Edmund Breon

Edmund Breon

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1882-12-12
Deathday: 1953-06-24 (70 years old)

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Biography

Edmund Breon (12 December 1882 – 24 June 1953) was a Scottish film and stage actor. He appeared in 131 films between 1907 and 1952.


Born Iver Edmund de Breon MacLaverty in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, he began in John Hare's touring company and later played on the West End stage and in Glasgow, gaining prominence. According to his grandson, Breon "started out at the turn of the century doing silent pictures in France. Vampire movies", so it is reasonably certain that MacLaverty is indeed the actor who appeared under the name Edmond Bréon in many Gaumont films 1907-1922 including, most famously, playing the part of Inspector Juve for Louis Feuillade in the ground-breaking Fantômas series. He did also appear in a small part in the 1915-1916 Feuillade series Les vampires, although this is not, as his grandson supposes, a horror film.


He returned to Britain where he made the film A Little Bit of Fluff (1928), then went to Canada in 1929 and worked on the land.


A year later he emigrated to the United States and gained his first big American film part in The Dawn Patrol (1930). Breon appeared in a mixture of British and American films over the following two decades. He also appeared on stage in the West End production of the comedy Spring Meeting in 1938.


A 1949 newspaper article noted that Breon's "career has been interrupted by serious illness and an accident which kept him idle for two years."


Breon died in his native Scotland on June 24, 1953.

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Filmography

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Movies 62

Queen's Chamberlain
At Sword's Point

At Sword's Point (1952)

Movie
Prof. Ambrose
The Thing from Another World

The Thing from Another World (1951)

Movie
5.5
Magistrate
Challenge to Lassie

Challenge to Lassie (1949)

Movie
5.6
Parker, Chairman of the Board
Rope of Sand

Rope of Sand (1949)

Movie
Uncle Bunny
Enchantment

Enchantment (1948)

Movie
6.18
Jamie Soutar
Hills of Home

Hills of Home (1948)

Movie
3.8
Lord Redmond
Forever Amber

Forever Amber (1947)

Movie
Lord Chief Justice
The Imperfect Lady

The Imperfect Lady (1946)

Movie
Julian 'Stinky' Emery
Dressed to Kill

Dressed to Kill (1946)

Movie
4.33
Sir John Thornton (uncredited)
Devotion

Devotion (1946)

Movie
McIntyre (uncredited)
Saratoga Trunk

Saratoga Trunk (1945)

Movie
Sir Humphrey Brandon
The Man in Half Moon Street

The Man in Half Moon Street (1945)

Movie
Dr. Michael Barkstane
The Woman in the Window

The Woman in the Window (1944)

Movie
Mr. Drury
Casanova Brown

Casanova Brown (1944)

Movie
Rupert Bancroft (uncredited)
The White Cliffs of Dover

The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)

Movie
6
Freddy Merritt
The Hour Before the Dawn

The Hour Before the Dawn (1944)

Movie
General Huddleston
Gaslight

Gaslight (1944)

Movie
3.5
Adm. Drayton
It Happened to One Man

It Happened to One Man (1940)

Movie
Colonel Morgan
Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)

Movie
Dr. Ladd
The Outsider

The Outsider (1939)

Movie
Adm. Maybridge
Luck of the Navy

Luck of the Navy (1938)

Movie
Aubrey Lovitt
Almost a Honeymoon

Almost a Honeymoon (1938)

Movie
Tony Davenport
Crackerjack

Crackerjack (1938)

Movie
Captain Wavertree
A Yank at Oxford

A Yank at Oxford (1938)

Movie
Lord Meredale
Owd Bob

Owd Bob (1938)

Movie
Sir Augustus Marks
Keep Fit

Keep Fit (1937)

Movie
Baron Zarroy
Love in Exile

Love in Exile (1936)

Movie
Rossini
The Divine Spark

The Divine Spark (1935)

Movie
Freddie Gates
She Shall Have Music

She Shall Have Music (1935)

Movie
Col. Winterbottom
The Scarlet Pimpernel

The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)

Movie
Cardona, the Playwright, as Playwrights Go
The Private Life of Don Juan

The Private Life of Don Juan (1934)

Movie
Sir George Lancaster
Mister Cinders

Mister Cinders (1934)

Movie
George
Three Men in a Boat

Three Men in a Boat (1933)

Movie
Edward
No Funny Business

No Funny Business (1933)

Movie
Jack Debrant
Leap Year

Leap Year (1932)

Movie
Lord Fleet
Wedding Rehearsal

Wedding Rehearsal (1932)

Movie
Rachie Wells
Women Who Play

Women Who Play (1932)

Movie
Clive Lattimer
I Like Your Nerve

I Like Your Nerve (1931)

Movie
The General
Chances

Chances (1931)

Movie
Tom Kent (uncredited)
Born to Love

Born to Love (1931)

Movie
Harvey Townsend
Uneasy Virtue

Uneasy Virtue (1931)

Movie
Alphonse Dubois
The Love Habit

The Love Habit (1931)

Movie
Richard Wemys
On Approval

On Approval (1930)

Movie
Lieutenant Phipps
The Dawn Patrol

The Dawn Patrol (1930)

Movie
John Ayres
A Little Bit of Fluff

A Little Bit of Fluff (1928)

Movie
Le paysan
L'engrenage

L'engrenage (1919)

Movie
Don Benigno - Lawyer
The Andalusian Girl

The Andalusian Girl (1915)

Movie
Actor
Severo Torelli

Severo Torelli (1914)

Movie
Rosario
At the Hour of Dawn

At the Hour of Dawn (1914)

Movie
Le jocond

Le jocond (1914)

Movie
L'hôtel de la gare

L'hôtel de la gare (1914)

Movie
Le Cardinal-Légat Isidore
The Agony of Byzantium

The Agony of Byzantium (1913)

Movie
Inspector Juve
Fantômas

Fantômas (1913)

Movie
Actor
A Race for Millions

A Race for Millions (1912)

Movie
La cassette de l'émigrée

La cassette de l'émigrée (1912)

Movie
Actor
The Smuggler

The Smuggler (1912)

Movie
Marie-Joseph Chénier
André Chénier

André Chénier (1911)

Movie
Actor
The Fault of Another

The Fault of Another (1910)

Movie
Actor
The Border-Guard

The Border-Guard (1910)

Movie
Lysistrata or The Kissing Strike

Lysistrata or The Kissing Strike (1910)

Movie
Monsieur Wants to Get Married

Monsieur Wants to Get Married (1910)

Movie
Le vagabond
The Beggar's Christmas

The Beggar's Christmas (1910)

Movie

Ratings

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1919
1934
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1882-12-12

Deathday
1953-06-24 (70 years old)

Birth Place
Hamilton, United Kingdom

Citizenships
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom

Also Known As
Iver Edmund de Breon MacLaverty, Edmond Breon, Edmond Bréon


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