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name: "Vernon Downing"
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roles: []
born: "6 January 1913"
died: "1 December 1973"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-20T00:36:51.509662+00:00"
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# Vernon Downing

Actor. Born 6 January 1913 in Suffolk, England, UK. Died 1 December 1973.

## Details

- **Born:** 6 January 1913, Suffolk, England, UK
- **Died:** 1 December 1973
- **Active:** 1934–1935
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 5: 3 acting, 2 other
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 76 (4), 1940s 72 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 77 to 78 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Romance 4, History 2, Adventure 1, Mystery 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $10m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernon_Downing, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7922111, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0236143/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/25174

## Biography

Vernon Downing (1913–1973) was a British actor who appeared in numerous Hollywood films between 1934 and 1954, often in supporting or uncredited roles as English characters.

He made his screen debut in 1934 with parts in *Treasure Island* and *The Barretts of Wimpole Street*, in which he played Octavius Barrett. Other credits include *Mutiny on the Bounty* (1935), *Les Misérables* (1935), *Wuthering Heights* (1939), *Pride and Prejudice* (1940), *Suspicion* (1941), *The Spider Woman* (1943) and *The Three Musketeers* (1948). He also appeared on Broadway in the stage version of *The Barretts of Wimpole Street* in 1931.

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

## On Fi1m (5)

### Performed in (3)

- *Les Misérables* (1935), Fi1m 74, as Brissac — [page](https://film.one/film/les-miserables-1935.md)
- *Mutiny on the Bounty* (1935), Fi1m 83, as Hayward — [page](https://film.one/film/mutiny-on-the-bounty.md)
- *The Barretts of Wimpole Street* (1934), Fi1m 72, as Octavius Barrett — [page](https://film.one/film/the-barretts-of-wimpole-street.md)

### Also credited (2) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Suspicion* (1941), Fi1m 72, as Benson (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/suspicion.md)
- *Wuthering Heights* (1939), Fi1m 76, as Giles (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/wuthering-heights.md)

## Complete filmography (27)

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

- *Four Star Playhouse* (1952), series, as Father
- *The Three Musketeers* (1948), Actor
- *A Woman's Vengeance* (1948), as Chemist (uncredited)
- *Forever Amber* (1947), Actor
- *Golden Earrings* (1947), as Club Member with Reynolds (uncredited)
- *The Macomber Affair* (1947), as Reporter Logan
- *The Time of Their Lives* (1946), as Leigh - Traitor (uncredited)
- *The White Cliffs of Dover* (1944), as Lieutenant Davis Herrick (uncredited)
- *A Guy Named Joe* (1944), as English Liaison Officer (uncredited)
- *The Spider Woman* (1943), as Norman Locke
- *Corvette K-225* (1943), as Officer
- *The Wife Takes a Flyer* (1942), as English Officer
- *How to Hold Your Husband - BACK* (1941), as Husband #3 (uncredited)
- *Suspicion* (1941), as Benson (uncredited) — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/suspicion.md)
- *Mystery Sea Raider* (1940), as Martin
- *The Howards of Virginia* (1940), as John Walker
- *Pride and Prejudice* (1940), as Capt. Carter
- *Wuthering Heights* (1939), as Giles (uncredited) — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/wuthering-heights.md)
- *Marie Antoinette* (1938), as Man in Gaming House (uncredited)
- *Lord Jeff* (1938), as Lift Boy
- *The Romance Of Robert Burns* (1937), as Ross (uncredited)
- *King of Burlesque* (1936), as Man in Car (uncredited)
- *East of Java* (1935), as Pilot
- *Mutiny on the Bounty* (1935), as Hayward — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/mutiny-on-the-bounty.md)
- *Les Misérables* (1935), as Brissac — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/les-miserables-1935.md)
- *Clive of India* (1935), as Mr. Stringer
- *The Barretts of Wimpole Street* (1934), as Octavius Barrett — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/the-barretts-of-wimpole-street.md)

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