Edward Norris

Edward Norris
Edward Norris in trailer for "They Won't Forget" (1937)
Born	Septimus Edward Norris March 10, 1911 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	December 18, 2002 (aged 91) Fort Bragg, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1933–1963
Spouse(s)	Ann Sheridan (1936–1938; divorced) Lona Andre (1935–1935; divorced) Virginia Bell Hiller (1927–1932; divorced); 1 child

Edward Norris (March 10, 1911 – December 18, 2002) was an American film actor.

Biography

Septimus Edward Norris was born in 1911, the son of a prominent gynecologist. He grew up in Philadelphia. At 16 he dropped out of the Culver Military Academy to marry a socially prominent physician's daughter, Virginia Bell Hiller, and took a job as a reporter. He made his television debut in 1951 with two appearances on Fireside Theater.

During the course of his 12-year span on television he made two guest appearances on Perry Mason: "The Case of the Fiery Fingers" (1958) and "The Case of the Tarnished Trademark" (1962). He ended his film and television career the following year when he appeared on an episode of The Third Man, titled "Ghost Town".

Norris died on December 18, 2002 at Fort Bragg, California.

Selected filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1933	Queen Christina	Count Jacob
1935	Teacher's Beau	Ralph Wilson
1936	Magnificent Brute	Hal Howard
1937	They Won't Forget	Robert Perry Hale
1938	Boys Town	Joe Marsh
1939	The Gorilla	Jack Marsden
1940	Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet	Dr. Morgenroth
1941	Angels with Broken Wings	Steve Wilson
1942	The Great Impersonation	Captain Francois Bardinet
	The Lady Has Plans	Frank Richards
1943	You Can't Beat the Law	Johnny Gray
1944	Men on Her Mind	Jeffrey Wingate
	Career Girl	Steve Dexter
1946	Decoy	Jim Vincent
1949	Forgotten Women	Andy Emerson
	The Wolf Hunters	Paul Lautrec
1953	The Man from the Alamo	Mapes
	Murder Without Tears	Warren Richards

External links

• Edward Norris at the Internet Movie Database