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Born and raised in Hungary, Mark Stumph came to Britain in 1937 as a cabaret singer. His curious blend of folksinging and glass sculpting made him quite a hit. He moved into acting after the war as it paid more than he was getting for his glass blowing act. |
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| Having had no formal training Stumph was forced into playing the roles of German soldiers in documentaries about the war. He found the experience electrifying and would spend as much time as possible on the set. At times he would pitch a tent on the backlot of the studio where he was working. Apparently whilst making the prisoner of war drama Doom Trap several retakes were necessary as Stumph was found curled up on the floor in the cells. |
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Mark Stumph was signed to Whiskerino in 1950 to appear in the Horror Canon. He made four films in the canon in various guises notably playing Legless Bob and one of the vampires in The Halflight. Stumph is perhaps best remembered for his performance as Arms in the ill fated spy thriller Rober's Folly. Stumph has recalled in interviews the difficulties the prosthetic third arm gave him - it would often move of its own accord and caused much destruction and merriment in the staff canteen at lunch time. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Whilst he was working on The Potion Mixture Stumph met his future bride Holly Murtle. The pair only worked together on one production. They were married in 1956. Stumph left to work on publicity for the Murtle Thames Theatre, returning in 1960 to fulfil his contractual obligation to the studio. |
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