Edgar Norton

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

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Son of Frankenstein

The Man Who Laughs

Dracula's Daughter

Imitation of Life

Captain Kidd

The Cowboy and the Lady

All Movies (88)

• Devotion1946 · as Club Member (uncredited)
• Captain Kidd1945 · as Nobleman with King William III (uncredited)
• Kitty1945 · as Earl of Campton
• The Suspect1945 · as Mr. Frazer (uncredited)
• Rings on Her Fingers1942
• The Corsican Brothers1941 · as Colonna's Barber (Uncredited)
• Brother Orchid1940 · as Meadows - London Butler (uncredited)
• The House of the Seven Gables1940 · as Phineas Weed - Jaffrey's Servant
• A Chump at Oxford1940 · as Professor Witherspoon (uncredited)
• Rulers of the Sea1939 · as Mr. McKinnon (Uncredited)
• The Man in the Iron Mask1939 · as Fouquet's Servant
• Captain Fury1939 · as Governor's Aide - Hamilton
• Son of Frankenstein1939 · as Thomas Benson
• The Cowboy and the Lady1938 · as Smith's Servant (uncredited)
• Thoroughbreds Don't Cry1937 · as Mr. Fox - Roger's Teacher (uncredited)
• You Can't Buy Luck1937 · as Rivers (uncredited)
• Bill Cracks Down1937 · as Jarvis, the Butler
• Beloved Enemy1936 · as Mr. Moll (Uncredited)
• Give Me Your Heart1936 · as Jenkins (uncredited)
• Trouble for Two1936 · as Herald (Uncredited)
• Dracula's Daughter1936 · as Hobbs
• August Week End1936 · as Grimsby
• East of Java1935 · as Resident
• Top Hat1935 · as London Hotel Manager (uncredited)
• Vagabond Lady1935 · as Lewis, John’s Chauffeur (uncredited)
• When a Man's a Man1935 · as Gibbs
• Sons of Steel1934 · as Higgins
• Imitation of Life1934 · as Butler at Party (uncredited)
• We Live Again1934 · as Judge
• The Richest Girl in the World1934 · as Binkley - The Butler
• Million Dollar Ransom1934 · as Meigs
• Stingaree1934 · as Governor's First Aide (uncredited)
• Thirty Day Princess1934 · as Baron Passeria
• Strictly Dynamite1934 · as Meadows (uncredited)
• The Worst Woman in Paris?1933 · as Valet
• Only Yesterday1933 · as George (Uncredited)
• Blind Adventure1933 · as Maitre d'hotel
• The Big Brain1933 · as Butler
• A Lady's Profession1933 · as Crotchett
• The Big Broadcast1932 · as Secretary to Bellows
• Love Me Tonight1932 · as Valet (uncredited)
• The Man Called Back1932 · as Donaldson - St. Claire's Secretary
• Red-Headed Woman1932 · as Gaerste's Butler Tompkins (uncredited)
• Letty Lynton1932 · as Darrow's Butler (Uncredited)
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde1931 · as Poole
• The Squaw Man1931 · as Fox Huntsman
• The Lady Refuses1931 · as Dobbs
• The Bachelor Father1931 · as Bolton
• Charley's Aunt1930 · as Spettigue's Lawyer (uncredited)
• East Is West1930 · as Thomas
• Du Barry, Woman of Passion1930 · as Renal
• A Lady Surrenders1930 · as Butler
• Monte Carlo1930 · as Minor Role (uncredited)
• The Lady of Scandal1930 · as Morton
• The Runaway Bride1930 · as Williams
• Strictly Unconventional1930 · as Party Guest
• One Romantic Night1930 · as Colonel Wunderlich
• The Man from Blankley's1930 · as Dawes
• The Girl Said No1930 · as Alfred - Hettie's Butler
• Sarah and Son1930 · as Vanning's Butler (Uncredited)
• The Love Parade1929 · as Master of Ceremonies
• Behind That Curtain1929 · as Galt
• The Man Who Laughs1928 · as Lord High Chancellor (uncredited)
• Oh Kay!1928 · as Lord Braggot
• The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg1928 · as Lutz
• My Friend from India1927 · as Jennings the Butler
• Singed1927 · as Ernie Whitehead
• Fast and Furious1927 · as Englishman
• Marriage License?1926 · as Beadon
• The Boy Friend1926
• The King On Main Street1925 · as Hugo Jensen
• He's a Prince!1925 · as Valet
• The Marriage Whirl1925 · as Dick Mayne
• Enticement1925 · as William Blake
• Learning to Love1925 · as Butler
• The Fast Set1924 · as Archie Wells
• The Female1924 · as Clyde Wiel
• Tiger Love1924 · as Don Victoriano Fuestes
• Men1924 · as The Baron
• The Wolf Man1924 · as Sir Reginald Stackpoole
• Woman-Proof1923 · as Cecil Updyke
• Bright Lights of Broadway1923 · as Sherrill's butler / manservant
• The Light in the Dark1922 · as Peters
• The New York Idea1920 · as Thomas
• A Pair of Cupids1918 · as Martin
• The Beautiful Adventure1917 · as Valentine Borroyer
• The Amazons1917 · as Lord Tweenways
• The Ocean Waif1916 · as Hawkins, the Valet