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David Dunbar is a Actor Australien born on 14 september 1886 at Maitland (Australie)

David Dunbar

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Nationality Australie
Birth 14 september 1886 at Maitland (Australie)
Death 7 november 1953 (at 67 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

David Dunbar (14 September 1886 – 7 November 1953) was an Australian film actor. Dunbar was a prominent actor in American and British silent films, particularly in westerns, but switched to playing more minor roles after the arrival of sound. In later years he appeared mostly in British-themed Hollywood films. He was one of the first film actors beginning his screen career with Pathe Freres, Paris in 1910. Previously he was an actor on the legitimate stage both in Australia, his homeland and in Britain. On 7 March 1926 his wife Blanche was killed in a car collision in the Hollywood Hills. He had one sister, Miriam Kathleen (Strachan) Dunbar who remained in Petersham, New South Wales. Miriam married William Thomas Strachan, the children of that marriage being Miriam Kathleen and William James Strachan. William James (Bill) returned from the Second World War to Australia and settled with his wife Barbara (Grant) Strachan in Sydney and later in Melbourne, Victoria, bringing up three children, Susan Marion, William Grant and Scott James Strachan. The Strachan family included Graeme Ronald (Shirley) Strachan, a media personality and lead singer of the 1970s rock group Skyhooks. Miriam Kathleen married Ronald George Fordham, who perished as a prisoner of war in Malaya during the Second World War. Miriam Kathleen died in 1944, leaving Brian Ronald and Joan Fordham.



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Filmography of David Dunbar (28 films)

