Biography
The very picture of an English gentleman officer, monocle and all, Lionel Pape came to Hollywood in 1935 after a distinguished career on stage and screen in his home country. Usually seen as a member of the horsy set, Pape played Major Allardyce in
Shirley Temple's
Wee Willie Winkie (1937), Lord Harry Droopy in
The Big Broadcast of 1938, Lord Melrose in
Raffles (1940), and Babberly in Charlie's Aunt (1941). Pape died at the then newly founded Motion Picture Country House and Hospital. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, All Movie Guide