Arthur William Kellaway (21 November 1881 – 27 August 1949), known as Arthur Chesney, was an English character actor who worked on stage and screen.
Biography
He was born 21 November 1881 in
Hampstead, London, the son of John and Catherine Kellaway (
née Oliver).
[ London, England, School Admissions and Discharges, 1840-1911][1891 England Census][ London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921] He was the brother of the actor
Edmund Gwenn and the cousin of the actor
Cecil Kellaway. He married actress
Estelle Winwood in 1907
but their marriage was dissolved and she remarried in 1928.
He later married artist Kathleen (Kitty) Ridge (1901–1988), and they had daughter
Ann Dummett in 1930. Ann went on to become a racial justice activist.
Chesney made his first stage appearance in 1903, in a play at County Theatre in Bedford. He took part in many plays in London and New York, and also appeared in more than 25 films. He died in a hospital on 27 August 1949 following a massive stroke in Hampstead, aged 67.
Filmography
|
|
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Uncredited |
| |
| |
| |
| Uncredited |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| (final film role) |
External links
