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Lowell Gilmore

{{short description|American actor (1906–1960)}}

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| name = Lowell Gilmore

| image = Lowell Gilmore in The Picture of Dorian Gray trailer.jpg

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| caption = as Basil Hallward in The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)

| birth_name = Lowell Thompson Gilmore

| birth_date = {{birth date|1906|12|20}}

| birth_place = Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1960|1|31|1906|12|20}}

| death_place = Hollywood, California, U.S.

| restingplace = Pierce Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park, North Hollywood

| othername =

| yearsactive = 1929–1958

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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.[http://ibdb.com/person.php?id=42236 Lowell Gilmore (IBDB)] 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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20141217143017/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/26995/Lowell-Gilmore NY Times: Lowell Gilmore] His roles often included dapper cads and villains.[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0319557/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm Lowell Gilmore (IMDB)] 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)

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Selected Television Appearances

References

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External links

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Category:1906 births

Category:1960 deaths

Category:20th-century American male actors

Category:American male film actors

Category:American male stage actors

Category:American male television actors