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Edmund Elton(1870-1952)

  • Actor
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Edmund Elton was born on 5 February 1870 in Preston, Lancashire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Romeo and Juliet (1916), The Mystery of the Yellow Room (1919) and Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940). He was married to Bertha Boardman and Margaret S. Shermer. He died on 4 January 1952 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornFebruary 5, 1870
DiedJanuary 4, 1952(81)
BornFebruary 5, 1870
DiedJanuary 4, 1952(81)
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Beverly Bayne and Francis X. Bushman in Romeo and Juliet (1916)
Romeo and Juliet
7.6
  • Capulet
  • 1916
The Mystery of the Yellow Room (1919)
The Mystery of the Yellow Room
6.8
  • Robert Darzac
  • 1919
Raymond Massey in Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
7.2
  • Mr. Rutledge
  • 1940
Charles Bickford, Sheila Bromley, and Doris Day in Thou Shalt Not Kill (1939)
Thou Shalt Not Kill
  • Dr. Holmes
  • 1939

Credits

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Actor

  • Rita Johnson, Evelyn Keyes, and Robert Montgomery in Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
    Here Comes Mr. Jordan
    7.5
    • Elderly Man (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Gloria Dickson, Otto Kruger, and John Litel in The Big Boss (1941)
    The Big Boss
    6.1
    • Chief Justice (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Cary Grant and Irene Dunne in Penny Serenade (1941)
    Penny Serenade
    7.1
    • Minister (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette in Back in the Saddle (1941)
    Back in the Saddle
    6.0
    • Judge Bent
    • 1941
  • George Sanders and Wendy Barrie in The Saint in Palm Springs (1940)
    The Saint in Palm Springs
    6.2
    • Peter Johnson (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Joan Blondell and Dick Powell in I Want a Divorce (1940)
    I Want a Divorce
    5.9
    • Judge (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Tyrone Power, Mary Astor, Linda Darnell, and Dean Jagger in Brigham Young (1940)
    Brigham Young
    6.3
    • Undetermined Role (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • The Return of Frank James (1940)
    The Return of Frank James
    6.6
    • Jury Foreman (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Raymond Massey in Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
    Abe Lincoln in Illinois
    7.2
    • Mr. Rutledge
    • 1940
  • Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray in Remember the Night (1939)
    Remember the Night
    7.5
    • Minister (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Charles Bickford, Sheila Bromley, and Doris Day in Thou Shalt Not Kill (1939)
    Thou Shalt Not Kill
    • Dr. Holmes
    • 1939
  • Rochelle Hudson and Fred Stone in Konga, the Wild Stallion (1939)
    Konga, the Wild Stallion
    • Governor (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Warren Hull and Anne Nagel in Should a Girl Marry? (1939)
    Should a Girl Marry?
    6.4
    • Dr. Turner
    • 1939
  • Henry Fonda, Don Ameche, and Loretta Young in The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939)
    The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
    6.9
    • Banker at Demo (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Bob Burns in The Arkansas Traveler (1938)
    The Arkansas Traveler
    6.2
    • Merchant
    • 1938

Personal details

  • Born
    • February 5, 1870
    • Preston, Lancashire, England, UK
  • Died
    • January 4, 1952
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Bertha BoardmanMay 15, 1895 - February 20, 1904 (her death)

Did you know

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    Father: Phineas Elton; Mother: Annie Elizabeth Johnson.

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