
Acting
Morton Selten
EN cinema · 22 credits
Born
6 January 1860
Died
27 July 1939 (aged 79)
Birthplace
Marlborough, England, UK
Also known as Morton Selton · Morton Setten
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
Filmography

The Thief of Bagdad
as The Old King

Shipyard Sally
as Lord Alfred Randall

Young Man's Fancy
as Mr. Fothergill

The Divorce of Lady X
as Lord Steele

A Yank at Oxford
as Cecil Davidson, Esq.

Fire Over England
as Lord Burleigh

Action for Slander
as Judge Trotter (as Morton Selton)

In the Soup
as Abernethy Ruppershaw

Juggernaut
as Sir Charles Clifford

Two's Company
as Earl of Warke
Annie, Leave the Room!
1935
Annie, Leave the Room!
as Lord Spendlove
Dark World
1935
Dark World
as Colonel

The Ghost Goes West
as The Glourie

Once in a New Moon
as Lord Bravington
Ten Minute Alibi
1935
Ten Minute Alibi
as Sir Miles Standish
His Majesty & Co.
1935
His Majesty & Co.
as King of Poldavia

Moscow Nights
as General Kovrin

Falling for You
as Caldicott

Wedding Rehearsal
as Major Harry Wroxbury

Service for Ladies
as Mr. Robertson
The Shadow Between
1931
The Shadow Between
as Sir George Fielder


