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Home/People/Gyles Isham
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Born
Oct 31, 1903Died: Jan 29, 1976
Lived 72 years
Place of Birth
Lamport, Northampton, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

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IMDb Profile

Gyles Isham

Acting

Biography
From Wikipedia Sir Gyles Isham, 12th Baronet (31 October 1903 – 29 January 1976) was an English aristocrat, actor (who appeared in several films in the 1930s) and historian. Gyles Isham was born 31 October 1903 in Lamport, Northamptonshire, England to Sir Vere Isham, the 11th Baronet of Lamport, and his wife Millicent Vaughan. He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford in 1930 with an M.A. degree and became an actor, appearing from 1933 to 1937 in ten films, including the acclaimed Anna Karenina. He also acted From 1929 to 1938 in several Shakespeare plays at the Old Vic Theatre in London, the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, and other venues.
Under Secret Orders poster

Under Secret Orders

as Lt. Hans Hoffman
1937
Secret Lives poster

Secret Lives

as Franz Abel
1937
The House of the Spaniard poster

The House of the Spaniard

as John Gilchrist
1936
The Perfect Gentleman poster

The Perfect Gentleman

as Man (uncredited)
1935
Anna Karenina poster

Anna Karenina

as Konstantin Demitrievitch Levin
1935
What’s in a Name? poster

What’s in a Name?

as Schultz
1935
The Iron Duke poster

The Iron Duke

as Czar of Russia
1934
Purse Strings poster

Purse Strings

as James Willmore
1933
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Anne One Hundred

as Nixon
1933