Hugh Pryse


Hugh Pryse was a British character actor. He was born on 11 November 1910 with the name John Hwfa Pryse, and was billed as Hwfa Pryse in the films Penn of Pennsylvania and "Pimpernel" Smith.
His stage work included Peter Brook's production of
Dark of the Moon in 1948–9 at the Ambassadors Theatre; and John Gielgud's 1954 staging of The Cherry Orchard'' at the Lyric, Hammersmith.

Selected filmography