Lionel Atwill

Lionel Atwill

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1885-02-27
Deathday: 1946-04-22 (61 years old)

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Lionel Atwill (1 March 1885 – 22 April 1946) was an English stage and film actor born in Croydon, London, England.


He studied architecture before his stage debut at the Garrick Theatre, London in 1904. He become a star in Broadway theatre by 1918, and made his screen debut in 1919. He acted on the stage in Australia but was most famous for his U.S. horror roles in the 1930s. His two most memorable parts were as the crazed, disfigured sculptor in Mystery of the Wax Museum (Warner Brothers, 1933), and as Inspector Krogh in Son of Frankenstein (1939), memorably sent up by Kenneth Mars in Mel Brooks's Young Frankenstein (1974).


When he was not cast in macabre roles, Atwill often appeared in the 1930s as righteous-minded authority figures. For example, in 1937's less memorable The Wrong Road for RKO, investigator Atwill persuades a young, bank-robbing ingenue played by Helen Mack and her boyfriend Richard Cromwell to return their ill-gotten $100,000 and give up a life of crime. Two of Atwill's other notable non-horror roles were opposite his contemporary Basil Rathbone in films featuring Arthur Conan Doyle's character Sherlock Holmes, including a role as Dr. James Mortimer in 20th Century Fox's 1939 film rendition of the Conan Doyle novel The Hound of the Baskervilles, and the 1943 Universal Studios film Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon, in which he played Holmes' archenemy and super-villain, Professor Moriarty.


Atwill remained a stalwart of the Universal horror films until his career flagged in the 1940s because of a widely publicized sex scandal in 1941, during the investigation of which he was charged in 1942 with perjury at a trial in which Atwill had been accused of staging a sex orgy at his home.


He died while working on the 1946 film serial Lost City of the Jungle. His ashes were once inurned in Chapel of the Pines Crematory.


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Filmography

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Movies 85

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Various Roles
Gloriously Wicked: The Life and Legacy of Lionel Atwill

Gloriously Wicked: The Life and Legacy of Lionel Atwill (2019)

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Dr. Xavier
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb

Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb (2007)

Movie
Colonel Bishop
Captain Blood: A Swashbuckler Is Born

Captain Blood: A Swashbuckler Is Born (2005)

Movie
Professor Moriarty
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes

In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes (1996)

Movie
Police Inspector Holtz
Wolfman Chronicles: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Wolfman Chronicles: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)

Movie
Doctor Bohmer / Krogh
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)

Movie
Self
Monsters & Maniacs

Monsters & Maniacs (1988)

Movie
Inspector Neumann - (archive footage)
Vincent Price's Dracula

Vincent Price's Dracula (1986)

Movie
Professor Moriarty
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes

The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes (1985)

Movie
Dr. Otto von Niemann (archive footage)
The Horror of It All

The Horror of It All (1983)

Movie
4
(archive footage)
The Horror Show

The Horror Show (1979)

Movie
Arntz, police official
Doom of Dracula

Doom of Dracula (1966)

Movie
Latimer Marsh / The Cobra
Genius at Work

Genius at Work (1946)

Movie
Sir Eric Hazarias
Lost City of the Jungle

Lost City of the Jungle (1946)

Movie
Police Inspector Holtz
House of Dracula

House of Dracula (1945)

Movie
5.64
Pat Coyle
Crime, Inc.

Crime, Inc. (1945)

Movie
Alec Ritchfield
Fog Island

Fog Island (1945)

Movie
10
Inspector Arnz
House of Frankenstein

House of Frankenstein (1944)

Movie
5.35
Waterlow
Secrets of Scotland Yard

Secrets of Scotland Yard (1944)

Movie
Alex Morel
Raiders of Ghost City

Raiders of Ghost City (1944)

Movie
Charles Finch
Lady in the Death House

Lady in the Death House (1944)

Movie
6
Cyrus Maldor
Captain America

Captain America (1944)

Movie
Mayor
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)

Movie
5.64
Moriarty (as Moriarity)
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)

Movie
4.33
Dr. King
Night Monster

Night Monster (1942)

Movie
3.33
The Baron
Dead End Kids Go To War

Dead End Kids Go To War (1942)

Movie
Teutonic Gentleman
Cairo

Cairo (1942)

Movie
Varnoff
Pardon My Sarong

Pardon My Sarong (1942)

Movie
The Baron
Junior G-Men of the Air

Junior G-Men of the Air (1942)

Movie
Dr. Fish
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx

The Strange Case of Doctor Rx (1942)

Movie
Dr. Theodore Bohmer
The Ghost of Frankenstein

The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)

Movie
5.16
Rawitch
To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be (1942)

Movie
3.5
Graham / Dr. Ralph Benson
The Mad Doctor of Market Street

The Mad Doctor of Market Street (1942)

