Reginald Beckwith

Reginald Beckwith was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Beckwith kickstarted his acting career in various films such as the dramatic period piece "Scott of the Antarctic" (1948) with John Mills, "Another Man's Poison" (1952) and the comedy adventure "The Man With a Million" (1953) with Gregory Peck. He also appeared in the John Gregson comedy "Genevieve" (1954), the Peggy Cummins drama "The March Hare" (1956) and the comedy "Lucky Jim" (1957) with Ian Carmichael. He kept working in film throughout the fifties, starring in "The Horse's Mouth" (1958) with Alec Guinness, the comedy "Up the Creek!" (1958) with David Tomlinson and "Law and Disorder" (1958) with Michael Redgrave. He also appeared in the Kenneth More mystery adaptation "The 39 Steps" (1959). In the latter half of his career, he continued to act in "The V.I.P.s" (1963), the comedy "Never Put It in Writing" (1964) with Pat Boone and "A Shot in the Dark" (1964). He also appeared in the Shirley Jones comedy "The Secret of My Success" (1965). Beckwith more recently acted in "Where the Spies Are" (1965) with Francoise Dorleac. Beckwith passed away in June 1965 at the age of 57.