italian films from the late 1960s onwards often led to him being confused with Italian B-movie director Anthony M. Dawson, aka
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NAME= Dawson, Anthony
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Actor
DATE OF BIRTH= (October 18 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH=Edinburgh ,Scotland
DATE OF DEATH= 1992-1-8) (aged 75)
PLACE OF DEATH=Sussex ,England
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