Jerry Verno

British actor (1895–1975)

Jerry Verno
Jerry Verno (centre) in Two Crowded Hours
Born	(1895-07-26)26 July 1895 London, England, UK
Died	29 June 1975(1975-06-29) (aged 79) London, England, UK
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1931–1966

Jerry Verno (26 July 1895 – 29 June 1975) was a British film actor. He appeared in 39 films between 1931 and 1966, including five films directed by Michael Powell, and two with Alfred Hitchcock.

He was born in London.^[1]

As well as appearing in films, he also took the role of Mr. McGregor in a dramatised series of Beatrix Potter tales produced by Fiona Bentley and recorded by HMV Junior Record Club (words by David Croft, music by Cyril Ornadel).^[2]

Filmography

Two Crowded Hours (1931, Short) – Jim
The Beggar Student (1931) – Jan Janski
My Friend the King (1932) – Jim
Hotel Splendide (1932) – Jerry Mason
His Wife's Mother (1932) – Henry
There Goes the Bride (1932) – Clark – the chauffeur
His Lordship (1932) – Bert Gibbs
The Life of the Party (1934) – Arthur Bleeby
Lieutenant Daring R.N. (1935) – AB Swallow
Royal Cavalcade (1935) – Taxpayer
The 39 Steps (1935) – Commercial Traveller No. 2
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1936) – Pearley
Ourselves Alone (1936) – Private Parsley
Broken Blossoms (1936) – Bert
Gypsy Melody (1936) – Madame Beatrice
Pagliacci (1936) – Beppe, comic trouper
Sensation (1936) – Spikey
Farewell Again (1937) – Pvt. George Judd
Non-Stop New York (1937) – Steward
Young and Innocent (1937) – Lorry Driver
Oh Boy! (1938) – Shopwalker
Old Mother Riley in Paris (1938) – Joe
Queer Cargo (1938) – Slops
Sidewalks of London (1938) – Drunk (uncredited)
Anything to Declare? (1938) – Hugo Guppy
The Gables Mystery (1938) – Potts
Mountains O'Mourne (1938) – Dip Evans
The Chinese Bungalow (1940) – Stubbins
Girl in the News (1940) – Charlie – Prisoner in Police Car (uncredited)
The Common Touch (1941) – Office Messenger
The Red Shoes (1948) – Stage-Door Keeper
The Perfect Woman (1949) – Football Fan on Underground
Dear Mr. Prohack (1949) – Taxi Driver (uncredited)
The Belles of St Trinian's (1954) – Alf – the Bookmaker
After the Ball (1957) – Harry Ball
Watch it, Sailor! (1961) – Cab Driver (uncredited)
A Place to Go (1963) – Nobby Knowles
The Plague of the Zombies (1966) – Landlord (uncredited)

References

^ "Jerry Verno". Archived from the original on 3 December 2017.
^ "minigroove – His Masters Voice / Junior Record Club – singles 7". www.minigroove.nl.