Reginald Purdell was born on November 4, 1895 in Clapham, London, England as Reginald William Henry Grasdorff. He was an actor and writer, known for Filou et compagnie (1932), Patricia Gets Her Man (1937) and Meurtre et lune de miel (1940). He was married to May Watson. He died on April 22, 1953 in London.