Edgar Norton
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 Pool...
Known For
Son of Frankenstein
Thomas Benson
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Poole
The Man Who Laughs
Lord High Chancellor (uncredited)
Top Hat
London Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Dracula's Daughter
Hobbs
The Man in the Iron Mask
Fouquet's Servant
The Cowboy and the Lady
Smith's Servant (uncredited)
A Chump at Oxford
Professor Witherspoon (uncredited)
Filmography
Devotion
1946
as Club Member (uncredited)
The Suspect
1945
as Mr. Frazer (uncredited)
Captain Kidd
1945
as Nobleman with King William III (uncredited)
Kitty
1945
as Earl of Campton
The Corsican Brothers
1942
as Colonna's Barber (Uncredited)
Rings on Her Fingers
1942
Brother Orchid
1940
as Meadows - London Butler (uncredited)
A Chump at Oxford
1940
as Professor Witherspoon (uncredited)
The House of the Seven Gables
1940
as Phineas Weed - Jaffrey's Servant
Son of Frankenstein
1939
as Thomas Benson
The Man in the Iron Mask
1939
as Fouquet's Servant
Captain Fury
1939
as Governor's Aide - Hamilton
Rulers of the Sea
1939
as Mr. McKinnon (Uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Lady
1938
as Smith's Servant (uncredited)
Bill Cracks Down
1937
as Jarvis, the Butler
You Can't Buy Luck
1937
as Rivers (uncredited)
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
1937
as Mr. Fox - Roger's Teacher (uncredited)
Dracula's Daughter
1936
as Hobbs
August Week End
1936
as Grimsby
Give Me Your Heart
1936
as Jenkins (uncredited)
Beloved Enemy
1936
as Mr. Moll (Uncredited)
Trouble for Two
1936
as Herald (Uncredited)
When a Man's a Man
1935
as Gibbs
Top Hat
1935
as London Hotel Manager (uncredited)
East of Java
1935
as Resident
Vagabond Lady
1935
as Lewis, John’s Chauffeur (uncredited)
The Richest Girl in the World
1934
as Binkley - The Butler
Stingaree
1934
as Governor's First Aide (uncredited)
Sons of Steel
1934
as Higgins
Million Dollar Ransom
1934
as Meigs
Thirty Day Princess
1934
as Baron Passeria
We Live Again
1934
as Judge
Imitation of Life
1934
as Butler at Party (uncredited)
Strictly Dynamite
1934
as Meadows (uncredited)
A Lady's Profession
1933
as Crotchett
The Big Brain
1933
as Butler
The Worst Woman in Paris?
1933
as Valet
Only Yesterday
1933
as George (Uncredited)
Blind Adventure
1933
as Maitre d'hotel
The Big Broadcast
1932
as Secretary to Bellows
The Man Called Back
1932
as Donaldson - St. Claire's Secretary
Love Me Tonight
1932
as Valet (uncredited)
Red-Headed Woman
1932
as Gaerste's Butler Tompkins (uncredited)
Letty Lynton
1932
as Darrow's Butler (Uncredited)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1931
as Poole
The Bachelor Father
1931
as Bolton
The Lady Refuses
1931
as Dobbs
The Squaw Man
1931
as Fox Huntsman
East Is West
1930
as Thomas
A Lady Surrenders
1930
as Butler
The Runaway Bride
1930
as Williams
The Girl Said No
1930
as Alfred - Hettie's Butler
Strictly Unconventional
1930
as Party Guest
Charley's Aunt
1930
as Spettigue's Lawyer (uncredited)
The Lady of Scandal
1930
as Morton
Sarah and Son
1930
as Vanning's Butler (Uncredited)
One Romantic Night
1930
as Colonel Wunderlich
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
1930
as Renal
The Man from Blankley's
1930
as Dawes
Monte Carlo
1930
as Minor Role (uncredited)
The Love Parade
1929
as Master of Ceremonies
Behind That Curtain
1929
as Galt
The Man Who Laughs
1928
as Lord High Chancellor (uncredited)
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
1928
as Lutz
Oh Kay!
1928
as Lord Braggot
Singed
1927
as Ernie Whitehead
My Friend from India
1927
as Jennings the Butler
Fast and Furious
1927
as Englishman
Marriage License?
1926
as Beadon
The Boy Friend
1926
The King On Main Street
1925
as Hugo Jensen
Learning to Love
1925
as Butler
Enticement
1925
as William Blake
He's a Prince!
1925
as Valet
The Marriage Whirl
1925
as Dick Mayne
Men
1924
as The Baron
The Fast Set
1924
as Archie Wells
Tiger Love
1924
as Don Victoriano Fuestes
The Female
1924
as Clyde Wiel
The Wolf Man
1924
as Sir Reginald Stackpoole
Bright Lights of Broadway
1923
as Sherrill's butler / manservant
Woman-Proof
1923
as Cecil Updyke
The Light in the Dark
1922
as Peters
The New York Idea
1920
as Thomas
A Pair of Cupids
1918
as Martin
The Amazons
1917
as Lord Tweenways
The Beautiful Adventure
1917
as Valentine Borroyer
The Ocean Waif
1916
as Hawkins, the Valet