Patric Knowles
Born
November 11, 1911
Died
December 23, 1995 (84 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Horsforth, Yorkshire, England, UK
Reginald Lawrence Knowles (11 November 1911 – 23 December 1995) was an English film actor who renamed himself Patric Knowles, a name which reflects his Irish descent. He appeared in films of the 1930s through the 1970s. He made his film debut in 1933, and played either first or second film leads throughout his career.
In his first American film, Give Me Your Heart (1936), released in Great Britain as Sweet Aloes, Knowles was cast as a titled Englishman of means.
While making The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) at Lone Pine, California, he befriended Errol Flynn, whose acquaintance he had made when both were under contract to Warner Bros. in England. Since that film, in which Knowles played the part of Capt. Perry Vickers, the brother of Flynn's Maj. Geoffrey Vickers, he was cast more frequently as straitlaced characters alongside Flynn's flamboyant ones, notably as Will Scarlet in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). Both actors starred as well in Four's A Crowd, also in 1938.
More than two decades after Flynn's death, biographer Charles Higham sullied Flynn's memory by accusing him of having been a fascist sympathizer and Nazi spy. Knowles, who had served in World War II as a flying instructor in the RCAF, came to Flynn's defense, writing Rebuttal for a Friend as an epilogue to Tony Thomas' Errol Flynn: The Spy Who Never Was (Citadel Press, 1990) ISBN 080651180X.
Knowles was a freelance film actor from 1939 until his last film appearance in 1973. In the 1940s, he was known for playing protagonists in a number of horror films, including The Wolf Man (1941) and Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman (1943).
Knowles was also cast as comic foils in a number of comedies such as Abbott and Costello's Who Done It? (1942) and Hit The Ice (1943). He also appeared opposite Jack Kelly in a 1957 episode of the television series Maverick called "The Wrecker", which was based on a Robert Louis Stevenson adventure and co-starred James Garner.
Knowles was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame and wrote a novel called Even Steven (Vantage Press, 1960) ASIN B0006RMC2G. He was cremated. His ashes were either given to a friend or family.
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Known For
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Self (archive footage)
1999
Arnold
Douglas Whitehead
1973
Terror in the Wax Museum
Mr. Southcott
1973
The Man
South African Consul
1972
Getting Together
(1 episode)
1971
Chisum
Henry Tunstall
1970
The D.A.: Murder One
Charles Lloyd
1969
In Enemy Country
General Lloyd-Griffis
1968
The Devil's Brigade
Adm. Lord Mountbatten
1968
Garrison's Gorillas
(1 episode)
1967
The Way West
Captain Grant
1967
Jericho
(1 episode)
1966
Family Affair
(1 episode)
1966
Mona McCluskey
Trevor Blake · (1 episode)
1965
Mickey
(2 episodes)
1964
Six Gun Law
1962
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Simon Lambert · (1 episode)
1960
Hawaiian Eye
(1 episode)
1959
Tightrope
(1 episode)
1959
Auntie Mame
Lindsay Woolsey
1958
From the Earth to the Moon
Josef Cartier
1958
77 Sunset Strip
(1 episode)
1958
Peter Gunn
(1 episode)
1958
Maverick
(1 episode)
1957
Maverick
Paul Carthew · (1 episode)
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
(3 episodes)
1957
Band of Angels
Charles de Marigny
1957
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
(1 episode)
1956
Matinee Theater
(1 episode)
1955
No Man's Woman
Wayne Vincent
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
(1 episode)
1955
Gunsmoke
MacIntosh · (1 episode)
1955
The Millionaire
Martin Scott · (1 episode)
1955
The Thief
Philippe Voyson
1955
Khyber Patrol
George Kennely
1954
The Whistler
(2 episodes)
1954
World for Ransom
Julian March
1954
The United States Steel Hour
Richard Voyson · (1 episode)
1953
Flame of Calcutta
Capt. Keith Lambert
1953
Revlon Mirror Theatre
(1 episode)
1953
Jamaica Run
William Montague
1953
General Electric Theater
Longridge · (1 episode)
1953
General Electric Theater
George Spence · (1 episode)
1953
General Electric Theater
Manson (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1953
Tarzan's Savage Fury
Edwards
1952
Mutiny
Capt. Ben Waldridge
1952
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Paul Maynard · (1 episode)
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
John Stacey · (1 episode)
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
(1 episode)
1951
Quebec
Charles Douglas
1951
Lux Video Theatre
Corey Hill · (1 episode)
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Barclay · (1 episode)
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Bert · (1 episode)
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Mr. Morley · (1 episode)
1950
Three Came Home
Harry Keith
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Self - Guest Host · (1 episode)
1950
Lights Out
(1 episode)
1949
The Big Steal
Jim Fiske
1949
Studio One
Martin Helm · (1 episode)
1948
Studio One
(1 episode)
1948
Isn't It Romantic?
