37 Facts About Cecil Kellaway

Cecil Lauriston Kellaway was a South African character actor.

Cecil Kellaway was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor twice, for The Luck of the Irish and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.

Cecil Kellaway was born on 22 August 1890 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Cecil Kellaway was the son of English parents, Rebecca Annie and Edwin John Kellaway, an architect and engineer.

Cecil Kellaway was a good friend of mining tycoon and nation-builder Cecil Rhodes, who became young Cecil's namesake and godfather.

Cecil Kellaway studied engineering and got work at an electrical engineering firm in Cape Town after returning to South Africa.

Cecil Kellaway briefly served in the army in 1914 but was invalided out.

Cecil Kellaway toured for three years through China, Japan, Siam, Borneo, Malaya, North and South Africa, and Europe, in plays such as Monsieur Beaucaire.

Cecil Kellaway had a notable success as the comic father of four daughters in A Night Out which he played through most of 1922; it kicked off a sixteen year association with Williamsons on the Australian stage, mostly in musical comedies.

Cecil Kellaway made his film debut in the lead of The Hayseeds, a popular local comedy, directed by Beaumont Smith.

Cecil Kellaway returned to films with the Australian Cinesound production It Isn't Done, for which he provided the original story.

Cecil Kellaway appeared in A Southern Maid on stage in 1937.

Cecil Kellaway was first given a sizeable role, billed third for Blond Cheat, with Joan Fontaine.

Cecil Kellaway returned to Australia for a second Cinesound film, Mr Chedworth Steps Out, which featured a young Peter Finch.

Cecil Kellaway was in The Sun Never Sets, Man About Town at Paramount, and The Under-Pup.

Cecil Kellaway turned down The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex to do Intermezzo for David O Selznick.

Cecil Kellaway was in Mexican Spitfire at RKO, The Invisible Man Returns and The House of the Seven Gables at Universal, Adventure in Diamonds, Phantom Raiders, Brother Orchid, Pop Always Pays, The Mummy's Hand, Diamond Frontier, and Mexican Spitfire Out West at RKO.

Cecil Kellaway turned down Balalaika to do The Letter for Wyler.

Cecil Kellaway was in South of Suez at Warners, and Lady with Red Hair.

Cecil Kellaway received billing in The Letter, but is only glimpsed briefly in a party scene, his role having been cut.

Cecil Kellaway made West Point Widow at Paramount and signed a contract with them.

Cecil Kellaway did A Very Young Lady at Fox, Burma Convoy, New York Town, Birth of the Blues, and Appointment for Love at Universal.

Cecil Kellaway had a strong part in I Married a Witch as Veronica Lake's character's father.

Cecil Kellaway followed it with My Heart Belongs to Daddy.

Cecil Kellaway had cameos in Star Spangled Rhythm and Forever and a Day, and was in The Crystal Ball, and It Ain't Hay.

Cecil Kellaway returned to supporting parts for Frenchman's Creek.

Cecil Kellaway was borrowed by Warners for Always Together then he went to 20th Century Fox for The Luck of the Irish, which earned him an Oscar nomination.

Cecil Kellaway was in The Decision of Christopher Blake, Portrait of Jennie, Down to the Sea in Ships, The Reformer and the Redhead, back at MGM.

Cecil Kellaway was in Harvey, Kim, Katie Did It, Francis Goes to the Races, Half Angel, and The Highwayman.

Cecil Kellaway returned to Paramount for Thunder in the East and was in Just Across the Street, My Wife's Best Friend, Young Bess, The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, Cruisin' Down the River, and Paris Model.

Cecil Kellaway did two with Jeff Chandler, Female on the Beach and The Toy Tiger and was billed second in Johnny Trouble.

Cecil Kellaway worked regularly on television in shows like Lux Video Theatre, The Ford Television Theatre, Schlitz Playhouse, Cavalcade of America, Schlitz Playhouse, Playhouse 90, Studio One in Hollywood, Matinee Theatre, and Crossroads.

Cecil Kellaway was in The Proud Rebel, The Shaggy Dog, and The Private Lives of Adam and Eve.

Cecil Kellaway appeared on Broadway in Greenwillow which had a short run.

Cecil Kellaway then guest-starred two years later on CBS's Western series Rawhide, portraying the character MacKay in the episode "Incident in the Middle of Nowhere".

Cecil Kellaway made appearances in the television series Whirlybirds, The Millionaire, The Ann Sothern Show, Harrigan and Son, Hennesey, Johnny Ringo, The Twilight Zone, The New Breed, Adventures in Paradise, Mr Smith Goes to Washington, Follow the Sun and Ben Casey, as well as the television movie Destination Space.

In 1968, Cecil Kellaway played the part of a lonely, ultra-wealthy much older suitor of Ann Marie in the season 2, episode 30 of That Girl.