Reginald Sheffield
Reginald Sheffield is known for Suspicion (1941), The Lady Eve (1941), Gunga Din (1939).
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Reginald Sheffield was born Matthew Reginald Sheffield Cassan in the St. George's, Hanover Square district of London, to Matthew Sheffield Cassan and Alice Mary Field. He had a brother, Edward Sheffield Cassan, and a sister, Flora Kathleen Sheffield Cassan, who became an actress known as Flora Sheffield.
His father was born in Ireland and his mother in England. They were married in London in 1892. Matthew died when Reginald was nine. In 1913 Reginald (billed as Eric Desmond) appeared in David Copperfield. In 1914, Alice Sheffield and her children emigrated to the United States, where they lived in Queens, New York. Reginald acted on the stage and in films. While his sister Flora was an actress, brother Edward worked as an accountant in a bank and later became a theatrical agent.
Sheffield's Broadway performances credited as Reggie Sheffield include Evidence (1914), in which his mother also appeared, The Merry Wives of Windsor (1916), If (1917), The Betrothal (1918), and Helena's Boys (1924). His performances credited as Reginald Sheffield include Youth (1920), The Way Things Happen (1924), Hay Fever (1925), Slaves All (1926), Soldiers and Women (1929), and Dear Old England (1930).
Reginald Sheffield was married in 1927 to Louise Van Loon (21 January 1905 – 14 April 1987), a New York-born Vassar College graduate with a liberal arts education. The couple had three children: Mary Alice Sheffield Cassan (born 1928), Jon Matthew Sheffield Cassan (11 April 1931 – 15 October 2010) (aka actor Johnny Sheffield), and William Hart Sheffield Cassan (15 July 1935 – 12 December 2010) (actor Billy Sheffield).
As film production became more and more located in Southern California, Sheffield and his wife travelled back and forth between New York City and Los Angeles. After several years they moved permanently to the West Coast.
Being a trained stage actor, Sheffield easily made the transition from silent films to talkies. He was a working actor who became memorable in numerous character and supporting roles and appeared with some of the greatest film stars of the day, including Constance Bennett, William Powell, George Arliss, Loretta Young, Gary Cooper, Errol Flynn, Rosalind Russell, Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine.
In 1954, he began starring as Professor Mayberry in the television series Rocky Jones, Space Ranger. And after his son, Johnny Sheffield [of first the Tarzan then the Bomba films series], appeared in his last jungle film in 1955, Reginald created, produced and directed a pilot for a television series, Bantu, the Zebra Boy, but a sponsor was not found and the show was never produced as a weekly series.
Sheffield acted in both versions, 1938 and 1958, of Cecil B. DeMille's The Buccaneer, the latter being his last screen appearance.
Reginald Sheffield died 8 December 1957 at his home in Pacific Palisades, California, aged 56.
Questions about Reginald Sheffield
How many Reginald Sheffield films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 46 films with Reginald Sheffield, from 1925 to 1958.
What is the best rated Reginald Sheffield film?
The best rated Reginald Sheffield film in the catalogue is The Lady Eve (1941), rated 7.3.
What was the first Reginald Sheffield film?
The first Reginald Sheffield film in the catalogue is Of Human Bondage, from 1934.
Who has Reginald Sheffield worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Reginald Sheffield shares the most credits with May Whitty (2 films).
People data: TMDb.