Movie
Dr. Paul Rigas
Man-Made Monster

Man-Made Monster (1941)

Movie
7.5
Dr. Bruce
The Great Profile

The Great Profile (1940)

Movie
Harry Compton
Boom Town

Boom Town (1940)

Movie
Russell aka Henry Woodruff
Girl in 313

Girl in 313 (1940)

Movie
Dr. Suderman
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)

Movie
3.14
Jim McLaughlin
Johnny Apollo

Johnny Apollo (1940)

Movie
Cliveden Compton
Charlie Chan in Panama

Charlie Chan in Panama (1940)

Movie
5.22
General Bazaine
The Mad Empress

The Mad Empress (1939)

Movie
Professor Marakov
Balalaika

Balalaika (1939)

Movie
Paul Messenger
The Secret of Dr. Kildare

The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939)

Movie
6
Professor Hildebrand
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation (1939)

Movie
4.77
Zurof
The Sun Never Sets

The Sun Never Sets (1939)

Movie
Walter Stevens
The Gorilla

The Gorilla (1939)

Movie
2
James Mortimer M.D.
The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)

Movie
4.88
De Rochefort
The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers (1939)

Movie
Inspector Krogh
Son of Frankenstein

Son of Frankenstein (1939)

Movie
5.39
Count Anton 'Tony' Hohenfried
The Great Waltz

The Great Waltz (1938)

Movie
2
Breuer
Three Comrades

Three Comrades (1938)

Movie
M. Beaumarchais
The Great Garrick

The Great Garrick (1937)

Movie
Mike Roberts
The Wrong Road

The Wrong Road (1937)

Movie
Col. Fenwick
Lancer Spy

Lancer Spy (1937)

Movie
Maj. Gen. Sir John Sangye, VC
The High Command

The High Command (1937)

Movie
Col. Vigo
The Last Train from Madrid

The Last Train from Madrid (1937)

Movie
Prosecutor
The Road Back

The Road Back (1937)

Movie
Gerald A. Axton
Absolute Quiet

Absolute Quiet (1936)

Movie
Ludwig
Till We Meet Again

Till We Meet Again (1936)

Movie
Mr. Whittaker
Lady of Secrets

Lady of Secrets (1936)

Movie
Colonel Bishop
Captain Blood

Captain Blood (1935)

Movie
6
Major William Brennan
Rendezvous

Rendezvous (1935)

Movie
Captain Cole
The Murder Man

The Murder Man (1935)

Movie
Capt. Don Pasqual 'Pasqualito' Costelar
The Devil Is a Woman

The Devil Is a Woman (1935)

Movie
Inspector Neumann
Mark of the Vampire

Mark of the Vampire (1935)

Movie
6
Henry Dumont
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head

The Man Who Reclaimed His Head (1934)

Movie
John Pointer
The Firebird

The Firebird (1934)

Movie
Julius Beaufort
The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence (1934)

Movie
Brough
One More River

One More River (1934)

Movie
Herr Von Sturm
Stamboul Quest

Stamboul Quest (1934)

Movie
John 'Flint' Dawson aka John Daniels
Beggars in Ermine

Beggars in Ermine (1934)

Movie
Colonel André Muffat
Nana

Nana (1934)

Movie
Inspector Wallace
The Solitaire Man

The Solitaire Man (1933)

Movie
Robert von Helldorf
Secret of the Blue Room

Secret of the Blue Room (1933)

Movie
Baron von Merzbach
The Song of Songs

The Song of Songs (1933)

Movie
Jerome Breen
The Sphinx

The Sphinx (1933)

Movie
Eric Gorman
Murders in the Zoo

Murders in the Zoo (1933)

Movie
6
Ivan Igor
Mystery of the Wax Museum

Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)

Movie
Aubrey St. John
The Secret of Madame Blanche

The Secret of Madame Blanche (1933)

Movie
Dr. Otto von Niemann
The Vampire Bat

The Vampire Bat (1933)

Movie
5.89
Dr. Jerry Xavier
Doctor X

Doctor X (1932)

Movie
5.17
Sir Austin Howard
The Silent Witness

The Silent Witness (1932)

Movie
Lester
The Highest Bidder

The Highest Bidder (1921)

Movie
Kenneth Gordon
The Marriage Price

The Marriage Price (1919)

Movie
Courtenay Urquhart
Eve's Daughter

Eve's Daughter (1918)

Movie

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Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1885-02-27

Deathday
1946-04-22 (61 years old)

Birth Place
Croydon, United Kingdom

Relationships
Elsie Mackay (1920-01-01 - 1928-01-01), Louise Cromwell (1930-01-01 - 1943-01-01)

Citizenships
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom

Also Known As
Лайонел Этвилл, Lionel Alfred William Atwill


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