Biography
A distinguished actor who had made his stage debut in London, tall, dignified Edward Fielding was especially known for his roles in the works of Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. Although he appeared in the occasional silent film, including as Watson opposite William Gillette's Sherlock Holmes (1916), Fielding did not turn to the screen full-time until the late '30s, when he became a special favorite of British director
Alfred Hitchcock, who cast him as the butler Frith in
Rebecca (1940), the antique store owner in
Suspicion (1941), the doctor on the train in
Shadow of a Doubt (1943), and Dr. Edwardes in
Spellbound (1945). ~ Hans J. Wollstein, All Movie Guide