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{{short description|English actor}}
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| caption = in ''[[Pygmalion (1938 film)|Pygmalion]]'' (1938)
| caption = in ''[[Pygmalion (1938 film)|Pygmalion]]'' (1938)
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1887|8|8|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1887|8|8|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[London]], England
| birth_place = London, England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1957|6|17|1887|8|8|df=yes}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1957|6|17|1887|8|8|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Brighton]], [[Sussex]], England
| death_place = [[Brighton]], [[Sussex]], England
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| yearsactive = 1930–1956
| yearsactive = 1930–1956
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[[File:Esme Percy Memorial, Kensington Gardens.JPG|thumb|Esme Percy Memorial, [[Kensington Gardens]]|alt=Esme Percy Memorial, Kensington Gardens.JPG]]
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'''Saville Esmé Percy''' (8 August 1887 &ndash; 17 June 1957) was an English actor who specialized in the plays of [[G.B. Shaw]] and appeared in 40 films between 1930 and 1956. He was born in London and died in [[Brighton]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.londonremembers.com/subjects/esme-percy|title=London Remembers}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba19d9b38|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310194457/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba19d9b38|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 March 2016|title=Esmé Percy|work=BFI}}</ref>


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==Partial filmography==
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'''Saville Esmé Percy''' (8 August 1887 &ndash; 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba19d9b38|title=Esmé Percy|work=BFI}}</ref>
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* ''[[Murder!]]'' (1930) - Handel Fane
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==Selected filmography==
* ''[[The Lucky Number]]'' (1932) - The Chairman
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* ''[[Bitter Sweet (1933 film)|Bitter Sweet]]'' (1933) - Hugh Devon
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* ''[[Murder!]]'' (1930)
* ''[[The Lucky Number]]'' (1932)
* ''[[Summer Lightning (film)|Summer Lightning]]'' (1933) - Baxter
* ''[[Bitter Sweet (1933 film)|Bitter Sweet]]'' (1933)
* ''[[On Secret Service]]'' (1933) - Bleuntzli - Reporter
* ''[[Summer Lightning (film)|Summer Lightning]]'' (1933)
* ''[[Love, Life and Laughter (1934 film)|Love, Life and Laughter]]'' (1934) - Goebschen
* ''[[Love, Life and Laughter (1934 film)|Love, Life and Laughter]]'' (1934)
* ''[[Nell Gwynn (1934 film)|Nell Gwynn]]'' (1934) - Samuel Pepys
* ''[[Lord Edgware Dies (film)|Lord Edgware Dies]]'' (1934)
* ''[[Lord Edgware Dies (film)|Lord Edgware Dies]]'' (1934) - Duke of Merton
* ''[[The Invader (1935 film)|The Invader]]'' (1935)
* ''[[Unfinished Symphony (film)|Unfinished Symphony]]'' (1934) - Huettenbrenner
* ''[[It Happened in Paris]]'' (1935)
* ''[[Regal Cavalcade]]'' (1935) - Lloyd George
* ''[[Invitation to the Waltz (film)|Invitation to the Waltz]]'' (1935)
* ''[[It Happened in Paris (1935 film)|It Happened in Paris]]'' (1935) - Pommier
* ''[[Abdul the Damned (film)|Abdul the Damned]]'' (1935) - Ali - Chief Eunuch
* ''[[Song of Freedom]]'' ([[1936 in film|1936]])
* ''[[Accused (1936 film)|Accused]]'' (1936)
* ''[[Invitation to the Waltz (film)|Invitation to the Waltz]]'' (1935) - Napoleon Bonaparte
* ''[[Land Without Music]]'' (1936)
* ''[[The Invader (1935 film)|The Invader]]'' (1936) - Jose
* ''[[The Amateur Gentleman (1936 film)|The Amateur Gentleman]]'' (1936)
* ''[[The Amateur Gentleman (1936 film)|The Amateur Gentleman]]'' (1936) - John Townsend
* ''[[A Woman Alone (film)|A Woman Alone]]'' (1936)
