Morton Selten

Personal Info

Known ForActing
Born1860-01-06
BirthplaceMarlborough, England, UK

Morton Selten

Acting

Biography

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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.

Filmography

Acting (22)

1940
The Thief of Bagdadas The Old King
7.1
1939
Shipyard Sallyas Lord Alfred Randall
5.7
1939
Young Man's Fancyas Mr. Fothergill
6.4
1938
A Yank at Oxfordas Cecil Davidson, Esq.
6.8
1938
The Divorce of Lady Xas Lord Steele
5.9
1937
Action for Slanderas Judge Trotter (as Morton Selton)
7.0
1937
Fire Over Englandas Lord Burleigh
6.2
1936
Two's Companyas Earl of Warke
9.0
1936
Juggernautas Sir Charles Clifford
4.5
1936
In the Soupas Abernethy Ruppershaw
5.7
1935
The Ghost Goes Westas The Glourie
6.7
1935
Dark Worldas Colonel
9.0
1935
Ten Minute Alibias Sir Miles Standish
7.0
1935
Annie, Leave the Room!as Lord Spendlove
8.0
1935
Once in a New Moonas Lord Bravington
6.9
1935
His Majesty & Co.as King of Poldavia
9.0
1934
Moscow Nightsas General Kovrin
5.9
1933
Falling for Youas Caldicott
9.0
1932
Wedding Rehearsalas Major Harry Wroxbury
5.5
1932
Service for Ladiesas Mr. Robertson
7.6
1931
The Shadow Betweenas Sir George Fielder
10.0