Henry Daniell, an English actor with a career spanning decades, excelled in portraying villainous characters, from the sinister Professor Moriarty in "The Woman in Green" to the cruel Mr. Brocklehurst in "Jane Eyre." His menacing presence and dry wit were hallmarks of his work, evident in roles such as the treacherous Lord Wolfingham in "The Sea Hawk" and the scheming Baron de Varville in "Camille." Despite rarely playing heroes, Daniell's versatility shone through in diverse projects, including the acclaimed "The Great Dictator" and "The Body Snatcher." A consummate professional, he remained relevant in both film and television until the end of his career in the 1960s.
The roles that explain the career.
58 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | My Fair Lady | Ambassador (uncredited) | Film |
| 1962 | The Chapman Report | Dr. Jonas | Film |
| 1962 | The Notorious Landlady | Stranger | Film |
| 1962 | Five Weeks in a Balloon | Sheik Ageiba | Film |
| 1961 | Madison Avenue | Stipe | Film |
| 1961 | The Comancheros | Gireaux | Film |
| 1961 | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | Dr. Zucco | Film |
| 1959 | The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake | Dr. Emil Zurich | Film |
| 1958 | From the Earth to the Moon | Morgana | Film |
| 1957 | The Story of Mankind | Pierre Cauchon - Bishop of Beauvais | Film |
| 1957 | Mister Cory | Mr. Earnshaw | Film |
| 1957 | Witness for the Prosecution | Mayhew | Film |
| 1957 | Les Girls | Judge | Film |
| 1957 | The Sun Also Rises | Doctor | Film |
| 1956 | Lust for Life | Theodorus van Gogh | Film |
| 1956 | The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit | Bill Ogden | Film |
| 1956 | Confession | Hubbel | Film |
| 1956 | Diane | Gondi | Film |
| 1955 | The Prodigal | Ramadi | Film |
| 1954 | The Egyptian | Mekere | Film |
| 1950 | Buccaneer's Girl | Capt. Duval | Film |
| 1949 | Siren of Atlantis | Blades | Film |
| 1949 | The Secret Of St. Ives | Maj. Edward Chevenish | Film |
| 1948 | Wake of the Red Witch | Jacques Desaix | Film |
| 1947 | The Exile | Colonel Ingram | Film |
| 1947 | Song of Love | Franz Liszt | Film |
| 1946 | The Bandit of Sherwood Forest | The Regent - William of Pembroke | Film |
| 1945 | The Woman in Green | Professor James Moriarty | Film |
| 1945 | The Suspect | Mr. Simmons | Film |
| 1945 | Captain Kidd | King William III | Film |
| 1945 | Hotel Berlin | Baron Von Stetten | Film |
| 1945 | The Body Snatcher | Dr. Wolfe 'Toddy' MacFarlane | Film |
| 1943 | Watch on the Rhine | Phili Von Ramme | Film |
| 1943 | Sherlock Holmes in Washington | William Easter | Film |
| 1943 | Jane Eyre | Henry Brocklehurst | Film |
| 1943 | Mission to Moscow | Minister von Ribbentrop | Film |
| 1942 | The Great Impersonation | Frederick Seamon | Film |
| 1942 | Castle in the Desert | Watson King | Film |
| 1942 | Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror | Sir Anthony Lloyd | Film |
| 1942 | Reunion in France | Emile Fleuron | Film |
| 1942 | Nightmare | Capt. Edgar Stafford | Film |
| 1941 | Dressed to Kill | Julian Davis | Film |
| 1941 | The Feminine Touch | Shelley Mason | Film |
| 1941 | A Woman's Face | Public Prosecutor | Film |
| 1940 | The Philadelphia Story | Sidney Kidd | Film |
| 1940 | The Sea Hawk | Lord Wolfingham | Film |
| 1940 | All This, and Heaven Too | Broussais | Film |
| 1940 | The Great Dictator | Garbitsch | Film |
| 1939 | We Are Not Alone | Sir Ronald Dawson | Film |
| 1939 | The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex | Sir Robert Cecil | Film |
| 1938 | Holiday | Seton Cram | Film |
| 1938 | Marie Antoinette | La Motte | Film |
| 1937 | The Firefly | General Savary | Film |
| 1937 | Madame X | Lerocle | Film |
| 1937 | Under Cover of Night | Professor Marvin Griswald | Film |
| 1937 | The Thirteenth Chair | John Wales | Film |
| 1936 | Camille | Baron de Varville | Film |
| 1936 | The Unguarded Hour | Hugh Lewis | Film |
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