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