Morton Selten

Morton Selten (6 January 1860 – 27 July 1939) was a British stage and film actor. He was occasionally credited as Morton Selton.

Morton Selten
Morton Selten (left) and E. H. Sothern in the Broadway comedy Captain Lettarblair (1891)
Born
Morton Richard Stubbs

(1860-01-06)6 January 1860
Marlborough, England, UK
Died27 July 1939(1939-07-27) (aged 79)
London, England, UK
NationalityBritish
Other namesMorton Selton
Occupation(s)film and stage actor
Years active1878–1939
Notable workOur Flat (1889), Shenandoah (1889), Captain Lettarblair (1891), Branded (1920), The Thief of Bagdad (1940)

Biography

At birth, Selten was given the name Morton Richard Stubbs and claimed as the son of Morton Stubbs, a lawyer who died in 1877. It is said that Selten was widely believed to be an illegitimate son of the then Prince of Wales (and future King Edward VII).[1] However, the prince's first sexual experience was as a 19-year-old in September 1861 with an Irish actress named Nellie Clifden, as he noted in his diary.[2]

Selten began acting on the stage in 1878, mainly in America. In 1889, he played Clarence Vane in Mrs. Hargrove's Our Flat at the Lyceum Theatre and Captain Heartsease in Shenandoah, Bronson Howard's American Civil War epic. Selten would go on to play in some twenty-five Broadway productions over the following three decades.[3][4] His film career began with his portrayal of the Marquis of Shelford in Branded (1920). His last film role was as the King of the Land of Legend in The Thief of Bagdad (1940); Selten died during its production.

Stage work
  • Our Flat (1889) - Clarence Vane
  • Shenandoah (1889-1890) - Captain Heartsease
  • Captain Lettarblair (1891) - Francis Merivale
  • Sheridan (1893) - Capt. Lord Lochinvar
  • The Victoria Cross (1894)
  • An Enemy to the King (1896) - De Berquin
  • Change Alley (1897) - Jack Spurway
  • The King's Musketeer (1899) - Louis XIII
  • The King's Musketeer (1899) (second run) - Louis XIII
  • The Song of the Sword (1899)
  • Her Majesty, the Girl Queen of Nordenmark (1900)
  • Unleavened Bread (1901)
  • Her Lord and Master (1902)
  • Hearts Aflame (1902)
  • Heidelberg (1902-1903)
  • The Taming of Helen (1903)
  • Man Proposes (1904)
  • Camille (1904)
  • Yvette (1904)
  • My Wife (1907)
  • The World and His Wife (1908-1909) - Captain Beaulieu
  • The Barber of New Orleans (1909)
  • Herod (1909) - Pheroras
  • Smith (1910) - Herbert Dallas-Baker, K.C.
  • The Runaway (1911)
  • The "Mind-the-Paint" Girl (1912-1913) - Lionel Roper
  • The Amazons (1913) - Rev. Roger Minchin
  • The Legend of Leonora (1914) - Sir Roderick Peripety
  • The Little Minister (1916)
  • A Kiss for Cinderella (1916-1917) - Mr. Bodie
  • Humpty Dumpty (1918)

Filmography

See also

References
  1. Bruce Eder. "Morton Selten Biography". Allmovie. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
  2. Arnold, Catharine (2017). Edward VII: The Prince of Wales and the Women He Loved. St. Martin's Publishing Group. pp. 15, 17. ISBN 9781466877948.
  3. A History of the New York Stage, Volume 3 Thomas Allston Brown - 1903 - Page 433 (Google Books)
  4. Morton Selten Internet Broadway Database
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