Dr. Septimus Prendergast — The Late Edwina Black Character Profile

About Dr. Septimus Prendergast

The local physician who grows uneasy about Edwina's sudden death and orders a post-mortem. His examination reveals fatal arsenic poisoning, directly triggering the criminal investigation.

Character Facts

Played by

Harcourt Williams

Appears in

The Late Edwina Black (1951)

Role

Supporting

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• Elizabeth Grahame (Geraldine Fitzgerald)
• Inspector Martin (Roland Culver)
• Lady Southdale (Mary Merrall)
• Ellen (Jean Cadell)
• Head-Master (Ronald Adam)
• Vicar (Charles Heslop)
• Horace (uncredited) (Sidney Monckton)