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Cecil Lauriston Kellaway (22 August 1890 – 28 February 1973) was a South African-born character actor.

Cecil Kellaway spent many years as an actor, author, and director in the Australian film industry until he tried his luck in Hollywood in the 1930s. Finding he could get only gangster bit parts, he got discouraged and returned to Australia. Then William Wyler called and offered him a part in Wuthering Heights (1939).

Kellaway died 28 February 1973 in Hollywood, California, and his ashes were entombed in the Sanctuary of Remembrance, at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery. He received two Best Supporting Actor nominations, for The Luck of the Irish and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.

Academy Award winning actor Edmund Gwenn, whose real surname was Kellaway also, was his cousin.

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Cecil Kellaway (Ciutat del Cap, Sud-àfrica, 22 d'agost de 1893 - Hollywood, Los Angeles, Califòrnia, Estats Units, 28 de febrer de 1973) va ser un actor de cinema britànic d'origen sud-africà. Kellaway va passar molts anys com a actor, autor i director en la indústria cinematogràfica australiana fins que va provar fortuna a Hollywood en els anys 1930. En veure que només feia pel·lícules de gàngsters, es va descoratjar i va tornar a Austràlia. Posteriorment, el 1939 William Wyler li va trucar i li va oferir un paper a Cims borrascosos. Des d'aleshores va ser molt sol·licitat per a qualsevol tipus de paper. Cecil Kellaway va ser nominat en dues ocasions pels Oscars en la categoria de Millor actor secundari, per The Luck of the Irish i Endevina qui ve a sopar.