Richard Brannon
1948
Dream Girl
Jim Lucas
1948
Variety Girl
Patric Knowles
1947
Ivy
Dr. Roger Gretorex
1947
Monsieur Beaucaire
Duc le Chandre
1946
Of Human Bondage
Harry Griffiths
1946
The Bride Wore Boots
Lance Gale
1946
O.S.S.
Cmdr. Brady
1946
Masquerade in Mexico
Thomas Grant
1945
Kitty
Brett Harwood Earl of Carstairs
1945
This Is the Life
Maj. Hilary Jarret
1944
Pardon My Rhythm
Anthony "Tony" Page
1944
Chip Off the Old Block
Commander Judd Corrigan
1944
Crazy House
Edmund 'Mac' MacLean
1943
Always a Bridesmaid
Tony Warren
1943
All by Myself
Dr. Bill Perry
1943
Hit the Ice
Dr. William 'Bill' Burns
1943
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Dr. Frank Mannering
1943
Forever and a Day
Trimble-Pomfret Son
1943
Who Done It?
Jim Turner
1942
Sin Town
Wade Crowell
1942
Lady in a Jam
Doctor Enright
1942
The Mystery of Marie Roget
Dr. Paul Dupin
1942
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
Private Detective Jerry Church
1942
The Wolf Man
Frank Andrews
1941
How Green Was My Valley
Ivor Morgan
1941
Anne of Windy Poplars
Gilbert Blythe
1940
Women in War
Lt. Larry Hall
1940
A Bill of Divorcement
John Storm
1940
Married and in Love
Paul Wilding
1940
Another Thin Man
Dudley Horn
1939
The Spellbinder
Tom Dixon
1939
Five Came Back
Judson Ellis
1939
Beauty for the Asking
Denny Williams
1939
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
Capt. Condon
1939
Breakdowns of 1938
Patterson Buckley (archive footage) (uncredited)
1938
Heart of the North
Jim Montgomery
1938
Storm Over Bengal
Captain Jeffrey Allison
1938
The Sisters
Norman French
1938
Four's a Crowd
Patterson 'Pat' Buckley
1938
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Will Scarlett
1938
The Patient in Room 18
Lance O'Leary
1938
Expensive Husbands
Prince Rupert Heinrich Franz Von Rentzau
1937
It's Love I'm After
Henry Grant Jr.
1937
Two's Company
Lord Jerry Wendower
1936
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Captain Perry Vickers
1936
Give Me Your Heart
Robert 'Bob' Melford
1936
Fair Exchange
Tony Meredith
1936
Crown v. Stevens
Chris Jensen
1936
The Brown Wallet
John Gillespie
1936
The Guv'nor
Paul
1935
Abdul the Damned
Omar - Hilmi's Attache
1935
Honours Easy
Harry Markham
1935
The Girl in the Crowd
Tom Burrows
1935
The Student's Romance
Max Brandt
1935