Henry Hugh Gordon Stoker

Military Officer, Military Person

1885 – 1966

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Who was Henry Hugh Gordon Stoker?

Commander Henry Hugh Gordon "Dacre" Stoker, DSO RN commonly credited in films as H.G. Stoker or Dacre Stoker, was an officer of the First and Second World War Royal Navy and stage and screen actor. He was also a sportsman, active in polo, croquet, hurling, and tennis, competing at Wimbledon and becoming the croquet champion of Ireland in 1962, aged 77. He was a cousin to the author Bram Stoker.

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Born
Feb 2, 1885
Dublin
Also known as
  • H.G. Stoker
  • Dacre Stoker
  • Henry Gordon Dacre Stoker
  • Harry
  • Henry Hugh Gordon "Dacre" Stoker
Nationality
  • Republic of Ireland
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Died
Feb 2, 1966
London

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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