--- name: "Arthur Byron" canonical: "https://film.one/person/arthur-byron" roles: ["Actor"] born: "3 April 1872" died: "17 July 1943" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-19T22:37:57.315018+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Arthur Byron Actor. Born 3 April 1872 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. Died 17 July 1943. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 3 April 1872, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA - **Died:** 17 July 1943 - **Also known as:** Arthur William Byron - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Byron, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q708804, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0126365/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/78829 ## Biography Arthur William Byron was an American actor who appeared in films from 1932 to 1937. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of actors Oliver Doud Byron and Kate Crehan, and a nephew of stage actress Ada Rehan. Byron began his stage career at the age of 17 with his father's company in 1889. He performed in more than 300 plays and worked with actors including Maxine Elliott, Ethel Barrymore, John Gielgud and Katharine Cornell. He was a founder and president of the Actors' Equity Association. His film roles include Sir Joseph Whemple in *The Mummy* (1932), Spencer in *The Whole Town's Talking* (1935), Mr Erickson in *The Prisoner of Shark Island* (1936) and Baring in *The House of Rothschild* (1934). He died in Hollywood in 1943. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, rottentomatoes.com, watch.plex.tv.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *The House of Rothschild* (1934), Fi1m 70, as Baring — [page](https://film.one/film/the-house-of-rothschild.md) ## Complete filmography (25) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Prisoner of Shark Island* (1936), as Mr. Erickson - *Oil for the Lamps of China* (1935), as No. 1 Boss - *Murder in the Fleet* (1935), as Captain John Winslow - *The Casino Murder Case* (1935), as Richard Kinkaid - *The Whole Town's Talking* (1935), as Spencer - *Shadow of Doubt* (1935), as Bellwood - *The Secret Bride* (1934), as Governor W.H. Vincent - *The President Vanishes* (1934), as President Stanley Craig - *Marie Galante* (1934), as General Gerald Phillips - *That's Gratitude* (1934), as Thomas Maxwell - *The Man with Two Faces* (1934), as Dr. Kendall - *The Notorious Sophie Lang* (1934), as Inspector Stone - *Fog Over Frisco* (1934), as Everett Bradford - *Stand Up and Cheer!* (1934), as John Harly - *The House of Rothschild* (1934), as Baring — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-house-of-rothschild.md) - *Two Alone* (1934), as Slag - *College Coach* (1933), as Phillip Sargent - *The Mayor of Hell* (1933), as Judge H.J. Gilbert - *Private Detective 62* (1933), as Tracey (Uncredited) - *The Silk Express* (1933), as Conductor Clark - *Gabriel Over the White House* (1933), as Jasper Brooks - Secretary of State - *Tonight Is Ours* (1933), as General Krish - *20,000 Years in Sing Sing* (1932), as Warden Paul Long - *The Mummy* (1932), as Sir Joseph Whemple - *Fast Life* (1932), as Jameson ## Gallery - ![Portrait of Arthur Byron, stage actor](https://film.one/media/person/1227354/gallery-2087c864b9af.jpg) Portrait of Arthur Byron, stage actor — Sarony, New York, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Arthur_Byron%2C_stage_actor._Sarony.jpg/1280px-Arthur_Byron%2C_stage_actor._Sarony.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Title: Byron Abstract/medium: 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. (1900)](https://film.one/media/person/1227354/gallery-f48f7ee9c1d6.jpg) Title: Byron Abstract/medium: 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. (1900) — Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Byron_LCCN2014712743.jpg/1280px-Byron_LCCN2014712743.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Title: Byron Abstract/medium: 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. (1900)](https://film.one/media/person/1227354/gallery-75611fec78ee.jpg) Title: Byron Abstract/medium: 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. (1900) — Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Byron_LCCN2014712744.jpg/1280px-Byron_LCCN2014712744.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![A scene from "Her Own Way," which opened Jan. 2, 1905, at the Grand Opera House, Seattle. Included Maxine Elliott and Arthur Byron. Subjects: plays, actresses, ](https://film.one/media/person/1227354/gallery-9f2676264cc3.jpg) A scene from "Her Own Way," which opened Jan. 2, 1905, at the Grand Opera House, Seattle. Included Maxine Elliott and Arthur Byron. Subjects: plays, actresses, — Joseph Hall, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/A_scene_from_%22Her_Own_Way%22_%28SAYRE_11948%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-A_scene_from_%22Her_Own_Way%22_%28SAYRE_11948%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Arthur Byron](https://film.one/media/person/1227354/gallery-c643779b923d.jpg) Arthur Byron — Image via TMDB - ![A scene from "The Stubborness of Geraldine," which opened June 18, 1903, at the Grand Opera House, Seattle. Includes Mary Mannering and Arthur Byron. Subjects: ](https://film.one/media/person/1227354/gallery-d5ec90185745.jpg) A scene from "The Stubborness of Geraldine," which opened June 18, 1903, at the Grand Opera House, Seattle. Includes Mary Mannering and Arthur Byron. Subjects: — Joseph Byron, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/A_scene_from_%22The_Stubborness_of_Geraldine%22_%28SAYRE_12777%29.jpg/1280px-A_scene_from_%22The_Stubborness_of_Geraldine%22_%28SAYRE_12777%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![A scene from "Her Own Way," which opened Jan. 2, 1905, at the Grand Opera House, Seattle. Includes Maxine Elliott and Arthur Byron. Subjects: plays, actresses, ](https://film.one/media/person/1227354/gallery-94e55e99e7f6.jpg) A scene from "Her Own Way," which opened Jan. 2, 1905, at the Grand Opera House, Seattle. Includes Maxine Elliott and Arthur Byron. Subjects: plays, actresses, — Joseph Hall, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/A_scene_from_%22Her_Own_Way%22_%28SAYRE_1873%29.jpg/1280px-A_scene_from_%22Her_Own_Way%22_%28SAYRE_1873%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/arthur-byron