Milton Rosmer

Miton Rosmer made his name on the British stage debuting in 1889 He easily made the transition to silent pictures appearing in such films as The Passionate Friends 1922 Talkies proved to be no obstacle to him as it did to many silent actors and Rosmer had roles in such classics as Goodbye Mr Chips 1939 and The Stars Look Down 1940 He specialized in playing such characters as magistrates professors army officers and other authority figures Rosmer was also a screenwriter and director The Crimean War epic Balaclava 1928 which had been shot as a silent by Maurice Elvey was extensively reshot by Rosmer as a talkie and he also directed such other films as Channel Crossing 1933 The Great Barrier 1937 and Emil and the Detectives 1935 His final film as an actor was John Wesley 1954 after which he worked in television until 1956 when he retired He died at age 90 in 1971 IMDb mini biography by frankfob2yahoocom