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Henry Edwards(1882-1952)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Writer
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Henry Edwards
Henry Edwards was born on 18 September 1882 in Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK. He was an actor and director, known for A Welsh Singer (1915), Scrooge (1935) and The Amazing Quest of Mr. Ernest Bliss (1920). He was married to Chrissie White. He died on 2 November 1952 in Chobham, Surrey, England, UK.
BornSeptember 18, 1882
DiedNovember 2, 1952(70)
BornSeptember 18, 1882
DiedNovember 2, 1952(70)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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Known for

A Welsh Singer (1915)
A Welsh Singer
  • Leuan
  • 1915
Scrooge (1935)
Scrooge
6.4
  • Director
  • 1935
The Amazing Quest of Mr. Ernest Bliss (1920)
The Amazing Quest of Mr. Ernest Bliss
8.4
  • Ernest Bliss
  • 1920
General John Regan
  • Dr. O'Grady
  • 1934

Credits

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Actor

  • The Long Memory (1953)
    The Long Memory
    7.0
    • Judge (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Trent's Last Case (1952)
    Trent's Last Case
    6.0
    • Coroner (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Something Money Can't Buy (1952)
    Something Money Can't Buy
    5.9
    • Gerald Forbes
    • 1952
  • Never Look Back (1952)
    Never Look Back
    6.0
    • Geoffrey Whitcomb
    • 1952
  • The Promoter (1952)
    The Promoter
    7.1
    • Mr. Cotterill (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • The Lady with a Lamp (1951)
    The Lady with a Lamp
    6.4
    • Howard Russell of 'The Times'
    • 1951
  • The Magic Box (1951)
    The Magic Box
    7.0
    • Butler at Fox Talbot's
    • 1951
  • Petula Clark, James Donald, and Googie Withers in White Corridors (1951)
    White Corridors
    7.0
    • Phillip Brewster
    • 1951
  • The Rossiter Case (1951)
    The Rossiter Case
    5.5
    • Dr. Bendix
    • 1951
  • Trio (1950)
    Trio
    7.1
    • Church Warden (segment "The Verger")
    • 1950
  • Double Confession (1950)
    Double Confession
    6.4
    • Man in the Shelter
    • 1950
  • Madeleine (1950)
    Madeleine
    6.9
    • Clerk of the Court (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Golden Salamander (1950)
    Golden Salamander
    6.3
    • Jeffries (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Dear Mr. Prohack (1949)
    Dear Mr. Prohack
    6.1
    • Sir Digby Bunce
    • 1949
  • Sarah Churchill and Norman Wooland in All Over the Town (1949)
    All Over the Town
    6.6
    • Major Martindale
    • 1949

Director

  • The Vicar of Bray (1937)
    The Vicar of Bray
    5.6
    • Director
    • 1937
  • Song of the Forge
    • Director
    • 1937
  • Beauty and the Barge (1937)
    Beauty and the Barge
    4.8
    • Director
    • 1937
  • Boris Karloff in Juggernaut (1936)
    Juggernaut
    4.8
    • Director
    • 1936
  • In the Soup (1936)
    In the Soup
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Eliza Comes to Stay
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Scrooge in Color (1935)
    Scrooge in Color
    8.6
    • Director
    • 1935
  • Scrooge (1935)
    Scrooge
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1935
  • The Private Secretary (1935)
    The Private Secretary
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1935
  • Squibs (1935)
    Squibs
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1935
  • Seymour Hicks and Claire Luce in Vintage Wine (1935)
    Vintage Wine
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1935
  • The Lad (1935)
    The Lad
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1935
  • John Garrick and Leslie Perrins in The Rocks of Valpre (1935)
    The Rocks of Valpre
    4.9
    • Director
    • 1935
  • D'Ye Ken John Peel? (1935)
    D'Ye Ken John Peel?
    4.8
    • Director
    • 1935
  • Are You a Mason?
    • Director
    • 1934

Writer

  • Brother Alfred (1932)
    Brother Alfred
    4.8
    • adaptation
    • scenario
    • 1932
  • The Girl in the Night
    • original story
    • 1931
  • Ein Mädel und drei Clowns
    6.2
    • writer
    • 1928
  • The World of Wonderful Reality
    • Writer
    • 1924
  • The Naked Man
    • writer
    • 1923
  • Lily of the Alley (1923)
    Lily of the Alley
    • writer
    • 1923
  • Simple Simon
    • story
    • 1922
  • Tit for Tat
    • scenario
    • 1921
  • The Bargain (1921)
    The Bargain
    • play
    • screenplay
    • 1921
  • A Temporary Vagabond (1920)
    A Temporary Vagabond
    • Writer
    • 1920
  • Towards the Light
    • writer
    • 1918
  • The Failure
    • Writer
    • 1917
  • Merely Mrs. Stubbs
    • Writer
    • 1917
  • Florence Turner in East Is East (1916)
    East Is East
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • 1916
  • Florence Turner in Doorsteps (1916)
    Doorsteps
    • play
    • 1916

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
  • Born
    • September 18, 1882
    • Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK
  • Died
    • November 2, 1952
    • Chobham, Surrey, England, UK(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Chrissie White1922 - November 2, 1952 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    He played the King in William Shakespeare's play, "Hamlet," at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio with Maurice Evans (Hamlet); Carmen Mathews (Ophelia); Mady Christians (Gertrude); Lauren Gilbert; John McQuade; Donald Cameron; Donald Randolph; George Graham; Sydney Smith; Walter Williams; Frederic Carney; Kurt Richards; John Barclay; Raymond Johnson; Emmett Rogers; Rhys Williams; Howard Wierum; Jackson Perkins; Alfred Paschall; George Keane; and Maury Tuckerman in the cast. Lehman Engel composed music. David Ffolkes was set and costume designer. Margaret Webster was director. Maurice Evans was also producer.
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  • Trivia
    His career papers have recently been donated to the BFI Special Collections.

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