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Will Fyffe(1885-1947)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Soundtrack
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Will Fyffe in Les maîtres de la mer (1939)
Will Fyffe was born on 16 February 1885 in Dundee, Scotland, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Owd Bob (1938), Les maîtres de la mer (1939) and The Mind of Mr. Reeder (1939). He was married to Emmeline Eugenie Pooley and Lily Ann Bolton Wilcock. He died on 14 December 1947 in St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland, UK.
BornFebruary 16, 1885
DiedDecember 14, 1947(62)
BornFebruary 16, 1885
DiedDecember 14, 1947(62)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins total

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Known for

Will Fyffe, Margaret Lockwood, and John Loder in Owd Bob (1938)
Owd Bob
6.3
  • Adam McAdam
  • 1938
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Margaret Lockwood in Les maîtres de la mer (1939)
Les maîtres de la mer
6.3
  • John Shaw
  • 1939
The Mind of Mr. Reeder (1939)
The Mind of Mr. Reeder
7.2
  • J.G. Reeder
  • 1939
The Missing People (1939)
The Missing People
5.5
  • J. G. Reeder
  • 1939

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Actor



  • David Niven in La grande révolte (1948)
    La grande révolte
    5.2
    • Donald MacDonald - 1947 version (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Maxwell Reed and Patricia Roc in The Brothers (1947)
    The Brothers
    6.8
    • Aeneas McGrath
    • 1947
  • Give Me the Stars
    • Hector MacTavish
    • 1945
  • Jan Van Loewen in Le paradis est à nous (1944)
    Le paradis est à nous
    8.0
    • Dougal
    • 1944
  • John Gielgud in Le premier ministre (1941)
    Le premier ministre
    5.8
    • The Agitator
    • 1941
  • Neutral Port (1940)
    Neutral Port
    5.3
    • Capt. Ferguson
    • 1940
  • Will Fyffe, Arthur Goullet, Anthony Hulme, and Guy Middleton in For Freedom (1940)
    For Freedom
    5.6
    • Chief
    • 1940
  • Will Fyffe in They Came by Night (1940)
    They Came by Night
    6.1
    • James Fothergill
    • 1940
  • Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Margaret Lockwood in Les maîtres de la mer (1939)
    Les maîtres de la mer
    6.3
    • John Shaw
    • 1939
  • The Missing People (1939)
    The Missing People
    5.5
    • J. G. Reeder
    • 1939
  • Annie Laurie
    • Will Laurie
    • 1939
  • The Mind of Mr. Reeder (1939)
    The Mind of Mr. Reeder
    7.2
    • J.G. Reeder
    • 1939
  • Will Fyffe, Margaret Lockwood, and John Loder in Owd Bob (1938)
    Owd Bob
    6.3
    • Adam McAdam
    • 1938
  • Will Fyffe and Will Mahoney in Said O'Reilly to McNab (1937)
    Said O'Reilly to McNab
    6.2
    • Malcolm McNab
    • 1937
  • Cotton Queen (1937)
    Cotton Queen
    5.7
    • Bill Todcastle
    • 1937

Writer



  • Rolling Home (1935)
    Rolling Home
    5.2
    • screen story
    • 1935

Soundtrack



  • Sectarian Secret Police
    Short
    • performer: "I belong to Glasgow"
    • 2013
  • Orphans (1998)
    Orphans
    7.0
    • writer: "Ye Can Come and See the Baby"
    • 1998
  • Groucho Marx in You Bet Your Life (1950)
    You Bet Your Life
    8.5
    TV Series
    • writer: "I'm 94 Today"
    • 1958
  • Eugene Deckers, Bryan Forbes, John Mills, and Eric Portman in Les indomptables de Colditz (1955)
    Les indomptables de Colditz
    6.9
    • writer: "I Belong to Colditz" ("I Belong to Colditz")
    • 1955
  • Flesh and Blood (1951)
    Flesh and Blood
    5.9
    • writer: "I Belong To Glasgow" (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • San Demetrio London (1943)
    San Demetrio London
    6.7
    • writer: "I Belong to Glasgow" (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Elstree Calling (1930)
    Elstree Calling
    4.9
    • performer: "Twelve and a Tanner a Bottle"
    • writer: "Twelve and a Tanner a Bottle" (uncredited)
    • 1930

Personal details

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  • Born
    • February 16, 1885
    • Dundee, Scotland, UK
  • Died
    • December 14, 1947
    • St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland, UK(fall from his hotel window)
  • Spouses
      Emmeline Eugenie Pooley1922 - December 14, 1947 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    He performed in the show, "Twice Nightly Variety," at the Holborn Empire Theatre in Holborn, London, England with Tom Arnold, Renee Houston & Donald Stewart, Jack Stanford, Clifford & Rhode, Shirley Houston & the Sherman Fisher Girls, the Edmondo Khayyam Troupe, and Freddy Dosh in the cast.
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Articles

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  • Trivia
    While recovering from surgery, he accidentally fell to his death from a hotel window after being stricken with dizziness.

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