Cecil Ramage
Cecil Ramage John Henry Palin | |
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Personal details | |
Born | Cecil Beresford Ramage 17 January 1895 Edinburgh, Scotland |
Died | 22 February 1988 Bournemouth, England | (aged 93)
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse |
The Royal Scots |
Battles/wars | First World War |
Awards | Military Cross |
Cecil Beresford Ramage, MC (17 January 1895 – 22 February 1988) was a Scottish barrister, actor and Liberal politician.
Life
Following his education at the
Following the war, he went up to
At the
By this time Ramage was a professional actor, appearing in
His career eventually declined, and he retired from the stage and was separated from his wife, Nesbitt, who died in 1982, aged 93.[1] He played the Crown Counsel in Kind Hearts and Coronets, whose devastating cross-examination of Louis Mazzini does much to discredit him.
Death
Cecil Beresford Ramage died in 1988, aged 93.[1] Of the 64 former MPs who only served in the parliament of 1924, he was the last survivor, outliving his parliamentary service by 63 years.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1932 | C.O.D. | Vyner | |
1932 | The Strangler | Dr. Bevan | |
1932 | Account Rendered | Barry Barriter | Short |
1933 | Britannia of Billingsgate | Producer | |
1933 | On Secret Service | Ermete Davila | |
1934 | The Luck of a Sailor | Owner | |
1934 | Freedom of the Seas | Berkstrom | |
1934 | Blossom Time | Johann Vogl | |
1934 | The Night of the Party | Howard Vernon | |
1934 | What Happened Then? | Defense | |
1935 | Be Careful, Mr. Smith | ||
1935 | McGlusky the Sea Rover | Auda | |
1935 | King of the Damned | Major Ramon Montez | |
1936 | Love in Exile | John Weston | |
1936 | Lonely Road | Maj. Norman | |
1936 | The Secret of Stamboul | Prince Ali | |
1936 | The Mill on the Floss | Luke | Uncredited |
1937 | Cafe Colette | Petrov | |
1937 | Return of a Stranger | John Forbes | |
1937 | The Last Rose of Summer | ||
1939 | Black Eyes | ||
1945 | I Live in Grosvenor Square | Trewhewy | |
1947 | The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby | Sir Mulberry Hawk | |
1948 | Blanche Fury | Prosecuting Counsel | |
1949 | Kind Hearts and Coronets | Crown Counsel | (final film role) |
References
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
External links
- Cecil Ramage at IMDb
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Cecil Ramage