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Lionel Alfred William Atwill (1 March 1885 – 22 April 1946) was an English and American stage and screen actor. He began his acting career at the Garrick Theatre. After coming to the United States, he appeared in Broadway plays and Hollywood films.
Lionel Atwill was a British actor who worked in stage and film, especially in horror roles. He was convicted of perjury in 1943 for a sex scandal and his career declined afterwards.
- January 1, 1
- Croydon, London, England, UK
- January 1, 1
- Pacific Palisades, California, USA
Learn about the life and career of Lionel Atwill, a British actor who became a horror star in Hollywood in the 1930s. Discover how he played mad doctors, villains and heroes, and how his personal and professional scandals led to his downfall.
- Ian Champion
Lionel Atwill was a British-born actor who worked in stage, silent and sound films. He was known for his roles as shady noblemen, mad doctors and police inspectors, but his career was ruined by a sex scandal in 1943.
- March 1, 1885
- April 22, 1946
May 6, 2015 · Perhaps mercifully, Lionel Atwill died of pneumonia in April of 1946, aged 61. He left behind his fourth and last wife and numerous children. At one time, Atwill was considered an actor with the potential of a John Gielgud or Laurence Olivier.
Dec 15, 2023 · Hello, Classic Hollywood enthusiasts! 📽️ Today, we embark on a spellbinding journey to honor the luminous Lionel Atwill, a true icon of the silver screen. 🌟 ...more.
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“In pre-Code Hollywood, no actor leered as wickedly as Lionel Atwill, no actor chuckled as wickedly as Lionel Atwill. If you needed someone to play a villain, a mad doctor, a sex maniac, he was the man, and nobody did it better.”
