Beckett Bould

{{Short description|English actor (1880–1970)}}

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| name = Beckett Bould

| image = Actor_Beckett_Bould.jpg

| caption = 1936 Spotlight photo

| birth_name = William Beckett Bould

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1880|09|28}}

| birth_place = Dewsbury, West Riding of Yorkshire, England

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1970|09|25|1880|09|28}}

| death_place = Northwood, Middlesex, England

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| occupation = Actor

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Beckett Bould (28 September 1880 – 25 September 1970) was a British actor.{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/11560|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116101847/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/11560|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-01-16|title=Beckett Bould|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/qxw/beckett-bould|title=Beckett Bould - Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}

Bould was a schoolmaster for many years and started his screen career in 1932. He debuted on stage in 1940 at Henry Miller's Theatre and performed in 15 plays.{{cite web

| url =https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/story/45510

| title =William Beckett Bould's entry in Western Film Database

| publisher = Imperial War Museum

| access-date =2024-03-23}}{{cite book

|author=J. P. Wearing

|language = en

|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=mreCBAAAQBAJ&q=%22Beckett+Bould%22+&pg=PA57

|title =The London Stage 1940-1949: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel

|publisher = Rowman & Littlefield

|date = 2014

|isbn = 978-0-8108-9306-1

|accessdate = 2024-03-23}}