Gyles Isham
Biography
From Wikipedia
Sir Gyles Isham, 12th Baronet (31 October 1903 – 29 January 1976) was an English aristocrat, actor (who appeared in several films in the 1930s) and historian.
Gyles Isham was born 31 October 1903 in Lamport, Northamptonshire, England to Sir Vere Isham, the 11th Baronet of Lamport, and his wife Millicent Vaughan. He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford in 1930 with an M.A. degree and became an actor, appearing from 1933 to 1937 in ten films, including the acclaimed Anna Karenina. He also acted From 1929 to 1938 in several Shakespeare plays at the Old Vic Theatre in London, the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, and other venues.
Filmography
Under Secret Orders
1937
as Lt. Hans Hoffman
Secret Lives
1937
as Franz Abel
The House of the Spaniard
1936
as John Gilchrist
The Perfect Gentleman
1935
as Man (uncredited)
Anna Karenina
1935
as Konstantin Demitrievitch Levin
- No poster
What’s in a Name?
1935
as Schultz
The Iron Duke
1934
as Czar of Russia
- No poster
Purse Strings
1933
as James Willmore
- No poster
Anne One Hundred
1933
as Nixon