Blore in the trailer for It's Love I'm After (1937)
Born
(1887-12-23)23 December 1887
Finchley, Middlesex, England
Died
2 March 1959(1959-03-02) (aged 71)
Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1920–1955
Spouses
Violet Winter
(m. 1917; died 1919)
Clara Blore
(m. 1926)
Eric Blore Sr. (23 December 1887 – 2 March 1959) was an English actor and writer. His early stage career, mostly in the West End of London, centred on revue and musical comedy, but also included straight plays. He wrote sketches for and appeared in variety.
In the 1930s Blore acted mostly in Broadway productions. He made his last London appearance in 1933 in the Fred Astaire hit Gay Divorce. Between 1930 and 1955 he made more than 60 Hollywood films, becoming particularly well known for playing butlers and other superior domestic servants. He retired in 1956 for health reasons, and died in Hollywood in 1959 at the age of 71.
EricBlore Sr. (23 December 1887 – 2 March 1959) was an English actor and writer. His early stage career, mostly in the West End of London, centred on...
The Gay Divorcee 1934 Edward Everett Horton; Alice Brady; Erik Rhodes; EricBlore "Don't Let It Bother You"; "It's Just Like Looking for a Needle in a Haystack";...
1940 American drama directed by Sidney Salkow, starring Warren William, EricBlore and Jean Muir. The Lone Wolf character dates back to 1914, when author...
stage name Jamie Foxx Eric Arthur Blair, English author known by his pen-name George Orwell EricBlore, English character actor Eric Boe (born 1964), United...
received top billing. Among the featured players are Franklin Pangborn and EricBlore. The songs in the film were written by Vincent Youmans (music), Gus Kahn...
Tremont (Ginger Rogers) to win her affection. The film also features EricBlore as Hardwick's valet Bates, Erik Rhodes as Alberto Beddini, a fashion designer...
and Ginger Rogers. It also features Alice Brady, Edward Everett Horton, EricBlore and Erik Rhodes. The screenplay was written by George Marion Jr., Dorothy...
Redmen (1947) as Alice Munro The Lone Wolf in London (with Gerald Mohr and EricBlore) (1947) as Iris Chatham Parole, Inc. (with Michael O'Shea and Turhan Bey)...
remembered playing a footman alongside EricBlore in Robert Courtneidge's The Arcadians; his mention of Blore added an appearance in November 1910. In...
Valentine, Marion Hutton, Raymond Burr, Bruce Gordon (in his film debut), EricBlore, and Marilyn Monroe in the aforementioned sequence with Groucho. The plot...
Bill Baucom as Trusty (Lady and the Tramp) Peter Behn as Thumper (Bambi) EricBlore as Mr. Toad (The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad) Charlie Callas as...
Cherry Preisser The Ziegfeld Girls 1943 Bil and Cora Baird Milton Berle EricBlore (replacement) Jack Carter (replacement) Jack Cole Ilona Massey Dean Murphy...
only stage musical without Adele. Also in the cast were Erik Rhodes and EricBlore who soon became famous in the early 1930s RKO comedies. Gay Divorce opened...
Blankfort. The film stars Gloria Jean, Kirby Grant, J. Edward Bromberg, EricBlore, George Dolenz, and Mildred Law. The film was released on August 10, 1945...
The Captain from Köpenick Richard Oswald Albert Bassermann, Mary Brian, EricBlore Comedy Film Classics Captain Kidd Rowland V. Lee Charles Laughton, Randolph...
The Battle of Blore Heath took place during the English Wars of the Roses on 23 September 1459, at Blore Heath, Staffordshire. Blore Heath is a sparsely-populated...
troops in Wimereux. The party included such performers as Jack Buchanan, EricBlore, Binnie Hale, and Phyllis Dare, as well as the performers who would later...
Ransome Herbert Marshall as Jonathan Blair Glenda Farrell as Carol Wallace EricBlore as Butch, Blair's Valet Donald Meek as Justice of the Peace Etienne Girardot...
with supporting performances from Alice Brady, Guy Kibbee, Jean Dixon, EricBlore and Lucille Ball. It features the hit song "You Couldn't Be Cuter," written...
studio would hire only one or two veteran featured players per film (EricBlore, Lyle Talbot, Addison Richards, Barton MacLane, Fritz Feld, Mary Beth...
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