George Carney

British actor (1887–1947)

George Carney

Born	(1887-11-21)21 November 1887 Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Died	9 December 1947(1947-12-09) (aged 60) London, England
Occupation(s)	Comedian, actor

George Carney (21 November 1887 – 9 December 1947) was a British comedian and film actor.^[1]

Born in Bristol, he worked in the Liverpool Cotton Exchange, in a furniture business, then in the Belfast shipyards.^{[citation needed]} In 1906 he made his debut stage appearance in a pantomime in Nottingham, with his first London appearance following in 1907, as one half of a double act, Carney and Armstrong. They toured together in Britain, Australia and South Africa before Carney set up revues with another comedian, Sam Harris. From 1926, he worked on stage as a solo comedian, with such sketches as "The Fool of the Force", "The Stage Door Keeper", and "I Live in Leicester Square". He then took up a film career, appearing as a character actor in numerous British films, including Love on the Dole (1941) and Brighton Rock (1948).^[2]

He was the uncle of actor Leonard Williams

He died in London in 1947.^[2]

Complete filmography

Commissionaire (1933) - Sergeant Ted Seymour
The Television Follies (1933) - Father
Say It with Flowers (1934) - Bill Woods
The Night Club Queen (1934) - Hale
Red Ensign (1934) - Mr. Lindsey (uncredited)
Music Hall (1934) - Bill
Easy Money (1934) - Boggie
A Glimpse of Paradise (1934) - Jim Bogsworth
Hyde Park (1934) - Joe Smith
Flood Tide (1934) - Captain Bill Buckett
Lest We Forget (1934) - Sergeant Jock
A Real Bloke (1935) - Bill
City of Beautiful Nonsense (1935) - Chesterton
Windfall (1935) - Syd
Cock o' the North (1935) - George Barton
Variety (1935) - Minor Role
The Small Man (1936) - Bill Edwards
It's in the Bag (1936) - Blumfield
Tomorrow We Live (1936) - Mr. Taylor
Land Without Music (1936) - Prison Warder
Some Waiter! (1936 short)
Thunder in the City (1937) - Harry Hopper (uncredited)
Dreaming Lips (1937) - Rescuer
Beauty and the Barge (1937) - Tom Codd
Father Steps Out (1937) - Joe Hardcastle
Smash and Grab (1937) - Engine Driver (uncredited)
Lancashire Luck (1937) - George Lovejoy
Little Miss Somebody (1937) - Angus Duncan
Easy Riches (1938) - Sam Miller
Paid in Error (1938) - Will Baker
Kicking the Moon Around (1938) - Police Constable Truscott
Weddings Are Wonderful (1938) - Rogers
When We Are Married (1938 TV movie) - Henry Ormonroyd
Consider Your Verdict (1938 short) - The Butcher
Miracles Do Happen (1938) - Mr. F. Greenlaw
Young Man's Fancy (1939) - Chairman
Come On George! (1939) - Sgt. Johnson
Where's That Fire? (1940) - Councillor (uncredited)
The Stars Look Down (1940) - Slogger Gowlan
A Window in London (1940) - Night Watchman
Convoy (1940) - Bates
The Briggs Family (1940) - George Downing
Kipps (1941) - Old Pornick (scenes deleted)
Love on the Dole (1941) - Mr. Hardcastle
The Common Touch (1941) - Charlie
Hard Steel (1942) - Bert Mortimer
The Day Will Dawn (1942) - Harry, Soldier in Fleet Street Pub
Unpublished Story (1942) - Landlord
In Which We Serve (1942) - Mr. Blake
Thunder Rock (1942) - Harry
Rose of Tralee (1942) - Collett
When We Are Married (1943) - Landlord
Schweik's New Adventures (1943) - Gendarme
The Night Invader (1943) - Conductor
Tawny Pipit (1944) - Whimbrel
Welcome, Mr. Washington (1944) - Publican
Soldier, Sailor (1944)
Waterloo Road (1945) - Tom Mason
The Agitator (1945) - Bill Shackleton
I Know Where I'm Going! (1945) - Mr. Webster
Wanted for Murder (1946) - Boat Rental Agent
Spring Song (1946) - Stage Door Keeper (uncredited)
The Root of All Evil (1947) - Bowser
Woman to Woman (1947) - Taxi Driver
The Little Ballerina (1947) - Bill
Fortune Lane (1947) - Mr. Quentin
Brighton Rock (1948) - Phil Corkery
Good-Time Girl (1948) - Mr. Rawlings

References

^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | CARNEY, George". Archived from the original on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
^ ^a ^b Busby, Roy (1976). British Music Hall: An Illustrated Who's Who from 1850 to the Present Day. London: Paul Elek. p. 31. ISBN 0-236-40053-3.