Nelson Keys

Nelson Keys (7 April 1886 in London, England – 26 April 1939 in London) was a British stage and film actor,^[1][2] a star in musical comedy and stage revue, including the 1924 Ziegfeld Follies.^[3]

The Strand Magazine, January 1921

He was the father of film producer Anthony Nelson Keys and director John Paddy Carstairs, who wrote his biography, Bunch in 1941.^[3]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1916	Judged by Appearances
1918	Once Upon a Time	Harry Gwynne
1923	Castles in the Air
1927	Tip Toes	Al Kaye
1927	Madame Pompadour	Duc de Courcelette
1927	Mumsie	Spud Murphy
1928	The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel	Robespierre
1929	When Knights Were Bold	Sir Guy de Vere
1929	Splinters
1931	Almost a Divorce	Richard Leighton
1933	Send 'em Back Half Dead	Hank Ruck	Short
1936	Eliza Comes to Stay	Sir Gregory
1936	The Last Journey	The Frenchman
1936	In the Soup	Emile Moppert
1936	Dreams Come True	Anton
1937	Wake Up Famous	Alfred Dimbleden
1937	Knights for a Day	Bert Wrigley	(final film role)