Gus McNaughton
Gus McNaughton (29 July 1881 – 18 November 1969), also known as Augustus Le Clerq and Augustus Howard,[1][2] was an English film actor. He appeared in 70 films between 1930 and 1947. He was born in London and died in Castor, Cambridgeshire.[3] He is sometimes credited as Gus MacNaughton.[4] He appeared on stage from 1899, as a juvenile comedian with the Fred Karno company, the influential British music hall troupe. In films, McNaughton was often cast as the "fast-talking sidekick", and he appeared in several popular George Formby comedies of the 1930s and 1940s.[5] He also appeared twice for director Alfred Hitchcock in both Murder! (1930) and The 39 Steps (1935).[6]
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| Born | 29 July 1881 |
| Died | 18 November 1969 (aged 88) Castor, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1930–1947 |
| Spouse(s) | Charlotte Poluski (? - ?) |
Filmography
- Comets (1930) - Himself
- Murder! (1930) - Tom Trewitt (uncredited)
- Children of Chance (1930) - H.K. Zinkwell
- Lucky Girl (1932) - Hudson E. Greener
- The Last Coupon (1932) - Lord Bedlington
- The Maid of the Mountains (1932) - General Malona
- His Wife's Mother (1932) - Joy
- Money Talks (1932) - Solly Sax, Impresario
- Radio Parade (1933) - Himself
- Leave It to Me (1933) - Baxter
- Heads We Go (1933) - Otis Dove
- Crime on the Hill (1933) - Collins
- Happy (1933) - Waller
- The Love Nest (1933) - Fox
- Their Night Out (1933) - Fred Simpson
- Seeing Is Believing (1934) - Geoffrey Cooper
- Master and Man (1934) - Blackmailer
- The Luck of a Sailor (1934) - Official
- There Goes Susie (1934) - Brammel
- Spring in the Air (1934) - Max
- Barnacle Bill (1935) - Jack Baron
- Invitation to the Waltz (1935) - Valet
- Royal Cavalcade (1935) - Workman
- The 39 Steps (1935) - Commercial Traveller #1
- Joy Ride (1935) - String
- The Crouching Beast (1935)
- Music Hath Charms (1935) - Goodwin
- Not So Dusty (1936) - Nobby Clark
- Keep Your Seats, Please (1936) - Max
- Southern Roses (1936) - Parker
- The Heirloom Mystery (1936) - Alfred Fisher
- You Must Get Married (1936) - Bosun
- Action for Slander (1937) - Tandy
- Busman's Holiday (1937) - Alf Green
- Strange Adventures of Mr. Smith (1937) - Will Smith / Black Patch
- Storm in a Teacup (1937) - Horace Skirving
- Keep Fit (1937) - Tom
- South Riding (1938) - Tadman
- Easy Riches (1938) - Joe Hicks
- The Divorce of Lady X (1938) - Waiter
- We're Going to Be Rich (1938) - Broderick
- You're the Doctor (1938) - Kemp
- Sidewalks of London (1938) - Arthur Smith
- The Citadel (1938) - Tom Evans (uncredited)
- Keep Smiling (1938) - Eddie Perkins (uncredited)
- Q Planes (1939) - Blenkinsop
- Trouble Brewing (1939) - Bill Pike
- I Killed the Count (1939) - Martin
- There Ain't No Justice (1939) - Alfie Norton
- What Would You Do, Chums? (1939) - Harry Piper
- Blind Folly (1940) - Professor Zozo
- All at Sea (1940) - Nobby
- That's the Ticket (1940) - Milkbar Monty
- Two for Danger (1940) - Braithwaite
- George and Margaret (1940) - Wolverton
- Old Bill and Son (1941) - Alf
- Facing the Music (1941) - Illusionist
- Jeannie (1941) - Angus Whitelaw
- South American George (1941) - George White
- Penn of Pennsylvania (1942) - Ship's Mate
- The Day Will Dawn (1942) - Army Sergeant
- Let the People Sing (1942) - Ketley
- Much Too Shy (1942) - Manager
- Rose of Tralee (1942) - Gleeson
- The Shipbuilders (1943) - Jim
- Demobbed (1944) - Capt. Gregson
- A Place of One's Own (1945) - P.C. Hargreaves
- The Trojan Brothers (1946) - Frank
- Here Comes the Sun (1946) - Barrett
- The Turners of Prospect Road (1947) - Knocker
- This Was a Woman (1948) - Vet Surgeon
- Feature Story (1949)
Theatre
- Darling, I Love You (1931)[7]
References
- Michael Kilgarriff (1998). Grace, Beauty & Banjos. Oberon. p. 245. ISBN 9781840021165.
- Joseph F. Clarke (1977). Pseudonyms. BCA. p. 108.
- "Gus McNaughton". BFI. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012.
- "Gus McNaughton". hitchcock.zone.
- Hal Erickson. "Gus McNaughton - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- "Gus McNaughton". aveleyman.com.
- At the Bristol Hippodrome ( 9–14 February 1931), with Gus McNaughton, Eddie Childs, Sybil Woodruffe, Felice Lascelles, Phyllis Palmer, Kenneth Berrell, Hawes Cowan, Beryl Adair, Jack McNaughton.
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