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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 Los Angeles in February 1953.
Known For
Top Hat
(1935)
London Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
(1931)
Poole
Son of Frankenstein
(1939)
Thomas Benson
Dracula's Daughter
(1936)
Hobbs
The Man in the Iron Mask
(1939)
Fouquet's Servant
The Man Who Laughs
(1928)
Lord High Chancellor (uncredited)
Captain Kidd
(1945)
Nobleman with King William III (uncredited)
The Suspect
(1945)
Mr. Frazer (uncredited)
Red-Headed Woman
(1932)
Gaerste's Butler Tompkins (uncredited)
Imitation of Life
(1934)
Butler at Party (uncredited)
The House of the Seven Gables
(1940)
Phineas Weed - Jaffrey's Servant
Brother Orchid
(1940)
Meadows - London Butler (uncredited)
Devotion
(1946)
Club Member (uncredited)
Captain Fury
(1939)
Governor's Aide - Hamilton
A Chump at Oxford
(1940)
Professor Witherspoon (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
The Ocean Waif
(1916)
Hawkins the Valet
The Amazons
(1917)
Lord Tweenways
A Pair of Cupids
(1918)
Martin
The Light in the Dark
(1922)
Peters
Woman-Proof
(1923)
Cecil Updyke
Bright Lights of Broadway
(1923)
Sherrill's butler / manservant
Tiger Love
(1924)
Don Victoriano Fuestes
The Female
(1924)
Clyde Wiel
The Wolf Man
(1924)
Sir Reginald Stackpoole
Men
(1924)
The Baron
The Fast Set
(1924)
Archie Wells
Learning to Love
(1925)
Butler
Enticement
(1925)
William Blake
He's a Prince!
(1925)
Valet
The King On Main Street
(1925)
Hugo Jensen
Marriage License?
(1926)
Beadon
My Friend from India
(1927)
Jennings the Butler
Fast and Furious
(1927)
Englishman
Singed
(1927)
Ernie Whitehead
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
(1928)
Lutz
Oh Kay!
(1928)
Lord Braggot
The Man Who Laughs
(1928)
Lord High Chancellor (uncredited)
Behind That Curtain
(1929)
Galt
The Love Parade
(1930)
Master of Ceremonies
East Is West
(1930)
Thomas
A Lady Surrenders
(1930)
Butler
The Runaway Bride
(1930)
Williams
The Girl Said No
(1930)
Alfred - Hettie's Butler
Strictly Unconventional
(1930)
Party Guest
Charley's Aunt
(1930)
Spettigue's Lawyer (uncredited)
The Lady of Scandal
(1930)
Morton
Sarah and Son
(1930)
Vanning's Butler (Uncredited)
One Romantic Night
(1930)
Colonel Wunderlich
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
(1930)
Renal
The Man from Blankley's
(1930)
Dawes
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
(1931)
Poole
The Bachelor Father
(1931)
Bolton
The Lady Refuses
(1931)
Sir Gerald's Butler Dobbs
The Big Broadcast
(1932)
Secretary to Bellows
The Man Called Back
(1932)
Donaldson - St. Claire's Secretary
Love Me Tonight
(1932)
Valet (uncredited)
Red-Headed Woman
(1932)
Gaerste's Butler Tompkins (uncredited)
Letty Lynton
(1932)
Darrow's Butler (Uncredited)
A Lady's Profession
(1933)
Crotchett
The Big Brain
(1933)
Butler
The Worst Woman in Paris?
(1933)
Valet
Only Yesterday
(1933)
George (Uncredited)
Sons of Steel
(1934)
Higgins
Million Dollar Ransom
(1934)
Meigs
Thirty Day Princess
(1934)
Baron Passeria
Imitation of Life
(1934)
Butler at Party (uncredited)
Strictly Dynamite
(1934)
Meadows (uncredited)
The Richest Girl in the World
(1934)
Binkley - The Butler
Stingaree
(1934)
Governor's First Aide (uncredited)
We Live Again
(1934)
Judge
When a Man's a Man
(1935)
Gibbs
East of Java
(1935)
Resident
Top Hat
(1935)
London Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Dracula's Daughter
(1936)
Hobbs
August Week End
(1936)
Grimsby
Give Me Your Heart
(1936)
Jenkins (uncredited)
Beloved Enemy
(1936)
Mr. Moll (Uncredited)
Trouble for Two
(1936)
Herald (Uncredited)
Bill Cracks Down
(1937)
Jarvis, the Butler
You Can't Buy Luck
(1937)
Rivers (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Lady
(1938)
Smith's Servant (uncredited)
Son of Frankenstein
(1939)
Thomas Benson
The Man in the Iron Mask
(1939)
Fouquet's Servant
Captain Fury
(1939)
Governor's Aide - Hamilton
Rulers of the Sea
(1939)
Mr. McKinnon (Uncredited)
Brother Orchid
(1940)
Meadows - London Butler (uncredited)
A Chump at Oxford
(1940)
Professor Witherspoon (uncredited)
The House of the Seven Gables
(1940)
Phineas Weed - Jaffrey's Servant
The Corsican Brothers
(1941)
Colonna's Barber (Uncredited)
Rings on Her Fingers
(1942)
Captain Kidd
(1945)
Nobleman with King William III (uncredited)
Kitty
(1945)
Earl of Campton
The Suspect
(1945)
Mr. Frazer (uncredited)
Devotion
(1946)
Club Member (uncredited)
The Son of Frankenstein
(1965)
Benson the butler (archive footage)