Irene Handl

Actor Dec 27 (died age 85) Maida Vale, London, England, UK 1938–1987 (49 year career)

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Biography

Irene Handl (27 December 1901 – 29 November 1987) was a British character actress who appeared in more than 100 British films; she also wrote novels. Irene Handl was born in Maida Vale, London, the younger of two daughters of an Austrian-born father—Friedrich (later Frederick) Handl (1874–1961) and German mother, Marie (née Schiepp or Schuepp; 1875 – before 1924). Both of Handl's parents became naturalised British citizens. Her father came to England via Switzerland and started as a bank clerk,…

Known For

Film

Brief Encounter

The Cellist and Organist (uncredited)

Film

The Italian Job

Miss Peach

Film

Stage Fright

Mrs. Mason (uncredited)

Film

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

Mrs. Hudson

Film

Night Train to Munich

Stationmaster (uncredited)

Film

School for Scoundrels

Mrs Stringer

Film

I'm All Right Jack

Mrs. Kite

Film

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

Winnie Wainwhisle

Filmography

Acting (134)

Movies (112)

Absolute Beginners

1986

as Mrs Larkin

5.4

Hotel du Lac

1986

as Madame de Bonneuil

It's Your Move

as Grand Old Lady

Riding High

as Gran

The Best of the Adventures

1981

as Miss Friggin (archive footage) (uncredited)

5.5

The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

1980

as Cinema Usherette

6.2

The Hound of the Baskervilles

as Mrs. Barrymore

The Light Princess

as Nanny

Come Play with Me

as Lady Bovington

The Last Remake of Beau Geste

1977

as Miss Wormwood

5.5

Adventures of a Private Eye

1977

as Miss Friggin

4.0

Stand up, Virgin Soldiers

1977

as Mrs. Phillimore

4.2

Confessions of a Driving Instructor

1976

as Miss Slenderparts

4.3

Room to Let

1976

as Lady on crossing

For the Love of Ada

1972

as Ada Bingley

7.3

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

1970

as Winnie Wainwhisle

6.7

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

as Mrs. Hudson

Doctor in Trouble

as Mrs. Dailey

The Italian Job

as Miss Peach

Wonderwall

as Mrs. Peurofoy

Look at Life: Saturday Special

1969

as Self

Lionheart

1968

as Lil

6.0

The Mini-Affair

1967

as Cook

Smashing Time

as Mrs Gimble

The Wrong Box

as Mrs. Hackett

Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment

as Mrs. Delt

You Must Be Joking

as Elderly Woman

The Importance of Being Earnest

Heavens Above!

as Rene Smith

Just for Fun

as Housewife

A Weekend with Lulu

as Florence Bell

Nothing Barred

as Elsie

The Rebel

as Mrs. Crevatte

Watch It, Sailor!

as Edie Hornett

Double Bunk

as Mrs. Harper

Make Mine Mink

as Madame Spolinski

School for Scoundrels

as Mrs Stringer

No Kidding

as Mrs. Spicer

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's

1960

as Miss Harker-Parker

6.4

A French Mistress

1960

as Staff Sergeant Hodges

5.7

Doctor in Love

1960

as Professor MacRitchie

Two-Way Stretch

as Mrs. Price

Carry On Constable

as Willie's Mother

Inn for Trouble

as Lily

The Night We Got the Bird

1960

as Ma

4.5

The Crowning Touch

1959

as Bebe

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

1959

as Mrs. Carter

6.1

Left Right and Centre

1959

as Mrs. Maggs

6.0

Upstairs and Downstairs

1959

as Large Woman

5.6

The Night We Dropped a Clanger

as Mrs Billingsgate

Carry On Nurse

as Marge Hickson

I'm All Right Jack

as Mrs. Kite

Desert Mice

as Miss Maud Patch

Law and Disorder

as Woman in Train

The Key

as Clerk

Happy Is the Bride

as Madame Edna

Next to No Time

as Mrs. Crowley, Greengrocer

Brothers in Law

as Mrs. Potter

Small Hotel

as Mrs. Gammon

It's Never Too Late

as Neighbour

Who Done It?

