Henry Hugh Gordon Stoker

Henry Hugh Gordon Dacre Stoker, commonly credited in films as H.G. Stoker or Dacre Stoker (2 February 1884, Dublin - 2 February 1966, London), was an officer of the First and Second World War Royal Navy and stage and screen actor. He was also a sportsman, active in polo, croquet, hurling and tennis, competing at Wimbledon and becoming the croquet champion of Ireland in 1962. He was a cousin to the author Bram Stoker.

Life

He served in World War I as captain of the Australian Submarine "AE2", which in 1915 was the first submarine to penetrate the mined narrows of the Dardanelles and thus to enter the Sea of Marmara. After a series of naval engagements there, she was scuttled and her crew captured, with Stoker using his acting talents to entertain fellow prisoners and to attempt to escape, unsuccessfully. Leaving the navy in 1921 to act, he was recalled to active service at the outbreak of the Second World War. In 1945 he again left the navy to act.

Partial filmography

*"The Man Who Knew Too Much" (1934, uncredited, Police Chief At Siege)
*"Brown on Resolution" (1936, Captain Holt)
*"Brighton Rock" (1947, uncredited, Registrar)

External links

* [http://allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=2:68408~T0 H.G. Stoker] at allmovie
*imdb name|0831295|H.G. Stoker
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