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Occupation
  
Actor

Years active
  
1930–1956


Name
  
Esme Percy

Role
  
Film actor


Born
  
8 August 1887 (
1887-08-08
)
London, England

Died
  
June 17, 1957, Brighton, United Kingdom

Movies
  
Pygmalion, Murder!, Song of Freedom, Jump for Glory, Abdul the Damned

Similar People
  
Anthony Asquith, Willi Forst, Harold French, Leslie Howard, David Lean

Saville Esmé Percy (8 August 1887 – 17 June 1957) was an English film actor. He appeared in 40 films between 1930 and 1956. He was born in London and died in Brighton.

Contents

Radio drama

  • "Appointment With Fear" episode The Speaking Clock (13 April 1944), where he lent his very distinctive, rich voice to the character of Mr. Markham the Antique Dealer, as well as his twin brother.
  • Eurydice (1951) Radio adaptation of a play by Anouilh. Music by John Hotchkis. Cast: Paul Scofield, Esmé Percy, David Peel, Denise Bryer, Sebastian Cabot, others. BBC R3, Broadcast 05/02/1951. (The British Library National Sound Archive, Find Format: T11629WR C1)
  • The Duchess of Malfi (1954) Radio adaptation of the classic tragedy. Percy plays the evil Cardinal, brother to ferile Ferdinand (Paul Scofield and the Duchess (Peggy Ashcroft) BBC R3, Broadcast May, 1954.
  • Henry VIII (1954) Radio adaptation of the Shakespeare play presented in honour of Sybil Thorndike's Golden Jubilee in the theatre. Cast: Sybil Thorndike, Robert Donat, Ralph Richardson, Vivien Leigh, Ernest Thesiger, Esmé Percy, John Gielgud, Laurence Olivier, Paul Scofield and others. BBC R3, Broadcast 14/06/1954.

    • Filmography

    Actor
    1955
    The Scarlet Pimpernel (TV Series) as
    Blind Man
    - Something Remembered (1955) - Blind Man
    1954
    Gravelhanger (TV Series) as
    Francis Grayle
    - The Secret of Francis Grayle (1954) - Francis Grayle
    - Rabbit Island (1954) - Francis Grayle
    - Where Do We Go from Here? (1954) - Francis Grayle
    1950
    BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series) as
    Sanson / Matthew Skipps
    - The Public Prosecutor (1953) - Sanson
    - The Lady's Not for Burning (1950) - Matthew Skipps
    1948
    Triple Bill: Exit/Murder Over Draughts/The Body Was Not Disturbed (TV Movie) as
    Geeles
    1948
    Death in the Hand (Short) as
    Cosmo Vaughan
    1947
    The Ghosts of Berkeley Square as
    Vizier
    1947
    The Round Dozen (TV Movie) as
    Mr. St. Clair
    1947
    Tobias and the Angel (TV Movie) as
    Raguel
    1947
    Everyman (TV Movie) as
    Goods
    1946
    The Lisbon Story as
    Mariot
    1945
    Caesar and Cleopatra as
    Major Domo
    1945
    Dead of Night as
    Antique Dealer (as Esmé Percy)
    1942
    The Young Mr. Pitt as
    Minor Role (uncredited)
    1941
    Hi Gang! as
    Lord Chamberlain
    1941
    Jeannie
    1940
    21 Days Together as
    Wallen
    1939
    The Tell-Tale Heart (TV Movie)(as Esmé Percy)
    1938
    Pygmalion as
    Count Aristid Karpathy
    1938
    Androcles and the Lion (TV Movie) as
    Androcles (as Esmé Percy)
    1938
    Lady Precious Stream (TV Movie)(as Esmé Percy)
    1938
    The Duchess of Malfi (TV Movie) as
    Bosola (as Esmé Percy)
    1937
    The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel as
    Sheridan, the playwright
    1937
    Torpedoed as
    Diego de Costa
    1937
    The Frog as
    Philo Johnson
    1937
    When Thief Meets Thief as
    Robinson
    1937
    Theatre Parade (TV Series) as
    Humpty Dumpty
    - Alice Through the Looking Glass (1937) - Humpty Dumpty
    1936
    Accused as
    Morel
    1936
    Crime Over London
    1936
    Forbidden Music as
    Austrian Ambassador
    1936
    Song of Freedom as
    Gabriel Donozetti
    1936
    Two Who Dared as
    General Petroff
    1936
    The Amateur Gentleman as
    John Townsend
    1936
    The Invader as
    Jose
    1935
    Invitation to the Waltz as
    Napoleon Bonaparte
    1935
    It Happened in Paris as
    Pommier
    1935
    Abdul the Damned as
    Ali - Chief Eunuch (as Esmé Percy)
    1934
    Unfinished Symphony as
    Huettenbrenner
    1934
    Lord Edgware Dies as
    Duke of Merton
    1934
    Nell Gwyn as
    Samuel Pepys
    1934
    Love, Life & Laughter as
    Goebschen
    1933
    Spy 77 as
    Bleuntzli - Reporter
    1933
    Summer Lightning as
    Baxter
    1933
    Bitter Sweet as
    Hugh Devon
    1932
    The Lucky Number as
    The Chairman
    1930
    Murder! as
    Handel Fane
    Producer
    1949
    Buoyant Billions (TV Movie) (theatrical producer)
    Self
    1935
    Regal Cavalcade as
    Lloyd George
    Archive Footage
    2020
    Disclosure (Documentary) as
    Handel Fane

    References

    Esme Percy Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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