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Portrait of Wedgwood Nowell

Acting

Wedgwood Nowell

Career

Active from 1916 to 1936, with a break from 1924 to 1933, busiest in 1919 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
13
top three billing
Average score
Not enough ratings

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 27 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Wedgwood Nowell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    1.1, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.3, average 2.6
  • Violence
    3.1, average 4.2

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Early Cinema 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Redemption Story 2
  • Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

86
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

17 titles ยท average score 64
They Were Expendable
They Were Expendable (1945)
GoodWatch score 70

as Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)

The Woman in the Window
The Woman in the Window (1944)
GoodWatch score 80

as Man at Club (uncredited)

Watch on the Rhine
Watch on the Rhine (1943)
GoodWatch score 62

as American Diplomat (uncredited)

Gentleman Jim
Gentleman Jim (1942)
GoodWatch score 88

as Broker (uncredited)

Remember the Day
Remember the Day (1941)
GoodWatch score 64

as Man Awaiting Dewey's Arrival

Boom Town
Boom Town (1940)
GoodWatch score 69

as Oilman at Producers' Convention (uncredited)

Virginia City
Virginia City (1940)
GoodWatch score 62

as Prosecuting Officer (uncredited)

Johnny Apollo
Johnny Apollo (1940)
GoodWatch score 65

as Courthouse Spectator (uncredited)

Teddy the Rough Rider
Teddy the Rough Rider (1940)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mine Owner

The Man with Nine Lives
The Man with Nine Lives (1940)
GoodWatch score 63

as Doctor Spectator (uncredited)

My Love Came Back
My Love Came Back (1940)
GoodWatch score 54

as Johnson - Music Co. Treasurer (uncredited)

Calling Philo Vance
Calling Philo Vance (1940)
GoodWatch score 44

as Brisbane Coe

1930s

33 titles ยท average score 67
The Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
GoodWatch score 84

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Dark Victory
Dark Victory (1939)
GoodWatch score 78

as Doctor (uncredited)

Each Dawn I Die
Each Dawn I Die (1939)
GoodWatch score 60

as Parole Board Member (uncredited)

You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
GoodWatch score 87

as Diner (uncredited)

Holiday
Holiday (1938)
GoodWatch score 89

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Lost Horizon
Lost Horizon (1937)
GoodWatch score 83

as Englishman (uncredited)

The March of Crime
The March of Crime (1936)

as Narrator

To Mary - with Love
To Mary - with Love (1936)

as Doctor

The Prisoner of Shark Island
The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
GoodWatch score 79

as Court-Martial Member (uncredited)

A Night at the Opera
A Night at the Opera (1935)
GoodWatch score 88

as Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Hell Bent for Love
Hell Bent for Love (1934)

as Attorney Kelly Drake

Cleopatra
Cleopatra (1934)
GoodWatch score 74

as Scribe

1920s

15 titles
The West~Bound Limited
The West~Bound Limited (1923)

as Raymond McKim

A Wife's Romance
A Wife's Romance (1923)

as Marquis de Castellar

Adam's Rib
Adam's Rib (1923)

as Minister's Secretary

The Eternal Flame
The Eternal Flame (1922)

as Marquis de Ronquerolles (as Wedgewood Nowell)

A Doll's House
A Doll's House (1922)

as Nils Krogstad

The Song of Life
The Song of Life (1922)

as Richard Henderson

Enter Madame
Enter Madame (1922)

as Doctor (as Wedgewood Nowell)

Thelma
Thelma (1922)

as Lennox

The Match-Breaker
The Match-Breaker (1921)

as Hack De Long

The Dream Cheater
The Dream Cheater (1920)

as Angus Burton

The Corsican Brothers
The Corsican Brothers (1920)

as M. Chateau Renaud

813
813 (1920)

as Arsene Lupin

1910s

21 titles
The Man Who Turned White
The Man Who Turned White (1919)

as Captain Beverly

The Lord Loves the Irish
The Lord Loves the Irish (1919)

as Allyn Dexter

A Man's Fight
A Man's Fight (1919)

as Norman Evans

The Man Beneath
The Man Beneath (1919)

as Franรงois

The Flower of Doom
The Flower of Doom (1917)

as Sam Savinsky

Black Orchids
Black Orchids (1917)

as Marquis De Chantal

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1917)

as Mr. Graham

The Deserter
The Deserter (1916)

as Captain Turner

The Beggar of Cawnpore
The Beggar of Cawnpore (1916)

as Werner - the Engineer

The Chalice of Sorrow
The Chalice of Sorrow (1916)

as Francisco De Sarpina

The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers (1916)

Music

The Disciple
The Disciple (1915)

as Undetermined Secondary Role