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Cecil Kellaway

Cecil Kellaway

Actor · Died February 28, 1973, aged 82 · Cape Town, South Africa

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Cecil Lauriston Kellaway (22 August 1890 – 28 February 1973) was a South African-born character actor. Cecil Kellaway spent many years as an actor, author, and director in the Australian film industry until he tried his luck in Hollywood in the 1930s. Finding he could get only gangster bit parts, he got discouraged and returned to Australia. Then William Wyler called and offered him a part in Wuthering Heights (1939). Kellaway died 28 February 1973 in Hollywood, California, and his ashes were entombed in the Sanctuary of Remembrance, at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery. He received two Best Supporting Actor nominations, for The Luck of the Irish and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. Academy Award winning actor Edmund Gwenn, whose real surname was Kellaway also, was his cousin. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cecil Kellaway, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Born
August 22, 1890
Died
February 28, 1973 (aged 82)
From
Cape Town, South Africa
Works as
Actor
Titles
63 on MovieCove · 136 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 43% in 30 days

What are Cecil Kellaway's films like?

Across their 49 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy22 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 91st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
35%
Morality
26%
Self
18%
Society
8%
Power
6%
Survival
5%
Ideas
1%
Romantic love19 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption7 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 49 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 29 · Serious 11 · Dark 9

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 17 · Stylized 24 · Heightened 8

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 22 · Charged 21 · Intense 6

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 33 · Shifting 16 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 21 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 20

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 21 · Even-paced 27 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 38 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 42 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

26 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 10 of 26 analyzed roles.

Mentor
10 of 26
Ally
5 of 26
Threshold guardian
4 of 26
Hero
2 of 26
Shadow
2 of 26
Trickster
2 of 26
Herald
1 of 26
Show the 26 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
19
Warm
17
Tense
17
Melancholic
16
Romantic
14
Other
40

How their films linger

Feel-good29 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy33
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Cecil Kellaway's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 63 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Cecil Kellaway's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

136 credits, 63 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • A Bewitched Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Santa Claus

  • The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Old Al Casey

  • Getting Straight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Dr. Kasper

  • Nanny and the Professor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge Rousch

  • The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Admiral Snedaker

  • Fitzwilly(1967)

    as Buckmaster

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Guess Who's Coming to Dinner(1967)

    as Monsignor Ryan

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Kismet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Omar Khayam

  • The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin(1967)

    as Mr. Pemberton

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Spinout(1966)

    as Bernard Ranley

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • That Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Uncle Walter

  • Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte(1964)

    as Harry Willis

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Valentine's Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Dawson Farrow

  • Bewitched(1964)

    Show 2 episodes · as Santa Claus

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Confession(1964)

    as Bishop

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Cardinal(1963)

    as Monsignor Monaghan

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • My Favorite Martian(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Wilbur Canfield

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Burke's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Brother Flaherty

  • The Greatest Show on Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Doc Browne

  • Zotz! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Joshua Updike

  • The New Breed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Weltschmerz

  • Ben Casey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Tammy Tell Me True(1961)

    as Captain Joe

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Francis of Assisi(1961)

    as Cardinal Hugolino

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Harrigan and Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Private Lives of Adam and Eve(1960)

    as Doc Bayles

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Adventures in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Charlie Bassett · as Hector · as Martin Wormer

  • Johnny Ringo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Cyrus Hampton

  • The Twilight Zone(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Burgess · as Jeremy Wickwire

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Shaggy Dog(1959)

    as Professor Plumcutt

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Rawhide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as MacKay

  • Destination Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Dr. A.A. Andrews

  • The Donna Reed Show(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Algerion O'Hara

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • The Proud Rebel(1958)

    as Dr. Enos Davis

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Johnny Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Tom McKay

  • Perry Mason(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Darrell Metcalf

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Toy Tiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as James Fusenot

  • Matinee Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Female on the Beach(1955)

    as Osbert Sorenson

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Prodigal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Governor

  • Interrupted Melody(1955)

    as Bill Lawrence

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Millionaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Father Gilhooley

  • The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Old Al Casey · as Old Man Casey · as Professor Plumcutt

  • Studio 57 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Paris Model(1953)

    as Patrick J. Sullivan

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Cruisin' Down the River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Thadeus Jackson

  • The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms(1953)

    as Prof. Elson

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Young Bess(1953)

    as Mr. Parry

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Thunder in the East(1952)

    as Dr. Willoughby

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • My Wife's Best Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Dr. Reverend Thomas Chamberlain

  • The Ford Television Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Timothy Hanrahan

  • Cavalcade of America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Sam Mulford

  • Just Across the Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Pop Smith

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Druggist · as Mr. Colley · as Samuel Cross

  • The Highwayman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Lord Herbert

  • Half Angel(1951)

    as Tim McCarey

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Francis Goes to the Races(1951)

    as Colonel Travers

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Jonathan Huntoon Smith

  • Kim(1950)

    as Hurree Chunder

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Harvey(1950)

    as Dr. Chumley

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Katie Did It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Nathaniel B. Wakely VI

  • Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Pop Smith

  • The Reformer and the Redhead(1950)

    as Kevin Maguire

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Down to the Sea in Ships(1949)

    as Slush Tubbs

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Portrait of Jennie(1948)

    as Matthews

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Decision of Christopher Blake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Judge Alexander Adamson

  • Joan of Arc(1948)

    as Jean le Maistre, Inquisitor of Rouen

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · as Jason · as Mick Rafferty

  • The Luck of the Irish(1948)

    as Horace (A Leprechaun)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Always Together (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Jonathan Turner

  • Unconquered(1947)

    as Jeremy Love

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Variety Girl(1947)

    as Cecil Kellaway

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Cockeyed Miracle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Tom Carter

  • Monsieur Beaucaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Count D'Armand

  • Easy to Wed(1946)

    as J.B. Allenbury

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Postman Always Rings Twice(1946)

    as Nick Smith

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Love Letters(1945)

    as Mac

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Kitty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Thomas Gainsborough

  • Practically Yours(1944)

    as Marvin P. Meglin

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • And Now Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Doctor Weeks

  • Mrs. Parkington(1944)

    as Edward VII, Prince of Wales

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Frenchman's Creek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as William

  • The Good Fellows(1943)

    as Jim Hilton

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • It Ain't Hay(1943)

    as King O'Hara

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Crystal Ball(1943)

    as Pop Tibbets

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Forever and a Day(1943)

    as Dinner Guest

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • My Heart Belongs to Daddy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Alfred Fortescue

  • I Married a Witch(1942)

    as Daniel

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Mummy's Tomb(1942)

    as Solvani (archive footage / uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Night in New Orleans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Dan Odell

  • Take a Letter, Darling(1942)

    as Uncle George

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Star Spangled Rhythm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Cecil Kellaway (uncredited)

  • The Lady Has Plans(1942)

    as Peter Miles

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Bahama Passage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Captain Jack Risingwell

  • The Night of January 16th (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Oscar, the Drunk

  • Birth of the Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Granet

  • Small Town Deb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Henry Randall

  • Appointment for Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as O'Leary

  • New York Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Shipboard Host

  • Burma Convoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Angus McBragel

  • A Very Young Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Professor Starkweather

  • West Point Widow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Dr. Spencer

  • Lady with Red Hair(1940)

    as Mr. Chapman

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Letter(1940)

    as Prescott

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • South of Suez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Henry Putnam

  • Mexican Spitfire Out West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Mr. Chumley

  • Diamond Frontier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Noah

  • The Mummy's Hand(1940)

    as The Great Solvani

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Brother Orchid(1940)

    as Brother Goodwin

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Phantom Raiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Franklin Morris

  • The House of the Seven Gables(1940)

    as Philip Barton

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Adventure in Diamonds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Emerson

  • Mexican Spitfire(1939)

    as Mr. Chumley

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Invisible Man Returns(1940)

    as Inspector Sampson

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • We Are Not Alone(1939)

    as Judge

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Intermezzo: A Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Charles Moler

  • The Under-Pup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Mr. Wendelhares

  • Man About Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Headwaiter (uncredited)

  • The Sun Never Sets(1939)

    as Colonial Official

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Wuthering Heights(1939)

    as Earnshaw

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Chedworth Steps Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as George Chedworth

  • Gunga Din(1939)

    as Mr. Stebbins (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Tarnished Angel(1938)

    as Reginald Roland

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Smashing the Rackets(1938)

    as Barrett

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Blond Cheat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Rufus Trent

  • Law of the Underworld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Phillips - Gene's Butler

  • This Marriage Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Police Chief Hardy

  • Maid's Night Out(1938)

    as Geoffrey

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Night Spot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Willard Lorryweather

  • Double Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Fentriss, aka Gilhooley

  • Everybody's Doing It(1938)

    as Mr. Beyers

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Wise Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Fletcher's Butler (unconfirmed)

  • It Isn't Done (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Hubert Blaydon

  • The Hayseeds(1933)

    as Dad Hayseed

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Bond and Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 136 titles from 1918 to 1994; peak year 1966.

Biggest box office

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)

$57M worldwide

Highest rated

Harvey (1950)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)

Film career

19181994

Peak 1966 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 7 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting136 of 136: 136 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rd

By decade

1910s1 · acting1930s20 · acting1940s51 · acting1950s37 · acting1960s23 · acting1970s3 · acting1990s1 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 29 roles
39444959

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Cecil Kellaway's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 58; across their 49 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 49

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 49

Reach · how many have seen their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 49

Midcredits score across 63 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up20
  • 50th to 74th27
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

37 of their 63 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser37
  • Broadly Agreed9
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

The Good Fellows (1943)

84th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Harvey (1950)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 47 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Cecil Kellaway's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, frightening / intense runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 22 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 5 · minimalMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 22 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles30–51 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles10–47 · median 24 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Cecil Kellaway work with?

People who share at least 2 of Cecil Kellaway's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Frank Skinner shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles