He drew massive crowds at public appearances. British Pathé News filmed his daughters' christening; and the studios dubbed him "Elstree's Clark Gable". Filmography Why Sailors Leave Home (1930) Kiss Me Sergeant (1930) Not So Quiet on the Western Front (1930) Poor Old Bill (1931) What a Night! (1931) Old Soldiers Never Die (1931) Bill's Legacy (1931) The Last Coupon (1932) Old Spanish Customers (1932) Tonight's the Night (1932) Hawley's of High Street (1933) The Pride of the Force (1933) Lost in the Legion (1934) A Political Party (1934) Doctor's Orders (1934) The Outcast (1934) Captain Bill (1935) Strictly Illegal (1935) The Stoker (1935) One Good Turn (1936) Boys Will Be Girls (1937) Two Smart Men (1940) The Middle Watch (1940) My Wife's Family (1941) Front Line Kids (1942) What Do We Do Now? (1945) References External links 1890 births 1948 deaths English male film actors People from Margate Male actors from Kent 20th-century English male actors British male comedy actors 20th-century English comedians Military personnel from London British Army personnel of World War I Northamptonshire Regiment officers