---
name: "Elspeth Dudgeon"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/elspeth-dudgeon"
fi1m_id: "elspeth-dudgeon"
imdb_id: "nm0240070"
tmdb_id: 34331
wikidata_id: "Q16220802"
roles: []
born: "4 December 1871"
died: "11 December 1955"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-25T04:02:03.988145+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Elspeth Dudgeon

## Identity

Elspeth Dudgeon

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/elspeth-dudgeon
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** elspeth-dudgeon
- **IMDb ID:** nm0240070
- **TMDB ID:** 34331
- **Wikidata ID:** Q16220802
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elspeth_Dudgeon, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16220802, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0240070/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/34331

Actor. Born 4 December 1871 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. Died 11 December 1955.

## Details

- **Born:** 4 December 1871, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- **Died:** 11 December 1955
- **Also known as:** John Dudgeon
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 86 (2), 1940s 80 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 82 to 78 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Romance 2, Action 1, Comedy 1, Crime 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $6m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elspeth_Dudgeon, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16220802, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0240070/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/34331

## Biography

Elspeth Dudgeon (4 December 1871 – 11 December 1955) was a Scottish character actress. She appeared in numerous uncredited and small supporting roles in Hollywood films from the early 1930s onwards, with a career spanning nearly two decades across some 67 films.

Dudgeon had a background in stage acting in Scotland before moving into film. She is particularly noted for her role as Sir Roderick Femm in *The Old Dark House* (1932), credited as John Dudgeon, and for appearances in *Bride of Frankenstein* (1935), *Camille* (1936), *Pride and Prejudice* (1940), *Foreign Correspondent* (1940) and *Now, Voyager* (1942).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, catalog.afi.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Monsieur Verdoux* (1947), Fi1m 82, as Old Woman (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/monsieur-verdoux.md)
- *Now, Voyager* (1942), Fi1m 82, as Aunt Hester (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/now-voyager.md)
- *Foreign Correspondent* (1940), Fi1m 76, as Woman (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/foreign-correspondent.md)
- *Camille* (1936), Fi1m 82, as Fireplace Attendant (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/camille.md)
- *Bride of Frankenstein* (1935), Fi1m 89, as Gypsy's Mother (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/bride-of-frankenstein.md)

## Complete filmography (45)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Great Sinner* (1949), as Fearful Old Gambling Woman (uncredited)
- *Lust for Gold* (1949), as Martha Bannister
- *Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back* (1947), as Nanny
- *Monsieur Verdoux* (1947), as Old Woman (uncredited) — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/monsieur-verdoux.md)
- *Yankee Fakir* (1947), as Scrubwoman
- *Devotion* (1946), as Elderly Reader of "Jane Eyre" (uncredited)
- *Woman Who Came Back* (1945), as Jezebel Trister
- *The Suspect* (1945), as Pauline Barlow (uncredited)
- *Reckless Age* (1944), as Miss Ferris
- *Bathing Beauty* (1944), as Miss Travers (uncredited)
- *Footlight Glamour* (1943), as Frances
- *Family Troubles* (1943), Actor
- *Nightmare* (1942), as Angus' wife
- *Now, Voyager* (1942), as Aunt Hester (uncredited) — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/now-voyager.md)
- *Foreign Correspondent* (1940), as Woman (uncredited) — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/foreign-correspondent.md)
- *Pride and Prejudice* (1940), as Mrs. King
- *Raffles* (1939), as School Mistress
- *Calling Dr. Kildare* (1939), as Old Lady in Hall (uncredited)
- *The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle* (1939), as Lady Bolton (uncredited)
- *Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police* (1939), as Mrs. Thomas, Housekeeper
- *Midnight* (1939), as Stephanie's Party Guest with Dog (uncredited)
- *Mystery House* (1938), as Aunt Lucy Kingery
- *Sh! The Octopus* (1937), as Nanny
- *The Prince and the Pauper* (1937), as Grandmother Canty
- *Camille* (1936), as Fireplace Attendant (uncredited) — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/camille.md)
- *A Woman Rebels* (1936), as Lord Gaythorne's Maid (uncredited)
- *Give Me Your Heart* (1936), as Alice Dodd
- *The White Angel* (1936), as Lady Disapproving of Florence #2 (uncredited)
- *Show Boat* (1936), Actor
- *Kind Lady* (1935), as Lady Emily (uncredited)
- *The Last Outpost* (1935), as Head Nurse (uncredited)
- *Becky Sharp* (1935), as Miss Pinkerton
- *Bride of Frankenstein* (1935), as Gypsy's Mother (uncredited) — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/bride-of-frankenstein.md)
- *Vanessa: Her Love Story* (1935), as Vera Trent
- *The Night Is Young* (1935), as Duchess of Reidheim (uncredited)
- *The Moonstone* (1934), as Betteredge
- *Stand Up and Cheer!* (1934), as Reformer
- *Stage Mother* (1933), as Music Store Customer (uncredited)
- *Zoo in Budapest* (1933), as Woman Whose Skunk Was Stolen (uncredited)
- *The Old Dark House* (1932), as Sir Roderick Femm
- *The Crash* (1932), as Solitaire Player
- *A Successful Calamity* (1932), as Musicale Guest (uncredited)
- *Vanity Fair* (1932), as Sir Pitt's Housekeeper
- *The Impatient Maiden* (1932), as Neighbor (uncredited)
- *Waterloo Bridge* (1931), as Elegant Dowager (uncredited)

## Gallery

- ![Elspeth Dudgeon in Becky Sharp - cropped screenshot (1935)](https://film.one/media/person/300243/gallery-de0d6ae30e1b.jpg) Elspeth Dudgeon in Becky Sharp - cropped screenshot (1935) — Pioneer Pictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Elspeth_Dudgeon_in_Becky_Sharp_%281935%29_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Elspeth Dudgeon in Becky Sharp - cropped screenshot (1935)](https://film.one/media/person/300243/gallery-1563f86d9765.jpg) Elspeth Dudgeon in Becky Sharp - cropped screenshot (1935) — Pioneer Pictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/Elspeth_Dudgeon_in_Becky_Sharp_%281935%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Elspeth Dudgeon](https://film.one/media/person/300243/gallery-cfb30649b942.jpg) Elspeth Dudgeon — Pioneer Pictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/Elspeth_Dudgeon_in_Becky_Sharp_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Elspeth Dudgeon Miriam Hopkins in Becky Sharp - cropped screenshot (1935)](https://film.one/media/person/300243/gallery-935f68e6c3df.jpg) Elspeth Dudgeon Miriam Hopkins in Becky Sharp - cropped screenshot (1935) — Pioneer Pictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Elspeth_Dudgeon_and_Miriam_Hopkins_in_Becky_Sharp.jpg/1280px-Elspeth_Dudgeon_and_Miriam_Hopkins_in_Becky_Sharp.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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