Henry Oscar

Henry Wale (14 July 1891 – 28 December 1969), known professionally as Henry Oscar, was an English stage and film actor. He changed his name and began acting in 1911, having studied under Elsie Fogerty at the Central School of Speech and Drama, then based in the Royal Albert Hall, London. He appeared in a wide range of films, including The Man Who Knew Too Much, Fire Over England (1937), The Four Feathers (1939), Hatter's Castle (1942), Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948), Beau Brummell (1954), The Little Hut (1957), Beyond This Place (1959), Oscar Wilde (1960), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), The Long Ships (1963) and Murder Ahoy! (1964).

Selected filmography

After Dark (1932) as Higgins Love, Life and Laughter (1934) (uncredited) Brides to Be (1934) as Laurie Randall Red Ensign (1934) as Raglan The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) as George Barbor, Dentist (uncredited) The Case of Gabriel Perry (1935) as Gabriel Perry Night Mail (1935) as Mancini Me and Marlborough (1935) as Goultier The Tunnel (1935) as Grellier Father O'Flynn (1935) as Westmacott Sexton Blake and the Bearded Doctor (1935) as Dr. Gibbs Love in Exile (1936) as Dictator Seven Sinners (1936) as Axel Hoyt The Man Behind the Mask (1936) as Interpol Detective ("Voltaire") Spy of Napoleon (1936) as Hugo Blot Dishonour Bright (1936) as Blenkinsop No Escape (1936) as Cyril Anstey Sensation (1936) as Superintendent Stainer Fire Over England (1937) as Spanish Ambassador Dark Journey (1937) as Swedish Magistrate The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1937) as Robespierre Who Killed John Savage? (1937) as Woolrich The Academy Decides (1937) as Kyle The Terror (1938) as Joe Connor Luck of the Navy (1938) as Commdr. Perrin Black Limelight (1939) as Inspector Tanner The Four Feathers (1939) as Dr. Harraz The Saint in London (1939) as Bruno Lang On the Night of the Fire (1939) as Pilleger Hell's Cargo (1939) as Liner captain Dead Man's Shoes (1940) as President of the Court Spies of the Air (1940) as Porter Tilly of Bloomsbury (1940) as Lucius Welwyn The Flying Squad (1940) as Sir Edward, Police Commissioner Two for Danger (1940) as Claude Frencham Atlantic Ferry (1941) as Josiah Eagles The Seventh Survivor (1942) as Goodenough Penn of Pennsylvania (1942) as Samuel Pepys Hatter's Castle (1942) as Grierson The Day Will Dawn (1942) as Newspaper Editor Squadron Leader X (1943) as Dr. Schultz The Upturned Glass (1947) as Coroner Mrs. Fitzherbert (1947) as William Pitt The Greed of William Hart (1948) as Moore It Happened in Soho as Inspector Carp The Idol of Paris (1948) as Lachman Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948) as King James II The Bad Lord Byron (1949) as Count Gamba The Man from Yesterday (1949) as Julius Rickman Prelude to Fame (1950) as Signor Mario Bondini The Black Rose (1950) as Friar Roger Bacon Martin Luther (1953) Knights of the Round Table (1953) as King Mark of Cornwall (uncredited) Diplomatic Passport (1954) as The Chief Beau Brummell (1954) as Dr. Willis It's a Great Day (1955) as Borough Surveyor Portrait of Alison (1955) as John Smith Private's Progress (1956) as Art Expert The Little Hut (1957) as Mr. Trollope The Spaniard's Curse (1958) as Fredericks The Secret Man (1959) The Adventures of William Tell as Dr Kein, "The Magic Powder" episode Beyond This Place : (Web of Evidence), US (1959) as Alderman Sharpe Oscar Wilde (1960) as Justice Wills The Brides of Dracula (1960) as Herr Lang Foxhole in Cairo (1960) as Col. Zeltinger Lawrence of Arabia (1962) as Silliam, Faisal's servant/Reciter (uncredited) The Long Ships (1964) as Auctioneer Murder Ahoy! (1964) as Lord Rudkin The City Under the Sea (1965) as Mumford

Selected stage credits Flowers of the Forest (1934) by John Van Druten Thank You, Mr. Pepys! (1937) by W.P. Lipscomb The Assassin (1948) by Irwin Shaw The Shop at Sly Corner (1945) by Edward Percy The Moonraker (1952) by Arthur Watkyn