BIO

Henry Wilcoxon was born Harry Frederick Wilcoxon in Roseau, Dominica, British West Indies, in 1905, but raised in England in foster homes and orphanages after the death of his mother.   His father, a bank manager, remained in the Carribean.   Wilcoxon returned to Barbados after his father remarried.   He received his advanced education in England.

Wilcoxon made his British film debut in 1931 for British International Pictures, at the age of 26.

His first U.S. film was a starring role in Cleopatra (1934) with Claudette Colbert.

He served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II.

He appeared in more than 60 films during his career.   Wilcoxon’s last film appearance was in 1983.

Wilcoxon was married twice:

1. Sheila Browning, actress, 1936-1937, divorced;
2. Joan Woodbury [1915-1989], married 1938-1969, divorced.   They raised three daughters;

Wilcoxon died of heart failure, while fighting cancer, in Los Angeles, in 1984.   He was 78 years old.

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