Cecil Humphreys

Cecil Humphreys
Born	21 July 1883 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Died	6 November 1947 (aged 64) New York City, New York United States
Other names	Cecil Humphries
Occupation	Film actor
Years active	1916–1948

Cecil Humphreys (1883–1947) was a British film and theatre actor^[1] who played in 46 films between 1916 and 1948, mostly in supporting roles as doctors, aristcrats 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 Maughams novel. In addition he was also a notable Broadway actor between the 1920s and 1940s, appearing in 17 plays.^[2] 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)
• Fair Exchange (1936)
• Chick (1936)
• Accused (1936)
• Wuthering Heights (1939)
• The Razor's Edge (1946)
• Desire Me (1947)
• A Woman's Vengeance (1948)

References

1. "Cecil Humphreys". BFI.
2. The Broadway League. "Cecil Humphreys - IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information".

External links

• Cecil Humphreys at the Internet Movie Database