Deceased

When Did Hay Petrie Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 53

Also known asDavid Hay PetrieGenderMaleNationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandBorn16/07/1895Born inDundee, Tayside, Scotland, UKDied30/07/1948Died inLondonWikidataQ5685849 ↗TMDb#552408 ↗

David Hay Petrie was a Scottish actor noted for playing eccentric characters, among them Quilp in The Old Curiosity Shop (1934), the McLaggen in The Ghost Goes West (1935) and Uncle Pumblechook in Great Expectations (1946).

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Filmography63 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1949	The Queen of SpadesMovie	Herman's Servant	54
1948	The Guinea PigMovie	Peck	53
1948	The Fallen IdolMovie	Clock Winder	53
1948	The Monkey's PawMovie	Grimshaw, the Curio Shop Proprietor	53
1946	The Laughing LadyMovie	Tom	51
1946	The Voice WithinMovie	Fair Owner	51
1946	Great ExpectationsMovie	Uncle Pumblechook	51
1945	Waltz TimeMovie	Minister of War	50
1945	Kiss the Bride GoodbyeMovie	Fraser	50
1944	A Canterbury TaleMovie	Woodcock	49
1944	On ApprovalMovie	Landlord	49
1943	They Met in the DarkMovie	Waiter (uncredited)	48
1943	The ShipbuildersMovie	Worker in Pagan's Office (uncredited)	48
1942	One of Our Aircraft Is MissingMovie	The Burgomaster	47
1942	They Flew AloneMovie	Old General	47
1942	The Great Mr HandelMovie	Phineas	47
1942	Hard SteelMovie	Mr. Kissack	47
1941	Freedom RadioMovie	Sebastian	46
1941	Quiet WeddingMovie	Railway Porter	46
1941	The Ghost of St. Michael'sMovie	Procurator Fiscal	46
1941	The Spell of Amy NugentMovie	Cathcart	46
1941	Cottage to LetMovie	Dr. Truscott	46
1941	Turned Out Nice AgainMovie	Drunk	46
1940	ContrabandMovie	Axel Skold	45
1940	21 DaysMovie	John Aloysius Evan	45
1940	ConvoyMovie	Minesweeper Skipper	45
1940	Pastor HallMovie	Nazi Pastor	45
1940	Spy for a DayMovie	Britt	45
1940	The Thief of BagdadMovie	Astrologer	45
1940	Ten Days in ParisMovie	Benoit	45
1939	Q PlanesMovie	Stage Door Keeper	44
1939	Design for MurderMovie	Old Dan	44
1939	Jamaica InnMovie	Sir Humphrey's Groom Sam	44
1939	The Four FeathersMovie	Mahdi Interpreter	44
1939	The Spy in BlackMovie	Engineer	44
1939	Shipyard SallyMovie	Hector Peter	44
1938	The Last BarricadeMovie	Captain MacTavish	43
1937	Secret LivesMovie	Robert Pigeon	42
1937	Knight Without ArmourMovie	Station Master	42
1936	The House of the SpaniardMovie	Orlando	41
1936	RembrandtMovie	Jeweller (uncredited)	41
1936	Men of YesterdayMovie	—	41
1936	Forget Me NotMovie	New York theatre manager	41
1935	The Ghost Goes WestMovie	The McLaggen	40
1935	Peg of Old DruryMovie	Mr. Rich	40
1935	I Give My HeartMovie	Cascal	40
1935	Crimson DynastyMovie	Professor	40
1935	Blind JusticeMovie	Harry	40
1935	Do Not Forget About MeMovie	New York Manager	40
1934	The Queen's AffairMovie	Waiter	39
1934	The Old Curiosity ShopMovie	Quilp	39
1934	Nell GwynMovie	French Ambassador	39
1934	Colonel BloodMovie	Mr Edwards	39
1933	The Lucky NumberMovie	Photographer	38
1933	The Wandering JewMovie	Merchant (Phase III)	38
1933	Crime on the HillMovie	Jevons	38
1933	Matinee IdolMovie	Mr. Clappit	38
1933	The Private Life of Henry VIIIMovie	The King's Barber (uncredited)	38
1933	Song of the PloughMovie	Farmhand	38
1931	The Conquest of the AirMovie	Tiberius Cavallo	36
1931	Many WatersMovie	Director	36
1931	Gipsy BloodMovie	Remenado	36
1930	Night BirdsMovie	Scotty	35