Gyles Isham
Actor
- Born
- October 31, 1903 · Lamport, Northampton, England, UK
- Died
- January 29, 1976 (age 72)
From Wikipedia
Sir Gyles Isham, 12th Baronet (31 October 1903 – 29 January 1976) was an English aristocrat, actor (who appeared in several films in the 1930s) and historian.
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Gyles Isham was born 31 October 1903 in Lamport, Northamptonshire, England to Sir Vere Isham, the 11th Baronet of Lamport, and his wife Millicent Vaughan. He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford in 1930 with an M.A. degree and became an actor, appearing from 1933 to 1937 in ten films, including the acclaimed Anna Karenina. He also acted From 1929 to 1938 in several Shakespeare plays at the Old Vic Theatre in London, the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, and other venues.
Known for
Acting9
- 1937Under Secret Orders as Lt. Hans Hoffman
- 1937Secret Lives as Franz Abel
- 1936The House of the Spaniard as John Gilchrist
- 1935The Perfect Gentleman as Man (uncredited)
- 1935Anna Karenina as Konstantin Demitrievitch Levin
- 1935What’s in a Name? as Schultz
- 1934The Iron Duke as Czar of Russia
- 1933Purse Strings as James Willmore
- 1933Anne One Hundred as Nixon