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's grandson is actor Chris Humphreys.
Filmography
all 24
Movies 24
General Spence
A Woman's Vengeance (1948)
Movie
Dr. Andre Leclair
Desire Me (1947)
Movie
Holy Man
The Razor's Edge (1946)
Movie
Detective Rough
Angel Street (1946)
Movie
Judge Linton
Wuthering Heights (1939)
Movie
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Prosecuting Counsel
Accused (1936)
Movie
Sturgis
Chick (1936)
Movie
Reasonable Doubt (1936)
Movie
De Marçaise
Crimson Dynasty (1935)
Movie
General Baroda
Adventure Ltd. (1935)
Movie
Salieri
Unfinished Symphony (1934)
Movie
Sir Luke Rookwood
Dick Turpin (1933)
Movie
Count Yendoff
It's a King (1932)
Movie
Lord Arranways
The Old Man (1931)
Movie
Paul
77 Park Lane (1931)
Movie
Sir Percival Glyde
The Woman in White (1929)
Movie
Gen. Delange
The Broken Melody (1929)
Movie
Douglas
Irish Luck (1925)
Movie
Lytton Glover
Dick Turpin's Ride to York (1922)
Movie
Walter Roderick
The Glorious Adventure (1922)
Movie
Manfred
The Four Just Men (1921)
Movie
Culverton Smith
The Dying Detective (1921)
Movie
Nat Verney
The Swindler (1919)
Movie
Charles Greville
The Romance of Lady Hamilton (1919)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1883-07-20
Deathday1947-11-06 (64 years old)
Birth PlaceCheltenham, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
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