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Morton Selten

Morton Selten

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Morton Selten (6 January 1860 – 27 July 1939) was a British stage and film actor. He was occasionally credited as Morton Selton. Given the name Morton Richard Stubbs at birth, and claimed as the son of Morton Stubbs, it was generally acknowledged that Selten was an illegitimate son of the then Prince of Wales (and future King Edward VII). He began acting on the stage in 1878, mainly in America. In 1889, Selten played Clarence Vane in Mrs. Hargrove's Our Flat at the Lyceum Theatre and Captain Heartsease in Bronson Howard's American Civil War epic, Shenandoah. He would go on to play in some twenty-five Broadway productions over the following three decades. His film career began in the 1920s. He appeared in Branded in 1921. His last film role was the King of the Land of Legend in the 1940 Alexander Korda production The Thief of Bagdad. Selten died during filming.

Known for

The Thief of Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad
1940 • The Old King
Shipyard Sally
Shipyard Sally
1939 • Lord Alfred Randall
Young Man's Fancy
Young Man's Fancy
1939 • Mr. Fothergill
A Yank at Oxford
A Yank at Oxford
1938 • Cecil Davidson, Esq.
The Divorce of Lady X
The Divorce of Lady X
1938 • Lord Steele
Action for Slander
Action for Slander
1937 • Judge Trotter (as Morton Selton)
Fire Over England
Fire Over England
1937 • Lord Burleigh
Two's Company
Two's Company
1936 • Earl of Warke

Full filmography

The Thief of Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad
1940 • The Old King
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Shipyard Sally
Shipyard Sally
1939 • Lord Alfred Randall
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Young Man's Fancy
Young Man's Fancy
1939 • Mr. Fothergill
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A Yank at Oxford
A Yank at Oxford
1938 • Cecil Davidson, Esq.
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Action for Slander
Action for Slander
1937 • Judge Trotter (as Morton Selton)
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Fire Over England
Fire Over England
1937 • Lord Burleigh
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Two's Company
Two's Company
1936 • Earl of Warke
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Juggernaut
Juggernaut
1936 • Sir Charles Clifford
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In the Soup
In the Soup
1936 • Abernethy Ruppershaw
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The Ghost Goes West
The Ghost Goes West
1935 • The Glourie
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Dark World
1935 • Colonel
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Ten Minute Alibi
1935 • Sir Miles Standish
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Annie, Leave the Room!
1935 • Lord Spendlove
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Once in a New Moon
Once in a New Moon
1935 • Lord Bravington
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His Majesty & Co.
1935 • King of Poldavia
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Moscow Nights
Moscow Nights
1934 • General Kovrin
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Falling for You
Falling for You
1933 • Caldicott
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Wedding Rehearsal
Wedding Rehearsal
1932 • Major Harry Wroxbury
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Service for Ladies
Service for Ladies
1932 • Mr. Robertson
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The Shadow Between
1931 • Sir George Fielder
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Morton Selten – Biography, Known For & Filmography