Edward Fielding (March 19, 1875 â€" January 10, 1945) was an American
stage and film actor.Edward Fielding appeared in nearly 40 Broadway
productions between 1905 and 1939, often in leading roles. He played
as a leading man with famous stage actresses like Olga Nethersole,
Grace George, Ethel Barrymore and Laura Hope Crews. The tall and
dignified-looking actor was especially known for his roles in the
works of playwright Henrik Ibsen. Fielding also worked for some time
as an actor in London. He appeared occasionally in silent films, most
notably as Dr. Watson in Sherlock Holmes (1916) with William Gillette
in the leading role.Fielding came to Hollywood in 1939 and appeared in
over 80 films during the last years of his life. He usually played bit
parts or supporting roles. Fielding was a favorite of Alfred Hitchcock
and played in four Hitchcock movies between 1940 and 1945. His
best-known role for Hitchcock was perhaps Frith, the old butler, in
Rebecca (1940). He also played supporting roles in films like Kitty
Foyle (1940) with Ginger Rogers, Billy Wilder's American film debut
The Major and the Minor (1942, as Rita Johnson's and Diana Lynn's
father) and In This Our Life (1942) starring Bette Davis and Olivia de
Havilland. Fielding was usually typecasted in dignified or respectable
roles as a Doctor, Official, Judge, Priest or Butler.Edward Fielding
collapsed and died of a heart attack while he mowed his lawn. He was
two months shy of his 70th birthday. His wife, Elizabeth Sherman Clark
(1883â€"1959), was a Metropolitan Opera star. They had one child.
stage and film actor.Edward Fielding appeared in nearly 40 Broadway
productions between 1905 and 1939, often in leading roles. He played
as a leading man with famous stage actresses like Olga Nethersole,
Grace George, Ethel Barrymore and Laura Hope Crews. The tall and
dignified-looking actor was especially known for his roles in the
works of playwright Henrik Ibsen. Fielding also worked for some time
as an actor in London. He appeared occasionally in silent films, most
notably as Dr. Watson in Sherlock Holmes (1916) with William Gillette
in the leading role.Fielding came to Hollywood in 1939 and appeared in
over 80 films during the last years of his life. He usually played bit
parts or supporting roles. Fielding was a favorite of Alfred Hitchcock
and played in four Hitchcock movies between 1940 and 1945. His
best-known role for Hitchcock was perhaps Frith, the old butler, in
Rebecca (1940). He also played supporting roles in films like Kitty
Foyle (1940) with Ginger Rogers, Billy Wilder's American film debut
The Major and the Minor (1942, as Rita Johnson's and Diana Lynn's
father) and In This Our Life (1942) starring Bette Davis and Olivia de
Havilland. Fielding was usually typecasted in dignified or respectable
roles as a Doctor, Official, Judge, Priest or Butler.Edward Fielding
collapsed and died of a heart attack while he mowed his lawn. He was
two months shy of his 70th birthday. His wife, Elizabeth Sherman Clark
(1883â€"1959), was a Metropolitan Opera star. They had one child.
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