Biography
Walter Forde (born Thomas Seymour Woolford, 21 April 1898 β 7 January 1984) was a British actor, screenwriter and director. Born in Lambeth, south London in 1898, he directed over fifty films between 1919 from the silent era through to 1949 in the sound era. He died in Los Angeles, California in 1984.
Forde was the son of the music hall comedian Tom Seymour. During the 1920s, he was a silent film comedian, acting in a series of shorts before shifting into directing feature films. Emerging as an established film director in the 1930s, he directed films for Gainsborough Pictures and Ealing Studios.
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Filmography
all 51
Movies 51
Director 42
Director
Cardboard Cavalier (1949)
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Director
The Master of Bankdam (1947)
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Director
One Exciting Night (1944)
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Director
Time Flies (1944)
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Director
It's That Man Again (1943)
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Director
The Peterville Diamond (1943)
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Director
Flying Fortress (1942)
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Director
Go to Blazes (1942)
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Director
Atlantic Ferry (1941)
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Director
Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It (1941)
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The Ghost Train (1941)
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Director
Gasbags (1941)
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Director
Sailors Three (1940)
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Director
Saloon Bar (1940)
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Director
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940)
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Director
Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday (1939)
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Director
Cheer Boys Cheer (1939)
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Director
The Four Just Men (1939)
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Director
Let's Be Famous (1939)
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Director
Happy Family (1939)
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Director
The Gaunt Stranger (1938)
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Director
Kicking the Moon Around (1938)
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Director
Land Without Music (1936)
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Director
King of the Damned (1935)
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Director
Bulldog Jack (1935)
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Director
Brown on Resolution (1935)
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Director
Chu Chin Chow (1934)
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Director
Jack Ahoy (1934)
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Director
Orders Is Orders (1933)
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Director
Rome Express (1932)
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Director
Jack's the Boy (1932)
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Director
Lord Babs (1932)
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Director
Condemned to Death (1932)
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Director
Splinters in the Navy (1931)
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Director
The Ghost Train (1931)
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Director
The Ringer (1931)
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Third Time Lucky (1931)
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Director
Bed and Breakfast (1930)
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Director
Lord Richard in the Pantry (1930)
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The Last Hour (1930)
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Walter
You'd Be Surprised! (1930)
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Director
Red Pearls (1930)
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Walter
What Next? (1929)
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Director
The Silent House (1929)
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Monty Merton
Wait and See (1928)
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Walter
Walter's Paying Policy (1926)
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Walter / Lord Gadabout
Walter's Trying Frolic (1922)
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Walter
Walter Makes a Movie (1922)
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Walter Wants Work (1922)
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Walter
Walter Finds a Father (1921)
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Actor
The Economist (1921)
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Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1896-04-21
Deathday1984-01-07 (87 years old)
Birth PlaceBradford, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
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