Lionel Belmore

born: 12 May 1867
Wimbledon,
London
died: 30 January 1953
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California,
United States of America
(cerebral thrombosis, age 85)

British character actor on stage and in US films of the 1920s and 1930s.
Some sources give his birth year as 1868. The 1911 (Aug.3) Sydney, Australia passenger list gives his height as 5'10½"; other sources leave off the ½".
Real name: William Lionel Belmore Gastin
Height: 5'10½"
Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography;
plus 1 film with Babe Hardy;
plus 1 films with Babe Hardy;
plus 1 film with Charley Chase.

2


1935
Bonnie Scotland
Blacksmith

1937
Topper
Bank guard
NON-HAL ROACH FILMS

1926
Stop, Look And Listen
Sheriff

1930
The Rogue Song
Ossman

1938
Pie a la Maid
Dr. Kornbloom

DEATH CERTIFICATE
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Acknowledgements:
Jim Jarvis (death certificate)

This page was last updated on: 25 May 2025