as Customer (uncredited)

5.1

The Silken Affair

1956

as Receptionist

1.0

A Kid for Two Farthings

1955

as Mrs. Abramowitz

6.6

The Belles of St Trinian's

as Miss Gale

Mad About Men

as Mme. Blanche

Burnt Evidence

as Mrs. Raymond

The Weak and the Wicked

1954

as Waitress

6.4

The Wedding of Lilli Marlene

as Rosie

Meet Mr. Lucifer

as Lady with the Dog

Treasure Hunt

as Nanny

Top Secret

as Mrs. Tidmarsh

Young Wives' Tale

as Nanny (uncredited)

One Wild Oat

as Emily Pepys

Stage Fright

as Mrs. Mason (uncredited)

The Perfect Woman

as Mrs. Butters

Adam and Evelyne

as Mrs. Crouch, Manageress (uncredited)

Cardboard Cavalier

as Lady Agnes

Dark Secret

as 'Woody' Woodman

Silent Dust

1949

as Cook

7.3

For Them That Trespass

as Inn Proprietress

Woman Hater

as Mrs. Fletcher

The Hills of Donegal

as Mrs. Mactavish

Temptation Harbour

as Ethel Gowshall

The Shop at Sly Corner

as Ruby Towser

I'll Turn to You

as Mrs. Gammon

Kiss the Bride Goodbye

1945

as Mrs. Victory

5.1

Brief Encounter

1945

as The Cellist and Organist (uncredited)

7.7

Great Day

1945

as Lady serving Tea in Tea Stall.

7.3

For You Alone

1945

as Miss Trotter

Give Us the Moon

as Miss Haddock

Mr. Emmanuel

as Trude

Medal for the General

1944

as Mrs. Farnsworth

6.5

English Without Tears

as (uncredited)

It's in the Bag

as Mrs. Beam

Millions Like Us

as Landlady

The Flemish Farm

as Frau

Rhythm Serenade

I'll Walk Beside You

as Ma Perkins

Get Cracking

as Maggie Turner

Partners in Crime

as Mrs. Wilson

Uncensored

1942

as Frau Von Koerner

Mr. Proudfoot Shows a Light

1941

as Councillor

Gasbags

1941

as Burgomaster's wife

5.5

"Pimpernel" Smith

1941

as Bit Part

7.2

The Spell of Amy Nugent

1941

as Mrs. Nugent

5.0

George and Margaret

1940

as Beer

Girl in the News

1940

as Gertrude Mary Blaker

6.4

Night Train to Munich

1940

as Stationmaster (uncredited)

7.3

Mrs Pym of Scotland Yard

1940

as Miss Bell

6.6

On the Night of the Fire

as Neighbour

The Terror

as Kitchen Maid

Strange Boarders

as Mrs. Dewar

Television (22)

Never Say Die

1987

In Sickness and in Health

as Gwenneth

Super Gran

as Clinging Ivey

Theatre Night

as Nurse

Mapp & Lucia

1985

as Poppy, Duchess of Sheffield

6.0

The Kenny Everett Television Show

as Self

Legacy of Murder

as Cousin Looby

Metal Mickey

as Granny

The Cannon & Ball Show

1979

as Irene The Neigbour

The Fosters

as Mrs Draper

Maggie and Her

as Mrs. Perry

For the Love of Ada

as Ada Cresswell

Ben Travers Farces

as Mrs. Bugle

World in Ferment

1969

as Madame Astoria

Mum's Boys

Theatre 625

as Agnes Oaks

Stryker of the Yard

Educating Archie

as Mrs. Twissle

Hancock's Half Hour

Armchair Theatre

as Mrs. Micawber

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1955

as Polly

6.3

Strange Experiences

1955

as Women