Cast & creator
Frederick Worlock
Best known for Perry Mason, Robert Montgomery Presents, Studio One
Frederick Worlock was a British-American actor. He is known for his work in various films during the 1940s and 1950s, and as the voice of Horace in One Hundred and One Dalmatians. On stage, he made his début in 1906 in Henry V in Bristol and acted in four productions in London before moving to the United States in the 1920s, where he appeared in Broadway productions between 1923 and 1954. From 1938 to 1966, Worlock appeared as a supporting actor in films including Man Hunt, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, How Green Was My Valley, The Imperfect Lady, Singapore, The Lone Wolf in London, Love from a Stranger, Ruthless, Joan of Arc, Spartacus, One Hundred and One Dalmatians (voice-over), and Spinout. He appeared in a number of the Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone in the 1940s. The diginfied-looking British actor often portrayed "professorial roles, some benign, some villainous". Worlock died from cerebral ischemia in 1973, at the age of 86.
Also known as: Frederic Worlock, Fred Worlock
68
film credits
8
television credits
76
1928–1982 · acting roles
6.7
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (76)
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Perry Mason
Judge
1957
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Studio One
1948
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Gus Harrison
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Mr. Betts
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Barclay
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Dan Mintz
1955
MGM Parade
1955
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Horace / Inspector Craven (voice)
1961
Spartacus
Laelius
1960
How Green Was My Valley
Dr. Richards
1941
The Black Swan
Speaker of Assembly (uncredited)
1942
Jane Eyre
Sam--Waiter at Inn
1943
The Woman in Green
Dr. Onslow
1945
The Sea Hawk
Darnell
1940
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Heath
1941
Forever Amber
1947
Joan of Arc
Duke of Bedford, England's Regent
1948
Captain Kidd
Landers - Newgate Prison Governor (uncredited)
1945
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Geoffrey Musgrave
1943
Dressed to Kill
Colonel Cavanaugh
1946
The Locket
Doctor (uncredited)
1946
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Lord Mayor (uncredited)
1949
Terror by Night
Prof. William Kilbane
1946
She-Wolf of London
Park Patrol Constable-in-Charge Ernie Hobbs
1946
A Double Life
Actor in "Othello"
1947
Northwest Passage
Sir William Johnson
1940
Sahara
Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
1943
London Blackout Murders
Eugene Caldwell (as Frederic Worlock)
1943
A Woman's Vengeance
Judge (uncredited)
1948
The Lodger
1944
Lady of the Tropics
Colonel Demassey
1939
The Earl of Chicago
Lord Elfie (uncredited)
1940
Madame Curie
Businessman (uncredited)
1943
Rage in Heaven
Solicitor-General
1941
International Lady
Sir Henry
1941
The Notorious Landlady
Elderly Colonel (uncredited)
1962
He Stayed for Breakfast
Communist President
1940
Murder Over New York
Insp. Hugh Drake
1940
Captains of the Clouds
President of Court Martial
1942
Spinout
Blodgett
1966
A Yank in the R.A.F.
Canadian Major
1941
Love from a Stranger
Inspector Hobday
1947
Johnny Belinda
Prosecutor (uncredited)
1948
Disney's Halloween Treat
Horace (voice) (archive footage)
1982
Strange Bedfellows
Mr. Martindale (Lawyer) (uncredited)
1965
Strange Cargo
Grideau, the Prison Head
1940
Man Hunt
Lord Gerald Risborough
1941
Last of the Redmen
Gen. Webb
1947
The Macomber Affair
Clerk
1947
Pursuit to Algiers
Prime Minister
1945
Singapore
Cadum
1947King Richard II
John of Gaunt
1954
The Imperfect Lady
Henderson
1946
Miracles for Sale
Dr. Cesar Sabbatt
1939
Hangover Square
Supt. Clay (uncredited)
1945
Air Raid Wardens
Otto
1943
Eagle Squadron
Grenfall
1942
Balalaika
Ramensky
1939
King Lear
Earl of Gloucester
1953
Pacific Rendezvous
Dr. Jackwin
1942
Secret Service In Darkest Africa
Sir James Langley
1943
The Invincible Mr. Disraeli
Lord Derby
1963
The Fatal Witness
Sir Humphrey Mong
1945
Moon Over Burma
Stephen Harmon
1940
Elizabeth the Queen
Lord Burghley
1968
Passport to Suez
Sir Roger Wembley
1943
Hudson's Bay
English Governor
1940
Ruthless
J. Norton Sims
1948
Keep 'Em Sailing
Hugo Stregel
1942
Appointment in Berlin
Von Ritter - Ministry of Information (uncredited)
1943
The Mantrap
Patrick Berwick
1943
Scotland Yard Investigator
John Brent
1945
South of Suez
Defense Counsel
1940Two Masters
1928
Madero of Mexico
Aristocratic Landowner (uncredited)
1942