Edmund Breon
Edmund Breon (12 December 1882 – 24 June 1953) was a Scottish film and stage actor. He appeared in 131 films between 1907 and 1952. Born Iver Edmund de Breon MacLaverty in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, he began in John Hare's touring company and later played on the West End stage and in Glasgow, gaining prominence. According to his grandson, Breon "started out at the turn of the century doing silent pictures in France. Vampire movies", so it is reasonably certain that MacLaverty is indeed the actor who appeared under the name Edmond Bréon in many Gaumont films 1907-1922 including, most famously, playing the part of Inspector Juve for Louis Feuillade in the ground-breaking Fantômas series. He did also appear in a small part in the 1915-1916 Feuillade series Les vampires, although this is not, as his grandson supposes, a horror film. He returned to Britain where he made the film A Little Bit of Fluff (1928), then went to Canada in 1929 and worked on the land. A year later he emigrated to the United States and gained his first big American film part in The Dawn Patrol (1930). Breon appeared in a mixture of British and American films over the following two decades. He also appeared on stage in the West End production of the comedy Spring Meeting in 1938. A 1949 newspaper article noted that Breon's "career has been interrupted by serious illness and an accident which kept him idle for two years." Breon died in his native Scotland on June 24, 1953.
Filmography
At Sword's Point
as Queen's Chamberlain
At Sword's Point
as Queen's Chamberlain
The Thing from Another World
as Prof. Ambrose
The Thing from Another World
as Prof. Ambrose
Challenge to Lassie
as Magistrate
Challenge to Lassie
as Magistrate
Rope of Sand
as Parker, Chairman of the Board
Rope of Sand
as Parker, Chairman of the Board
Enchantment
as Uncle Bunny
Enchantment
as Uncle Bunny
Hills of Home
as Jamie Soutar
Hills of Home
as Jamie Soutar
Forever Amber
as Lord Redmond
Forever Amber
as Lord Redmond
The Imperfect Lady
as Lord Chief Justice
The Imperfect Lady
as Lord Chief Justice
Dressed to Kill
as Julian 'Stinky' Emery
Dressed to Kill
as Julian 'Stinky' Emery
Devotion
as Sir John Thornton (uncredited)
Devotion
as Sir John Thornton (uncredited)
Saratoga Trunk
as McIntyre (uncredited)
Saratoga Trunk
as McIntyre (uncredited)
The Man in Half Moon Street
as Sir Humphrey Brandon
The Man in Half Moon Street
as Sir Humphrey Brandon
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
as Guide (uncredited)
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
as Guide (uncredited)
The Woman in the Window
as Dr. Michael Barkstane
The Woman in the Window
as Dr. Michael Barkstane
Casanova Brown
as Mr. Drury
Casanova Brown
as Mr. Drury
The White Cliffs of Dover
as Rupert Bancroft (uncredited)
The White Cliffs of Dover
as Rupert Bancroft (uncredited)
The Hour Before the Dawn
as Freddy Merritt
The Hour Before the Dawn
as Freddy Merritt
Gaslight
as General Huddleston
Gaslight
as General Huddleston
The Lodger
The Lodger
It Happened to One Man
as Adm. Drayton
It Happened to One Man
as Adm. Drayton
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
as Colonel Morgan
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
as Colonel Morgan
The Outsider
as Dr. Ladd
The Outsider
as Dr. Ladd
Luck of the Navy
as Adm. Maybridge
Luck of the Navy
as Adm. Maybridge
Almost a Honeymoon
as Aubrey Lovitt
Almost a Honeymoon
as Aubrey Lovitt
Crackerjack
as Tony Davenport
Crackerjack
as Tony Davenport
Dangerous Medicine
as Totsie Mainwaring
Dangerous Medicine
as Totsie Mainwaring
A Yank at Oxford
as Captain Wavertree
A Yank at Oxford
as Captain Wavertree
Owd Bob
as Lord Meredale
Owd Bob
as Lord Meredale
Keep Fit
as Sir Augustus Marks
Keep Fit
as Sir Augustus Marks
Love in Exile
as Baron Zarroy
Love in Exile
as Baron Zarroy
The Divine Spark
as Rossini
The Divine Spark
as Rossini
Night Mail
as Lord Ticehurst
Night Mail
as Lord Ticehurst
She Shall Have Music
as Freddie Gates
She Shall Have Music
as Freddie Gates
Mister Cinders
as Sir George Lancaster
Mister Cinders
as Sir George Lancaster
The Scarlet Pimpernel
as Col. Winterbottom
The Scarlet Pimpernel
as Col. Winterbottom
The Private Life of Don Juan
as Cardona, the Playwright, as Playwrights Go
The Private Life of Don Juan
as Cardona, the Playwright, as Playwrights Go
Three Men in a Boat
as George
Three Men in a Boat
as George
No Funny Business
as Edmond Kane
No Funny Business
as Edmond Kane
Leap Year
as Jack Debrant
Leap Year
as Jack Debrant
Wedding Rehearsal
as Lord Fleet
Wedding Rehearsal
as Lord Fleet
Women Who Play
as Rachie Wells
Women Who Play
as Rachie Wells
I Like Your Nerve
as Clive Lattimer
I Like Your Nerve
as Clive Lattimer
Chances
as The General
Chances
as The General
Born to Love
as Tom Kent (uncredited)
Born to Love
as Tom Kent (uncredited)
Uneasy Virtue
as Harvey Townsend
Uneasy Virtue
as Harvey Townsend
The Love Habit
as Alphonse Duboit
The Love Habit
as Alphonse Duboit
On Approval
as Richard Wemys
On Approval
as Richard Wemys
The Dawn Patrol
as Lieutenant Phipps
The Dawn Patrol
as Lieutenant Phipps
A Little Bit of Fluff
A Little Bit of Fluff
L'écuyère
L'écuyère
Severo Torelli
Severo Torelli
At the Hour of Dawn
At the Hour of Dawn
L'Hôtel de la gare
L'Hôtel de la gare
Bout-de-Zan et le lion
Bout-de-Zan et le lion
The Agony of Byzantium
as Isidore
The Agony of Byzantium
as Isidore
A Race for Millions
A Race for Millions
Monsieur Wants to Get Married
Monsieur Wants to Get Married
André Chénier
as Marie-Joseph Chénier
André Chénier
as Marie-Joseph Chénier