Cecil Kellaway

Cecil Kellaway
from the trailer for
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
Born
Cecil Lauriston Kellaway[1]

(1890-08-22)22 August 1890
Cape Town, Cape Colony (now South Africa)
Died28 February 1973(1973-02-28) (aged 82)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Years active1921−1972
Spouse
Doreen Elizabeth Joubert
(m. 1919)
Children2
Relatives

Cecil Lauriston Kellaway (22 August 1890 – 28 February 1973)[2] was a South African character actor.[3] He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor twice, for The Luck of the Irish (1948) and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967).[4]

  1. ^ Cecil Lauriston Kellaway (born 1890) filed a Petition (#175514) for Naturalization as a United States citizen in 1951; certificate #7411287 (per ancestry.com)
  2. ^ Rutledge, Martha (1983). "Kellaway, Cecil (1890–1973)". Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 9. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  3. ^ Obituary, Variety, 7 March 1973, page 78.
  4. ^ "Character Actor Cecil Kellaway is Dead". Daily Times. 1 March 1973. Retrieved 13 September 2012.