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name: "Lionel Atwill"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "27 February 1885"
died: "22 April 1946"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T12:03:08.933394+00:00"
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# Lionel Atwill

Actor. Born 27 February 1885 in Croydon, London, England, UK. Died 22 April 1946.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 27 February 1885, Croydon, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 22 April 1946
- **Also known as:** Лайонел Этвилл, Lionel Alfred William Atwill, Лайонел Альфред Уильям Этуилл

## Biography

Lionel Atwill was an English stage and film actor. Born in Croydon, London, in 1885, he studied architecture before his stage debut at the Garrick Theatre, London, in 1904. He became a star on Broadway by 1918 and made his screen debut in 1919.

Atwill appeared in numerous Hollywood films, often in authority or villainous roles. He is known for performances including Ivan Igor in *Mystery of the Wax Museum* (1933), Inspector Krogh in *Son of Frankenstein* (1939), Rawitch in *To Be or Not to Be* (1942), Dr James Mortimer in *The Hound of the Baskervilles* (1939) and Professor Moriarty in *Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon* (1943). He also featured in *Captain Blood* (1935) and several Universal Frankenstein films.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *To Be or Not to Be* (1942), Fi1m 87, as Rawitch — [page](https://film.one/film/to-be-or-not-to-be.md)

## Also known for

- *Son of Frankenstein* (1939), Inspector Krogh
- *Captain Blood* (1935), Colonel Bishop
- *The Hound of the Baskervilles* (1939), Dr. James Mortimer
- *Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man* (1943), Mayor of Vasaria
- *House of Frankenstein* (1944), Inspector Arnz
- *The Ghost of Frankenstein* (1942), Dr. Bohmer
- *Mystery of the Wax Museum* (1933), Ivan Igor
- *House of Dracula* (1945), Police Inspector Holtz

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