title: Nelson Keys
text: # Nelson Keys
  
  Nelson Keys (7 April 1886 in London, England – 26 April 1939 in London) was a British stage and film actor, a star in musical comedy and stage revue, including the 1924 Ziegfeld Follies.
  
  He was the father of film producer Anthony Nelson Keys and director John Paddy Carstairs, who wrote his biography, Bunch in 1941.
  
  ## Filmography
  
  | Year | Title | Role | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1916 | Judged by Appearances | | |
  | 1918 | Once Upon a Time | Harry Gwynne | |
  | 1923 | Castles in the Air | | |
  | 1927 | Tip Toes | Al Kaye | |
  | 1927 | Madame Pompadour | Duc de Courcelette | |
  | 1927 | Mumsie | Spud Murphy | |
  | 1928 | The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel | Robespierre | |
  | 1929 | When Knights Were Bold | Sir Guy de Vere | |
  | 1929 | Splinters | | |
  | 1931 | Almost a Divorce | Richard Leighton | |
  | 1933 | Send 'em Back Half Dead | Hank Ruck | Short |
  | 1936 | Eliza Comes to Stay | Sir Gregory | |
  | 1936 | The Last Journey | The Frenchman | |
  | 1936 | In the Soup | Emile Moppert | |
  | 1936 | Dreams Come True | Anton | |
  | 1937 | Wake Up Famous | Alfred Dimbleden | |
  | 1937 | Knights for a Day | Bert Wrigley | (final film role) |
  