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Cecil Kellaway

Aug 22, 1890 - Feb 28, 1973 (82 years old) in Cape Town, South Africa

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Cecil Lauriston Kellaway (22 August 1890 – 28 February 1973) was a South African-born character actor.

Cecil Kellaway spent many years as an actor, author, and director in the Australian film industry until he tried his luck in Hollywood in the 1930s. Finding he could get only gangster bit parts, he got discouraged and returned to Australia. Then William Wyler called and offered him a part in Wuthering Heights (1939).

Kellaway died 28 February 1973 in Hollywood, California, and his ashes were entombed in the Sanctuary of Remembrance, at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery. He received two Best Supporting Actor nominations, for The Luck of the Irish and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.

Academy Award winning actor Edmund Gwenn, whose real surname was Kellaway also, was his cousin.

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Known For

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Matinee Theater
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Studio One
Jason
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Perry Mason
Darrell Metcalf
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The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
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The Ford Television Theatre
Timothy Hanrahan
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The F.B.I.
Uncle Walter
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The Donna Reed Show
Algerion O'Hara
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The Twilight Zone
Burgess
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Ben Casey
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Bewitched
Santa Claus

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