Cecil Humphreys

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Biographyvia wikipedia

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 (29 movies)

Wuthering Heights movie poster
7.2
7.2

Wuthering Heights

1939

as Judge Linton

The Razor's Edge movie poster
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6.9

The Razor's Edge

1946

as Holy Man

A Woman's Vengeance movie poster
6.2
6.2

A Woman's Vengeance

1948

as General Spence

Desire Me movie poster
5.7
5.7

Desire Me

1947

as Dr. Andre Leclair

The Dying Detective movie poster
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5.3

The Dying Detective

1921

Crimson Dynasty movie poster
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5.3

Crimson Dynasty

1935

as De Marçaise

The Swindler movie poster
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5.0

The Swindler

1919

as Nat Verney

The Glorious Adventure movie poster
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The Glorious Adventure

1922

as Walter Roderick

Irish Luck movie poster
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Irish Luck

1925

as Douglas

Unfinished Symphony movie poster

Unfinished Symphony

1934

as Salieri

The Romance of Lady Hamilton movie poster

The Romance of Lady Hamilton

1919

as Charles Greville

Reasonable Doubt movie poster

Reasonable Doubt

1936

The Woman in White movie poster

The Woman in White

1929

as Sir Percival Glyde

It's a King movie poster

It's a King

1932

as Count Yendoff

Angel Street movie poster

Angel Street

1946

as Detective Rough

The Silver Spoon movie poster

The Silver Spoon

1934

as Lord Perivale

Fair Exchange movie poster

Fair Exchange

1936

as Matthew Randall

The Shadow of Evil movie poster

The Shadow of Evil

TBA

The Tavern Knight movie poster

The Tavern Knight

1920

as Joseph Ashburn

The Lifeguardsman movie poster

The Lifeguardsman

1916

as Valet

The Sorrows Of Satan movie poster

The Sorrows Of Satan

1917

as Prince Ramirez

77 Park Lane movie poster

77 Park Lane

1931

as Paul

The Old Man movie poster

The Old Man

1931

as Lord Arranways

The Broken Melody movie poster

The Broken Melody

1929

as Gen. Delange

Accused movie poster

Accused

1936

as Prosecuting Counsel

Adventure Ltd. movie poster

Adventure Ltd.

1935

as General Baroda

Chick movie poster

Chick

1936

as Sturgis

Dick Turpin movie poster

Dick Turpin

1933

as Sir Luke Rookwood

Dick Turpin's Ride to York movie poster

Dick Turpin's Ride to York

1922

as Lytton Glover

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