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Edgar Norton

Acting Born Aug 11, 1868 London, England, UK 24 credits

Biography

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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.

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Known for

Film

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as Poole
Film

Top Hat

as London Hotel Manager (uncredited)

Efterlyst

as Nobleman with King William III (uncredited)

Full filmography

  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) as Poole
  • Top Hat (1935) as London Hotel Manager (uncredited)
  • Son of Frankenstein (1939) as Thomas Benson
  • The Man in the Iron Mask (1939) as Fouquet's Servant
  • Dracula's Daughter (1936) as Hobbs
  • The Man Who Laughs (1928) as Lord High Chancellor (uncredited)
  • Imitation of Life (1934) as Butler at Party (uncredited)
  • Stingaree (1934) as Governor's First Aide (uncredited)
  • The Suspect (1945) as Mr. Frazer (uncredited)
  • August Week End (1936) as Grimsby
  • Captain Kidd (1945) as Nobleman with King William III (uncredited)
  • The House of the Seven Gables (1940) as Phineas Weed - Jaffrey's Servant
  • Vagabond Lady (1935) as Lewis, John’s Chauffeur (uncredited)
  • The Cowboy and the Lady (1938) as Smith's Servant (uncredited)
  • Beloved Enemy (1936) as Mr. Moll (Uncredited)
  • The Corsican Brothers (1941) as Colonna's Barber (Uncredited)
  • Brother Orchid (1940) as Meadows - London Butler (uncredited)
  • The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1928) as Lutz
  • Love Me Tonight (1932) as Valet (uncredited)
  • Rings on Her Fingers (1942)
  • Monte Carlo (1930) as Minor Role (uncredited)
  • Captain Fury (1939) as Governor's Aide - Hamilton
  • Red-Headed Woman (1932) as Gaerste's Butler Tompkins (uncredited)
  • The Love Parade (1929) as Master of Ceremonies