Known for
-
7.1 Suspicion
1941
-
7.3 The Lady Eve
1941
-
6.8 The Three Musketeers
1948
-
6.5 Gunga Din
1939
-
6.5 Of Human Bondage
1934
-
6.5 The Verdict
1946
-
6.3 Captain Kidd
1945
-
7.0 White Mice
1926
-
4.0 Prison Warden
1949
-
6.2 The Black Shield of Falworth
1954
-
6.2 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949
-
6.4 Three Strangers
1946
Full filmography
56 films — 46 in the catalogue
-
6.3 Marjorie Morningstar
1958 · Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
-
4.4 The Story of Mankind
1957 · Julius Caesar
-
5.3 Secret of Treasure Mountain
1956 · Edward Lancaster
-
6.7 23 Paces to Baker Street
1956
-
6.2
The Black Shield of Falworth
1954 · Lord Constable (uncredited)
-
6.0 Second Chance
1953 · Mr. Woburn, English tourist
-
6.0 The Story of Three Loves
1953 · Coudray's Stage Manager
-
5.1 At Sword's Point
1952
-
4.0
Prison Warden
1949 · English Charlie / Watkins the Butler
-
6.2
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949 · Auctioneer (uncredited)
-
6.7 Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
1948 · Superintendent
-
6.8
The Three Musketeers
1948
-
6.3 A Woman's Vengeance
1948 · Solicitor (uncredited)
-
6.3 The Exile
1947 · Commanding Officer (uncredited)
-
6.1 Singapore
1947 · Travel Agent (uncredited)
-
6.5
The Verdict
1946 · Chaplain (uncredited)
-
8.0 The Searching Wind
1946 · Harry, Reporter
-
5.9 Devotion
1946 · Charles Dickens (uncredited)
-
6.4
Three Strangers
1946 · Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
-
6.3
Captain Kidd
1945 · Captain of the King's Guard (uncredited)
-
6.7 My Name Is Julia Ross
1945 · McQuarrie (uncredited)
-
5.9 The Man in Half Moon Street
1945 · Art Expert at Party
-
7.5 Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
1944 · Purser (uncredited)
-
8.0 My Kingdom for a Cook
1943 · Reuter's English Reporter
-
7.1 Appointment in Berlin
1943 · Miller - Wilson's Butler (uncredited)
-
6.1 Eyes in the Night
1942 · Victor
-
7.0 Eagle Squadron
1942 · Doc
-
7.1
Suspicion
1941 · Reggie Wetherby
-
7.3
The Lady Eve
1941 · Professor Jones (uncredited)
-
6.1 Hudson's Bay
1940 · Clerk (uncredited)
-
6.3 Arise, My Love
1940 · Steward (uncredited)
-
4.9 Earthbound
1940 · Defense Attorney
-
4.8 My Son, My Son!
1940 · Thurston
-
5.9 Vigil in the Night
1940 · Judge Tyler
-
6.5
Gunga Din
1939 · Rudyard Kipling - Journalist
-
7.0 Female Fugitive
1938 · Dr. Richardson
-
6.4 The Buccaneer
1938 · Ship's Surgeon
-
7.2 The White Angel
1936 · Patient (uncredited)
-
6.7 Splendor
1935 · Billy Grimes
-
7.0 Society Fever
1935 · Lord Michael
-
7.3 Cardinal Richelieu
1935 · Richelieu's Outrider
-
6.9 Charlie Chan in London
1934 · Flight Cmdr. King (uncredited)
-
5.2 One More River
1934 · Tommy
-
6.5
Of Human Bondage
1934 · Cyril Dunsford
-
3.7 Partners of the Trail
1931 · John Durrant
-
6.3 Old English
1930 · Bob Pillin
-
4.9 The Green Goddess
1930 · Lieutenant Cardew
-
9.0 The Adorable Cheat
1928 · Will Dorsey
-
7.0
White Mice
1926 · Peter de Peyster
-
9.0 The Pinch Hitter
1925 · Alexis Thompson
-
7.0
Classmates
1924 · Bert Stafford
-
7.0 The Country Cousin
1919 · Sammy Wilson
-
7.0 Piccadilly Jim
1919 · Ogden Pett
-
4.7 The Magic Glass
1914 · Tommy (as Eric Desmond)
-
5.5 David Copperfield
1913 · David Copperfield as a Child (as Eric Desmond)
-
9.0
The Nest
no date · Martin Hamilton
People data: TMDb.
Cast
