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- Gerald Hamer (born Geoffrey Earl Watton) the Anglo-American movie and television character actor, was born in Llandudno , Wales in November 1886 to parents John Watton and Evelyn Clara Earl. Hamer learned his craft on stage in the United Kingdom, appearing as a professional from 1916 in Shakespeare and such venerable theatrical warhorses as "The Admirable Chrichton". He appeared in British film, but moved to the U.S. in 1935, where he made his debut in an uncredited role in George Stevens classic Astaire-Rogers musical Swing Time (1936).
Hamer appeared mostly in small and bit roles in B-movies in the 1930s and 1940s. Hamer is best remembered for playing the psychopath in the Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes movie The Scarlet Claw (1944). He also appeared in four other entries in the Holmes series: Pursuit to Algiers (1945), Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943), Terror by Night (1946), and Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943). He began appearing on TV in the 1950s.
Gerald Hamer died on July 6, 1972 in Hollywood, California after suffering a heart attack. He was 88 years old. - Neville Southall was born on 16 September 1958 in Llandudno, Carnarvonshire, Wales, UK. He is an actor, known for Dream Team (1997), Kevin Moran: Codebreaker (2023) and Match of the Day (1964).
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Franklin Gollings was born in 1919 in Llandudno, Carnarvonshire, Wales, UK. He is a director and writer, known for Connecting Rooms (1970), Battle Hell (1957) and High and Dry (1954).- Edith Nepean was born on 5 August 1876 in Llandudno, Wales, UK. Edith was a writer, known for Gwyneth of the Welsh Hills (1921). Edith died on 23 March 1960 in Ealing, London, England, UK.
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Sue Element was born in 1966 in Llandudno, Carnarvonshire, Wales, UK. She is an actress, known for Foiled (2000) and Fluffy the English Vampire Slayer (2001).