Murray Kinnell

British actor (1889-1954)

Murray Kinnell was a British-born American actor, recognized for playing smooth, gentlemanly, although rather shady characters. He began acting on the English stage in 1907, toured in the United States from 1912 through 1914, then returned to England where he served in the British Army during World War I. After the war, he emigrated to the US. He appeared in 71 films between the pre-code era of 1930 and 1937. He later served the Screen Actors Guild in several positions for 16 years.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 11 films (1930–1936) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field.

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1930 THE PRINCESS AND THE PLUMBER. Fox Film Corp 72 min B&W
1931 HONOR OF THE FAMILY. First National Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1931 The public enemy William A. Wellman 83 B&W
1931 THE PUBLIC ENEMY. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 9 reels B&W
1932 Grand Hotel Edmund Goulding 1:12 B&W
1933 I AM SUZANNE. Fox Film Corp 98 min B&W
1933 Zoo in Budapest Fox Film Corporation 85 min 16mm B&W sound
1934 Charlie Chan in London Eugene Forde 79 min 16mm B&W
1934 MURDER IN TRINIDAD. Fox Film Corp B&W
1934 The house of Rothschild Indiana University Audio-Visual Center: Distributor | Teaching Film Custodians: Distributor 0:44:00 16mm B&W sound
1936 Winterset RKO Radio Pictures Inc 1:18:00 16mm B&W sound