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'''Roy Emerton''' (9 October 1893 – 30 November 1944) was a British [[film actor]].<ref>http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/16854</ref>
'''Roy Emerton''' (9 October 1892 – 30 November 1944) was a British [[film actor]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090113191254/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/16854 BFI.org]</ref>


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.
Earlier in his life, he was a sailor, stoker, docker, railway worker, and 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.


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




Latest revision as of 22:35, 19 December 2024

Roy Emerton
Born9 October 1892
Burford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Died30 November 1944(1944-11-30) (aged 51)
Hendon, London, England, United Kingdom
Other namesHugh Fitzroy Emerton
OccupationFilm actor
Years active1931–1944

Roy Emerton (9 October 1892 – 30 November 1944) was a British film actor.[1]

Earlier in his life, he was a sailor, stoker, docker, railway worker, and 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

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References

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  1. ^ BFI.org
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