Date of birth: 1893-09-28
Place of birth: Pimlico, London, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as: John Edwin Hobbs

1923-03-01
Colonel Barclay is found dead and his wife is arrested for the murder, but Holmes is convinced a mis
1925-01-02
A wastrel returns to blackmail his wife who has told her children that he died a hero.

1938-11-01
George Brown is rejected as an Air Raid Warden and in doing so sees his potential to join the Royal

1935-10-28
George Shuttleworth is convinced that he has the talent to win the Isle of Man TT races, despite wha

1937-03-31
A mill worker with show biz dreams catches a big break when she's discovered by an ailing composer w
1920-11-01
An actress poses as an heiress who died, and dies fighting blackmailing detectives in a burning hous
1931-12-26
The Love Race is a delightful musical comedy film based around the fierce rivalry between two motor

1935-01-09
Produced by the highly acclaimed Michael Balcon, the story revolves around Robert, the son of the ow
1937-09-21
Two feuding millionaires try to destroy each other's business while their children fall in love with
1931-08-11
Love Lies is a 1932 British musical comedy film directed by Lupino Lane and starring Stanley Lupino,

1932-10-11
Charting the military escapades of serial bungler Tommy Josser, Josser in the Army sees the hapless

1940-07-12
Shortly after the start of World War II, a ukelele player (George) takes the wrong boat and finds hi

1931-11-04
'Crook dons disguises to attempt blackmail.' (British Film Catalogue)

1932-03-18
'Hall porter forced to join Navy while tracking spies.' (British Film Catalogue)

1932-10-01
A newlywed has a trying time proving his innocence when his mother-in-law catches him kissing anothe
1937-11-15
George Gommery enjoys slipping up to town to see some little actress, and never suspects that his wi

1916-03-26
A squire's mischievous son becomes a boarder at Rugby.
1922-03-01
A country girl inherits, weds a Duke, and meets her dead brother's family.
1924-07-31
An actress thwarts a blackmailer by taking the blame for her sister's compromise. Based on the play
1932-07-21
A frugal coal miner turns into a spendthrift when he wins £20,000 on the football pools!

1931-12-15
When financier Reginald Bingham leaves on a business trip to Paris, normally devoted wife Eleanor le

1931-06-05
A comedy film directed by Lupino Lane.
1936-12-01
A bank manager who has successfully bought into a lucrative gold mine manages to foil the plot of so
1920-04-01
A detective is on the verge of revealing the identity of an elusive criminal. At the crucial moment,
1922-03-01
Holmes is consulted on a matter of grave national consequence--but with surprisingly little cooperat
1937-12-26
A Scottish shop-girl gets mixed up with crooks then has to pose as the mistress of the Crown Prince

1922-09-01
Police battle against a gang of blackmailers known as The Crimson Circle.

1919-01-01
A Lord weds a Lady despite discovering that she is a substituted village child. Based on the poem La