* ''[[A Woman Alone (1936 film)|A Woman Alone]]'' (1936) - General Petroff
* ''[[Jump for Glory]]'' (1937)
* ''[[Song of Freedom]]'' (1936) - Gabriel Donozetti
* ''[[Our Fighting Navy]]'' (1937)
* ''[[Land Without Music]]'' (1936) - Austrian Ambassador
* ''[[Pygmalion (1938 film)|Pygmalion]]'' (1938)
* ''[[Crime Over London]]'' (1936) - (uncredited)
* ''[[Hi Gang! (film)|Hi Gang!]]'' (1941)
* ''[[Accused (1936 film)|Accused]]'' (1936) - Morel
* ''[[Dead of Night]]'' (1945)
* ''[[Jump for Glory]]'' (1937) - Robinson
* ''[[The Frog]]'' (1937) - Philo Johnson
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* ''[[Lisbon Story (1946 film)|Lisbon Story]]'' (1946)
* ''[[The Ghosts of Berkeley Square]]'' (1947)
* ''[[Our Fighting Navy]]'' (1937) - Diego de Costa
* ''[[The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel]]'' (1937) - Sheridan, the playwright
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* ''[[Pygmalion (1938 film)|Pygmalion]]'' (1938) - Count Aristid Karpathy
* ''[[21 Days]]'' (1940) - Henry Wallen
* ''[[Jeannie (film)|Jeannie]]'' (1941)
* ''[[Hi Gang! (film)|Hi Gang!]]'' (1941) - Lord Chamberlain
* ''[[The Young Mr. Pitt]]'' (1942) - Minor Role (uncredited)
* ''[[Dead of Night]]'' (1945) - Antique Dealer (segment "The Haunted Mirror")
* ''[[Caesar and Cleopatra (film)|Caesar and Cleopatra]]'' (1945) - Major Domo
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* ''[[Lisbon Story (1946 film)|Lisbon Story]]'' (1946) - Mariot
* ''[[The Ghosts of Berkeley Square]]'' (1947) - Vizier
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==Radio drama==
==Radio drama==
*"[[Appointment with Fear (radio)|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.
*"[[Appointment with Fear (radio)|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 (Anouilh play)|Eurydice]]'' (1951) Radio adaptation of a play by [[Jean Anouilh|Anouilh]]. Music by John Hotchkis. Cast: [[Paul Scofield]], Esmé Percy, David Peel, Denise Bryer, [[Sebastian Cabot (actor)|Sebastian Cabot]], others. BBC R3, Broadcast 05/02/1951. (The British Library National Sound Archive, Find Format: T11629WR C1)
*''[[Eurydice (Anouilh play)|Eurydice]]'' (1951) Radio adaptation of a play by [[Jean Anouilh|Anouilh]]. Music by John Hotchkis. Cast: [[Paul Scofield]], Esmé Percy, David Peel, [[Denise Bryer]], [[Sebastian Cabot (actor)|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{{clarify|date=December 2012}} Ferdinand ([[Paul Scofield]] and the Duchess ([[Peggy Ashcroft]]) BBC R3, Broadcast May, 1954.<ref>Garry O'Connor, ''Paul Scofield: Actor For All Seasons,'' 2002, p. 348</ref>
*''[[The Duchess of Malfi]]'' (1954) Radio adaptation of the classic tragedy. Percy plays the evil Cardinal, brother to ferile{{clarify|date=December 2012}} Ferdinand ([[Paul Scofield]] and the Duchess ([[Peggy Ashcroft]]) BBC R3, Broadcast May, 1954.<ref>Garry O'Connor, ''Paul Scofield: Actor For All Seasons,'' 2002, p. 348</ref>
*''[[Henry VIII of England|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.<ref>British Universities Film and Video Web site</ref>
*''[[Henry VIII of England|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.<ref>British Universities Film and Video Web site</ref>
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Revision as of 04:54, 15 October 2023

Esmé Percy
in Pygmalion (1938)
Born(1887-08-08)8 August 1887
London, England
Died17 June 1957(1957-06-17) (aged 69)
Brighton, Sussex, England
OccupationActor
Years active1930–1956
Esme Percy Memorial, Kensington Gardens.JPG
Esme Percy Memorial, Kensington Gardens

Saville Esmé Percy (8 August 1887 – 17 June 1957) was an English actor who specialized in the plays of G.B. Shaw and appeared in 40 films between 1930 and 1956. He was born in London and died in Brighton.[1][2]

Partial filmography

Radio drama

References

  1. ^ "London Remembers".
  2. ^ "Esmé Percy". BFI. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016.
  3. ^ Garry O'Connor, Paul Scofield: Actor For All Seasons, 2002, p. 348
  4. ^ British Universities Film and Video Web site
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