Edgar Norton
Known for Acting · 88 credits
- Born
- 1868-08-11
- Died
- 1953-02-06
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edgar Norton (August 11, 1868 – February 6, 1953) was an English-born American character actor.
Born in London, England on August 11, 1868, Norton was active on both stage and screen, his theater performances were on both the London and Broadway stages, and his film career spanned both the silent and "talkie" eras in Hollywood. During his thirty-year film career, he appeared in at least ninety films. Many consider his most memorable role to be that of Poole, the butler to Dr. Jekyll in the 1931 classic, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde—a role he had been playing on-stage since 1898, opposite Richard Mansfield as Jekyll. He died in the Woodland Hills section of Los Angeles in February 1953.
Known For
Top Hat
1935
as London Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Stingaree
1934
as Governor's First Aide (uncredited)
The Suspect
1945
as Mr. Frazer (uncredited)
Captain Kidd
1945
as Nobleman with King William III (uncredited)
Captain Fury
1939
as Governor's Aide - Hamilton
Kitty
1945
as Earl of Campton
Movies (88)
Top Hat
1935
as London Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Stingaree
1934
as Governor's First Aide (uncredited)
The Suspect
1945
as Mr. Frazer (uncredited)
Captain Kidd
1945
as Nobleman with King William III (uncredited)
Captain Fury
1939
as Governor's Aide - Hamilton
Kitty
1945
as Earl of Campton
Dracula's Daughter
1936
as Hobbs
Oh Kay!
1928
as Lord Braggot
A Lady Surrenders
1930
as Butler
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1931
as Poole
Son of Frankenstein
1939
as Thomas Benson
Imitation of Life
1934
as Butler at Party (uncredited)
The Man Who Laughs
1928
as Lord High Chancellor (uncredited)
Sons of Steel
1934
as Higgins
Brother Orchid
1940
as Meadows - London Butler (uncredited)
Red-Headed Woman
1932
as Gaerste's Butler Tompkins (uncredited)
The Man in the Iron Mask
1939
as Fouquet's Servant
Only Yesterday
1933
as George (Uncredited)
The Man from Blankley's
1930
as Dawes
Thirty Day Princess
1934
as Baron Passeria
The Cowboy and the Lady
1938
as Smith's Servant (uncredited)
Devotion
1946
as Club Member (uncredited)
The Corsican Brothers
1941
as Colonna's Barber (Uncredited)
Vagabond Lady
1935
as Lewis, John’s Chauffeur (uncredited)
The House of the Seven Gables
1940
as Phineas Weed - Jaffrey's Servant
A Chump at Oxford
1940
as Professor Witherspoon (uncredited)
Love Me Tonight
1932
as Valet (uncredited)
The Love Parade
1929
as Master of Ceremonies
Blind Adventure
1933
as Maitre d'hotel
Monte Carlo
1930
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Trouble for Two
1936
as Herald (Uncredited)
The Squaw Man
1931
as Fox Huntsman
Behind That Curtain
1929
as Galt
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
1928
as Lutz
Beloved Enemy
1936
as Mr. Moll (Uncredited)
Letty Lynton
1932
as Darrow's Butler (Uncredited)
Strictly Unconventional
1930
as Party Guest
Million Dollar Ransom
1934
as Meigs
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
1937
as Mr. Fox - Roger's Teacher (uncredited)
Strictly Dynamite
1934
as Meadows (uncredited)
East of Java
1935
as Resident
Rings on Her Fingers
1942
Woman-Proof
1923
as Cecil Updyke
We Live Again
1934
as Judge
The Girl Said No
1930
as Alfred - Hettie's Butler
Rulers of the Sea
1939
as Mr. McKinnon (Uncredited)
The Marriage Whirl
1925
as Dick Mayne
The Richest Girl in the World
1934
as Binkley - The Butler
The Runaway Bride
1930
as Williams
Men
1924
as The Baron
The Big Broadcast
1932
as Secretary to Bellows
Bright Lights of Broadway
1923
as Sherrill's butler / manservant
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
1930
as Renal
The Lady of Scandal
1930
as Morton
Singed
1927
as Ernie Whitehead
Bill Cracks Down
1937
as Jarvis, the Butler
The King On Main Street
1925
as Hugo Jensen
East Is West
1930
as Thomas
The Wolf Man
1924
as Sir Reginald Stackpoole
The Worst Woman in Paris?
1933
as Valet
The Lady Refuses
1931
as Dobbs
The Fast Set
1924
as Archie Wells
When a Man's a Man
1935
as Gibbs
Tiger Love
1924
as Don Victoriano Fuestes
A Pair of Cupids
1918
as Martin
The Man Called Back
1932
as Donaldson - St. Claire's Secretary
The Boy Friend
1926
August Week End
1936
as Grimsby
My Friend from India
1927
as Jennings the Butler
Learning to Love
1925
as Butler
The Female
1924
as Clyde Wiel
Sarah and Son
1930
as Vanning's Butler (Uncredited)
Fast and Furious
1927
as Englishman
The Light in the Dark
1922
as Peters
Charley's Aunt
1930
as Spettigue's Lawyer (uncredited)
Give Me Your Heart
1936
as Jenkins (uncredited)
You Can't Buy Luck
1937
as Rivers (uncredited)
The Big Brain
1933
as Butler
The Bachelor Father
1931
as Bolton
He's a Prince!
1925
as Valet
One Romantic Night
1930
as Colonel Wunderlich
Marriage License?
1926
as Beadon
Enticement
1925
as William Blake
The Beautiful Adventure
1917
as Valentine Borroyer
A Lady's Profession
1933
as Crotchett
The New York Idea
1920
as Thomas
The Amazons
1917
as Lord Tweenways
The Ocean Waif
1916
as Hawkins, the Valet
About Edgar Norton
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edgar Norton (August 11, 1868 – February 6, 1953) was an English-born American character actor. Born in London, England on August 11, 1868, Norton was active on both stage and screen, his theater performances were on both the London and Broadway stages, and his film career spanned both the silent and "talkie" eras in Hollywood. During his thirty-year film career, he appeared in at least ninety films. Many consider his most memorable role to be that of Poole, the butler to Dr. Jekyll in the 1931 classic, Dr… With 88 credits spanning from 1916 to 1946, Edgar Norton has appeared in 88 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Top Hat (1935) — as London Hotel Manager (uncredited)
- Stingaree (1934) — as Governor's First Aide (uncredited)
- The Suspect (1945) — as Mr. Frazer (uncredited)
- Captain Kidd (1945) — as Nobleman with King William III (uncredited)
- Captain Fury (1939) — as Governor's Aide - Hamilton
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