Laurence Baskcomb

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.3565

Gender

Male

Birthday

13-Oct-1883

Age

(143 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England

Also Known As
  • Lawrence Bascomb
  • Lawrence Baskcomb
  • Lawrence Baskcombe
  • Lawrence Baskomb

Laurence Baskcomb

Biography

Laurence Baskcomb was born on 13 October 1883 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The History of Mr. Polly (1949), Knight Without Armor (1937) and The Man in Black (1950). He was married to Alice Dorothy Newnham. He died on 12 February 1962 in London, England, UK.


Credits

Cardboard Cavalier Cardboard Cavalier (1949) Character: Lord Bynge
A historical romance between Lord Lovelace and Nell Gwynn. In Cromwellian England, royalists commission a barrow boy to carry a secret letter. Helped by Nell Gwynn, he succeeds after encounters with a castle ghost and custard pies.
Escape! Escape! (1930) Character: N/A
When Matt Denant (Gerald de Maurier) finds himself wrongly imprisoned for manslaughter, he takes an opportunity to escape from jail during a foggy day and is forced to rely on the goodwill of local people to remain a fugitive of the law.
The Drum The Drum (1938) Character: Zarullah
Set in the India of the British Raj, the evil and untrustworthy Prince Guhl (Raymond Massey) plans to wipe out the British troops as they enjoy the hospitality of Guhl's spacious palace. It's up to the loyal young Prince Azim (Sabu) to warn the troops of Guhl's treachery by tapping out a message on his drum.
The Challenge The Challenge (1938) Character: The Podesta - Mayor
During an early, unsuccessful attempt at climbing the Matterhorn, Edward Whymper finds himself rescued by an italian guide, Jean Antoine Carrel. The two men quickly build a friendship and agree to reach the peak together. However, local villagers ploto to divide the alliance of Whymper and Carrel and both men join rival teams as they set out in a race to conquer the mountain. A mountaineering drama based on the novel by Carl Haensel and inspired in the dramatic true story of Edward Whymper, who led the first successful ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865. There is another version of the film titled Der Berg Ruft, shot the same year in German.
The History of Mr. Polly The History of Mr. Polly (1949) Character: Mr. Rumbold
Quiet and somewhat direction-less, Alfred Polly uses the money he inherits from his father to marry and to set up shop in a small town. His heart is in neither of these enterprises and he eventually resorts to desperate measures to break free. His random wanderings in the countryside lead him to a new opportunity that just might be what he's been looking for all along.
Knight Without Armour Knight Without Armour (1937) Character: Commissar
In the last days of Czarist Russia, Russian-speaking Briton A.J. Fothergill is enlisted by his government to go undercover as Bolshevik radical Peter Ouranoff in an attempt to gain access to the revolutionaries' inner circle. Tasked with accompanying lovely aristocrat Alexandra Vladinoff from Moscow to Petrograd to be tried for crimes against the proletariat, Peter attempts to spirit her out of the war-torn country.
Nell Gwyn Nell Gwyn (1934) Character: Minor role (uncredited)
King Charles II first meets Nell Gwyn after seeing her do a turn at Drury Lane. They soon become close, the King preferring her feisty irreverent company to that of the aristocratic French Duchess of Portsmouth. Nell becomes his most loyal subject, while ever-ready to take the Duchess down a peg. But the actress can never hope to be fully accepted by the King's circle despite his constant attentions.



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