​Henry Kendall, born 28th May 1897 was an English stage and film actor, theatre director and an immaculately stylish revue artiste.

He played the leading role of Reggie Ogden in the film The Shadow in 1933, and also starred in Alfred Hitchcock's 'bravest failure', Rich and Strange in 1931.

Kendall dismisses his own cinematic work, perhaps because several of his films were quota quickies, with the remark that he "commenced film career 1931, but records show that his film acting career started much earlier in 1921.

One of his earliest film appearances was as Brian Strange in 1921’s Mr Pim Passes By.  Other films that he appeared in include; Tilly of Bloomsbury (1921), The Flying Fool (1931), The House Opposite (1932), The Iron Stair (1933), The Man Outside (1933), Leave It to Blanche (1934), as Rodney Fleming in 1934’s Death at Broadcasting House, Twelve Good Men (1936), The Compulsory Wife (1937), School for Husbands (1937), The Butler's Dilemma (1943), as Mr Wilson in 29 Acacia Avenue (1945), The Voice of Merrill (1952), An Alligator Named Daisy (1955) and Nothing Barred in 1961. 

For fans of Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne he appeared in 1949’s Helter Skelter – he played the role of Lord Bruce Carlton

For fans of Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne, Henry Kendall appeared as Lord Bruce Carlton in Helter Skelter (1949).

He died 9th June 1962

Hal Osmond the actor was born 27th May 1903 in London as Hal Lowther.

He was a diminutive, lean-faced character actor and was often cast as ferrety, nervous types.  During his 12-year long screen career, he appeared in more than 100 film and TV productions generally portraying a succession of small time crooks, informants or professional men often in uncredited roles.
 
For fans of Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne he appeared in three films that featured them; Quartet (1948) he played the part of the Bookshop Assistant in The Colonel’s Lady segment, as the Stage Manager in It’s Not Cricket (1948)  - see photo - and as Radio Sound-effects Man in 1949’s Helter Skelter.
 
Other notable films that he appeared in include; Non-Stop New York (1937), Old Mother Riley in Paris (1938), The Rake's Progress (1945), The Greed of William Hart (1948), Miranda (1948), Here Come the Huggetts (1948), Vote for Huggett (1949), Last Holiday (1950), Traveller's Joy (1950), as Much the Miller in The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952), My Wife's Lodger (1952), A Day to Remember (1953),  The Million Pound Note (1954), The Delavine Affair (1955), Passport to Treason (1956), It's a Wonderful World (1956), Three Men in a Boat (156), Hell Drivers (1957), Tread Softly Stranger (1958) and as The Stage Manager in 1959’s The 39 Steps

He appeared in a number of TV productions, the most memorable being The Vise which was broadcast between 1957 and 1961 – he played several parts
 
He died in December 1959 in Taunton, England.

​The British actor Danny Green was born 26th May 1903.  He appeared in dozens of film and TV productions spread over 5 decades.  He was generally typecast in roles that required him to play tough, dumb roles, most of which were minor or uncredited although he will be distinctively remembered.  One typical appearance was as the character "One Round" (see photo), one of The Ladykillers (1955), with Alec Guinness and Peter Sellers. Another minor role was as the Liftman in 1949’s Helter Skelter.
 
Some of the other films that he appeared in include; The Crooked Billet (1929), Crime Over London (1936) as Klemm, Jericho (1937), Sailors Three (1940) as Nightclub Bouncer, Welcome, Mr. Washington (1944), Madonna of the Seven Moons (1945) as Scorpi, The Echo Murders (1945), The Man Within (1947), Dancing with Crime (1947), as Flyn in No Orchids for Miss Blandish (1948), Once a Sinner (1950) as Ticker James, A Tale of Five Cities (1951) as Levinsky, A Kid for Two Farthings (1955) as Bully Bason, Assignment Redhead (1956), Seven Waves Away (1957) as Joe Woolsek, as Karim in The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958), Man in the Moon (1960), Doctor in Clover (1966) and The Fixer (1968)
 
One of his last roles was as Lord Surrey in the Randal and Hopkirk TV episode Just for the Record in 1969,
 
He retired from acting in 1969 and died in 1973.

Paul Demel was born 14th May 1903 in Moravia, Austria-Hungary.
 
The actor was probably best known for his appearances in the Ealing Studios classics such as Hue and Cry (1947), Passport to Pimlico (1947) – he played the uncredited role of a ‘central european’, and The Lavender Hill Mob (1951).
 
Other films that he appeared in include, English Without Tears (1944), The Man from Morocco (1945), It Happened in Soho (1948), State Secret (1950) and The Miniver Story (1950).  His final film role was in 1952’s The Excelency.

He died 31st August 1951 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

Desmond Keith was born 2nd May in 1911 as Desmond Alan Gilliat Keith. He was married to the Canadian actress Helen Horsey whom he met whilst filming The Wind and Rain film in 1938.

His film acting career was active largely during the 1930’s and 1940’s, albeit interrupted by service during WW2, with appearances in The Sentimental Bloke (1932), Bird in Hand (1938), General John Regan (1938), The Wind and the Rain (1938), Richard of Bordeaux (1938), Money for Jam (1939), Fat King Melon and Princess Caraway (1939), Money for Jam (1939), Square Pegs (1939), Spreading the News (1939), Peter and Paul (1946), The 1947 version of Rebecca where he played the part of Giles Lacy, Murder on the Second Floor (1947, Pinwright’s Progress (1947), Toad of Toad hall (1947). 

His final film appearance was in Stop Press Girl (1947) where he played the un-credited part of the Ticket Inspector (pictured).

He died 9th September 1992 in London.