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Edgar Norton

Edgar Norton

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 11, 1868
Died Feb 06, 1953 (84)
Birthplace London, England, UK
Popularity 0.1 (history)
Updated Jul 29, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 hi ... s 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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Filmography

The Son of Frankenstein

The Son of Frankenstein

1965

as Benson the butler (archive footage)

Devotion

Devotion

1946

as Club Member (uncredited)

Kitty

Kitty

1945

as Earl of Campton

Captain Kidd

Captain Kidd

1945

as Nobleman with King William III (uncredited)

The Suspect

The Suspect

1945

as Mr. Frazer (uncredited)

The Corsican Brothers

The Corsican Brothers

1941

as Colonna's Barber (Uncredited)

The House of the Seven Gables

The House of the Seven Gables

1940

as Phineas Weed - Jaffrey's Servant

A Chump at Oxford

A Chump at Oxford

1940

as Professor Witherspoon (uncredited)

Brother Orchid

Brother Orchid

1940

as Meadows - London Butler (uncredited)

Son of Frankenstein

Son of Frankenstein

1939

as Thomas Benson

Captain Fury

Captain Fury

1939

as Governor's Aide - Hamilton

The Man in the Iron Mask

The Man in the Iron Mask

1939

as Fouquet's Servant

Rulers of the Sea

Rulers of the Sea

1939

as Mr. McKinnon (Uncredited)

The Cowboy and the Lady

The Cowboy and the Lady

1938

as Smith's Servant (uncredited)

Bill Cracks Down

Bill Cracks Down

1937

as Jarvis, the Butler

You Can't Buy Luck

You Can't Buy Luck

1937

as Rivers (uncredited)

August Week End

August Week End

1936

as Grimsby

Dracula's Daughter

Dracula's Daughter

1936

as Hobbs

Give Me Your Heart

Give Me Your Heart

1936

as Jenkins (uncredited)

Trouble for Two

Trouble for Two

1936

as Herald (Uncredited)

Beloved Enemy

Beloved Enemy

1936

as Mr. Moll (Uncredited)

East of Java

East of Java

1935

as Resident

Top Hat

Top Hat

1935

as London Hotel Manager (uncredited)

Thirty Day Princess

Thirty Day Princess

1934

as Baron Passeria

Million Dollar Ransom

Million Dollar Ransom

1934

as Meigs

Sons of Steel

Sons of Steel

1934

as Higgins

The Richest Girl in the World

The Richest Girl in the World

1934

as Binkley - The Butler

We Live Again

We Live Again

1934

as Judge

Strictly Dynamite

Strictly Dynamite

1934

as Meadows (uncredited)

Stingaree

Stingaree

1934

as Governor's First Aide (uncredited)

Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life

1934

as Butler at Party (uncredited)

The Big Brain

The Big Brain

1933

as Butler

A Lady's Profession

A Lady's Profession

1933

as Crotchett

Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday

1933

as George (Uncredited)

Letty Lynton

Letty Lynton

1932

as Darrow's Butler (Uncredited)

Love Me Tonight

Love Me Tonight

1932

as Valet (uncredited)

Red-Headed Woman

Red-Headed Woman

1932

as Gaerste's Butler Tompkins (uncredited)

The Man Called Back

The Man Called Back

1932

as Donaldson - St. Claire's Secretary

The Big Broadcast

The Big Broadcast

1932

as Secretary to Bellows

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1931

as Poole

The Lady Refuses

The Lady Refuses

1931

as Sir Gerald's Butler Dobbs

The Bachelor Father

The Bachelor Father

1931

as Bolton

A Lady Surrenders

A Lady Surrenders

1930

as Butler

The Runaway Bride

The Runaway Bride

1930

as Williams

The Love Parade

The Love Parade

1930

as Master of Ceremonies

One Romantic Night

One Romantic Night

1930

as Colonel Wunderlich

The Man from Blankley's

The Man from Blankley's

1930

as Dawes

East Is West

East Is West

1930

as Thomas

Sarah and Son

Sarah and Son

1930

as Vanning's Butler (Uncredited)

Strictly Unconventional

Strictly Unconventional

1930

as Party Guest

The Lady of Scandal

The Lady of Scandal

1930

as Morton

Charley's Aunt

Charley's Aunt

1930

as Spettigue's Lawyer (uncredited)

The Girl Said No

The Girl Said No

1930

as Alfred - Hettie's Butler

Behind That Curtain

Behind That Curtain

1929

as Galt

Oh Kay!

Oh Kay!

1928

as Lord Braggot

The Man Who Laughs

The Man Who Laughs

1928

as Lord High Chancellor (uncredited)

My Friend from India

My Friend from India

1927

as Jennings the Butler

Fast and Furious

Fast and Furious

1927

as Englishman

Singed

Singed

1927

as Ernie Whitehead

Marriage License?

Marriage License?

1926

as Beadon

He's a Prince!

He's a Prince!

1925

as Valet

Enticement

Enticement

1925

as William Blake

The King On Main Street

The King On Main Street

1925

as Hugo Jensen

Learning to Love

Learning to Love

1925

as Butler

Tiger Love

Tiger Love

1924

as Don Victoriano Fuestes

The Wolf Man

The Wolf Man

1924

as Sir Reginald Stackpoole

Men

Men

1924

as The Baron

The Female

The Female

1924

as Clyde Wiel

The Fast Set

The Fast Set

1924

as Archie Wells

Woman-Proof

Woman-Proof

1923

as Cecil Updyke

Bright Lights of Broadway

Bright Lights of Broadway

1923

as Sherrill's butler / manservant

The Light in the Dark

The Light in the Dark

1922

as Peters

A Pair of Cupids

A Pair of Cupids

1918

as Martin

The Ocean Waif

The Ocean Waif

1916

as Hawkins the Valet

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