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Edward Norris is a Actor American born on 10 march 1911 at Philadelphia (USA)

Edward Norris

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Birth name Septimus Edward Norris
Nationality USA
Birth 10 march 1911 at Philadelphia (USA)
Death 18 december 2002 (at 91 years) at Fort Bragg (USA)

Edward Norris (March 10, 1911 – December 18, 2002) was an American film actor.

Biography

Septimus Edward Norris was born in 1911, the son of a prominent gynecologist. He grew up in Philadelphia. At 16 he dropped out of the Culver Military Academy to marry a socially prominent physician's daughter, Virginia Bell Hiller, and took a job as a reporter. He made his television debut in 1951 with two appearances on Fireside Theater.

During the course of his 12-year span on television he made two guest appearances on Perry Mason: "The Case of the Fiery Fingers" (1958) and "The Case of the Tarnished Trademark" (1962). He ended his film and television career the following year when he appeared on an episode of The Third Man, titled "Ghost Town".

Norris died on December 18, 2002 at Fort Bragg, California.

Usually with

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Bryan Foy
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Howard Shoup
Howard Shoup
(3 films)
Edward Keane
Edward Keane
(5 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Edward Norris (55 films)

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Actor

The Kentuckian, 1h44
Directed by Burt Lancaster
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Western
Themes Films about the labor movement, Harcèlement au travail
Actors Burt Lancaster, Dianne Foster, Diana Lynn, Walter Matthau, John McIntire, John Litel
Roles Roulette Dealer
Rating61% 3.0972153.0972153.0972153.0972153.097215
Frontiersman Elias "Big Eli" Wakefield (Burt Lancaster) decides to leave 1820s Kentucky and move to Texas with his son "Little Eli" (Donald MacDonald). Along the way, they run into two women who take a liking to the pair, indentured servant Hannah (Dianne Foster), who wants to go with them, and schoolteacher Susie (Diana Lynn), who would rather have Big Eli marry her and settle down. Big Eli also has to deal with villainous Stan Bodine (Walter Matthau), who cracks a mean bullwhip.
The Man from the Alamo, 1h19
Directed by Budd Boetticher
Origin USA
Genres Western
Themes Political films
Actors Glenn Ford, Julie Adams, Hugh O'Brian, Chill Wills, Victor Jory, Neville Brand
Roles Mapes
Rating63% 3.1997953.1997953.1997953.1997953.199795
During the siege at the Alamo, John Stroud (Glenn Ford) is chosen to leave the fort and warn the families of the mission's defenders of the impending arrival of General Santa Anna. But when everyone around him is wiped out by the Mexicans, Stroud has no proof that he was ordered to leave his post, and is therefore branded a coward.
I Was a Communist for the FBI, 1h17
Directed by Gordon Douglas
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Frank Lovejoy, Dorothy Hart, Philip Carey, Richard Webb, James Millican, Ron Hagerthy
Roles Harmon (as Eddie Norris
Rating60% 3.046693.046693.046693.046693.04669
Matt Cvetic (Frank Lovejoy), who works in a Pittsburgh steel mill, has been infiltrating the Communist Party for the FBI in Pittsburgh for nine years. During this time he has been unable to tell his family about his dual role, so they believe he is a Communist and despise him.
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison, 1h27
Directed by Crane Wilbur
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Prison films
Actors Steve Cochran, David Brian, Philip Carey, Ted de Corsia, Michael Tolan, Scott Forbes
Roles Sgt. Cliff Hart (as Eddie Norris)
Rating65% 3.293.293.293.293.29
During 1920s, before the 1944 California prison reform, Warden Ben Rickey (Ted De Corsia) rules Folsom Prison with ruthless control. He believes that prisons should be used more for punishing the captive convicts, rather than using the time that they would spend behind the walls of the prison as an opportunity to reform their unruly behavior and repeated returns to a life behind bars. His methods of control are violent, torturous, and meant to beat the prisoners into submission.
Breakthrough, 1h31
Directed by Lewis Seiler
Origin USA
Genres War
Themes Political films
Actors John Agar, David Brian, Frank Lovejoy, William Campbell, Edward Norris, Paul Picerni
Roles Sgt. Roy Henderson
Rating66% 3.3421053.3421053.3421053.3421053.342105
Captain Hale (David Brian) leads a company of infantrymen from the 1st Infantry Division from the D-Day landings through the Normandy campaign. They resent the presence of a fresh lieutenant Joe Mallory (John Agar).
Highway 301, 1h23
Directed by Andrew L. Stone
Origin USA
Genres Crime
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies
Actors Steve Cochran, Virginia Grey, Gaby Andreu, Robert Webber, Edmon Ryan, Wally Cassell
Roles Noyes, Gang Driver
Rating67% 3.3926453.3926453.3926453.3926453.392645
A gang of robbers are terrorizing and robbing banks and payrolls in North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland. The gang's leader, George, seems to take particular delight in "bumping off" women who cross him. The film starts with comments from then-governors of North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland about how crime doesn't pay.
Killer Shark, 1h16
Directed by Budd Boetticher
Origin USA
Genres Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Seafaring films, Transport films, Films about sharks, Mise en scène d'un poisson
Actors Roddy McDowall, Laurette Luez, Roland Winters, Edward Norris, Rick Vallin, Douglas Fowley
Roles Ramon
Rating44% 2.240312.240312.240312.240312.24031
Le fils d'un pêcheur cherche à faire ses preuves en chassant les requins.
Surrender
Surrender (1950)
, 1h30
Directed by Allan Dwan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance, Western
Actors Vera Ralston, John Carroll, Walter Brennan, Francis Lederer, William Ching, Maria Palmer
Roles Wilbur
Rating60% 3.0418253.0418253.0418253.0418253.041825
Après avoir laissé son mari Henry Vaan emprisonné à Houston, la belle Violet Barton, elle-même recherchée par la police de San Antonio, s'installe dans la ville frontière de La Mirada avec sa sœur Janet. Alors que Janet ouvre une boutique, Violet fait du charme à un joueur de blackjack pour qu'il vole de l'argent à son patron, Greg De Laney, afin de pouvoir lui acheter un bracelet. Lorsque Greg arrive chez elle pour récupérer ce bracelet, Violet flirte avec lui.
The Wolf Hunters, 1h10
Directed by Budd Boetticher
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Crime, Western
Actors Kirby Grant, Jan Clayton, Edward Norris, Helen Parrish, Charles Lang
Roles Paul Lautrec
Rating48% 2.445492.445492.445492.445492.44549
Le Caporal Rod Webb de la Police montée du Nord-Ouest, aidé de son chien Chinook, enquête sur le meurtre de plusieurs trappeurs et le vol de leurs fourrures.
Decoy
Decoy (1946)
, 1h16
Directed by Jack Bernhard
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Jean Gillie, Robert Armstrong, Edward Norris, Herbert Rudley, Sheldon Leonard, Philip Van Zandt
Roles Jim Vincent
Rating67% 3.392223.392223.392223.392223.39222
The story picks up in Margot Shelby's apartment, as she is dying from a gunshot wound. Police detective Joe Portugal arrives at the scene to hear her last moments and possible confession. Margot recounts all the events that lead to Dr. Lloyd Craig shooting her shortly after arriving at her apartment. Via flash-back, we travel back to the beginning:
The Truth About Murder, 1h3
Directed by Lew Landers
Origin USA
Actors Bonita Granville, Morgan Conway, Rita Corday, Donald Douglas, Edward Norris, June Clayworth
Roles William Ames Crane
Rating59% 2.9544952.9544952.9544952.9544952.954495
This script must be run from the command line