Charles Tilson-Chowne

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Charles Tilson-Chowne (born 1881) was a British stage and film actor. [1]

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Biography

He was born in 1881 in Harrow, Middlesex, England to James Henry Tilson Chowne and Rose Alice Pope.

Selected filmography

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References

  1. BFI.org