Deceased

When Did Cecil Humphreys Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 64

GenderMaleNationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandBorn20/07/1883Born inCheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UKDied06/11/1947Died inNew York CityWikidataQ5056142 ↗TMDb#26665 ↗

Cecil Humphreys (1883–1947) was a British film and theatre actor 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.

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Filmography25 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1948	A Woman's VengeanceMovie	General Spence	65
1947	Desire MeMovie	Dr. André Leclair	64
1946	The Razor's EdgeMovie	Holy Man	63
1939	Wuthering HeightsMovie	Judge Linton	56
1936	ChickMovie	Sturgis	53
1936	Reasonable DoubtMovie	—	53
1936	AccusedMovie	Prosecuting Counsel	53
1936	Fair ExchangeMovie	Matthew Randall	53
1935	Adventure Ltd.Movie	General Baroda	52
1935	Crimson DynastyMovie	De Marçaise	52
1934	Unfinished SymphonyMovie	Salieri	51
1933	Dick TurpinMovie	Sir Luke Rookwood	50
1932	It's a KingMovie	Count Yendoff	49
1931	The Old ManMovie	Lord Arranways	48
1931	77 Park LaneMovie	Paul	48
1929	The Broken MelodyMovie	Gen. Delange	46
1929	The Woman in WhiteMovie	Sir Percival Glyde	46
1922	Dick Turpin's Ride to YorkMovie	Lytton Glover	39
1922	The Glorious AdventureMovie	Walter Roderick	39
1921	The Shadow of EvilMovie	—	38
1920	The Tavern KnightMovie	Joseph Ashburn	37
1919	The Romance of Lady HamiltonMovie	Charles Greville	36
1919	The SwindlerMovie	Nat Verney	36
1917	The Sorrows Of SatanMovie	Prince Ramirez	34
1916	The LifeguardsmanMovie	Valet	33