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American actor (1906?1960)
Lowell Gilmore
(December 20, 1906 ? January 31, 1960) was an American stage, film, and television actor.
Life and career
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Lowell Gilmore first worked as a
stage manager
on the 1929
Broadway
play
The First Mrs. Fraser
, but got his chance as an actor when he replaced actor Eric Elliott in the play.
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This was the start to a successful Broadway career in the 1930s with plays such as
The Wind and the Rain
(1934),
The Taming of the Shrew
(1935), and
Leave Her to Heaven
(1940). He made his film debut in
Jacques Tourneur
's war drama
Days of Glory
(1944) with
Gregory Peck
, where he was featured in an extensive role as Peck's second-in-command. His second film role was as painter Basil Hallward in
The Picture of Dorian Gray
(1945), the film adaption of
Oscar Wilde
's novel. Other roles include the Duke of Gloucester (the future
Richard III
) in
The Black Arrow
(1948) and Eric Masters in the Oscar-winning adventure film
King Solomon's Mines
(1950).
Although Gilmore was American, the "suave-looking, wavy-haired supporting actor" often portrayed British characters such as doctors, officers, and gentlemen of rank.
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His roles often included dapper cads and villains.
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During the 1950s, he appeared in television series including
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
and
The Jack Benny Program
. Gilmore appeared as
Pontius Pilate
in the television series
The Living Christ Series
(1951) and the film
Day of Triumph
(1954). He played his last role in 1958 and died two years later at age 53.
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