--- name: "Edgar Norton" canonical: "https://film.one/person/edgar-norton" roles: ["Actor"] born: "11 August 1868" died: "6 February 1953" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-19T22:59:18.547851+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." --- # Edgar Norton Actor. Born 11 August 1868 in London, England, UK. Died 6 February 1953. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 11 August 1868, London, England, UK - **Died:** 6 February 1953 - **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 other - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1920s 76 (1), 1930s 87 (1) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Norton, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18360289, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0636199/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/29602 ## Streaming the US now - **Tubi:** [*The Love Parade*](https://film.one/film/the-love-parade.md) (76) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Edgar Norton (born Harry Edgar Mills; 11 August 1868 – 6 February 1953) was an English-born American character actor. Born in London, he appeared on the London and Broadway stages before entering films in the silent era. His screen career, which lasted until the late 1940s, included both silent films and talkies. Norton is credited as Master of Ceremonies in *The Love Parade* (1929). Among his other film roles were Poole in *Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde* (1931), a part he had played on stage since 1898, Thomas Benson in *Son of Frankenstein* (1939), and uncredited appearances such as the London Hotel Manager in *Top Hat* (1935). He appeared in at least ninety films over a thirty-year period. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, catalog.afi.com.* ## On Fi1m (2) ### Performed in (1) — the average rests on these - *The Love Parade* (1929), Fi1m 76, as Master of Ceremonies — [page](https://film.one/film/the-love-parade.md) ### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited - *Top Hat* (1935), Fi1m 87, as London Hotel Manager (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/top-hat.md) ## Complete filmography (88) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Devotion* (1946), as Club Member (uncredited) - *Captain Kidd* (1945), as Nobleman with King William III (uncredited) - *Kitty* (1945), as Earl of Campton - *The Suspect* (1945), as Mr. Frazer (uncredited) - *Rings on Her Fingers* (1942), Actor - *The Corsican Brothers* (1942), as Colonna's Barber (Uncredited) - *Brother Orchid* (1940), as Meadows - London Butler (uncredited) - *The House of the Seven Gables* (1940), as Phineas Weed - Jaffrey's Servant - *A Chump at Oxford* (1940), as Professor Witherspoon (uncredited) - *Rulers of the Sea* (1939), as Mr. McKinnon (Uncredited) - *The Man in the Iron Mask* (1939), as Fouquet's Servant - *Captain Fury* (1939), as Governor's Aide - Hamilton - *Son of Frankenstein* (1939), as Thomas Benson - *The Cowboy and the Lady* (1938), as Smith's Servant (uncredited) - *Thoroughbreds Don't Cry* (1937), as Mr. Fox - Roger's Teacher (uncredited) - *You Can't Buy Luck* (1937), as Rivers (uncredited) - *Bill Cracks Down* (1937), as Jarvis, the Butler - *Beloved Enemy* (1936), as Mr. Moll (Uncredited) - *Give Me Your Heart* (1936), as Jenkins (uncredited) - *Trouble for Two* (1936), as Herald (Uncredited) - *Dracula's Daughter* (1936), as Hobbs - *August Week End* (1936), as Grimsby - *East of Java* (1935), as Resident - *Top Hat* (1935), as London Hotel Manager (uncredited) — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/top-hat.md) - *Vagabond Lady* (1935), as Lewis, John’s Chauffeur (uncredited) - *When a Man's a Man* (1935), as Gibbs - *Sons of Steel* (1934), as Higgins - *Imitation of Life* (1934), as Butler at Party (uncredited) - *We Live Again* (1934), as Judge - *The Richest Girl in the World* (1934), as Binkley - The Butler - *Million Dollar Ransom* (1934), as Meigs - *Stingaree* (1934), as Governor's First Aide (uncredited) - *Thirty Day Princess* (1934), as Baron Passeria - *Strictly Dynamite* (1934), as Meadows (uncredited) - *The Worst Woman in Paris?* (1933), as Valet - *Only Yesterday* (1933), as George (Uncredited) - *Blind Adventure* (1933), as Maitre d'hotel - *The Big Brain* (1933), as Butler - *A Lady's Profession* (1933), as Crotchett - *The Big Broadcast* (1932), as Secretary to Bellows - *Love Me Tonight* (1932), as Valet (uncredited) - *The Man Called Back* (1932), as Donaldson - St. Claire's Secretary - *Red-Headed Woman* (1932), as Gaerste's Butler Tompkins (uncredited) - *Letty Lynton* (1932), as Darrow's Butler (Uncredited) - *Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde* (1931), as Poole - *The Squaw Man* (1931), as Fox Huntsman - *The Lady Refuses* (1931), as Dobbs - *The Bachelor Father* (1931), as Bolton - *Charley's Aunt* (1930), as Spettigue's Lawyer (uncredited) - *East Is West* (1930), as Thomas - *Du Barry, Woman of Passion* (1930), as Renal - *A Lady Surrenders* (1930), as Butler - *Monte Carlo* (1930), as Minor Role (uncredited) - *The Lady of Scandal* (1930), as Morton - *The Runaway Bride* (1930), as Williams - *Strictly Unconventional* (1930), as Party Guest - *One Romantic Night* (1930), as Colonel Wunderlich - *The Man from Blankley's* (1930), as Dawes - *The Girl Said No* (1930), as Alfred - Hettie's Butler - *Sarah and Son* (1930), as Vanning's Butler (Uncredited) - *The Love Parade* (1929), as Master of Ceremonies — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/the-love-parade.md) - *Behind That Curtain* (1929), as Galt - *The Man Who Laughs* (1928), as Lord High Chancellor (uncredited) - *Oh Kay!* (1928), as Lord Braggot - *The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg* (1928), as Lutz - *My Friend from India* (1927), as Jennings the Butler - *Singed* (1927), as Ernie Whitehead - *Fast and Furious* (1927), as Englishman - *Marriage License?* (1926), as Beadon - *The Boy Friend* (1926), Actor - *The King On Main Street* (1925), as Hugo Jensen - *He's a Prince!* (1925), as Valet - *The Marriage Whirl* (1925), as Dick Mayne - *Enticement* (1925), as William Blake - *Learning to Love* (1925), as Butler - *The Fast Set* (1924), as Archie Wells - *The Female* (1924), as Clyde Wiel - *Tiger Love* (1924), as Don Victoriano Fuestes - *Men* (1924), as The Baron - *The Wolf Man* (1924), as Sir Reginald Stackpoole - *Woman-Proof* (1923), as Cecil Updyke - *Bright Lights of Broadway* (1923), as Sherrill's butler / manservant - *The Light in the Dark* (1922), as Peters - *The New York Idea* (1920), as Thomas - *A Pair of Cupids* (1918), as Martin - *The Beautiful Adventure* (1917), as Valentine Borroyer - *The Amazons* (1917), as Lord Tweenways - *The Ocean Waif* (1916), as Hawkins, the Valet --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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