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Cecil Humphreys
British actor

Cecil Humphreys

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British actor
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Cheltenham, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire
Place of death
New York City, New York, U.S.A.
Age
64 years
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Biography

Cecil Humphreys (1883–1947) was a British film and theatre actor who played in 46 films between 1916 and 1948, mostly in supporting roles as doctors, aristocrats, and generals. Among his best-known roles were Judge Linton, in the 1939 version of Wuthering Heights (1939) with Laurence Olivier, and the mysterious "Holy Man" in The Razor's Edge (1946), the first film adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's novel. In addition, he was also a notable Broadway actor between the 1920s and 1940s, appearing in 17 plays. Humphreys' grandson is actor Chris Humphreys.

Selected filmography

  • The Sorrows of Satan (1917)
  • The Elusive Pimpernel (1919)
  • The Tavern Knight (1920)
  • The Winding Road (1920)
  • Greatheart (1921)
  • The White Hen (1921)
  • The Four Just Men (1921)
  • The Shadow of Evil (1921)
  • Dick Turpin's Ride to York (1922)
  • The Glorious Adventure (1922)
  • Irish Luck (1925)
  • The Woman in White (1929)
  • The Broken Melody (1929)
  • 77 Park Lane (1931)
  • It's a King (1933)
  • Dick Turpin (1933)
  • The Silver Spoon (1934)
  • Oh No Doctor! (1934)
  • Unfinished Symphony (1934)
  • Koenigsmark (1935)
  • Adventure Ltd. (1935)
  • Fair Exchange (1936)
  • Chick (1936)
  • Reasonable Doubt (1936)
  • Accused (1936)
  • Wuthering Heights (1939)
  • The Razor's Edge (1946)
  • Desire Me (1947)
  • A Woman's Vengeance (1948)
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