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Edgar Norton

Edgar Norton

Birthday: 1868-08-11 | Place of Birth: London, England, UK

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1939
Son of Frankenstein

as    Thomas Benson

1937
Bill Cracks Down

as    Jarvis, the Butler

1935
When a Man's a Man

as    Gibbs

1934
Thirty Day Princess

as    Baron Passeria

1931
The Bachelor Father

as    Bolton

1931
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as    Poole

1931
The Lady Refuses

as    Sir Gerald's Butler Dobbs

1930
A Lady Surrenders

as    Butler

1930
The Love Parade

as    Master of Ceremonies

1930
East Is West

as    Thomas

1930
The Runaway Bride

as    Williams

1924
The Wolf Man

as    Sir Reginald Stackpoole

1922
The Light in the Dark

as    Peters