Hamilton Keene was born 15th November 1896. The British stage and film actor appeared in more than thirty British films, originally in more prominent roles during the early 1930s and later in smaller, often uncredited parts. The notable films that he appeared in include The Mutiny of the Elsinore (1937), The Middle Watch (1930) and Contraband (1940).
Other films that he appeared in include: Lost Patrol (1929), Suspense (1930), The New Hotel (1932), Illegal (1932), Leave It to Blanche (1934), The Blue Squadron (1934), The Office Wife (1934), Little Stranger (1934), Mountains O'Mourne (1938), The Body Vanished (1939), The Briggs Family (1940), I'll Turn to You (1946) My Brother's keeper (1948) and The Trial of Madame X (1948).
In 1949 he played the role of the Intelligence Sergeant (pictured) in It's Not Cricket (1949) – the film that Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne starred as Major Bright and Captain Early.
Films in his later acting career include: The Second Mate (1950), Night and the City (1950), Tread Softly (1952), Innocents in Paris (1953), Burnt Evidence (1954) and Forbidden Cargo (1954).
He died 4th October 1975 in London.
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