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Austin Trevor
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in Death at Broadcasting House (1934)
Born
Claude Austin Trevor Schilsky

(1897-10-07)7 October 1897
Belfast, Ireland
Died 22 January 1978(1978-01-22) (aged 80)
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Years active 1930–1969

Claude Austin Trevor Schilsky (born October 7, 1897 – died January 22, 1978) was an Irish actor. He had a long and successful career. He appeared in many films and television shows.

Austin Trevor began his acting journey on stage. In 1926, he played a parson in a play called Escape. This play first opened in London's West End. He was the only actor from that show to move to New York City. There, he performed in the same play on Broadway a year later.

He made history as the first actor to play Agatha Christie's famous detective, Hercule Poirot, on screen. He starred as Poirot in three British films in the early 1930s. These films were Alibi (1931), Black Coffee (1931), and Lord Edgware Dies (1934). He once said he got the role because he could speak with a French accent. Later, in 1965, he appeared in another Poirot film, The Alphabet Murders.

During the 1960s, Austin Trevor mostly worked in television. He acted in popular series like The First Churchills. In that show, he played a character named Lord Halifax. He also appeared in an episode of the legal drama The Main Chance. He passed away in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk.

Austin Trevor's Film Roles

Austin Trevor appeared in many films throughout his career. Here are some of his notable movie roles:

  • The W Plan (1930) as Captain of Military Police
  • At the Villa Rose (1930) as Inspector Hanaud
  • Escape (1930) as Parson
  • The Man from Chicago (1930) as Inspector Drew
  • Alibi (1931) as Hercule Poirot
  • A Night in Montmartre (1931) as Paul deLisle
  • Black Coffee (1931) as Hercule Poirot
  • The Crooked Lady (1932) as Captain James Kent
  • The Chinese Puzzle (1932) as Paul Markatel
  • A Safe Proposition (1932) as Count Tonelli
  • On Secret Service (1933) as Captain Larco
  • The Broken Melody (1934) as Pierre Falaise
  • Lord Edgware Dies (1934) as Hercule Poirot
  • Death at Broadcasting House (1934) as Leopold Dryden
  • Inside the Room (1935) as Pierre Santos
  • Mimi (1935) as Lamotte
  • Royal Cavalcade (1935) as Captain Oates
  • The Silent Passenger (1935) as Inspector Parker
  • Parisian Life (1936) as Don Joao
  • La Vie parisienne (1936) as Don Joâo
  • The Beloved Vagabond (1936) as Count de Verneuil
  • As You Like It (1936) as Le Beau
  • Dusty Ermine (1936) as Swiss Hotelier-Gang Leader
  • Rembrandt (1936) as Marquis
  • Sabotage (1936) as Vladimir - Paymaster at Aquarium
  • Knight Without Armour (1937) as Dodctor Muller
  • Dark Journey (1937) as Colonel Adraxine
  • Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) as Ralston
  • The Followers (1939, television film of the play by Harold Brighouse) as Colonel Redfern
  • The Lion Has Wings (1939) as Schulemburg - German Air Chief of Staff
  • Law and Disorder (1940) as Heinreks
  • Night Train to Munich (1940) as Captain Prada
  • Under Your Hat (1940) as Boris Vladimir
  • The Briggs Family (1940) as John Smith
  • The Seventh Survivor (1942) as Captain Hartzmann
  • The Big Blockade (1942) as German: U-boat Captain
  • The Young Mr. Pitt (1942) as French Registrar
  • The New Lot (1943) as Soldier Talking to Corporal
  • Heaven Is Round the Corner (1944) as John Cardew
  • Champagne Charlie (1944) as The Duke
  • Lisbon Story (1946) as Major Lutzen
  • Anna Karenina (1948) as Colonel Vronsky
  • The Red Shoes (1948) as Professor Palmer
  • So Long at the Fair (1950) as Police Commissaire
  • Father Brown (1954) as Herald
  • To Paris with Love (1955) as Leon de Colville
  • Tons of Trouble (1956) as Sir Hervey Shaw
  • Seven Waves Away (1957) as Edward Wilton
  • Dangerous Exile (1957) as Monsieur Petitval
  • The Naked Truth (1957) as Minister with Heart Attack
  • Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959) as Secretary General
  • Horrors of the Black Museum (1959) as Commissioner Wayne
  • Konga (1961) as Dean Foster
  • The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) as Sir John Kelly
  • The Court Martial of Major Keller (1961) as Power
  • Never Back Losers (1961) as Colonel Warburton
  • The Alphabet Murders (1965) as Judson

Television Appearances

Austin Trevor also had a busy career on television. Here are some of the TV shows he appeared in:

  • Whack-O! (1957-72, 5 episodes) as Various roles
  • Overseas Press Club – Exclusive! (1957, 1 episode) as Camp Commandant
  • Fair Game (1958, 1 episode) as Captain Cramner
  • East End, West End (1958, 1 episode) as Unknown role
  • Private Investigator (1958, 1 episode) as Sir Julian Waite
  • Boyd Q.C. (1958-61, 4 episodes) as Brigadier Boyd
  • Dixon of Dock Green (1958-59, 4 episodes) as Various roles
  • Charlesworth (1959, 2 episodes) as Lakington/Laporte
  • Hancock's Half Hour (1959, 1 episode) as Judge
  • The Third Man (1959, 1 episode) as Beaucald
  • The Invisible Man (1959, 1 episode) as Hugo
  • The Charlie Drake Show (1960, 2 episodes) as Various roles
  • Somerset Maugham Hour (1960, 1 episode) as Hon. Charles Pelling
  • Knight Errant Limited (1960, 1 episode) as Francis Froude
  • Interpol Calling (1960, 1 episode) as Dr. Martin
  • Yorky (1960-61, 3 episodes) as Mr Playford
  • No Hiding Place (1960-65, 2 episodes) as Silves/Sir Dudley Coniston
  • The Escape of R.D.7 (1961, 2 episodes) as Sir Charles Delman
  • Frontier Drums (1961, 2 episodes) as Lord Mulgrave
  • Spy-Catcher (1961, 1 episode) as Van der Hum
  • Top Secret (1962, 1 episode) as Manaleto
  • The Count of Monte Cristo (1964, 4 episodes) as Cavalcanti
  • Here's Harry (1965, 1 episode) as Various roles
  • Poison Island (1965, 5 episodes) as Dr. Beauregard
  • Foreign Affairs (1966, 6 episodes) as Sir Hugh Marriot
  • Sergeant Cork (1966, 1 episode) as Joseph Fitzroy
  • BBC Play of the Month (1967, 1 episode) as Dr. Coutras
  • The Forsyte Saga (1967, 2 episodes) as Boterill
  • Who Is Sylvia? (1967, 1 episode) as Unknown role
  • The Newcomers (1968, 2 episodes) as Rear-Admiral Grainger
  • World in Ferment (1969, 1 episode) as Various roles
  • W. Somerset Maugham (1969, 1 episode) as Gambler
  • The Main Chance (1969, 1 episode) as Judge
  • The First Churchills (1969, 4 episodes) as Lord Halifax

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