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Edgar Norton

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedAug 11, 1868 (Died at 85)
Zodiac Sign♌Leo
Place of BirthLondon, England, UK
Career Span1920 – 1953
Known Credits87 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 0.8

Edgar Norton

Total Works

87

87 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Top Hat
7.2
Top Hat
1935•movie
as London Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
7.2
as Poole
Son of Frankenstein
6.7
as Thomas Benson
Dracula's Daughter
6.0
Dracula's Daughter
1936•movie
as Hobbs

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 87 titles featuring Edgar Norton

Top Hat
7.2
Top Hat
1935•movie

as London Hotel Manager (uncredited)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
7.2

as Poole

Son of Frankenstein
6.7

as Thomas Benson

Dracula's Daughter
6.0
Dracula's Daughter
1936•movie

as Hobbs

The Man Who Laughs
7.3
The Man Who Laughs
1928•movie

as Lord High Chancellor (uncredited)

A Chump at Oxford
6.9
A Chump at Oxford
1940•movie

as Professor Witherspoon (uncredited)

Love Me Tonight
6.6
Love Me Tonight
1932•movie

as Valet (uncredited)

Imitation of Life
7.0
Imitation of Life
1934•movie

as Butler at Party (uncredited)

The Suspect
6.8
The Suspect
1945•movie

as Mr. Frazer (uncredited)

Red-Headed Woman
6.6
Red-Headed Woman
1932•movie

as Gaerste's Butler Tompkins (uncredited)

The Love Parade
6.6
The Love Parade
1929•movie

as Master of Ceremonies

Brother Orchid
6.6
Brother Orchid
1940•movie

as Meadows - London Butler (uncredited)

The Man in the Iron Mask
7.0

as Fouquet's Servant

Captain Kidd
6.2
Captain Kidd
1945•movie

as Nobleman with King William III (uncredited)

The House of the Seven Gables
7.0

as Phineas Weed - Jaffrey's Servant

The Cowboy and the Lady
6.3

as Smith's Servant (uncredited)

Thirty Day Princess
6.8

as Baron Passeria

The Lady Refuses
5.2
The Lady Refuses
1931•movie

as Dobbs

Monte Carlo
6.5
Monte Carlo
1930•movie

as Minor Role (uncredited)

The Ocean Waif
5.7
The Ocean Waif
1916•movie

as Hawkins, the Valet

Behind That Curtain
4.2

as Galt

The Richest Girl in the World
5.8

as Binkley - The Butler

Rings on Her Fingers
6.7
Kitty
5.7
Kitty
1945•movie

as Earl of Campton

Sarah and Son
5.5
Sarah and Son
1930•movie

as Vanning's Butler (Uncredited)

Devotion
5.9
Devotion
1946•movie

as Club Member (uncredited)

Letty Lynton
7.0
Letty Lynton
1932•movie

as Darrow's Butler (Uncredited)

The Squaw Man
5.4
The Squaw Man
1931•movie

as Fox Huntsman

Stingaree
6.1
Stingaree
1934•movie

as Governor's First Aide (uncredited)

The Lady of Scandal
5.5

as Morton

The Corsican Brothers
7.0

as Colonna's Barber (Uncredited)

Beloved Enemy
6.3
Beloved Enemy
1936•movie

as Mr. Moll (Uncredited)

The Big Broadcast
7.1
The Big Broadcast
1932•movie

as Secretary to Bellows

Captain Fury
5.6
Captain Fury
1939•movie

as Governor's Aide - Hamilton

Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
5.9

as Mr. Fox - Roger's Teacher (uncredited)

The Bachelor Father
6.5

as Bolton

Give Me Your Heart
5.9
Give Me Your Heart
1936•movie

as Jenkins (uncredited)

Du Barry, Woman of Passion
6.0

as Renal

Bill Cracks Down
5.7
Bill Cracks Down
1937•movie

as Jarvis, the Butler

The Light in the Dark
5.7

as Peters

You Can't Buy Luck
4.7
You Can't Buy Luck
1937•movie

as Rivers (uncredited)

Only Yesterday
7.1
Only Yesterday
1933•movie

as George (Uncredited)

We Live Again
6.8
We Live Again
1934•movie

as Judge

Trouble for Two
6.5
Trouble for Two
1936•movie

as Herald (Uncredited)

Vagabond Lady
7.2
Vagabond Lady
1935•movie

as Lewis, John’s Chauffeur (uncredited)

Blind Adventure
6.2
Blind Adventure
1933•movie

as Maitre d'hotel

The Runaway Bride
6.2
The Runaway Bride
1930•movie

as Williams

The Girl Said No
5.8
The Girl Said No
1930•movie

as Alfred - Hettie's Butler

One Romantic Night
6.2
One Romantic Night
1930•movie

as Colonel Wunderlich

When a Man's a Man
5.5
When a Man's a Man
1935•movie

as Gibbs

A Lady Surrenders
4.5
A Lady Surrenders
1930•movie

as Butler

Strictly Unconventional
4.2

as Party Guest

Strictly Dynamite
6.5
Strictly Dynamite
1934•movie

as Meadows (uncredited)

Men
7.2
Men
1924•movie

as The Baron

The King On Main Street
7.3

as Hugo Jensen

East Is West
5.3
East Is West
1930•movie

as Thomas

August Week End
6.0
August Week End
1936•movie

as Grimsby

Charley's Aunt
6.7
Charley's Aunt
1930•movie

as Spettigue's Lawyer (uncredited)

The Man Called Back
6.0

as Donaldson - St. Claire's Secretary

Rulers of the Sea
6.7
Rulers of the Sea
1939•movie

as Mr. McKinnon (Uncredited)

The Wolf Man
7.0
The Wolf Man
1924•movie

as Sir Reginald Stackpoole

My Friend from India
7.5

as Jennings the Butler

Sons of Steel
7.0
Sons of Steel
1934•movie

as Higgins

East of Java
7.5
East of Java
1935•movie

as Resident

Fast and Furious
4.5
Fast and Furious
1927•movie

as Englishman

The Man from Blankley's
7.0

as Dawes

Bright Lights of Broadway
10.0

as Sherrill's butler / manservant

Singed
10.0
Singed
1927•movie

as Ernie Whitehead

A Lady's Profession
7.0

as Crotchett

The Fast Set
10.0
The Fast Set
1924•movie

as Archie Wells

Million Dollar Ransom
5.0

as Meigs

The Big Brain
8.0
The Big Brain
1933•movie

as Butler

Learning to Love
9.0
Learning to Love
1925•movie

as Butler

Tiger Love
7.0
Tiger Love
1924•movie

as Don Victoriano Fuestes

Enticement
7.0
Enticement
1925•movie

as William Blake

He's a Prince!
7.0
He's a Prince!
1925•movie

as Valet

Woman-Proof
8.0
Woman-Proof
1923•movie

as Cecil Updyke

Oh Kay!
7.0
Oh Kay!
1928•movie

as Lord Braggot

The Worst Woman in Paris?
9.0

as Valet

Marriage License?
10.0
Marriage License?
1926•movie

as Beadon

The Female
9.0
The Female
1924•movie

as Clyde Wiel

The Beautiful Adventure
7.0

as Valentine Borroyer

The Boy Friend
8.0
The Boy Friend
1926•movie
The Marriage Whirl
8.0
The Marriage Whirl
1925•movie

as Dick Mayne

The New York Idea
7.0
The New York Idea
1920•movie

as Thomas

The Amazons
The Amazons
1917•movie

as Lord Tweenways