Morton Selten
Known for Acting · 22 credits
- Born
- 1860-01-06
- Died
- 1939-07-27
- Place of birth
- Marlborough, England, UK
- Also known as
- Morton Selton · Morton Setten
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Morton Selten (6 January 1860 – 27 July 1939) was a British stage and film actor. He was occasionally credited as Morton Selton.
Given the name Morton Richard Stubbs at birth, and claimed as the son of Morton Stubbs, it was generally acknowledged that Selten was an illegitimate son of the then Prince of Wales (and future King Edward VII).
He began acting on the stage in 1878, mainly in America. In 1889, Selten played Clarence Vane in Mrs. Hargrove's Our Flat at the Lyceum Theatre and Captain Heartsease in Bronson Howard's American Civil War epic, Shenandoah. He would go on to play in some twenty-five Broadway productions over the following three decades. His film career began in the 1920s. He appeared in Branded in 1921. His last film role was the King of the Land of Legend in the 1940 Alexander Korda production The Thief of Bagdad. Selten died during filming.
Known For
Movies (22)
The Thief of Bagdad
1940
as The Old King
Fire Over England
1937
as Lord Burleigh
The Divorce of Lady X
1938
as Lord Steele
The Ghost Goes West
1935
as The Glourie
Wedding Rehearsal
1932
as Major Harry Wroxbury
A Yank at Oxford
1938
as Cecil Davidson, Esq.
Service for Ladies
1932
as Mr. Robertson
Moscow Nights
1934
as General Kovrin
Two's Company
1936
as Earl of Warke
Action for Slander
1937
as Judge Trotter (as Morton Selton)
Juggernaut
1936
as Sir Charles Clifford
Once in a New Moon
1935
as Lord Bravington
Shipyard Sally
1939
as Lord Alfred Randall
Falling for You
1933
as Caldicott
Ten Minute Alibi
1935
as Sir Miles Standish
The Shadow Between
1931
as Sir George Fielder
His Majesty & Co.
1935
as King of Poldavia
Young Man's Fancy
1939
as Mr. Fothergill
In the Soup
1936
as Abernethy Ruppershaw
Dark World
1935
as Colonel
Annie, Leave the Room!
1935
as Lord Spendlove
Somebody's Darling
1925
About Morton Selten
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Morton Selten (6 January 1860 – 27 July 1939) was a British stage and film actor. He was occasionally credited as Morton Selton. Given the name Morton Richard Stubbs at birth, and claimed as the son of Morton Stubbs, it was generally acknowledged that Selten was an illegitimate son of the then Prince of Wales (and future King Edward VII). He began acting on the stage in 1878, mainly in America. In 1889, Selten played Clarence Vane in Mrs. Hargrove's Our Flat at the Lyceum Theatre and Captain Heartsease in… With 22 credits spanning from 1925 to 1940, Morton Selten has appeared in 22 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Morton Selten Movies
- The Thief of Bagdad (1940) — as The Old King
- Fire Over England (1937) — as Lord Burleigh
- The Divorce of Lady X (1938) — as Lord Steele
- The Ghost Goes West (1935) — as The Glourie
- Wedding Rehearsal (1932) — as Major Harry Wroxbury
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