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{{Short description|British actor (1883–1947)}}
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| name = Cecil Humphreys
| name = Cecil Humphreys
| birth_date = 21 July 1883
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1883|07|21|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Cheltenham]], [[Gloucestershire]], [[England]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]
| birth_place = [[Cheltenham]], [[Gloucestershire]], [[England]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]
| death_date = 6 November 1947 (aged 64)
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1947|11|6|1883|07|21|df=y}}
| death_place = [[New York City]], [[New York]] <br> United States
| death_place = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]] <br> United States
| othername = Cecil Humphries
| othername = Cecil Humphries
| occupation = [[Film actor]]
| occupation = [[Film actor]]
| yearsactive = [[1916 in film|1916]]–[[1948 in film|1948]]
| yearsactive = 1916–1948
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'''Cecil Humphreys''' (1883–1947) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] film and theatre actor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/3750|title=Cecil Humphreys|work=BFI}}</ref> 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 film)|Wuthering Heights]]'' (1939) with [[Laurence Olivier]], and the mysterious "Holy Man" in ''[[The Razor's Edge (1946 film)|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibdb.com/person.php?id=45947|title=Cecil Humphreys - IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information|author=The Broadway League|publisher=}}</ref> Humphreys' grandson is actor [[Chris Humphreys]].
'''Cecil Humphreys''' (1883–1947) was a British film and theatre actor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/3750|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115061759/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/3750|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-01-15|title=Cecil Humphreys|work=BFI}}</ref> 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 film)|Wuthering Heights]]'' (1939) with [[Laurence Olivier]], and the mysterious "Holy Man" in ''[[The Razor's Edge (1946 film)|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibdb.com/person.php?id=45947|title=Cecil Humphreys – IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information|author=The Broadway League}}</ref> Humphreys's grandson is actor [[Chris Humphreys]].


==Filmography==
==Selected filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
* ''[[The Sorrows of Satan (1917 film)|The Sorrows of Satan]]'' (1917)
|-
* ''[[The Elusive Pimpernel (1919 film)|The Elusive Pimpernel]]'' (1919)
! Year
* ''[[The Tavern Knight]]'' (1920)
! Title
* ''[[The Winding Road]]'' (1920)
! Role
* ''[[Greatheart (film)|Greatheart]]'' (1921)
! Notes
* ''[[The White Hen]]'' (1921)
|-
* ''[[The Four Just Men (1921 film)|The Four Just Men]]'' (1921)
* ''[[The Shadow of Evil]]'' (1921)
|1916|| ''The Lifeguardsman'' || Valet ||
|-
* ''[[Dick Turpin's Ride to York]]'' (1922)
|1916|| ''The Pleydell Mystery'' || John Pleydell ||
* ''[[The Glorious Adventure (1922 film)|The Glorious Adventure]]'' (1922)
|-
* ''[[Irish Luck (1925 film)|Irish Luck]]'' (1925)
|1917|| ''The Veiled Woman'' || Gascoigne Devine ||
* ''[[The Woman in White (1929 film)|The Woman in White]]'' (1929)
|-
* ''[[The Broken Melody (1929 film)|The Broken Melody]]'' (1929)
|1917|| ''[[The Sorrows of Satan (1917 film)|The Sorrows of Satan]]'' || Prince Ramirez ||
* ''[[77 Park Lane]]'' (1931)
|-
* ''[[It's a King]]'' (1933)
|1917|| ''The Profligate'' || Lord Danvers ||
* ''[[Dick Turpin (1933 film)|Dick Turpin]]'' (1933)
|-
* ''[[The Silver Spoon]]'' (1934)
|1919|| ''[[The Romance of Lady Hamilton]]'' || Charles Greville ||
* ''[[Oh No Doctor!]]'' (1934)
|-
* ''[[Unfinished Symphony (film)|Unfinished Symphony]]'' (1934)
* ''[[Koenigsmark (1935 film)|Koenigsmark]]'' (1935)
|1919|| ''[[The Swindler (film)|The Swindler]]'' || Nat Verney ||
|-
* ''[[Fair Exchange (film)|Fair Exchange]]'' (1936)
|1919|| ''[[The Elusive Pimpernel (1919 film)|The Elusive Pimpernel]]'' || Sir Percey Blakeney ||
* ''[[Chick (1936 film)|Chick]]'' (1936)
|-
* ''[[Accused (1936 film)|Accused]]'' (1936)
|1920|| ''The Pride of the North'' || John Hargreaves ||
* ''[[Wuthering Heights (1939 film)|Wuthering Heights]]'' (1939)
|-
* ''[[The Razor's Edge (1946 film)|The Razor's Edge]]'' (1946)
|1920|| ''The Hour of Trial'' || John Graham ||
* ''[[Desire Me]]'' (1947)
|-
* ''[[A Woman's Vengeance]]'' (1948)
|1920|| ''[[The House on the Marsh]]'' || Gervas Rayner ||
|-
|1920|| ''[[The Amateur Gentleman (1920 film)|The Amateur Gentleman]]'' || Wilfred Chichester ||
|-
|1920|| ''[[The Winding Road]]'' || Major Gawthorne ||
|-
|1920|| ''[[The Tavern Knight]]'' || Joseph Ashburn ||
|-
|1921|| ''[[The White Hen (film)|The White Hen]]'' || Louis St. Romney ||
|-
|1921|| ''[[The Shadow of Evil]]'' || ||
|-
|1921|| ''[[The Four Just Men (1921 film)|The Four Just Men]]'' || Manfred ||
|-
|1921|| ''[[Greatheart (film)|Greatheart]]'' || Eustace Studley ||
|-
|1922|| ''[[The Glorious Adventure (1922 film)|The Glorious Adventure]]'' || Walter Roderick ||
|-
|1922|| ''[[False Evidence (1922 film)|False Evidence]]'' || Rupert Deveraux ||
|-
|1922|| ''[[Dick Turpin's Ride to York]]'' || Lytton Glover ||
|-
|1924|| ''[[Her Redemption]]'' || Hubert Steele ||
|-
|1925|| ''[[Irish Luck (1925 film)|Irish Luck]]'' || Douglas ||
|-
|1929|| ''[[The Broken Melody (1929 film)|The Broken Melody]]'' || Gen. Delange ||
|-
|1929|| ''[[The Woman in White (1929 film)|The Woman in White]]'' || Sir Percival Glyde ||
|-
|1931|| ''[[77 Park Lane]]'' || Paul ||
|-
|1931|| ''[[The Old Man (1931 film)|The Old Man]]'' || Lord Arranways ||
|-
|1933|| ''[[The Silver Spoon]]'' || Lord Perivale ||
|-
|1933|| ''[[It's a King]]'' || Count Yendoff ||
|-
|1934|| ''[[Oh No Doctor!]]'' || Dr. Morrow ||
|-
|1934|| ''[[Guest of Honour (1934 film)|Guest of Honour]]'' || Mr. Gilwattle ||
|-
|1934|| ''[[Dick Turpin (1933 film)|Dick Turpin]]'' || Sir Luke Rookwood ||
|-
|1934|| ''[[Unfinished Symphony (film)|Unfinished Symphony]]'' || Salieri ||
|-
|1935|| ''[[Adventure Ltd.]]'' || General Baroda ||
|-
|1935|| ''[[Koenigsmark (1935 film)|Koenigsmark]]'' || De Marçaise || Uncredited
|-
|1936|| ''[[Fair Exchange (film)|Fair Exchange]]'' || Matthew Randall ||
|-
|1936|| ''[[Chick (1936 film)|Chick]]'' || Sturgis ||
|-
|1936|| ''[[Accused (1936 film)|Accused]]'' || Prosecuting Counsel ||
|-
|1936|| ''[[Reasonable Doubt (1936 film)|Reasonable Doubt]]'' || ||
|-
|1939|| ''[[Wuthering Heights (1939 film)|Wuthering Heights]]'' || Judge Linton ||
|-
|1946|| ''[[The Razor's Edge (1946 film)|The Razor's Edge]]'' || Holy Man ||
|-
|1947|| ''[[Desire Me]]'' || Dr. Andre Leclair ||
|-
|1948|| ''[[A Woman's Vengeance]]'' || General Spence || (final film role)
|}


