Edward Lionel Pape (17 April 1877 – 21 October 1944) was an English-born stage and screen actor.
His acting career begun in his native UK with eventual migration to the US. He appeared on the Broadway stage in over 20 productions between 1912 and 1935. The beginning of his screen career goes back to the silent film era. Between the 1930s and early 1940s, he played supporting roles and bit parts in over 50 Hollywood movies. He played in numerous films of directors like John Ford, Ernst Lubitsch and George Cukor. Pape portrayed Katharine Hepburn's butler in The Philadelphia Story (1940) and appeared as the oppressive coal mine owner in How Green Was My Valley (1941).
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Born | Edward Lionel Pape 17 April 1877 |
Died | 21 October 1944 | (aged 67)
Years active | 1915-1942 |
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