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Morton Selten(1860-1939)

  • Actor
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Morton Selten in Fire Over England (1937)
Morton Selten was born on 6 January 1860 in Marlborough, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Thief of Bagdad (1940), The Divorce of Lady X (1938) and I Stand Condemned (1934). He was married to Dora Blanche Pennell and Kate Pattison (actress). He died on 27 July 1939 in London, England, UK.
BornJanuary 6, 1860
DiedJuly 27, 1939(79)
BornJanuary 6, 1860
DiedJuly 27, 1939(79)
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Known for

The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
The Thief of Bagdad
7.4
  • The Old King
  • 1940
The Divorce of Lady X (1938)
The Divorce of Lady X
6.6
  • Lord Steele
  • 1938
I Stand Condemned (1934)
I Stand Condemned
5.7
  • Gen. Kovrin
  • 1934
Gracie Fields and Sydney Howard in Shipyard Sally (1939)
Shipyard Sally
6.3
  • Lord Alfred Randall
  • 1939

Credits

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Actor

  • The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
    The Thief of Bagdad
    7.4
    • The Old King
    • 1940
  • Young Man's Fancy (1939)
    Young Man's Fancy
    6.0
    • Mr. Fothergill
    • 1939
  • Gracie Fields and Sydney Howard in Shipyard Sally (1939)
    Shipyard Sally
    6.3
    • Lord Alfred Randall
    • 1939
  • Maureen O'Sullivan and Robert Taylor in A Yank at Oxford (1938)
    A Yank at Oxford
    6.5
    • Cecil Davidson, Esq.
    • 1938
  • The Divorce of Lady X (1938)
    The Divorce of Lady X
    6.6
    • Lord Steele
    • 1938
  • Ann Todd and Clive Brook in Action for Slander (1937)
    Action for Slander
    6.5
    • Judge Trotter (as Morton Selton)
    • 1937
  • Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, Leslie Banks, Raymond Massey, and Flora Robson in Fire Over England (1937)
    Fire Over England
    6.5
    • Burleigh
    • 1937
  • Boris Karloff in Juggernaut (1936)
    Juggernaut
    4.8
    • Sir Charles Clifford (as Morton Setten)
    • 1936
  • In the Soup (1936)
    In the Soup
    5.2
    • Abernethy Ruppershaw
    • 1936
  • Two's Company (1936)
    Two's Company
    • Earl of Warke
    • 1936
  • Dark World
    • Colonel
    • 1935
  • His Majesty and Co
    • King of Poldavia
    • 1935
  • Robert Donat in The Ghost Goes West (1935)
    The Ghost Goes West
    6.7
    • The Glourie
    • 1935
  • Annie, Leave the Room!
    • Lord Spendlove
    • 1935
  • Ten Minute Alibi (1935)
    Ten Minute Alibi
    6.0
    • Sir Miles Standish
    • 1935

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Morton Selton
  • Born
    • January 6, 1860
    • Marlborough, England, UK
  • Died
    • July 27, 1939
    • London, England, UK(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Dora Blanche PennellJanuary 29, 1914 - July 27, 1939 (his death)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    According to the director Michael Powell, who directed him in his final picture, "The Thief of Bagdad", Selten was an illegitimate son of the then 19-year-old Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII (1841-1910) of England.

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