Edgar Norton (August 11, 1868 â€" 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. Hydeâ€"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.(Per AFI database)
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. Hydeâ€"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.(Per AFI database)
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