Sherlock Holmes in Washington, this time playing not Moriarty, but a Nazi spy. Last years and death After playing a bit part in David and Bathsheba (1951), Zucco undertook a role in The Desert Fox, but suffered a stroke one day on the set, and never significantly recovered (he was replaced by Cedric Hardwicke). He suffered from stroke-induced dementia for the rest of his life, and he died on 27 May 1960 from pneumonia in a nursing facility in Hollywood, aged 74. Personal life He and his wife, Stella Francis, had a daughter, Frances (1931–1962), who died of throat cancer at age 30, and a grandson, George Zucco (né Canto). Stella Zucco died from natural causes on May 11, 1999, aged 99, in Woodland Hills, California. Filmography Dreyfus (1931) as Cavaignac (film debut) There Goes the Bride (1932) as Prosecutor (uncredited) The Midshipmaid (1932) as Lord Dore The Good Companions (1933) as Fauntley The Roof (1933) as James Renton The Man from Toronto (1933) as Squire Autumn Crocus (1934) as Reverend Mayne Something Always Happens (1934) as Proprietor of the Maison de Paris (uncredited) The Lady Is Willing (1934) as Man from Reclamation Agent (uncredited) What Happened Then? (1934) as Inspector Hull What's in a Name? (1934) as Foot Road House (1934) as Hotel Manager (uncredited) Abdul the Damned (1935) as Officer of the Firing Squad It's a Bet (1935) as Convict (uncredited) The Common Round (1936, Short) as Dr. Pyke The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936) as The Colonel's Butler Sinner Take All (1936) as Bascomb After the Thin Man (1936) as Dr. Kammer Parnell (1937) as Sir Charles Russell Saratoga (1937) as Dr. Harmsworth Bierd London by Night (1937) as Inspector Jefferson Souls at Sea (1937) as Barton Woodley The Firefly (1937) as Secret Service Chief Madame X (1937) as Dr. LaFarge The Bride Wore Red (1937) as Count Armalia Conquest (1937) as Sen. Malachowski (uncredited) Rosalie (1937) as General Maroff Arsène Lupin Returns (1938) as Prefect of Police Three Comrades (1938) as Dr. Plauten (uncredited) Lord Jeff (1938) as James 'Jim' Hampstead Fast Company (1938) as Otto Brockler Marie Antoinette (1938) as Governor of Conciergerie (uncredited) Vacation from Love (1938) as Dr. Waxton Suez (1938) as Prime Minister Arrest Bulldog Drummond (1938) as Rolf Alferson Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938) as Dr. Cardigan Captain Fury (1939) as Arnold Trist The Magnificent Fraud (1939) as Dr. Luis