George McLoughlin (19 July 1879 – 30 June 1961), known professionally as Gibb McLaughlin, was an English film and stage actor.

Early days McLaughlin was born in Sunderland, County Durham, England in 1879. For about 10 years he was a salesman in Kingston-upon-Hull where he sang in the Holy Trinity Church choir. He joined the Hull Amateur Operatic Society and played the part of Koko in The Mikado. After that he appeared with Anne Croft in concerts and they had a turn to themselves on the stage of the Palace Theatre.Hull Daily Mail, 6 May 1935 p.3 Hull Memories of Gibb McLaughlin He performed as a comedian and monologist in music halls. In 1915, McLaughlin married Eleanor Morton, youngest daughter of William Morton, formerly manager of the Egyptian Hall, London and the Greenwich Theatre.Morton, William (1934). I Remember. (A Feat of Memory.). Market-place. Hull: Goddard. Walker and Brown. Ltd, p. 125

Film work He appeared in 118 films between 1921 and 1959. He was known for The Lavender Hill Mob (1951), Oliver Twist (1948) and Hobson's Choice (1954). He had a rare leading role as the sleuth J. G. Reeder in Edgar Wallace's Mr Reeder in Room 13 (1938), released in the U.S. as Mystery of Room 13 (1941). A skeletal, lugubrious, latterly prune-faced, character actor, he was popular on screen as a master of disguise, which allowed him to slip into just about any ethnic part or Dickensian role.

Partial filmography

The Road to London (1921) - The Count The Pointing Finger (1922) - The Monk The Bohemian Girl (1922) - Captain Florenstein Three to One Against (1923) - Cleric Constant Hot Water (1923) - Eardley Adams The Kensington Mystery (1924) Odd Tricks (1924) The Only Way (1925) - Barsad Somebody's Darling (1925) Nell Gwyn (1926) - Duke of York London (1926) - Ah Kwang The House of Marney (1927) - Ezra Madame Pompadour (1927) - Comte Maurepas The Arcadians (1927) - Peter Doody Poppies of Flanders (1927) - Shorty Bill The White Sheik (1928) - Jock The Farmer's Wife (1928) - Henry Coaker Not Quite a Lady (1928) - The Vicar The Price of Divorce (1928) - The Valet Glorious Youth (1929) The Silent House (1929) - Chang Fu Power Over Men (1929) - Alexandre Billot Kitty (1929) - The Electrician Such Is the Law (1930) - Valet - from 'The Price of Divorce' (archive footage) The W Plan (1930) - Pvt. McTavish The Woman from China (1930) - Chung-Li The Nipper (1930) - Bill Henshaw The School for Scandal (1930) - William Third Time Lucky (1931) - Unidentified Role Sally in Our Alley (1931) - Jim Sears Jealousy (1931) - Littleton Pardmore Potiphar's Wife (1931) - Chauffeur (uncredited) Detective Lloyd (1932) - Abdul - and Egyptian Goodnight, Vienna (1932) - Max's Orderly The First Mrs. Fraser (1932) - Butler Congress Dances (1932) - Bibikoff White Face (1932) - Sgt. Elk The Love Contract (1932) - Hodge Money Means Nothing (1932) - Augustus Bethersyde Where Is This Lady? (1932) - Dr. Schilling The Mistress of Atlantis (1932) - Count Velovsky The Temperance Fete (1932) - Mr. Hearty King of the Ritz (1933) - Baron Popov Bitter Sweet (1933) - The Footman No Funny Business (1933) - Florey The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933) - The French Executioner Friday the Thirteenth (1933) - Florist The Thirteenth Candle (1933) - Captain Blythe High Finance (1933) - Sir Grant Rayburn Britannia of Billingsgate (1933) - Westerbrook Swinging the Lead (1934) - Inigo Larsen The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934) - Bestujhev The Queen's Affair (1934) - General Korensky Dick Turpin (1934) - Governor of Newgate Chu Chin Chow (1934) - The Caliph's Vizier The Church Mouse (1934) - Thomas Stubbings, Cashier Blossom Time (1934) - Bauernfeld Little Friend (1934) - Thompson There Goes Susie (1934) - Advertising Manager Jew Süss (1934) - Pancorgo (uncredited) The Iron Duke (1934) - Talleyrand The Old Curiosity Shop (1934) - Sampson Brass The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) - The Barber The Dictator (1935) Drake of England (1935) - Don Enriquez Me and Marlborough (1935) - Old Soldier Bulldog Jack (1935) - Denny The Loves of Madame Dubarry (1935) - De Brissac Hyde Park Corner (1935) - Sir Arthur Gannett Two's Company (1936) - Toombs Broken Blossoms (1936) - Evil Eye Where There's a Will (1936) - Martin, The Butler Juggernaut (1936) - Jacques Irish for Luck (1936) - Thady Two's Company (1936) All In (1936) - Rev. Cuppleditch You Live and Learn (1937) - Mons. Duval Mr. Reeder in Room 13 (1938) - Mr. J.G. Reeder Break the News (1938) - The Superintendent Almost a Gentleman (1938) - Bartholomew Quist 13 Men and a Gun (1938) - Col. Vlatin Hold My Hand (1938) - Bank Manager Hey! Hey! USA (1938) - Ship's Steward Inspector Hornleigh (1939) - Alfred Cooper, Pheasant Inn Porter Come On George! (1939) - Dr. MacGregor Confidential Lady (1940) - Sheriff Spy for a Day (1940) - Col. Ludwig That's the Ticket (1940) - The Count Freedom Radio (1941) - Dr. Weiner Spellbound (AKA ' Passing Clouds '. Released as ' The Spell of Amy Nugent ', in USA) Penn of Pennsylvania (1942) - Indian Chief The First of the Few (1942) - Sir Ian MacLaren (uncredited) The Young Mr. Pitt (1942) - George Selwyn (uncredited) Much Too Shy (1942) - Rev. Sheepshanks Tomorrow We Live (1943) - Dupont My Learned Friend (1943) - Butler Champagne Charlie (1944) - Doctor at Duel (uncredited) Give Us the Moon (1944) - Marcel Caesar and Cleopatra (1945) - High Priest (uncredited) No Orchids for Miss Blandish (1948) - Butler (uncredited) Oliver Twist (1948) - Mr. Sowerberry Once Upon a Dream (1949) - Mr. Pontefact I The Queen of Spades (1949) - Bird seller Night and the City (1950) - Googin the Forger (uncredited) The Black Rose (1950) - Wilderkin The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) - Godwin The House in the Square (1951) - Jacob (uncredited) The Card (1952) - Emery The Pickwick Papers (1952) - Foreman Top Secret (1952) - Schoolmaster The Man Who Watched Trains Go By (1952) - Julius de Koster, Sr Grand National Night (1953) - Morton The Million Pound Note (1954) - Sir William Collinge (uncredited) Hobson's Choice (1954) - Tudsbury The Brain Machine (1955) - Mr. Spencer Simon The Deep Blue Sea (1955) - Clerk The Man Who Never Was (1956) - Club Porter Who Done It? (1956) - Scientist Sea Wife (1957) - Club Porter The Naked Truth (1957) - Old Man in TV Show Audience (uncredited) Too Many Crooks (1959) - Vicar (uncredited)

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