Cliff Severn
Cliff Severn (September 21, 1925 – June 4, 2014) was an American cricketer and child screen actor.
Clifford Severn was the son of Dr. Clifford Brill Severn (1890-1981).[1] His parents emigrated from South Africa to Los Angeles after he was born. He had seven siblings who were all child actors: Venetia Severn, Yvonne Severn, Raymond Severn, Ernest Severn, Christopher Severn, William Severn and Winston Severn. He died in Los Angeles, California, in 2014, aged 88.[2][3][4]
Like his brothers Winston and Raymond, Cliff Severn played for the US national cricket team.[5]
As Clifford Severn (in 1940 films as Clifford Severn Jr), he appeared notably in the films A Christmas Carol and the war film They Live in Fear.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Jalna | Wakefield 'Wake' Whiteoaks | |
| 1935 | The Perfect Gentleman (released in UK as The Imperfect Lady) | Johnny | Uncredited |
| 1937 | Quality Street | Arthur | Uncredited |
| 1937 | The Prince and the Pauper | third urchin | Uncredited |
| 1937 | Our Gang Follies of 1938 | Waiter | Short, Uncredited |
| 1938 | Kidnapped | urchin | Uncredited |
| 1938 | A Christmas Carol | Boy buying Scrooge's Christmas turkey | Uncredited |
| 1939 | Man About Town | English bellboy | Uncredited |
| 1940 | Gaucho Serenade | Ronnie Willoughby | (as Clifford Severn Jr.) |
| 1940 | Captain Caution | Travers | (as Clifford Severn Jr.) |
| 1940 | South of Suez | technical advisor (non-acting) | |
| 1941 | Man Hunt | cockney boy | Uncredited |
| 1941 | How Green Was My Valley | Mervyn Phillips | Uncredited |
| 1942 | Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake | Paddy | |
| 1942 | This Above All | lift boy | |
| 1942 | Atlantic Convoy | Sandy Brown | |
| 1942 | Random Harvest | Albert | Uncredited |
| 1943 | Forever and a Day | Nelson Trimble, Bill and Susan's son | |
| 1944 | They Live in Fear | Paul Graffen | (final film role) |
References
- Memorials to the Severn family
- US cricket pioneer Clifford Severn passes away at 88
- Peter Della Penna (June 5, 2014). "US cricket pioneer Severn passes away at 88". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- Cliff Severn on IMDb
- "Profile". Cricket Archive. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
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