Acting
Raymond Huntley
Horace Raymond Huntley (23 April 1904 – 15 June 1990) was an English actor who appeared in dozens of British films from the 1930s to the 1970s. He also appeared in the ITV period drama Upstairs, Downstairs as the pragmatic family solicitor Sir Geoffrey Dillon, and other television shows, such as the Wodehouse Playhouse, ('Romance at Droitwich Spa'), in 1975. Born in Kings Norton, Worcestershire (now a suburb of Birmingham) in 1904, Huntley made his stage debut at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre on 1 April 1922, in A Woman Killed with Kindness. His London debut followed at the Court Theatre on 22 February 1924, in As Far as Thought can Reach. He subsequently inherited the role of Count Dracula from Edmund Blake in Hamilton Deane's touring adaptation of Dracula, which arrived at London's Little Theatre on 14 February 1927, subsequently transferring to the larger Duke of York's Theatre. Later that year he was offered the chance to reprise the role on Broadway (in a script streamlined by John L. Balderston); when he declined, the part was taken by Bela Lugosi instead. Huntley did, however, appear in a US touring production of the Deane/Balderston play, covering the east coast and midwest, from 1928-30. "I have always considered the role of Count Dracula to have been an indiscretion of my youth" he recalled in 1989. After Dracula, he made his Broadway debut at the Vanderbilt Theatre on 23 February 1931, in The Venetian Glass Nephew. On returning to the UK, his many West End appearances included The Farmer's Wife (Queen's Theatre 1932), Cornelius (Duchess Theatre 1935), Bees on the Boat Deck (Lyric Theatre 1936) Time and the Conways (Duchess Theatre 1937), When We Are Married (St Martin's Theatre 1940), Rebecca (Queen's Theatre 1940; Strand Theatre 1942), They Came to a City (Globe Theatre 1943), The Late Edwina Black (Ambassadors Theatre 1948), And This Was Odd (Criterion Theatre 1951), Double Image (Savoy Theatre 1956), Any Other Business (Westminster Theatre 1958), Caught Napping (Piccadilly Theatre 1959), Difference of Opinion (Garrick Theatre 1963), An Ideal Husband (Garrick Theatre 1966), Getting Married (Strand Theatre 1967), Soldiers (New Theatre 1968) and Separate Tables (Apollo Theatre 1977). He also starred opposite Flora Robson in the Broadway production of Black Chiffon (48th Street Theatre 1950). Often cast as a supercilious bureaucrat or other authority figure, Huntley was also a staple figure in British films, his many appearances including The Way Ahead, I See a Dark Stranger, Passport to Pimlico and The Dam Busters. In his later years, he became well-known on television as Sir Geoffrey Dillon, the family solicitor to the Bellamys in LWT's popular 1970s drama series Upstairs, Downstairs. Huntley died in Westminster Hospital, London in 1990. In his obituary, the New York Times wrote, "During his long career the actor played judges, bank managers, churchmen, bureaucrats and other figures of authority. He could play them straight if necessary, but in comedy his natural dryness of delivery was exaggerated to the point where the character he was playing invited mockery as a pompous humbug." Source: Article "Raymond Huntley" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography
Sleepwalker
Film · 1984
A Voyage Round My Father
Film · 1984
Brass
Series · 1983
The Portland Millions
Film · 1976
Victorian Scandals
Series · 1976
My Honourable Mrs
Series · 1975
Symptoms
Film · 1974
That's Your Funeral
Film · 1972
Young Winston
Film · 1972
Crown Court
Series · 1972
Crown Court
Series · 1972
Sykes
Series · 1972
Upstairs, Downstairs
Series · 1971
Justice
Series · 1971
Justice
Series · 1971
That's Your Funeral
Series · 1970
Arthur? Arthur!
Film · 1969
Destiny of a Spy
Film · 1969
The Adding Machine
Film · 1969
Softly Softly: Task Force
Series · 1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Series · 1969
Who-Dun-It
Series · 1969
Hostile Witness
Film · 1968
Hot Millions
Film · 1968
Omnibus
Series · 1967
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery
Film · 1966
Rotten to the Core
Film · 1965
Gideon's Way
Series · 1965
A Man Called Harry Brent
Series · 1965
The Black Torment
Film · 1964
Father Came Too!
