Acting
Patric Knowles
Reginald Lawrence Knowles (11 November 1911 – 23 December 1995) was an English film actor who renamed himself Patric Knowles, a name which reflects his Irish descent. He appeared in films of the 1930s through the 1970s. He made his film debut in 1933, and played either first or second film leads throughout his career. In his first American film, Give Me Your Heart (1936), released in Great Britain as Sweet Aloes, Knowles was cast as a titled Englishman of means. While making The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) at Lone Pine, California, he befriended Errol Flynn, whose acquaintance he had made when both were under contract to Warner Bros. in England. Since that film, in which Knowles played the part of Capt. Perry Vickers, the brother of Flynn's Maj. Geoffrey Vickers, he was cast more frequently as straitlaced characters alongside Flynn's flamboyant ones, notably as Will Scarlet in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). Both actors starred as well in Four's A Crowd, also in 1938. More than two decades after Flynn's death, biographer Charles Higham sullied Flynn's memory by accusing him of having been a fascist sympathizer and Nazi spy. Knowles, who had served in World War II as a flying instructor in the RCAF, came to Flynn's defense, writing Rebuttal for a Friend as an epilogue to Tony Thomas' Errol Flynn: The Spy Who Never Was (Citadel Press, 1990) ISBN 080651180X. Knowles was a freelance film actor from 1939 until his last film appearance in 1973. In the 1940s, he was known for playing protagonists in a number of horror films, including The Wolf Man (1941) and Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman (1943). Knowles was also cast as comic foils in a number of comedies such as Abbott and Costello's Who Done It? (1942) and Hit The Ice (1943). He also appeared opposite Jack Kelly in a 1957 episode of the television series Maverick called "The Wrecker", which was based on a Robert Louis Stevenson adventure and co-starred James Garner. Knowles was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame and wrote a novel called Even Steven (Vantage Press, 1960) ASIN B0006RMC2G. He was cremated. His ashes were either given to a friend or family. Description above from the Wikipedia article Patric Knowles, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Film · 1999
Arnold
Film · 1973
Terror in the Wax Museum
Film · 1973
The Man
Film · 1972
Getting Together
Series · 1971
Chisum
Film · 1970
The D.A.: Murder One
Film · 1969
In Enemy Country
Film · 1968
The Devil's Brigade
Film · 1968
The Way West
Film · 1967
Garrison's Gorillas
Series · 1967
Family Affair
Series · 1966
Jericho
Series · 1966
Mona McCluskey
Series · 1965
Mickey
Series · 1964
Six Gun Law
Film · 1962
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Series · 1960
Hawaiian Eye
Series · 1959
Tightrope
Series · 1959
From the Earth to the Moon
Film · 1958
Auntie Mame
Film · 1958
77 Sunset Strip
Series · 1958
Peter Gunn
Series · 1958
Band of Angels
Film · 1957
Maverick
Series · 1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Series · 1957
Maverick
Series · 1957
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
Series · 1956
No Man's Woman
Film · 1955
The Thief
Film · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
The Millionaire
Series · 1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Series · 1955
Matinee Theater
Series · 1955
World for Ransom
Film · 1954
Khyber Patrol
Film · 1954
The Whistler
Series · 1954
Flame of Calcutta
Film · 1953
Jamaica Run
Film · 1953
General Electric Theater
Series · 1953
The United States Steel Hour
Series · 1953
General Electric Theater
Series · 1953
General Electric Theater
Series · 1953
Revlon Mirror Theatre
Series · 1953
Tarzan's Savage Fury
Film · 1952
Mutiny
Film · 1952
Quebec
Film · 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Series · 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Series · 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Series · 1951
Three Came Home
Film · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
Series · 1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Series · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
Series · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
Series · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
Series · 1950
The Big Steal
Film · 1949
Lights Out
Series · 1949
Dream Girl
Film · 1948
Isn't It Romantic?
Film · 1948
Studio One
Series · 1948
Studio One
Series · 1948
Ivy
Film · 1947
Variety Girl
Film · 1947
O.S.S.
Film · 1946
Of Human Bondage
Film · 1946
The Bride Wore Boots
Film · 1946
Monsieur Beaucaire
Film · 1946
Kitty
Film · 1945
Masquerade in Mexico
Film · 1945
Chip Off the Old Block
Film · 1944
This Is the Life
Film · 1944
Pardon My Rhythm
Film · 1944
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Film · 1943
Hit the Ice
Film · 1943
Crazy House
Film · 1943
All by Myself
Film · 1943
Always a Bridesmaid
Film · 1943
Forever and a Day
Film · 1943
Who Done It?
Film · 1942
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
Film · 1942
Sin Town
Film · 1942
Lady in a Jam
Film · 1942
The Mystery of Marie Roget
Film · 1942
The Wolf Man
Film · 1941
How Green Was My Valley
Film · 1941
A Bill of Divorcement
Film · 1940
Anne of Windy Poplars
Film · 1940
Married and in Love
Film · 1940
Women in War
Film · 1940
Another Thin Man
Film · 1939
Five Came Back
Film · 1939
Beauty for the Asking
Film · 1939
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
Film · 1939
The Spellbinder
Film · 1939
The Honeymoon's Over
Film · 1939
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Film · 1938
Four's a Crowd
Film · 1938
The Patient in Room 18
Film · 1938
Heart of the North
Film · 1938
The Sisters
Film · 1938
Storm Over Bengal
Film · 1938
Breakdowns of 1938
Film · 1938
It's Love I'm After
Film · 1937
Expensive Husbands
Film · 1937
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Film · 1936
Crown v. Stevens
Film · 1936
Give Me Your Heart
Film · 1936
Fair Exchange
Film · 1936
The Brown Wallet
Film · 1936
Two's Company
Film · 1936
Irish for Luck
Film · 1936
Honours Easy
Film · 1935
Abdul the Damned
Film · 1935
The Girl in the Crowd
Film · 1935
The Student's Romance
Film · 1935
The Guv'nor
Film · 1935