Gus McNaughton

Gus McNaughton (29 July 1881 – 18 November 1969), also known as Augustus Le Clerq and Augustus Howard, was an English film actor. He appeared in 70 films between 1930 and 1947. He was born in London and died in Castor, Cambridgeshire. He is sometimes credited as Gus MacNaughton. He appeared on stage from 1899, as a juvenile comedian with the Fred Karno company, the influential British music hall troupe. In films, McNaughton was often cast as the "fast-talking sidekick", and he appeared in several popular George Formby comedies of the 1930s and 1940s. He also appeared twice for director Alfred Hitchcock in both Murder! and The 39 Steps (1935).

Filmography

Comets (1930) - Himself Murder! (1930) - Tom Trewitt (uncredited) Children of Chance (1930) - H.K. Zinkwell Lucky Girl (1932) - Hudson E. Greener The Last Coupon (1932) - Lord Bedlington The Maid of the Mountains (1932) - General Malona His Wife's Mother (1932) - Joy Money Talks (1932) - Solly Sax, Impresario Radio Parade (1933) - Himself Leave It to Me (1933) - Baxter Heads We Go (1933) - Otis Dove Crime on the Hill (1933) - Collins Happy (1933) - Waller The Love Nest (1933) - Fox Their Night Out (1933) - Fred Simpson Seeing Is Believing (1934) - Geoffrey Cooper Master and Man (1934) - Blackmailer The Luck of a Sailor (1934) - Official There Goes Susie (1934) - Brammel Spring in the Air (1934) - Max Barnacle Bill (1935) - Jack Baron Invitation to the Waltz (1935) - Valet Royal Cavalcade (1935) - Workman The 39 Steps (1935) - Commercial Traveller #1 Joy Ride (1935) - String The Crouching Beast (1935) Music Hath Charms (1935) - Goodwin Not So Dusty (1936) - Nobby Clark Keep Your Seats, Please (1936) - Max Southern Roses (1936) - Parker The Heirloom Mystery (1936) - Alfred Fisher You Must Get Married (1936) - Bosun Action for Slander (1937) - Tandy Busman's Holiday (1937) - Alf Green Strange Adventures of Mr. Smith (1937) - Will Smith / Black Patch Storm in a Teacup (1937) - Horace Skirving Keep Fit (1937) - Tom South Riding (1938) - Tadman Easy Riches (1938) - Joe Hicks The Divorce of Lady X (1938) - Waiter We're Going to Be Rich (1938) - Broderick You're the Doctor (1938) - Kemp Sidewalks of London (1938) - Arthur Smith The Citadel (1938) - Tom Evans (uncredited) Keep Smiling (1938) - Eddie Perkins (uncredited) Q Planes (1939) - Blenkinsop Trouble Brewing (1939) - Bill Pike I Killed the Count (1939) - Martin There Ain't No Justice (1939) - Alfie Norton What Would You Do, Chums? (1939) - Harry Piper Blind Folly (1940) - Professor Zozo All at Sea (1940) - Nobby That's the Ticket (1940) - Milkbar Monty Two for Danger (1940) - Braithwaite George and Margaret (1940) - Wolverton Old Bill and Son (1941) - Alf Facing the Music (1941) - Illusionist Jeannie (1941) - Angus Whitelaw South American George (1941) - George White Penn of Pennsylvania (1942) - Ship's Mate The Day Will Dawn (1942) - Army Sergeant Let the People Sing (1942) - Ketley Much Too Shy (1942) - Manager Rose of Tralee (1942) - Gleeson The Shipbuilders (1943) - Jim Demobbed (1944) - Capt. Gregson A Place of One's Own (1945) - P.C. Hargreaves The Trojan Brothers (1946) - Frank Here Comes the Sun (1946) - Barrett The Turners of Prospect Road (1947) - Knocker This Was a Woman (1948) - Vet Surgeon Feature Story (1949)

Theatre Darling, I Love You (1931)