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Nigel De Brulier is a Actor British born on 8 august 1877 at Bristol (United-kingdom)

Nigel De Brulier

Nigel De Brulier
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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 8 august 1877 at Bristol (United-kingdom)
Death 30 january 1948 (at 70 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

Nigel De Brulier (8 July 1877 - 30 January 1948), born Francis George Packer, was an English film actor, born in Bristol, Gloucestershire, who launched his career in the theatre stage in his native country and transferred to films after moving to the USA. His first film role was a poet in The Pursuit of the Phantom in 1914. In 1915 he acted in the film Ghosts based on a play by Henrik Ibsen.

Nigel De Brulier acted Cardinal Richelieu in the four films: The Three Musketeers (1921), The Iron Mask (1929), The Three Musketeers (1935) and The Man in the Iron Mask (1939). De Brulier appeared with Douglas Fairbanks in The Gaucho (1927) and was also one of the few actors of the silent era who reached reasonable success in talkies, although his roles in them were quite minor. He played the wizard Shazam in the 1941 Republic serial Adventures of Captain Marvel and also acted in Charlie Chan in Egypt in 1935.

He played Jokaanan, the Prophet in a silent film version of Oscar Wilde's Salome (1923). A clip of De Brulier in Salomé was used in Before Stonewall, a film documenting the gay rights movement

De Brulier died in Los Angeles in 1948.

Usually with

D. W. Griffith
D. W. Griffith
(4 films)
John George
John George
(13 films)
Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks
(5 films)
Erich von Stroheim
Erich von Stroheim
(3 films)
Herbert Stothart
Herbert Stothart
(8 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Nigel De Brulier (94 films)

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Actor

The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack (1943)

Directed by Ray Taylor, Lewis D. Collins
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films
Actors Tom Brown, Rose Hobart, Edgar Barrier, Marjorie Lord, Keye Luke, Sidney Toler
Roles The Lo-San [Chs. 2-3, 12-13]
Rating63% 3.194213.194213.194213.194213.19421
In 1941, an American aviator, 'Smilin' Jack' Martin wishes to resign as an advisor to the Nationalist Chinese Army in order to return to the United States to enlist as an aviator in America's military buildup prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor. He is delayed when the Chinese discover that the neutral Tibetan like Mandon "Province" contains a secret road from India to China crucial for the Allied war effort. Determined to obtain the secret for themselves, or equally determined to have the secret destroyed is the Japanese espionage organisation "The Black Samurai" and the German intelligence agent Fräulein von Teufel who masquerades as an American newspaper reporter.
Tonight We Raid Calais
Tonight We Raid Calais (1943)
, 1h10
Directed by John Brahm
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors Annabella, John Sutton, Lee J. Cobb, Beulah Bondi, Blanche Yurka, Howard Da Silva
Roles Danton (uncredited)
Rating62% 3.141643.141643.141643.141643.14164
Geoffrey Carter (John Sutton) a young commando British intelligence officer, is sent into occupied France as a one-man raid to destroy a munitions plant that manufactures bombs in Nazi-occupied France with the help from a patriotic farmer, M. Bonnard (Lee J. Cobb). Sutton confronts a French maiden Odette Bonnard (Annabella) who hates the British and the Germans.
Wrecking Crew
Wrecking Crew (1942)
, 1h13
Directed by Frank McDonald
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Romance
Actors Richard Arlen, Chester Morris, Jean Parker, Joe Sawyer, Esther Dale, Alexander Granach
Roles Father Zachary
Rating59% 2.9590052.9590052.9590052.9590052.959005
When the O'Glendy Wrecking Company is contracted to demolish an old hotel, "cannonballer" Duke Mason shows up at the worksite, having been hired by boss Mike O'Glendy. Wrecker Tom Kemp accuses Duke of jinxing every project on which he works, and after foreman Matt Carney breaks up the ensuing fistfight, he assigns Duke, an arrogant risk-taker, to work with him on the building's high watertower. While aloft, Matt slips and desperately clings to the edge of the tower, and Duke casually jokes with him before pulling him to safety. Later, Mike, who took over the business after her husband's death, tells Matt that she has put up a bond to save the company, and that they only have four weeks to bring down the twelve-story building.
Adventures of Captain Marvel
Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)

