Godfrey Tearle

Godfrey Tearle

actor

Godfrey Tearle was born on Oct 12, 1884 in USA. Godfrey Tearle's big-screen debut came with Salome of the Tenements directed by Sidney Olcott in 1925, strarring John Manning. Godfrey Tearle is known for Crash of Silence directed by Alexander Mackendrick, Phyllis Calvert stars as Christine and Jack Hawkins as Searle. The upcoming new movie Godfrey Tearle plays is Decameron Nights which will be released on Nov 16, 1953.

Godfrey Seymour Tearle was born in 1884, the son of British actor/manager George (Osmond) Tearle and American actress Marianne Conway (her second marriage). His father and uncle were first-generation acting Tearles, and his mother also came from a family of actors. It seems that Godfrey's destiny was set at birth. The Tearles' family's origins lay rooted in the rural areas of Bedfordshire. His grandfather was a soldier who served in the Crimean War. Godfrey made his stage debut at age nine as young Prince Richard, Duke of York, in his father's production of "Richard III." He subsequently attended Carlisle Grammar School in Carlisle, England, but continued acting in his father's company into his teen years. His older half-brother, Frederick (Levy), was also a successful actor and later billed himself as

  • Birthday

    Oct 12, 1884
  • Place of Birth

    New York City, New York, USA

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