James Dyrenforth
American actor and songwriter (1895–1973)
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James Dyrenforth (January 31, 1895–December 26, 1973) was an American actor and songwriter.
Dyrenforth appeared in A Night to Remember (1958), Fiend Without a Face (1958), and Lolita (1962),[1] and co-wrote "A Garden in the Rain", a song which was covered by Frank Sinatra and Sarah Vaughan, among others. He wrote lyrics for The Golden Year, a BBC television play of 1951.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Confess, Killer | Doctor | |
| 1958 | A Night to Remember | Col. Archibald Gracie | |
| 1958 | Fiend Without a Face | Mayor | |
| 1958 | Floods of Fear | Mayor | |
| 1959 | Carlton-Browne of the F.O. | Admiral | Uncredited |
| 1960 | Never Take Sweets from a Stranger | Dr. Stevens | |
| 1960 | The City of the Dead | Garage Attendant | |
| 1962 | Lolita | Frederick Beale Sr. | |
| 1963 | The Girl Hunters | Bayliss Henry | |
| 1964 | The Secret Door | Prison Warden | |
| 1969 | The Magic Christian | Socialite in Sotheby's | Uncredited |
| 1970 | The Revolutionary | Guest at Party #2 |