Film · 1964
The Wednesday Play
Series · 1964
The Wednesday Play
Series · 1964
The Yellow Teddy Bears
Film · 1963
Nurse on Wheels
Film · 1963
Only Two Can Play
Film · 1962
On the Beat
Film · 1962
Crooks Anonymous
Film · 1962
Waltz of the Toreadors
Film · 1962
Steptoe and Son
Series · 1962
Tune On the Old Tax Fiddle
Film · 1961
Sir Francis Drake
Series · 1961
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
Film · 1960
Our Man in Havana
Film · 1960
Make Mine Mink
Film · 1960
Bottoms Up!
Film · 1960
Sands of the Desert
Film · 1960
Suspect
Film · 1960
Breathless
Film · 1960
Follow That Horse!
Film · 1960
A French Mistress
Film · 1960
Barnaby Rudge
Series · 1960
Sunday-Night Play
Series · 1960
Sunday-Night Play
Series · 1960
Sunday-Night Play
Series · 1960
Sunday-Night Play
Series · 1960
Sunday-Night Play
Series · 1960
Danger Man
Series · 1960
Barnaby Rudge
Series · 1960
On Trial
Series · 1960
I'm All Right Jack
Film · 1959
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
Film · 1959
The Mummy
Film · 1959
Innocent Meeting
Film · 1959
Interpol Calling
Series · 1959
No Hiding Place
Series · 1959
Knight Errant Limited
Series · 1959
Knight Errant Limited
Series · 1959
Room at the Top
Film · 1958
The Criminals
Film · 1958
Next to No Time
Film · 1958
Town on Trial
Film · 1957
Brothers in Law
Film · 1957
A Time Of Day
Series · 1957
Theatre Night
Series · 1957
Theatre Night
Series · 1957
The Green Man
Film · 1956
The Last Man to Hang
Film · 1956
The Count of Monte Cristo
Series · 1956
Hancock's Half Hour
Series · 1956
Armchair Theatre
Series · 1956
Armchair Theatre
Series · 1956
Armchair Theatre
Series · 1956
Armchair Theatre
Series · 1956
Doctor at Sea
Film · 1955
The Prisoner
Film · 1955
The Constant Husband
Film · 1955
Geordie
Film · 1955
The Dam Busters
Film · 1955
Orders Are Orders
Film · 1954
The Teckman Mystery
Film · 1954
Hobson's Choice
Film · 1954
Aunt Clara
Film · 1954
Laxdale Hall
Film · 1953
Glad Tidings
Film · 1953
Meet Mr. Lucifer
Film · 1953
Number Three
Film · 1953
Man Bait
Film · 1952
Mr. Denning Drives North
Film · 1951
The House in the Square
Film · 1951
The Long Dark Hall
Film · 1951
When We Are Married
Film · 1951
Trio
Film · 1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Series · 1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Series · 1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Series · 1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Series · 1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Series · 1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Series · 1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Series · 1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Series · 1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Series · 1950
Passport to Pimlico
Film · 1949
So Evil My Love
Film · 1948
Broken Journey
Film · 1948
Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill
Film · 1948
It's Hard to be Good
Film · 1948
I See a Dark Stranger
Film · 1946
School for Secrets
Film · 1946
The Way Ahead
Film · 1944
They Came to a City
Film · 1944
The New Lot
Film · 1943
When We Are Married
Film · 1943
The Day Will Dawn
Film · 1942
The Ghost of St. Michael's
Film · 1941
Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It
Film · 1941
Freedom Radio
Film · 1941
"Pimpernel" Smith
Film · 1941
The Ghost Train
Film · 1941
Night Train to Munich
Film · 1940
Let's Be Famous
Film · 1939
When We Are Married
Film · 1938
London Melody
Film · 1937
Knight Without Armour
Film · 1937
Dinner at the Ritz
Film · 1937
Rembrandt
Film · 1936
Whom the Gods Love: The Original Story of Mozart and His Wife
Film · 1936
Can You Hear Me, Mother?
Film · 1935
What Happened Then?
Film · 1934