Henry Edwards(1882-1952)

Actor
Director
Writer

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Henry Edwards

Henry Edwards was born on 18 September 1882 in Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK. He was an actor and director, known for A Welsh Singer (1915), Scrooge (1935) and The Amazing Quest of Mr. Ernest Bliss (1920). He was married to Chrissie White. He died on 2 November 1952 in Chobham, Surrey, England, UK.

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Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

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Known for

A Welsh Singer (1915)

Leuan

1915

Scrooge (1935)

6.4

Director

1935

The Amazing Quest of Mr. Ernest Bliss (1920)

The Amazing Quest of Mr. Ernest Bliss

7.6

Ernest Bliss

1920

General John Regan

Dr. O'Grady

1934

Credits

Actor

The Long Memory
7.0
- Judge (uncredited)
- 1953
Trent's Last Case
6.0
- Coroner (uncredited)
- 1952
Something Money Can't Buy
6.0
- Gerald Forbes
- 1952
Never Look Back
6.2
- Geoffrey Whitcomb
- 1952
The Promoter
7.0
- Mr. Cotterill (uncredited)
- 1952
The Lady with a Lamp
6.4
- Howard Russell of 'The Times'
- 1951
The Magic Box
7.0
- Butler at Fox Talbot's
- 1951
White Corridors
7.1
- Phillip Brewster
- 1951
The Rossiter Case
5.7
- Dr. Bendix
- 1951
Trio
7.1
- Church Warden (segment "The Verger")
- 1950
Double Confession
6.4
- Man in the Shelter
- 1950
Madeleine
6.9
- Clerk of the Court (uncredited)
- 1950
Golden Salamander
6.3
- Jeffries (uncredited)
- 1950
Dear Mr. Prohack
6.0
- Sir Digby Bunce
- 1949
All Over the Town
6.5
- Major Martindale
- 1949

Director

The Vicar of Bray
5.5
- Director
- 1937
Song of the Forge
- Director
- 1937
Beauty and the Barge
4.8
- Director
- 1937
Juggernaut
4.8
- Director
- 1936
In the Soup
5.6
- Director
- 1936
Eliza Comes to Stay
- Director
- 1936
Scrooge
6.4
- Director
- 1935
The Private Secretary
6.4
- Director
- 1935
Squibs
5.8
- Director
- 1935
Vintage Wine
6.0
- Director
- 1935
The Lad
5.7
- Director
- 1935
The Rocks of Valpre
5.2
- Director
- 1935
D'Ye Ken John Peel?
4.9
- Director
- 1935
Are You a Mason?
- Director
- 1934
Lord Edgware Dies
6.0
- Director
- 1934

Writer

Brother Alfred
5.5
- adaptation
- scenario
- 1932
The Girl in the Night
- original story
- 1931
Ein Mädel und drei Clowns
6.1
- writer
- 1928
The World of Wonderful Reality
- Writer
- 1924
The Naked Man
- writer
- 1923
Lily of the Alley
- writer
- 1923
Simple Simon
- story
- 1922
Tit for Tat
- scenario
- 1921
The Bargain
- play
- screenplay
- 1921
A Temporary Vagabond
- Writer
- 1920
Towards the Light
- writer
- 1918
The Failure
- Writer
- 1917
Merely Mrs. Stubbs
- Writer
- 1917
East Is East
6.1
- screenplay
- 1916
Doorsteps
- play
- 1916

Personal details

Height
- 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
Born
- September 18, 1882
- Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK
Died
- November 2, 1952
- Chobham, Surrey, England, UK(undisclosed)
Spouse
- Chrissie White1922 - November 2, 1952 (his death, 1 child)
Other works
He played the King in William Shakespeare's play, "Hamlet," at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio with Maurice Evans (Hamlet); Carmen Mathews (Ophelia); Mady Christians (Gertrude); Lauren Gilbert; John McQuade; Donald Cameron; Donald Randolph; George Graham; Sydney Smith; Walter Williams; Frederic Carney; Kurt Richards; John Barclay; Raymond Johnson; Emmett Rogers; Rhys Williams; Howard Wierum; Jackson Perkins; Alfred Paschall; George Keane; and Maury Tuckerman in the cast. Lehman Engel composed music. David Ffolkes was set and costume designer. Margaret Webster was director. Maurice Evans was also producer.
Publicity listings
- 3 Articles

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Trivia
His career papers have recently been donated to the BFI Special Collections.

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