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* {{IMDb name|0401976}}

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Latest revision as of 07:27, 3 March 2024

Cecil Humphreys
Born(1883-07-21)21 July 1883
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Died6 November 1947(1947-11-06) (aged 64)
New York City, New York
United States
Other namesCecil Humphries
OccupationFilm actor
Years active1916–1948

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, 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.[2] Humphreys's grandson is actor Chris Humphreys.

Filmography[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1916 The Lifeguardsman Valet
1916 The Pleydell Mystery John Pleydell
1917 The Veiled Woman Gascoigne Devine
1917 The Sorrows of Satan Prince Ramirez
1917 The Profligate Lord Danvers
1919 The Romance of Lady Hamilton Charles Greville
1919 The Swindler Nat Verney
1919 The Elusive Pimpernel Sir Percey Blakeney
1920 The Pride of the North John Hargreaves
1920 The Hour of Trial John Graham
1920 The House on the Marsh Gervas Rayner
1920 The Amateur Gentleman Wilfred Chichester
1920 The Winding Road Major Gawthorne
1920 The Tavern Knight Joseph Ashburn
1921 The White Hen Louis St. Romney
1921 The Shadow of Evil
1921 The Four Just Men Manfred
1921 Greatheart Eustace Studley
1922 The Glorious Adventure Walter Roderick
1922 False Evidence Rupert Deveraux
1922 Dick Turpin's Ride to York Lytton Glover
1924 Her Redemption Hubert Steele
1925 Irish Luck Douglas
1929 The Broken Melody Gen. Delange
1929 The Woman in White Sir Percival Glyde
1931 77 Park Lane Paul
1931 The Old Man Lord Arranways
1933 The Silver Spoon Lord Perivale
1933 It's a King Count Yendoff
1934 Oh No Doctor! Dr. Morrow
1934 Guest of Honour Mr. Gilwattle
1934 Dick Turpin Sir Luke Rookwood
1934 Unfinished Symphony Salieri
1935 Adventure Ltd. General Baroda
1935 Koenigsmark De Marçaise Uncredited
1936 Fair Exchange Matthew Randall
1936 Chick Sturgis
1936 Accused Prosecuting Counsel
1936 Reasonable Doubt
1939 Wuthering Heights Judge Linton
1946 The Razor's Edge Holy Man
1947 Desire Me Dr. Andre Leclair
1948 A Woman's Vengeance General Spence (final film role)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Cecil Humphreys". BFI. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009.
  2. ^ The Broadway League. "Cecil Humphreys – IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information".

External links[edit]


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