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The Son of Dr. Jekyll, 1h18
Origin USA
Genres Horror, Crime, Romance
Actors Louis Hayward, Jody Lawrance, Alexander Knox, Lester Matthews, Gavin Muir, Paul Cavanagh
Roles Man in a Bar (Uncredited)
Rating49% 2.4681352.4681352.4681352.4681352.468135
The film begins with a prologue set in 1860, where Mr. Hyde is chased down in the streets of London, after murdering his wife at their Soho flat. He escapes to the house of Dr. Jekyll, where he prepares the potion that will transform him back to the respected doctor. Unfortunately, the mob has already set the house ablaze. The flames drive Hyde to the top floor, and in attempt to leap to the ground, he meets his demise when he falls to the ground. As he dies, he changes back to Dr. Jekyll.
Thunder on the Hill, 1h24
Directed by Douglas Sirk
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Claudette Colbert, Ann Blyth, Robert Douglas, Gladys Cooper, Michael Pate, Philip Friend
Roles Minor Role (uncredited)
Rating67% 3.393513.393513.393513.393513.39351
Sister Mary Bonaventure is in charge of the hospital ward of a convent in the county of Norfolk, England. She is troubled by her own sister's suicide, which she confides to her Mother Superior.
A Woman's Vengeance, 1h36
Directed by Zoltan Korda
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Charles Boyer, Ann Blyth, Jessica Tandy, Cedric Hardwicke, Mildred Natwick, Cecil Humphreys
Roles Workman (uncredited)
Rating67% 3.3916353.3916353.3916353.3916353.391635
Henry Maurier rebounds from the death of wife Emily by marrying his brother-in-law's mistress, upsetting another woman who is in love with him. Suspicions grow that Henry might have hurried along his wife's death with poison.
Mrs. Miniver, 2h14
Directed by William Wyler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Films about families, Politique, Transport films, Aviation films, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Actors Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Teresa Wright, Richard Ney, May Whitty, Reginald Owen
Roles Man in Store (uncredited)
Rating75% 3.7957653.7957653.7957653.7957653.795765
Kay Miniver (Greer Garson) and her family live a comfortable life at a house called 'Starlings' in Belham, a fictional village outside London. The house has a large garden, with a private landing stage on the River Thames at which is moored a motorboat belonging to her devoted husband Clem (Walter Pidgeon), a successful architect. They have three children: the youngsters Toby (Christopher Severn) and Judy (Clare Sandars) and an older son Vin (Richard Ney) a student at a university. They have live-in staff: Gladys (Brenda Forbes) the housemaid and Ada (Marie De Becker) the cook.
Confirm or Deny, 1h13
Directed by Fritz Lang, Archie Mayo
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, Children's films
Actors Don Ameche, Joan Bennett, Roddy McDowall, Raymond Walburn, John Loder, Eric Blore
Roles Workman
Rating63% 3.1924253.1924253.1924253.1924253.192425
American war correspondent Mitchell is stationed in London in September 1940, working for Consolidated Press of America. Mitch is ambitious to get his news of the coming German invasion over to his editor in America as fast as possible. He starts using Sir Titus Scott's wire from Penzance in Cornwall to save forty minutes, and two carrier pigeons, operated by young Albert Perkins and the elderly Mr. Bindle to get his reports to the wire station.
North West Mounted Police, 2h6
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille, Arthur Rosson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Historical, Romance, Western
Actors Gary Cooper, Paulette Goddard, Madeleine Carroll, Preston Foster, Robert Preston, George Bancroft
Roles Vitale
Rating63% 3.197823.197823.197823.197823.19782
Texas Ranger Dusty Rivers (Gary Cooper) is sent to Canada during the 1880s in pursuit of outlaw Jacques Corbeau (George Bancroft), arriving in the midst of the Riel Rebellion. Dusty meets nurse April Logan (Madeleine Carroll) and quickly falls in love with her. However, she is already involved with Canadian Mountie Sergeant Jim Britt (Preston Foster). Dusty and April have become involved with one another, which becomes evident to Jim, to whom April wishes to remain loyal.
Escape to Glory, 1h4
Directed by John Brahm
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Pat O'Brien, Constance Bennett, John Halliday, Edgar Buchanan, Alan Baxter, Melville Cooper
Roles Sailor
Rating62% 3.1305053.1305053.1305053.1305053.130505
La formule Grand Hôtel qui était si surchargé de travail dans les années 1930 a fait une apparition encore dans Escape to Glory 1940. L'histoire est donnée en temps opportun en plaçant les personnages sur un navire marchand britannique le jour même que la Seconde Guerre mondiale est déclarée. Le navire est attaqué par un nazi U-Boat, ce qui entraîne dans une variété de réactions des divers passagers - dont l'un (Erwin Kalser) est un médecin allemand. Constance Bennett est glamour, Pat O'Brien est boozy, John Halliday est pensive, et tout le monde (à l'exception du medico allemand) est simple peur.
The Earl of Chicago, 1h27
Directed by Victor Saville, Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Actors Robert Montgomery, Edward Arnold, Reginald Owen, Edmund Gwenn, E. E. Clive, Ronald Sinclair
Roles Plowman (uncredited)
Rating61% 3.0966953.0966953.0966953.0966953.096695
To remedy the ill doings of his past, Robert "Silky" Kilmount, ex-Chicago bootlegger who has opened up his own legal distillery, hires Quentin "Doc" Ramsey as manager of his company. Seven years ago, Silky got Doc sent to prison after framing him for a crime he didn't commit.
Rulers of the Sea, 1h36
Directed by Frank Lloyd
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Margaret Lockwood, George Bancroft, Montagu Love, Alan Ladd, Lawrence Grant
Roles Boatswain (Uncredited)
Rating63% 3.184663.184663.184663.184663.18466
La lutte d'un homme pour construire un bateau à vapeur pour lui faire traverser l'Atlantique malgré tous les revers, et sa victoire contre un voilier d'élite au début du 19e siècle.
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
Directed by James Patrick Hogan
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime, Romance
Actors John Barrymore, John Howard, Reginald Denny, E. E. Clive, Porter Hall, Elizabeth Patterson
Roles Constable
Rating59% 2.9508852.9508852.9508852.9508852.950885
The intended wedding of Captain Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond to Phyllis Clavering at her villa in Switzerland is stopped short (once again) when someone murders the Swiss policeman who is guarding their wedding presents. The killer makes off with their prize possession, a synthetic diamond, made by a secret process by Professor Bernard Goodman, the father of their good friend Gwen Longworth. A guest, Sir Raymond Blantyre, head of the Metropolitan Diamond Syndicate, disappears at the same time, and Drummond suspects that Sir Raymond, who has the most to lose if Professor Goodman proceeds with his plans to publish his secret process, has something to do with the theft. He leaves Phyllis and chases back to England. Colonel Nielsen, of Scotland Yard, as usual scoffs at Drummond's suspicions and insists that a man as respected as Sir Raymond could not possibly be involved in such a crime. But, as usual, he has Drummond followed just in the event he turns up something unexpected. An explosion that wrecks Goodman's house, and apparently kills him, makes Drummond more positive that the diamond king has again resorted to murder to protect his business. He follows Professor Botulian, a lifelong rival of Goodman's, whom he believes to be involved in the affair. His hunt leads him to a lonely house on the outskirts of London where he finds Goodman a prisoner. Before they can escape, Drummond and Goodman are joined by Tenny (E. E. Clive), his valet, and Phyllis, who are also (as usual) being held by the crooks.
Dracula's Daughter, 1h11
Directed by Lambert Hillyer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Dracula films, Vampires in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Otto Kruger, Gloria Holden, Marguerite Churchill, Edward Van Sloan, Gilbert Emery, Irving Pichel
Roles Motor Bobby
Rating62% 3.1457053.1457053.1457053.1457053.145705
Dracula's Daughter begins a few moments after Dracula ends. Count Dracula has just been destroyed by Professor Von Helsing (Edward Van Sloan). Von Helsing is taken by police to Scotland Yard, where he explains that he indeed did destroy Count Dracula, but because he had already been dead for over 500 years, it cannot be considered murder. Instead of hiring a lawyer, he enlists the aid of a psychiatrist, Dr. Jeffrey Garth (Otto Kruger), who was once one of his star students.