Dennis Wyndham

South African actor (1887–1973)

Dennis Wyndham

Born| (1887-01-15)15 January 1887

Natal, South Africa

Died| 19 August 1973(1973-08-19) (aged 86)

Worthing, Sussex, England

Other names| Denis Wyndham
Occupation| Actor
Years active| 1911–1956

Dennis Wyndham (15 January 1887 – 19 August 1973) was a South African born stage and film actor.[1][2] Long based in Britain, he appeared in more than 40 films between 1920 and 1956. He was born in Natal, South Africa.[3]

On 23 May 1917, he married Elsie Mackay otherwise known as silent film actress Poppy Wyndham. Her elopement caused her father James Mackay, 1st Earl of Inchcape to disinherit her. The marriage was annulled in 1922.[4]

## Partial filmography

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* Lorna Doone (1920)
* The Eleventh Hour (1922)
* The Informer (1929)
* Lily of Killarney (1929)
* Juno and the Paycock (1930)
* Let's Love and Laugh (1931)
* Who Killed Doc Robin? (1931)
* The Man They Couldn't Arrest (1931)
* Carmen (1931)
* The Face at the Window (1932)
* Anne One Hundred (1933)
* The Stolen Necklace (1933)
* Money Mad (1934)
* Immortal Gentleman (1935)
* Midshipman Easy (1935)
* Lonely Road (1936)
* Sensation (1936)
* You Must Get Married (1936)
* Windbag the Sailor (1936)
* Oh, Mr Porter! (1937)
* Convict 99 (1939)
* Old Mother Riley, MP (1939)
* The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1940)
* Old Mother Riley in Society (1940)
* Sailors Don't Care (1940)
* Neutral Port (1940)
* Old Mother Riley's Ghosts (1941)
* Love on the Dole (1941)
* This England (1941)
* Sheepdog of the Hills (1941)
* The Common Touch (1941)
* The Day Will Dawn (1942)
* Schweik's New Adventures (1943)
* They Met in the Dark (1943)
* Bell-Bottom George (1943)
* I Didn't Do It (1945)
* Hungry Hill (1947)
* Dancing with Crime (1947)
* The Greed of William Hart (1948)
* Oliver Twist (1948)
* Black Jack (1950)
* The Crimson Pirate (1952)
* The Dog and the Diamonds (1953)
* The Men of Sherwood Forest (1954)
* For Better, for Worse (1954)
* Ramsbottom Rides Again (1956)

## References

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1. ^ "Dennis Wyndham - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
2. ^ "Dennis Wyndham". BFI. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017.
3. ^ McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111975 - via Google Books.
4. ^ "Person Page". thepeerage.com.

## External links

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* Dennis Wyndham at IMDb

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