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- Birth nameOliver Peters Heggie
- Height5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)
- O.P. Heggie was born on September 17, 1877 in Angaston, South Australia, Australia. He was an actor, known for Bride of Frankenstein (1935), The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) and Smilin' Through (1932). He was married to Lilian Clara Rogers. He died on February 7, 1936 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseLilian Clara Rogers(January 1908 - February 7, 1936) (his death, 3 children)
- In 1916 Heggie appeared on Broadway in a drama called Justice, which marked a turning point in the career of the leading man, 34 year-old John Barrymore. In the final scene of the play, Barrymore lies dead on the stage while Heggie speaks a eulogy over him. After the play had been running a while, the supposedly dead Barrymore would attempt to make Heggie laugh during his speech by mumbling obscenities, pretending to kill cockroaches, or stifling sneezes. Finally Heggie walked out, forcing an understudy to take his part for three performances. After Barrymore promised to behave himself and gave him a bottle of champagne as a peace offering, Heggie returned to the play.
- Immigrated to the United States in 1901.
- Hollywood character actor of the late 20s and earlier 30s remembered for his role as the blind hermit who befriends the Creature, portrayed so memorably by Boris Karloff, with wine and tobacco in 'Bride of Frankenstein' (1935).
- Heggie was born in Angaston, in South Australia's Barossa Valley, the son of a sheep farmer. He was educated at Whinham College and the Adelaide Conservatoire of Music and started working life as a bank clerk. He began acting on stage at the Theatre Royal in Adelaide in 1899. He performed in Australia and New Zealand, before moving to Britain and, from there, to America. There, he first acted on Broadway in 1907 and entered films with MGM in 1928.
- Heggie's was the performance parodied by Gene Hackman in Mel Brooks's 'Young Frankenstein' (1974).
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