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    Patric Knowles

    1911-11-11 (113 years old) in Horsforth, Yorkshire, England, UK

    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.

    Movies

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    Arnold
    51 %|Nov 16, 1973
    Thriller, Horror, Comedy, Mystery
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    Terror in the Wax Museum
    52.830000000000005 %|May 2, 1973
    Horror, Mystery
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    The Man
    63 %|Jul 19, 1972
    Drama
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    Chisum
    67 %|Jul 23, 1970
    Western
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    The D.A.: Murder One
    0 %|Dec 8, 1969
    Crime, Drama, TV Movie
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    In Enemy Country
    80 %|Jul 1, 1968
    Action, Adventure, Drama, War
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    The Devil's Brigade
    63 %|May 15, 1968
    Action, Drama, War
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    The Way West
    60 %|May 24, 1967
    Action, Adventure, Drama, Western
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    The Wolf Man
    100 %|Jan 1, 1966
    Horror
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    Six Gun Law
    67 %|Dec 1, 1962
    Western
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    Auntie Mame
    69 %|Dec 4, 1958
    Comedy, Drama
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    From the Earth to the Moon
    52 %|Nov 26, 1958
    Science Fiction, Adventure
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    Band of Angels
    61 %|Aug 3, 1957
    Romance, Drama, History
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    No Man's Woman
    47 %|Oct 27, 1955
    Crime
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    The Thief
    48 %|Jan 4, 1955
    Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
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    Khyber Patrol
    70 %|Sep 4, 1954
    Adventure
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    World for Ransom
    50 %|Jan 31, 1954
    Drama, Action, Thriller
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    Flame of Calcutta
    0 %|Jul 20, 1953
    History, Adventure
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    Jamaica Run
    50 %|Apr 21, 1953
    Adventure, Drama
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    Tarzan's Savage Fury
    51 %|Mar 14, 1952
    Action, Adventure
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    Mutiny
    48 %|Mar 5, 1952
    Adventure, War, History
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    Quebec
    0 %|Mar 15, 1951
    Adventure, History
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    Three Came Home
    67 %|Feb 20, 1950
    War, Drama
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    The Big Steal
    65 %|Jul 1, 1949
    Crime, Thriller
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    Isn't It Romantic?
    70 %|Oct 6, 1948
    Comedy
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    Dream Girl
    45 %|Jul 27, 1948
    Comedy, Romance
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    Variety Girl
    61 %|Aug 29, 1947
    Music, Comedy
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    Ivy
    68 %|Jun 26, 1947
    Drama, Crime, Thriller
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    Monsieur Beaucaire
    56 %|Sep 4, 1946
    Comedy, Romance
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    Of Human Bondage
    60 %|Jul 5, 1946
    Romance, Drama
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    The Bride Wore Boots
    59 %|Jun 5, 1946
    Comedy, Romance
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    O.S.S.
    64 %|May 26, 1946
    War, Thriller, Action, Drama
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    Masquerade in Mexico
    54 %|Dec 3, 1945
    Comedy, Music
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    Kitty
    55 %|Oct 16, 1945
    Drama, Romance, History
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    This Is the Life
    50 %|Jun 1, 1944
    Comedy, Drama
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    Pardon My Rhythm
    55 %|May 1, 1944
    Music, Comedy
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    Chip Off the Old Block
    40 %|Feb 1, 1944
    Music, Comedy
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    Crazy House
    50 %|Oct 8, 1943
    Music, Comedy
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    Always a Bridesmaid
    0 %|Sep 24, 1943
    Music, Comedy
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    All by Myself
    0 %|Jun 11, 1943
    Comedy, Music, Romance
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    Hit the Ice
    59 %|Jun 2, 1943
    Comedy
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    Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
    62.04 %|Mar 5, 1943
    Horror, Science Fiction
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    Forever and a Day
    72 %|Jan 21, 1943
    Drama, History
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    Who Done It?
    69 %|Oct 30, 1942
    Comedy, Mystery
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    Sin Town
    30 %|Sep 25, 1942
    Western
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    Lady in a Jam
    57 %|Jun 19, 1942
    Comedy, Romance, Western
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    The Mystery of Marie Roget
    55 %|Apr 23, 1942
    Crime, Mystery, Horror
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    The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
    51 %|Mar 27, 1942
    Horror, Mystery
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    The Wolf Man
    69.77000000000001 %|Dec 12, 1941
    Horror, Drama
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    How Green Was My Valley
    72.77 %|Oct 28, 1941
    Drama
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    Anne of Windy Poplars
    58 %|Jun 28, 1940
    Drama
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    Women in War
    30 %|Jun 5, 1940
    Drama, War
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    A Bill of Divorcement
    70 %|May 31, 1940
    Drama
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    Married and in Love
    53 %|Jan 19, 1940
    Drama, Romance
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    Another Thin Man
    71 %|Nov 17, 1939
    Comedy, Mystery, Crime
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    The Spellbinder
    60 %|Jul 28, 1939
    Crime, Romance, Drama
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    Five Came Back
    63 %|Jun 23, 1939
    Adventure, Drama
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    Beauty for the Asking
    57 %|Feb 24, 1939
    Romance, Drama
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    Torchy Blane in Chinatown
    60 %|Feb 2, 1939
    Action, Comedy, Crime
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    Breakdowns of 1938
    50 %|Dec 31, 1938
    Documentary, Comedy
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    Heart of the North
    37 %|Dec 10, 1938
    Western, Adventure
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    Storm Over Bengal
    50 %|Nov 14, 1938
    Adventure
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    The Sisters
    61 %|Oct 14, 1938
    Drama
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    Four's a Crowd
    51 %|Aug 4, 1938
    Comedy, Romance
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    The Adventures of Robin Hood
    74.5 %|May 13, 1938
    Adventure, Romance, History
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    The Patient in Room 18
    51 %|Jan 8, 1938
    Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Romance
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    Expensive Husbands
    48 %|Nov 27, 1937
    Romance, Comedy
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    It's Love I'm After
    70 %|Oct 8, 1937
    Comedy, Romance
    actor
    Two's Company
    0 %|Dec 12, 1936
    Thriller
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    The Charge of the Light Brigade
    64 %|Oct 20, 1936
    Drama, Adventure, War
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    Give Me Your Heart
    60 %|Sep 17, 1936
    Drama, Romance
    actor
    Fair Exchange
    0 %|Sep 14, 1936
    Crime, Thriller
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    Crown v. Stevens
    63 %|Aug 3, 1936
    Crime, Thriller
    actor
    The Brown Wallet
    0 %|Jul 20, 1936
    Crime, Thriller
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    The Guv'nor
    73 %|Oct 1, 1935
    Comedy
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    Abdul the Damned
    53 %|Aug 5, 1935
    Drama, History
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    Honours Easy
    0 %|Jul 31, 1935
    Drama
    actor
    The Girl in the Crowd
    0 %|May 20, 1935
    Comedy
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    The Student's Romance
    50 %|Jan 1, 1935

