Wilfrid Caithness

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Wilfrid Caithness
Portrait of Wilfrid Caithness.jpg
Caithness in The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935)
Born(1883-07-21)21 July 1883
Died19 September 1954(1954-09-19) (aged 71)
Other namesWilfred Caithness
OccupationActor
Years active1911–1956 (film)

Wilfrid Caithness or Wilfred Caithness (1883–1954) was a British stage and film actor. [1] [2] He played the role of Sebastian Moran in the 1935 film The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes . [3]

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References

  1. "Wilfred Caithness". BFI. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  2. "Wilfrid Caithness". www.aveleyman.com. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  3. Reid p.163

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