Carl Harbord

Carl Harbord (26 January 1908 18 October 1958) was an English stage, film and television actor.[1][2][3]

Carl Harbord
Born(1908-01-26)26 January 1908
Salcombe, Devon, England
Died18 October 1958(1958-10-18) (aged 50)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active19281955
Spouse
(m. 1942)

Stage

When he was 19, Harbord appeared in the play The Happy Husband, which was presented at the Criterion Theatre in London, England.[4] In 1933, he first appeared in a play in Australia.[5] His first Broadway appearance was in 1934, in a production of Noël Coward's Conversation Piece at the 44th Street Theatre.[6]

Film

Harbord entered the film industry during the final stage of the silent era. He appeared in several early sound films for British International Pictures such as The Informer. One of his most prominent roles was in Anthony Asquith's First World War film Tell England.[7] Harbord later went to Hollywood where he played supporting, but sometimes significant minor roles.[3]

Partial filmography

References

  1. League, The Broadway. "Carl Harbord – Broadway Cast & Staff - IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
  2. "Carl Harbord". Archived from the original on September 26, 2016.
  3. "Carl Harbord - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  4. "Theatre and Screen". The Age. Australia, Melbourne. The Age. August 3, 1927. p. 13. Retrieved April 5, 2016 via Newspapers.com. open access
  5. "(advertisement)". The Age. Australia, Melbourne. The Age. June 24, 1933. p. 24. Retrieved April 5, 2016 via Newspapers.com. open access
  6. Pollock, Arthur (October 24, 1934). "The Theater". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. New York, Brooklyn. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. p. 13. Retrieved April 5, 2016 via Newspapers.com. open access
  7. "New Films". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australia, Sydney. The Sydney Morning Herald. April 25, 1932. p. 2. Retrieved April 5, 2016 via Newspapers.com. open access

Bibliography

  • Kelly, Andrew. Cinema and the Great War. Routledge, 1997.
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