Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1868-08-11 (85 years old)
Deathday
1953-02-06
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Also known As
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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...
1931
as Poole
1939
as Thomas Benson
1934
as Binkley - The Butler
1923
as Sherrill's butler / manservant
1936
as Hobbs
1938
as Smith's Servant (uncredited)
1924
as The Baron
1945
as Mr. Frazer (uncredited)
1925
as Hugo Jensen
1927
as Ernie Whitehead
1930
as Master of Ceremonies
1928
as Lord High Chancellor (uncredited)
1933
as Crotchett
1928
1934
as Governor's First Aide (uncredited)
1929
as Galt
1930
as Thomas
1935
as Gibbs
1927
as Jennings the Butler
1936
as Grimsby
1937
as Jarvis, the Butler
1931
as Bolton
1935
as London Hotel Manager (uncredited)
1930
as Butler
1924
as Archie Wells
1930
as Williams
1930
as Alfred - Hettie's Butler
1934
as Higgins
1930
as Party Guest
1930
as Spettigue's Lawyer (uncredited)
1930
as Morton
1936
as Jenkins (uncredited)
1934
as Meigs
1936
as Mr. Moll (Uncredited)
1918
as Martin
1922
as Peters
1934
as Baron Passeria
1932
as Secretary to Bellows
1933
as Butler
1939
as Fouquet's Servant
1934
as Judge
1932
as Donaldson - St. Claire's Secretary
1937
as Rivers (uncredited)
1916
as Hawkins, the Valet
1930
as Vanning's Butler (Uncredited)
1930
as Colonel Wunderlich
1940
as Meadows - London Butler (uncredited)
1931
as Dobbs
1940
as Phineas Weed - Jaffrey's Servant
1940
as Professor Witherspoon (uncredited)
1939
as Governor's Aide - Hamilton
1925
as Butler
1930
as Renal
1924
as Don Victoriano Fuestes
1925
as William Blake
1925
as Valet
1923
as Cecil Updyke
1928
as Lord Braggot
1932
as Valet (uncredited)
1932
as Gaerste's Butler Tompkins (uncredited)
1917
as Lord Tweenways
1933
as Valet
1941
as Colonna's Barber (Uncredited)
1935
as Resident
1933
as George (Uncredited)
1939
as Mr. McKinnon (Uncredited)
1932
as Darrow's Butler (Uncredited)
1934
as Butler at Party (uncredited)
1945
as Nobleman with King William III (uncredited)
1926
as Beadon
1945
as Earl of Campton
1946
as Club Member (uncredited)
1927
as Englishman
1924
as Clyde Wiel
1936
as Herald (Uncredited)
1934
as Meadows (uncredited)
1930
as Dawes
1924
as Sir Reginald Stackpoole
1917
as Valentine Borroyer
1935
as Lewis, John’s Chauffeur (uncredited)
1933
as Maitre d'hotel
1926
1930
as Minor Role (uncredited)
1931
as Fox Huntsman
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