Directed by William Witney, John English
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action
Themes Superhero films, Super-héros inspiré de comics
Actors Tom Tyler, Frank Coghlan, Jr., William Benedict, Louise Currie, Bryant Washburn, John Davidson
Roles Shazam
Rating71% 3.586723.586723.586723.586723.58672
During an archaeological expedition to Siam's volcanic Valley of the Tombs to find the lost secret of the Scorpion Kingdom, a device of great power, the Golden Scorpion, is discovered hidden inside a sealed crypt. While examining it, the device's quartz lenses are aligned and powerful energy beam erupts, causing an explosion, resealing the crypt. This allows young radio broadcaster and expedition member Billy Batson, who obeyed the warning on the crypt's seal not to enter, to be chosen by the ancient wizard Shazam. The wizard grants Billy the powers of Captain Marvel whenever he repeats the wizard's name. Captain Marvel's powers can only be used to protect those in danger from the curse of the Golden Scorpion. The crypt's entrance is quickly cleared, then Captain Marvel utters "Shazam"! and quickly resumes his Billy Batson alter ego.
One Million B.C.
One Million B.C. (1940)
, 1h20
Directed by Hal Roach, D. W. Griffith
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Dinosaur films, La préhistoire, Volcanisme, Animaux préhistoriques
Actors Victor Mature, Carole Landis, Lon Chaney, Jr., Conrad Nagel, John Hubbard, Nigel De Brulier
Roles Peytow
Rating57% 2.8526052.8526052.8526052.8526052.852605
In a modern day prologue, a group of hikers caught in a storm seek shelter in a cave. They encounter an anthropologist (Conrad Nagel, "The Narrator") who interprets prehistoric carvings that introduce the story of a young caveman.
Zenobia
Zenobia (1939)
, 1h13
Directed by Gordon Douglas
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about animals
Actors Oliver Hardy, Harry Langdon, Billie Burke, Alice Brady, Hattie McDaniel, James Ellison
Roles Townsman at Zeke's Recitation (uncredited)
Rating59% 2.9941852.9941852.9941852.9941852.994185
Hardy plays Dr. Henry Tibbett, a country doctor who is called on by a travelling circus trainer to cure his sick elephant. After the doctor heals the grateful beast, the elephant becomes so attached to him that it starts to follow him everywhere. This leads to the trainer suing Dr. Tibbett for alienation of affection.
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
, 1h20
Directed by Sidney Lanfield
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Horror, Crime
Themes Sherlock Holmes films, Buddy films, Children's films
Actors Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Lionel Atwill, Richard Greene, Wendy Barrie, John Carradine
Roles The Notting Hill Murderer
Rating73% 3.6966953.6966953.6966953.6966953.696695
Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and Dr. John Watson (Nigel Bruce) receive a visit from Dr. James Mortimer (Lionel Atwill), who wishes to consult them before the arrival of Sir Henry Baskerville (Richard Greene), the last of the Baskervilles, heir to the Baskerville estate in Devonshire.
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence (1939)
, 1h2
Directed by Ricardo Cortez
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Glenn Ford, Ward Bond, Raymond Walburn, Jean Rogers, Marjorie Rambeau, Irving Bacon
Roles Russian Priest (uncredited)
Rating62% 3.1461953.1461953.1461953.1461953.146195
Joe Riley (Glenn Ford) has worked six long years in New York City to save enough money to buy a piece of land in Arizona. Unable to buy a car (because he spent all his money on the property), he has to travel to his new home by hitchhiking. Riley ends up traveling to Arizona along with a homeless man and a local female immigrant.
The Man in the Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
, 1h47
Directed by James Whale
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Swashbuckler, Adventure, Historical, Romance
Themes Films about families, Politique, Political films, Histoire de France, Films about royalty
Actors Louis Hayward, Joan Bennett, Warren William, Joseph Schildkraut, Albert Dekker, Alan Hale
Roles Cardinal Richelieu
Rating69% 3.496243.496243.496243.496243.49624
The 1939 adaptation alters history significantly by making Fouquet (Joseph Schildkraut) a thoroughly evil, scheming mastermind. He, Colbert (Walter Kingsford), d'Artagnan (Warren William) and the musketeers are the only ones who know of the existence of a twin brother, and Fouquet uses his influence to keep everyone silent. The main story was changed by portraying Louis XIV as selfish, cruel, and incompetent, and Philippe the kind-hearted brother who is raised by d'Artagnan and the musketeers and does not even know that he has an identical twin.
Tower of London
Tower of London (1939)
, 1h32
Directed by Rowland V. Lee, Ford Beebe
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Horror, Historical
Actors Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Vincent Price, Barbara O'Neil, Ian Hunter, Nan Grey
Roles Archbishop at St. John's Chapel (uncredited)
Rating65% 3.293183.293183.293183.293183.29318
The plot was not derived from Shakespeare's Richard III, but rather was written by Robert N. Lee (director Rowland V. Lee's brother) after reading a great deal of British history. George, Duke of Clarence (one of Richard's brothers) is depicted as something less than the tragically noble figure found in Shakespeare. Ian Hunter portrays Edward IV, who is not depicted here as the feeble, dying King found in Laurence Olivier's 1955 film version of Shakespeare's play.