Lumsden Hare Actor - Born 27 April 1875 · Ireland

Died 28 August 1964 · Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA (undisclosed)

Birth name Francis Lumsden Hare

Height 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)

Bio Distinguished Irish character actor of aristocratic or avuncular mien who appeared on stage from the age of 19. He had a penchant for appearing in plays by George Bernard Shaw (at first at London's Court Theatre and later on Broadway) and was an early interpreter of Dr. John Watson during an 1899 Australian tour of Sherlock Holmes. Hare was later prolific as actor-director on the New York stage, variously with the theatrical companies of Charles Frohman and William A. Brady between 1900 and 1928. He entered films in 1916 as leading man to some of the noted stars of the stage, among them Billie Burke, Janet Beecher and Ethel Barrymore. As he grew older (and with the coming of sound) he graduated to character portrayals of high-ranking military officers, inspectors, lords and royalty. Hare spent pretty much the remainder of his lengthy career free-lancing in Hollywood, content with ever-diminishing roles right up until his retirement in 1961.

- IMDb mini biography by: I.S.Mowis

Family Spouses

Selene Johnson (June 25, 1912 - December 11, 1960) her death

Frances Mary Ruttledge (actress) (January 9, 1899 - 1905) divorced

Trivia

Also a stage director and producer. As an actor, often seen in dignified military or aristocratic roles.

Appeared in nine Best Picture Oscar nominees: Arrowsmith (1931), The House of Rothschild (1934), The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935), The Life of Emile Zola (1937), Rebecca (1940), Suspicion (1941), Random Harvest (1942), Madame Curie (1943) and Julius Caesar (1953). The Life of Emile Zola and Rebecca won Best Picture.

Noted actor/director on stage from 1900. Prolific appearances on screen from 1916, invariably as men of authority, including a plethora of dignified or jovial British officers, aristocrats, doctors and priests. A very busy character who retired in 1960.

Daughter, Nora.

Francis Lumsden Hare (17 October 1874 – 28 August 1964) was an Irish-born American film and theatre actor. He was also a theatre director and theatrical producer.

Early years Hare was born in County Tipperary, Ireland. He studied at St. Dunstan's College in London.

Career Hare appeared in more than 35 Broadway productions between 1900 and 1942. In 1908, he made his Broadway debut in the play What Every Woman Knows, starring Maude Adams. Throughout his career, he occasionally also did double duty as director (Peter's Mother ) or producer (What Every Woman Knows [1926 revival], Elmer Gantry , etc.)

He began appearing in films in 1916. The New York Times critic Mordaunt Hall praised his performances repeatedly:

Scotland Yard (1930): "Lumsden Hare's interpretation of the knowledgeful Scotland Yard commissioner is intelligent and well-spoken."

Svengali (1931): "with Dundreary whiskers, is splendid as Taffy."

The World Moves On (1934): "plays Mary's father with a gratifying authority."

By his final screen appearance in 1961, Hare had amassed over 140 film credits and appeared in over a dozen television productions.

Personal life and death''' Hare was married to actress Selene Johnson. He died 28 August 1964, aged 89, in Beverly Hills, California.