Roy Emerton

Roy Emerton (9 October 1893 – 30 November 1944) was a British film actor.[1]

Roy Emerton
Born	9 October 1892 Burford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Died	30 November 1944(1944-11-30) (aged 51) Hendon, London, England, United Kingdom
Other names	Hugh Fitzroy Emerton
Occupation	Film actor
Years active	1931–1944

Earlier in his life, he was a sailor, stoker, docker, railway worker, miner and served in the First World War. He played in a great number of popular London stage plays and shows, including Shakespeare as well as film work.

Partial filmography

• Shadows (1931) - Captain
• The Sign of Four (1932) - The Tattooed Man
• That Night in London (1932) - Captain Paulson
• The Lash (1934) - Steve
• Java Head (1934) - Broadrick
• Lorna Doone (1934) - Carver Doone
• The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935) - Boss McGinty
• It Happened in Paris (1935) - Gendarme
• Tudor Rose (1936) - Squire (uncredited)
• Pot Luck (1936) - Berkeley
• Everything Is Thunder (1936) - Kostner
• The Great Barrier (1937) - Moody
• Big Fella (1937) - Spike
• Doctor Syn (1937) - Capt. Howard Collyer, R.N.
• The Last Adventurers (1937) - John Arkell
• I, Claudius (1937) - Octavius
• The Drum (1938) - Wafadar
• Convict 99 (1938) - Colonial
• The Gang Show (1938) - Pearson, Theatre Royal Proprietor
• Everything Happens to Me (1938)
• Q Planes (1939) - Viking First Mate (uncredited)
• Home from Home (1939) - Bill Burton
• The Good Old Days (1940) - Grimes
• Busman's Honeymoon (1940) - Noakes
• The Case of the Frightened Lady (1940) - Gilder
• The Thief of Bagdad (1940) - Jailer
• Old Mother Riley's Circus (1941) - Santley, circus owner
• The Young Mr. Pitt (1942) - Dan Mendoza
• The Man in Grey (1943) - Gamekeeper (uncredited)
• The Adventures of Tartu (1943) - Plant Guard / Member of Underground (uncredited)
• Time Flies (1944) - Capt. John Smith
• Welcome, Mr. Washington (1944) - Selby
• Love Story (1944) - Cornish Fisherman
• Henry V (1944) - Lieutenant Bardolph (final film role)

References

1. BFI.org

External links

• Roy Emerton on IMDb