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Eric Blore Sr. (23 December 1887 – 2 March 1959) was an English actor and writer. His early stage career, mostly in the West End of London, centred on revue and musical comedy, but also included straight plays. He wrote sketches for and appeared in variety. In the 1930s Blore acted mostly in Broadway productions.
Eric Blore (1887-1959) was a British actor, writer and soundtrack artist who specialized in comic roles in musicals and mysteries. He is best known for his roles as a waiter in Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers films, as a valet in Lone Wolf series, and as the voice of Mr. Toad in Disney's The Wind in the Willows.
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Eric Blore was a British character actor who appeared in many classic comedy films, such as \"The Gay Divorcee\", \"The Lady Eve\" and \"The Road to Zanzibar\". He was known for his precise and ironic delivery, and voiced Mr. Toad in \"The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad\".
Tomatometer®Audience ScoreTitleCreditNo Score YetNo Score YetGenie of the Lamp (Character)86%73%Sir Wimbley (Character)No Score Yet34%Mackinaw (Character)88%71%Mr. Toad (Voice)SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. Eric Blore Sr. (23 December 1887 – 2 March 1959) was an English actor and writer. His early stage career, mostly in the West End of London, centred on revue and musical comedy, but also included straight plays. He wrote sketches for and appeared in variety.
Biography. Precise in speech and manner in every way, but possessed of a smarmy nature that lent a tone of acidic irony to every line he uttered, Eric Blore was a character actor well-loved by movie fans for his comic turns in such popular features as "The Gay Divorcée" (1934), "The Lady Eve" (1941) and "The Road to Zanzibar" (1941), among ...
ERIC BLORE was born December 23, 1887 in London, England and after working as an insurance agent, gained stage experience touring Australia before appearing in several shows and revues in England. In 1923 he came to the United States and played character roles in several Broadway plays and over eighty Hollywood films.