    Series

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    Getting Together
    50 %|Sep 18, 1971
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    Garrison's Gorillas
    75 %|Sep 6, 1967
    War & Politics
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    Jericho
    65 %|Sep 15, 1966
    War & Politics, Drama
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    Family Affair
    66 %|Sep 12, 1966
    Comedy, Family
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    Mickey
    0 %|Sep 16, 1964
    Comedy
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    The Barbara Stanwyck Show
    62 %|Sep 19, 1960
    Drama
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    Hawaiian Eye
    50 %|Oct 7, 1959
    Crime, Drama
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    Tightrope
    55 %|Sep 8, 1959
    Drama, Crime
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    77 Sunset Strip
    67 %|Oct 10, 1958
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Peter Gunn
    65 %|Sep 22, 1958
    Crime, Drama
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    Maverick
    68 %|Sep 22, 1957
    Comedy, Western
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    Maverick
    68 %|Sep 22, 1957
    Comedy, Western
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    Have Gun, Will Travel
    74 %|Sep 14, 1957
    Western, Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
    50 %|Oct 21, 1956
    Action & Adventure
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    Matinee Theater
    33 %|Oct 31, 1955
    Drama
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    The 20th Century Fox Hour
    42 %|Oct 5, 1955
    Drama
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    Gunsmoke
    65 %|Sep 10, 1955
    Western, Action & Adventure, Drama
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    The Millionaire
    50 %|Jan 19, 1955
    Drama
    actor
    The Whistler
    0 %|Jul 13, 1954
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    General Electric Theater
    55 %|Feb 1, 1953
    Comedy, Drama
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    General Electric Theater
    55 %|Feb 1, 1953
    Comedy, Drama
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    General Electric Theater
    55 %|Feb 1, 1953
    Comedy, Drama
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    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
    65 %|Oct 5, 1951
    Drama, Comedy
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    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
    65 %|Oct 5, 1951
    Drama, Comedy
    poster
    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
    65 %|Oct 5, 1951
    Drama, Comedy
    actor
    Lux Video Theatre
    55 %|Oct 2, 1950
    Drama, Comedy
    actor
    Lux Video Theatre
    55 %|Oct 2, 1950
    Drama, Comedy
    actor
    Lux Video Theatre
    55 %|Oct 2, 1950
    Drama, Comedy
    actor
    Lux Video Theatre
    55 %|Oct 2, 1950
    Drama, Comedy
    poster
    Robert Montgomery Presents
    43.33 %|Jan 30, 1950
    Drama
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    Lights Out
    53 %|Jul 19, 1949
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Crime, Drama, Reality
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    Studio One
    44 %|Nov 7, 1948
    Drama
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    Studio One
    44 %|Nov 7, 1948
    Drama