| Arthur Chesney | |
| Birth Name: | Arthur William Kellaway |
| Birth Date: | 21 November 1881 |
| Birth Place: | Wandsworth, London, England |
| Death Place: | Hampstead, London, England |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 1920 - 1948 |
| Spouse: | Estelle Winwood (1907; 1928) Kitty Ridge (19??; ? 19??) |
| Children: | Ann Dummett |
| Family: | Edmund Gwenn (brother) Cecil Kellaway (cousin) Alec Kellaway (cousin) |
Arthur William Kellaway (21 November 1881 – 27 August 1949), known as Arthur Chesney, was an English character actor who worked on stage and screen.[1] [2]
He was born 21 November 1881 in Hampstead, London, the son of John and Catherine Kellaway (née Oliver).[3] [4] [5] He was the brother of the actor Edmund Gwenn and the cousin of the actor Cecil Kellaway. He married actress Estelle Winwood in 1907[6] but their marriage was dissolved and she remarried in 1928.[7] 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.[8]
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.[7]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | Lights of London | Harold Armytage | ||
| 1920 | The Lure of Crooning Water | Gerald Pinkerton | ||
| 1927 | Her Husband | |||
| 1927 | Hindle Wakes | Sir Timothy Farrar | ||
| 1930 | French Leave | Gen. Root | ||
| 1931 | The Shadow Between | Pug Wilson | ||
| 1932 | Lord Babs | Mr. Turpin | ||
| 1932 | The Indiscretions of Eve | Father | ||
| 1932 | Fires of Fate | Mr. Braddell | ||
| 1933 | Forging Ahead | Shutley | ||
| 1933 | Chelsea Life | Ambrose Lincoln | ||
| 1933 | The Fortunate Fool | Battling Stubbs aka Batty | ||
| 1933 | Night of the Garter | Vicar | ||
| 1933 | Sorrell and Son | Mr. Porteous | ||
| 1934 | Colonel Blood | Samuel Pepys | ||
| 1934 | The Queen's Affair | Uncredited | ||
| 1934 | Youthful Folly | Lord Wilmington | ||
| 1936 | Chick | Lord Frensham | ||
| 1936 | Sensation | Ernie Turnpit | ||
| 1937 | O.H.M.S. | Suger Daddy | Uncredited | |
| 1937 | London Melody | Marius' Butler | ||
| 1937 | Please Teacher | Round | ||
| 1937 | Song of the Forge | Huckleberry | ||
| 1945 | I Know Where I'm Going! | Harmonica Player | ||
| 1948 | The Flamingo Affair | Roberts | (final film role) |