Lowell Gilmore

Lowell Gilmore
as Basil Hallward in The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
Born	Lowell Thompson Gilmore (1906-12-20)December 20, 1906 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	January 31, 1960(1960-01-31) (aged 53) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Resting place	Pierce Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park, North Hollywood
Years active	1929–1958

Lowell Gilmore (December 20, 1906 – January 31, 1960) was an American stage, film, and television actor.

Life and career

Lowell Gilmore first worked as a stage manager on the 1929 Broadway play The First Mrs. Fraser, but got his chance as an actor when he replaced actor Eric Elliott in the play.^[1] This was the start to a successful Broadway career in the 1930s with plays such as The Wind and the Rain (1934), The Taming of the Shrew (1935), and Leave Her to Heaven (1940). He made his film debut in Jacques Tourneur's war drama Days of Glory (1944) with Gregory Peck, where he was featured in an extensive role as Peck's second-in-command. His second film role was as painter Basil Hallward in The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945), the film adaption of Oscar Wilde's novel. Other roles include the Duke of Gloucester (the future Richard III) in The Black Arrow (1948) and Eric Masters in the Oscar-winning adventure film King Solomon's Mines (1950).

Although Gilmore was American, the "suave-looking, wavy-haired supporting actor" often portrayed British characters such as doctors, officers, and gentlemen of rank.^[2] His roles often included dapper cads and villains.^[3] During the 1950s, he appeared in television series including Alfred Hitchcock Presents and The Jack Benny Program. Gilmore appeared as Pontius Pilate in the television series The Living Christ Series (1951) and the film Day of Triumph (1954). He played his last role in 1958 and died two years later at age 53.

Filmography (without TV credits)

Selected Television Appearances

• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956) (Season 1 Episode 20: "And So Died Riabouchinska") as Mel Douglas

References

External links

• Lowell Gilmore at IMDb
• Lowell Gilmore at the Internet Broadway Database

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