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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 …
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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 Jekyll. He died in the Woodland Hills section of Los Angeles in February 1953.
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Edgar Norton's Filmography
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Devotion
as Club Member (uncredited)
Captain Kidd
as Nobleman with King William III (uncredited)
Kitty
as Earl of Campton
The Suspect
as Mr. Frazer (uncredited)
Rings on Her Fingers
The Corsican Brothers
as Colonna's Barber (Uncredited)
Brother Orchid
as Meadows - London Butler (uncredited)
The House of the Seven Gables
as Phineas Weed - Jaffrey's Servant
A Chump at Oxford
as Professor Witherspoon (uncredited)
Rulers of the Sea
as Mr. McKinnon (Uncredited)
The Man in the Iron Mask
as Fouquet's Servant
Captain Fury
as Governor's Aide - Hamilton
Son of Frankenstein
as Thomas Benson
The Cowboy and the Lady
as Smith's Servant (uncredited)
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
as Mr. Fox - Roger's Teacher (uncredited)
You Can't Buy Luck
as Rivers (uncredited)
Bill Cracks Down
as Jarvis, the Butler
Beloved Enemy
as Mr. Moll (Uncredited)
Give Me Your Heart
as Jenkins (uncredited)
Trouble for Two
as Herald (Uncredited)
Dracula's Daughter
as Hobbs
August Week End
as Grimsby
East of Java
as Resident
Top Hat
as London Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Vagabond Lady
as Lewis, John’s Chauffeur (uncredited)
When a Man's a Man
as Gibbs
Sons of Steel
as Higgins
Imitation of Life
as Butler at Party (uncredited)
We Live Again
as Judge
The Richest Girl in the World
as Binkley - The Butler
Million Dollar Ransom
as Meigs
Stingaree
as Governor's First Aide (uncredited)
Thirty Day Princess
as Baron Passeria
Strictly Dynamite
as Meadows (uncredited)
The Worst Woman in Paris?
as Valet
Only Yesterday
as George (Uncredited)
Blind Adventure
as Maitre d'hotel
The Big Brain
as Butler
A Lady's Profession
as Crotchett
The Big Broadcast
as Secretary to Bellows
Love Me Tonight
as Valet (uncredited)
The Man Called Back
as Donaldson - St. Claire's Secretary
Red-Headed Woman
as Gaerste's Butler Tompkins (uncredited)
Letty Lynton
as Darrow's Butler (Uncredited)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Poole
The Squaw Man
as Fox Huntsman
The Lady Refuses
as Dobbs
The Bachelor Father
as Bolton
Charley's Aunt
as Spettigue's Lawyer (uncredited)
East Is West
as Thomas
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
as Renal
A Lady Surrenders
as Butler
Monte Carlo
as Minor Role (uncredited)
The Lady of Scandal
as Morton
The Runaway Bride
as Williams
Strictly Unconventional
as Party Guest
One Romantic Night
as Colonel Wunderlich
The Man from Blankley's
as Dawes
The Girl Said No
as Alfred - Hettie's Butler
Sarah and Son
as Vanning's Butler (Uncredited)
The Love Parade
as Master of Ceremonies
Behind That Curtain
as Galt
The Man Who Laughs
as Lord High Chancellor (uncredited)
Oh Kay!
as Lord Braggot
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
as Lutz
My Friend from India
as Jennings the Butler
Singed
as Ernie Whitehead
Fast and Furious
as Englishman
Marriage License?
as Beadon
The Boy Friend
The King On Main Street
as Hugo Jensen
He's a Prince!
as Valet
The Marriage Whirl
as Dick Mayne
Enticement
as William Blake
Learning to Love
as Butler
The Fast Set
as Archie Wells
The Female
as Clyde Wiel
Tiger Love
as Don Victoriano Fuestes
Men
as The Baron
The Wolf Man
as Sir Reginald Stackpoole
Woman-Proof
as Cecil Updyke
Bright Lights of Broadway
as Sherrill's butler / manservant
The Light in the Dark
as Peters
The New York Idea
as Thomas
No Poster
A Pair of Cupids
as Martin
The Beautiful Adventure
as Valentine Borroyer
The Amazons
as Lord Tweenways
The Ocean Waif
as Hawkins, the Valet