Roy Emerton (9 October 1892 – 30 November 1944) was a British

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/ref> Earlier in his life, he was a sailor, stoker, docker, railway worker, and miner and served in the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fig ...

. He played in a great number of popular London stage plays and shows, including

Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's natio ...

, as well as film work.

Partial filmography

* ''

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'' (1931) - Captain * ''

The Sign of Four ''The Sign of the Four'' (1890), also called ''The Sign of Four'', is the second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes by British writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle wrote four novels and 56 short stories featuring the fictional detective. Plo ...

'' (1932) - The Tattooed Man * ''

That Night in London ''That Night in London'' is a 1932 British crime film directed by Rowland V. Lee, produced by Alexander Korda, and written by Dorothy Greenhill and Arthur Wimperis. It stars Robert Donat, Pearl Argyle, Miles Mander and Roy Emerton. It was releas ...

'' (1932) - Captain Paulson * '' The Lash'' (1934) - Steve * ''

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'' (1934) - Broadrick * ''

Lorna Doone ''Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor'' is a novel by English author Richard Doddridge Blackmore, published in 1869. It is a romance based on a group of historical characters and set in the late 17th century in Devon and Somerset, particularly ar ...

'' (1934) - Carver Doone * ''

The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes ''The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes'' is a 1935 British mystery film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Arthur Wontner. It was based on the 1915 Sherlock Holmes novel '' The Valley of Fear'' by Arthur Conan Doyle. It is the fourth film ...

'' (1935) - Boss McGinty * '' It Happened in Paris'' (1935) - Gendarme * ''

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'' (1936) - Squire (uncredited) * '' Pot Luck'' (1936) - Berkeley * ''

Everything Is Thunder ''Everything Is Thunder'' is a 1936 British thriller film directed by Milton Rosmer and starring Constance Bennett, Douglass Montgomery and Oskar Homolka. Its plot concerns a British officer who attempts to escape from a German Prisoner of ...

'' (1936) - Kostner * '' The Great Barrier'' (1937) - Moody * ''

Big Fella ''Big Fella'' is a 1937 British musical drama film directed by J. Elder Wills and starring Paul Robeson, Elisabeth Welch and Roy Emerton. It is loosely based on the novel ''Banjo'' by Harlem Renaissance writer Claude McKay. Plot ''Big Fella ...

'' (1937) - Spike * ''

Doctor Syn The Reverend Doctor Christopher Syn is the smuggler hero of a series of novels by Russell Thorndike. The first book, ''Doctor Syn: A Tale of the Romney Marsh'' was published in 1915. The story idea came from smuggling in the 18th-century Romne ...

'' (1937) - Capt. Howard Collyer, R.N. * '' The Last Adventurers'' (1937) - John Arkell * ''

I, Claudius ''I, Claudius'' is a historical novel by English writer Robert Graves, published in 1934. Written in the form of an autobiography of the Roman Emperor Claudius, it tells the history of the Julio-Claudian dynasty and the early years of the R ...

'' (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 ''Old Mother Riley's Circus'' is a 1941 British comedy film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane and John Longden. Old Mother Riley takes over a struggling circus and makes a huge success of it. The trade ad ...

'' (1941) - Santley, circus owner * ''

The Young Mr. Pitt ''The Young Mr. Pitt'' is a 1942 British biographical film of the life of William Pitt the Younger and in particular his struggle against revolutionary France and Napoleon. It was directed by Carol Reed and stars Robert Donat, Robert Morley, ...

'' (1942) - Dan Mendoza * ''

The Man in Grey ''The Man in Grey'' is a 1943 British film melodrama made by Gainsborough Pictures; it is considered to be the first of a series of period costume dramas now known as the "Gainsborough melodramas". It was directed by Leslie Arliss and produc ...

'' (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 Love Story or A Love Story may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Genres * Romance (love) ** Romance film ** Romance novel Films * ''Love Story'' (1925 film), German silent film * ''Love Story'' (1942 film), Italian drama film * ''Love ...

'' (1944) - Cornish Fisherman * ''

Henry V Henry V may refer to: People * Henry V, Duke of Bavaria (died 1026) * Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (1081/86–1125) * Henry V, Duke of Carinthia (died 1161) * Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine (c. 1173–1227) * Henry V, Count of Luxembourg (12 ...

'' (1944) - Lieutenant Bardolph (final film role)

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* 1892 births 1944 deaths English male film actors English male stage actors People from Burford 20th-century English male actors British military personnel of World War I Military personnel from Oxfordshire {{UK-film-actor-stub