Joss Ambler

Joss Ambler (23 June 1900 – 1959) was an Australian-born British film and television actor.^[1] He usually played somewhat pompous and irascible figures of authority, particularly in comedy films. He was an effective foil to George Formby in both Trouble Brewing (as Lord Redhill) and Come On George! (as Sir Charles), and similarly to Will Hay in The Black Sheep of Whitehall, (as a government minister).^[2]

Joss Ambler
1939 photo by Angus McBean
Born	23 June 1900 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	1959 Kensington, London, England
Years active	1937–58
Spouse	Irene Floyd

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1937	The Last Curtain	Ellis
	Captain's Orders	Randolph Potts
1938	The Claydon Treasure Mystery	Inspector Fleming
	Break the News	Press Agent
	Meet Mr. Penny	Gridley
	The Citadel	Dr. A.H. Llewellyn
	Premiere	Spectator
	Keep Smiling	Max	Uncredited
1939	Murder in Soho	Drunk
	Trouble Brewing	Lord Redhill
	Black Eyes	Tipsy Diner	Uncredited
	Secret Journey	Col. Blondin
	Come On George!	Sir Charles Bailey
1940	Contraband	Lt. Cmdr. Ashton
	The Briggs Family	Prosecutor
1941	The Prime Minister	Earl of Carnarvon	Uncredited
	Fingers	Inspector
	Once a Crook	Inspector Marsh
	Atlantic Ferry	Dr Lardner
	Jeannie	Proprietor
1942	The Black Sheep of Whitehall	Sir John
	The Big Blockade	Stoltenhoff
	Penn of Pennsylvania	Lord Mayor
	The Next of Kin	Mr Vernon
	Flying Fortress	Sheepshead	Uncredited
	Let the People Sing	Minor Role	Uncredited
	Gert and Daisy Clean Up	Mr. Perry
	Much Too Shy	Sir George Driscoll
1943	The Peterville Diamond	Police Chief
	The Silver Fleet	Cornelis Smit
	Happidrome	Mr Mossup
	Rhythm Serenade	Mr. Preston
	Somewhere in Civvies	Matthews
	Headline	Chief Sub-Editor
	Battle for Music	Mr. Clifton
1944	The Halfway House	Pinsent
	A Canterbury Tale	Police Inspector
	Candles at Nine	Garth Hope
1945	Give Me the Stars	George Burns
	They Were Sisters	Blakemore
	I'll Be Your Sweetheart	Dugan
	The Agitator	Charles Sheridan
1946	The Years Between	Atherton
	Under New Management	Hotel Manager
	Here Comes the Sun	Bradshaw
1947	Mine Own Executioner	Julian Briant
1950	Her Favourite Husband	Mr Wilson
	The Magnet	Businessman
1952	Who Goes There!	Tour Guide	Uncredited
	Something Money Can't Buy	Mr Burton
	Ghost Ship	Yard Manager
	Murder at Scotland Yard	Lester
1953	Martin Luther
	The Captain's Paradise	Prof. Ebbart
	Background	Judge
1954	John Wesley	Trustee of Georgia
	Aunt Clara	Paul Levington	Uncredited
	The Harassed Hero	Dr Grice
1955	Miss Tulip Stays the Night	Inspector Thorne
1956	The Feminine Touch	Mr Bateman
	Soho Incident	Tom Walker
	The Long Arm	Cashier
	The Big Money	Hobson	Uncredited
1958	Dunkirk	Small Boat Owner	Uncredited