Matinee Classics - Heather Angel Biography & Filmography

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HEATHER ANGEL BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY:

Heather Angel was born on February 9th, 1909 in Oxfordshire in England with the birth name Heather Grace Angel. She first began her career as an actress gaining some stage experience as well as working with a number of touring companies.

She then gained some work in the film industry appearing in a number of British films, before she decided to take the big step and relocate to California in search of roles in film.

Her first film role was at the age of twenty appearing on the film, "Bulldog Drummond" (1929). After awhile of perseverance, she began to add other film credits to her resume such as, "Night in Montmarte" (1931), "The Hound of the Baskervilles" (1932), "Men of Steel" (1932), "Charlie Chan's Greatest Case" (1933), "Orient Express" (1934), "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" (1935), "The Three Musketeers" (1935) starring Walter Able and Paul Lucas, "The Informer" (1935), "Arrest Bulldog Drummond" (1939), "Kitty Foyle" (1940) starring Ginger Rogers, Dennis Morgan and James Craig, "Pride and Prejudice" (1940) starring Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier, "Cry 'Havoc" (1943) and "Lifeboat" (1944) co-starring Hume Cronyn, Mary Anderson, Tallulah Bankhead, William Bendix, Walter Slezak, John Hodiak and Henry Hull.

Heather then took a four year break from the industry and finally made a return in 1948 on the film, "The Saxon Charm". She continued working in the industry, although she was no longer a highly desired actress. She did also add voiceover credits to her resume working on the Walt Disney animated films, "Alice in Wonderland" (1951) and "Peter Pan" (1953).

She began go focus mainly on television roles adding such series to her resume as, "Studio 57", "Perry Mason", "Lawman", "Mr. Novak", "Peyton Place", "Family Affair", "Police Story" and her most recent role was on the highly acclaimed television mini-series, "Back Stage at the White House" (1979). She was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to the Motion Picture Industry

Throughout her lifetime she married a total of three times. Her first marriage was brief to actor Henry Wilcoxon. She then wed Ralph Forbes in 1934 however by 1941, this marriage also came to an end. Her third husband was Robert B. Sinclair whom she wed in 1944 and they remained together until he passed away in 1970, after a burglar broke into their home and killed him. She never had any children and did not re-marry.

On December 13th, 1986, Heather Angel passed away in Santa Barbara, California at the age of seventy seven after suffering from cancer. Her remains are interred in a cemetery located in Santa Barbara.

Filmography

1979 Backstairs at the White House

1975 Police Story

1975 Gone with the West

1966-1971 Family Affair

1968 The Guns of Will Sonnett

1965-1966 Peyton Place

1964 Mr. Novak

1962 Premature Burial

1961 Lawman

1958 Perry Mason

1958 Suspicion

1958 Studio 57

1953 Peter Pan

1951 Alice in Wonderland

1948 The Saxon Charm

1944 In the Meantime, Darling

1944 Three Sisters of the Moors

1944 Lifeboat