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.
Known For
| Birth Location | London, England, UK |
|---|---|
| Born | 1868-08-11 |
| Died | 1953-02-06 |
Movies
The Son of Frankenstein
as Benson the butler (archive footage)
1965
Devotion
as Club Member (uncredited)
1946
Captain Kidd
as Nobleman with King William III (uncredited)
1945
Kitty
as Earl of Campton
1945
The Suspect
as Mr. Frazer (uncredited)
1945
1942
The Corsican Brothers
as Colonna's Barber (Uncredited)
1941
Brother Orchid
as Meadows - London Butler (uncredited)
1940
The House of the Seven Gables
as Phineas Weed - Jaffrey's Servant
1940
A Chump at Oxford
as Professor Witherspoon (uncredited)
1940
Rulers of the Sea
as Mr. McKinnon (Uncredited)
1939
The Man in the Iron Mask
as Fouquet's Servant
1939
Captain Fury
as Governor's Aide - Hamilton
1939
Son of Frankenstein
as Thomas Benson
1939
The Cowboy and the Lady
as Smith's Servant (uncredited)
1938
You Can't Buy Luck
as Rivers (uncredited)
1937
Bill Cracks Down
as Jarvis, the Butler
1937
Beloved Enemy
as Mr. Moll (Uncredited)
1936
Give Me Your Heart
as Jenkins (uncredited)
1936
Trouble for Two
as Herald (Uncredited)
1936
Dracula's Daughter
as Hobbs
1936
August Week End
as Grimsby
1936
East of Java
as Resident
1935
Top Hat
as London Hotel Manager (uncredited)
1935
When a Man's a Man
as Gibbs
1935
Sons of Steel
as Higgins
1934
Imitation of Life
as Butler at Party (uncredited)
1934
We Live Again
as Judge
1934
The Richest Girl in the World
as Binkley - The Butler
1934
Million Dollar Ransom
as Meigs
1934
Stingaree
as Governor's First Aide (uncredited)
1934
Thirty Day Princess
as Baron Passeria
1934
Strictly Dynamite
as Meadows (uncredited)
1934
The Worst Woman in Paris?
as Valet
1933
Only Yesterday
as George (Uncredited)
1933
The Big Brain
as Butler
1933
A Lady's Profession
as Crotchett
1933
The Big Broadcast
as Secretary to Bellows
1932
Love Me Tonight
as Valet (uncredited)
1932
The Man Called Back
as Donaldson - St. Claire's Secretary
1932
Red-Headed Woman
as Gaerste's Butler Tompkins (uncredited)
1932
Letty Lynton
as Darrow's Butler (Uncredited)
1932
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Poole
1931
The Lady Refuses
as Sir Gerald's Butler Dobbs
1931
The Bachelor Father
as Bolton
1931
Charley's Aunt
as Spettigue's Lawyer (uncredited)
1930
East Is West
as Thomas
1930
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
as Renal
1930
A Lady Surrenders
as Butler
1930
The Lady of Scandal
as Morton
1930
The Runaway Bride
as Williams
1930
Strictly Unconventional
as Party Guest
1930
One Romantic Night
as Colonel Wunderlich
1930
The Man from Blankley's
as Dawes
1930
The Girl Said No
as Alfred - Hettie's Butler
1930
Sarah and Son
as Vanning's Butler (Uncredited)
1930
The Love Parade
as Master of Ceremonies
1930
Behind That Curtain
as Galt
1929
Oh Kay!
as Lord Braggot
1928
The Man Who Laughs
as Lord High Chancellor (uncredited)
1928
1928
My Friend from India
as Jennings the Butler
1927
Singed
as Ernie Whitehead
1927
Fast and Furious
as Englishman
1927
Marriage License?
as Beadon
1926
The King On Main Street
as Hugo Jensen
1925
He's a Prince!
as Valet
1925
Enticement
as William Blake
1925
Learning to Love
as Butler
1925
The Fast Set
as Archie Wells
1924
The Female
as Clyde Wiel
1924
Tiger Love
as Don Victoriano Fuestes
1924
Men
as The Baron
1924
The Wolf Man
as Sir Reginald Stackpoole
1924
Woman-Proof
as Cecil Updyke
1923
Bright Lights of Broadway
as Sherrill's butler / manservant
1923
The Light in the Dark
as Peters
1922
A Pair of Cupids
as Martin
1918
The Amazons
as Lord Tweenways
1917
The Ocean Waif
as Hawkins the Valet
1916
Edgar Norton hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows