Hugh Wakefield 10 November 1888 5 December 1971 was an English film actor who played supporting roles He was often seen wearing a monocle Wakefield was born in Wanstead which was then in Essex He also had a distinguished stage career which began at the age of 11 City of Song 1931 was his first film Description above from the Wikipedia article Hugh Wakefield licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia