1. Edward Fielding was an American stage and film actor.
11 Facts About Edward Fielding
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Edward Fielding appeared in nearly 40 Broadway productions between 1905 and 1939, often in leading roles.
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Edward Fielding played as a leading man with famous stage actresses like Olga Nethersole, Grace George, Ethel Barrymore and Laura Hope Crews.
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Edward Fielding appeared occasionally in silent films, most notably as Dr Watson in Sherlock Holmes with William Gillette in the leading role.
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Edward Fielding came to Hollywood in 1939 and appeared in over 80 films during the last years of his life.
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Edward Fielding was a favorite of Alfred Hitchcock and played in four Hitchcock movies between 1940 and 1945.
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Edward Fielding played supporting roles in films like Kitty Foyle with Ginger Rogers, Billy Wilder's American film debut The Major and the Minor and In This Our Life starring Bette Davis and Olivia de Havilland.
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Edward Fielding was usually typecasted in dignified or respectable roles as a Doctor, Official, Judge, Priest or Butler.
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Edward Fielding collapsed and died of a heart attack while he mowed his lawn.
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Edward Fielding was two months shy of his 70th birthday.
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Edward Fielding's wife, Elizabeth Sherman Clark, was a Metropolitan Opera star.