David Horne
Biography
Biography
David Horne was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Horne's early acting career consisted of roles in various films, such as the dramatic adaptation "The Stars Look Down" (1939) with Margaret Lockwood, the Leslie Howard biopic "The First of the Few" (1942) and the James Mason drama "The Seventh Veil" (1945). He also appeared in "The Wicked Lady" (1945) with Margaret Lockwood, "Saraband For Dead Lovers" (1948) with Stewart Granger and "The History of Mr. Polly" (1949) with John Mills. He continued to act in productions like the Niall MacGinnis biopic "Martin Luther" (1953), the dramatic adaptation "Beau Brummell" (1954) with Stewart Granger and the drama "The Intruder" (1955) with Michael Ripper. He also appeared in the Kirk Douglas biopic drama "Lust For Life" (1956), the drama "The Last Man to Hang" (1956) with Tom Conway and the comedic adaptation "The Prince and the Showgirl" (1957) with Marilyn Monroe. In the latter part of his career, he tackled roles in "The Safecracker" (1958), "The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw" (1958) and "The Devil's Disciple" (1959). He also appeared in the Ingrid Bergman dramatic adaptation "Goodbye Again" (1961) and the Rex Harrison comedy adaptation "A Flea in Her Ear" (1968). Horne was most recently credited in the comedy "Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl" (1982) with Graham Chapman. Horne passed away in March 1970 at the age of 72.