The British actor Charles Gordon McLeod was born 27 December 1890 in Devon. Balding, bespectacled and hard-boiled looking, he specialised in tough, no-nonsense characters typically as a figure of authority.
His first film appearances was in 1925’s The Only Way. He made a number of appearances in further silent films but his career really took off in the 1930’s appearing on over 30 films during the decade.
Just a few of his more notable film appearances include: Death at Broadcasting House (1934), Treachery on the High Seas (1936), Victoria the Great (1937) and the follow up Sixty Glorious Years (1938) – in both films he played John Brown alongside Anna Neagle as Victoria, I See Ice (1938), Girl in the News (1940), The First of the Few (1941), Meet Sexton Blake (1945), He Snoops to Conquer (1945), Night Boat to Dublin (1946), Just William (1946), The Winslow Boy (1948), Chance of a Lifetime (1950), Johnny on the Rum (1953), The Million Pound Note (1954) and The House Across the Lake (1954).
He is probably best known for his role as Inspector Teal in The Saint films - The Saint in London (1939), The Saint’s Vacation (1941) and The Saint Meets the Tiger (1943),
In 1941 he played the part of Rossenger (pictured) in Crook’s Tour, the third outing for the Charters and Caldicott characters.
He died 16th October 1953.
His first film appearances was in 1925’s The Only Way. He made a number of appearances in further silent films but his career really took off in the 1930’s appearing on over 30 films during the decade.
Just a few of his more notable film appearances include: Death at Broadcasting House (1934), Treachery on the High Seas (1936), Victoria the Great (1937) and the follow up Sixty Glorious Years (1938) – in both films he played John Brown alongside Anna Neagle as Victoria, I See Ice (1938), Girl in the News (1940), The First of the Few (1941), Meet Sexton Blake (1945), He Snoops to Conquer (1945), Night Boat to Dublin (1946), Just William (1946), The Winslow Boy (1948), Chance of a Lifetime (1950), Johnny on the Rum (1953), The Million Pound Note (1954) and The House Across the Lake (1954).
He is probably best known for his role as Inspector Teal in The Saint films - The Saint in London (1939), The Saint’s Vacation (1941) and The Saint Meets the Tiger (1943),
In 1941 he played the part of Rossenger (pictured) in Crook’s Tour, the third outing for the Charters and Caldicott characters.
He died 16th October 1953.
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