Mr. Oates — The Spiral Staircase Character Profile

About Mr. Oates

The handyman and husband of Mrs. Oates. He is dispatched by Albert to town to purchase ether after it goes missing from the house, temporarily removing him from the mansion during the killings.

Character Facts

Played by

Rhys Williams

Appears in

The Spiral Staircase (1946)

Role

Supporting

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• Professor Warren (George Brent)
• Mrs. Warren (Ethel Barrymore)
• Dr. Parry (Kent Smith)
• Dr. Harvey (uncredited) (Erville Alderson)
• Blanche (Rhonda Fleming)
• Minister (uncredited) (Larry Wheat)
• The Killer's 'Shadow' (uncredited) (George Holmes)
• Starry-eyed Man (uncredited) (Stanley Price)
• Freddy (uncredited) (Richard Tyler)
• Murder Victim (uncredited) (Myrna Dell)
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