Gordon Begg

{{Short description|Scottish actor (1868–1954)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Use British English|date=March 2017}} {{Infobox person |image = |imagesize = | name = Gordon Begg | birth_date = {{Birth date|1868|01|14|df=y}} | birth_place = Aberdeen, Scotland | death_date = {{Death date and age|1954|02||1868|01|14|df=y}} | death_place = London, England | other_names = Alexander Gordon Begg | occupation = Film actor <br> Stage actor | years_active = 1914–1954 (film) }} '''Gordon Begg''' (14 January 1868 – February 1954){{Citation needed|date=May 2026}} was a Scottish stage and film actor.<ref>{{Cite book |last=McFarlane |first=Brian |title=The Encyclopedia of British Film |publisher=Manchester University Press |year=2013 |isbn=9780719091391 |edition=4th |pages=62}}</ref> During the silent film era he made several films in Hollywood, before returning to Britain. He appeared as William Shakespeare in the 1930 British revue film ''Elstree Calling''.

==Selected filmography== * ''The Cost of a Kiss'' (1917) * ''A Sinless Sinner'' (1919) * ''The Harbour Lights'' (1923) * ''The Bandolero'' (1924) * ''His Buddy's Wife'' (1925) * ''The Celestial City'' (1929) * ''Elstree Calling'' (1930) * ''The Officers' Mess'' (1931) * ''Out of the Blue'' (1931) * ''The Sleeping Cardinal'' (1931) * ''Strictly Business'' (1931) * ''The Shadow'' (1933) * ''Princess Charming'' (1934) * ''Dangerous Ground'' (1934) * ''The Night of the Party'' (1935) * ''The Marriage of Corbal'' (1936) * ''Where There's a Will'' (1936) * ''English Without Tears'' (1944) * ''Welcome, Mr. Washington'' (1944) * ''They Knew Mr. Knight'' (1946) * ''Great Expectations'' (1946) * ''What Do We Do Now?'' (1946)

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|0066716}}

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