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Prolific British stage actor who came to America in 1916 and starred as a romantic lead on Broadway. Although Atwill made his screen debut in 1916, he is best known as the suavely menacing villain (most often a sinister mad doctor) of countless Hollywood horror films of the 1930s and 40s, most...
6 de may. de 2015 · Perhaps mercifully, Lionel Atwill died of pneumonia in April of 1946, aged 61. He left behind his fourth and last wife and numerous children. At one time, Atwill was considered an actor with the potential of a John Gielgud or Laurence Olivier.
Few actors exemplified this better than Lionel Atwill, the actor who would become a prominent player in the second wave of Universal’s Horror Cycle, moving effortlessly between A and B movies, thrillers, comedies and melodramas. The life of this largely forgotten star of horror is one of tragic proportions.
Neil Pettigrew, biographer of Lionel Atwill, shares his research on this talented actor: Lionel Atwill was born into a family of modest means on 8 March, 1885, at 2 Upton Villas, South Norwood. The family moved to 54 Lennard Road, Penge, when Lionel was 5 and Atwill was educated at the prestigious Mercer School.
Lionel Atwill. Highest Rated: 100% Captain Blood (1935) Lowest Rated: 25% Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman (1943) Birthday: Mar 1, 1885. Birthplace: Croydon, London, England, UK. Prolific British ...
Lionel Alfred William Atwill (1 March 1885 – 22 April 1946) was an English stage and film actor. He became a star in Broadway theatre by 1918 and made his screen debut in 1919. He acted on the stage in Australia before becoming involved in U.S. horror film roles in the 1930s, including leading roles in Doctor X (1932), The Vampire Bat ...
20 de oct. de 2022 · Lionel Atwill. Lionel Atwill. Lionel Atwill was born March 1, 1885, in Croydon, United Kingdom. He studied architecture before his stage debut at the Garrick Theatre, London, in 1904 and soon after made his screen debut. He performed stage work in Australia before arriving in the US. Atwill came to America in 1915 and starred with Lily Langtry ...
