Frank Lawton
Introduction  '''Frank Lawton Mokeley''' (30 September 1904 – 10 June 1969) was an English actor.His parents were stage players Daisy May Collier and Frank Lawton (I). His first major screen credit was ''Young Woodley'' (1930). In the mid-1930s, Lawton appeared in some Hollywood films, most significantly as the adult David Copperfield in MGM's classic literature adaptation of ''David Copperfield'' (1935). However, Lawton never made his big breakthrough in Hollywood and returned to British film and theatre.He was married to actress Evelyn Laye from 1934 until his death in 1969 aged 64.They acted together several times, including in the TV series ''My Husband and I''.During World War II, he joined the British Army in the Kings Royal Rifle Corps and rose to the rank of major. He was assigned as a liaison officer to the U.S. Army and ultimately was awarded the Legion of Merit, Degree of Legionnaire for his service.In the West End, he appeared in Alex Atkinson's ''Four Winds'' (1953) and Ronald Miller's ''Waiting for Gillian'' (1954).
Filmography Year  Title  Role  Notes 1930 ''Young Woodley''  Woodley  ''Birds of Prey''  Jimmy Hilton  1931 ''The Skin Game''  Rolf Hornblower  ''The Outsider''  Basil Owen  ''Michael and Mary''  David Rowe  ''After Office Hours''  Hec  1933 ''Cavalcade''  Joe Marryot  ''Heads We Go''  Toby Tyrrell  ''Friday the Thirteenth''  Frank Parsons 1934 ''One More River''  Tony Croom 1935 ''David Copperfield''  David Copperfield  1936 ''The Invisible Ray''  Ronald Drake  ''The Devil-Doll''  Toto  ''The Mill on the Floss''  Philip Wakem 1939 ''The Four Just Men''  James Terry 1942 ''Went the Day Well?'' Tom Sturry 1948 ''The Winslow Boy''  John Watherstone 1953 ''Rough Shoot''  Hassingham 1955 ''Above Us the Waves''  Naval officer in briefing roon  Uncredited1956 ''Doublecross''  Chief Constable 1957 ''The Rising of the Moon''  British officer  (3rd Episode) 1958 ''Gideon's Day''  Liggot  ''A Night to Remember''  Chairman and managing director of White Star Line J. Bruce Ismay 1961 ''The Queen's Guards''  Cmdr. Hewson
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