Biography
David Hay Petrie (16 July 1895 β 30 July 1948) was a Scottish actor noted for playing eccentric characters, among them Quilp in The Old Curiosity Shop (1934), the McLaggen in The Ghost Goes West (1935) and Uncle Pumblechook in Great Expectations (1946).Hay Petrie was born in Dundee, Angus, Scotland, where he went to Harris Academy. He later attended St Andrew's University, where he first discovered the stage. In 1915, he joined the Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) as a second lieutenant.
After the war, he studied with Rosina Filippi joining the Old Vic Company appearing as "Starveling" in A Midsummer Night's Dream in 1920. In 1924 Albert de Courville brought Hay Petrie into vaudeville with The Looking Glass, in which he sang "Oh Shakespeare you're the best of all but you can't fill the fourteen shilling stall". His first film part was Many Waters in 1931.
Hay Petrie struggled with alcoholism, but was much loved by audiences and players. He was never more at home than when he was playing parts from the classical theatre, and for many he was the Shakespearean Clown of the early 1920s.
He died in London in July 1948, aged 53.
Filmography
all 71
Movies 71
Director 1
The Queen of Spades (1949)
The Guinea Pig (1948)
The Fallen Idol (1948)
Noose (1948)
The Monkey's Paw (1948)
Great Expectations (1946)
Midnight Taxi (1946)
The Laughing Lady (1946)
The Voice Within (1946)
Night Boat to Dublin (1946)
For You Alone (1945)
Kiss the Bride Goodbye (1945)
A Canterbury Tale (1944)
On Approval (1944)
The Shipbuilders (1943)
They Met in the Dark (1943)
Sabotage at Sea (1942)
They Flew Alone (1942)
Hard Steel (1942)
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)
Rush Hour (1941)
Cottage to Let (1941)
Turned Out Nice Again (1941)
The Spell of Amy Nugent (1941)
Quiet Wedding (1941)
The Ghost of St. Michael's (1941)
Freedom Radio (1941)
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
Convoy (1940)
Ten Days in Paris (1940)
Pastor Hall (1940)
Contraband (1940)
Spy for a Day (1940)
Crimes at the Dark House (1940)
21 Days (1940)
Inquest (1939)
The Spy in Black (1939)
Jamaica Inn (1939)
The Four Feathers (1939)
Design for Murder (1939)
Q Planes (1939)
Consider Your Verdict (1938)
Knight Without Armour (1937)
Secret Lives (1937)
The Conquest of the Air (1936)
Forget Me Not (1936)
Rembrandt (1936)
The House of the Spaniard (1936)
Men of Yesterday (1936)
The Ghost Goes West (1935)
Crimson Dynasty (1935)
Moscow Nights (1935)
I Give My Heart (1935)
Invitation To The Waltz (1935)
Peg of Old Drury (1935)
Blind Justice (1935)
Do Not Forget About Me (1935)
The Old Curiosity Shop (1934)
Nell Gwyn (1934)
The Queen's Affair (1934)
Colonel Blood (1934)
Crime on the Hill (1933)
Song of the Plough (1933)
The Wandering Jew (1933)
Matinee Idol (1933)
The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)
The Lucky Number (1933)
Many Waters (1931)
Gipsy Blood (1931)
Night Birds (1930)
Suspense (1930)
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GenderMale
Birthday1895-07-16
Deathday1948-07-30 (53 years old)
Birth PlaceDundee, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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