Roy Emerton(1892-1944)

Roy Emerton(1892-1944)

🇬🇧 GB·Active·Active 1932–1946

Roy Emerton was a big, brawny character actor whose scarred face and resounding deep voice made him a natural for menacing roles. One of his best and most typical was as the evil Boss McGinty in The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935).

Career stats
30Films
171Posters
14Years active
1940Peak year
Eras & genres
Eras
Genres

Selected work

31 posters
The Thief of Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad · 1940
The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fifth with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France
The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fifth with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France · 1945
Q Planes
Q Planes · 1939
The Adventures of Tartu
The Adventures of Tartu · 1943
The Young Mr. Pitt
The Young Mr. Pitt · 1942
The Man in Grey
The Man in Grey · 1946
The Drum
The Drum · 1938
The Case of the Frightened Lady
The Case of the Frightened Lady · 1940
Doctor Syn
Doctor Syn · 1937
The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case
The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case · 1932
Busman's Honeymoon
Busman's Honeymoon · 1940
Love Story
Love Story · 1944

Frequent collaborators

30 repeat partners
Louis Levy(1894-1957)
Louis Levy(1894-1957)
Actor · 13 films together
George Merritt(1890-1977)
George Merritt(1890-1977)
Actor · 7 films together
Alexander Korda
Alexander Korda
Produced by · 5 films together
Peter Gawthorne(1884-1962)
Peter Gawthorne(1884-1962)
Actor · 5 films together
Alfred Roome
Film Editing by · 4 films together
Allan Jeayes(1885-1963)
Allan Jeayes(1885-1963)
Actor · 4 films together
Felix Aylmer(1889-1979)
Felix Aylmer(1889-1979)
Actor · 4 films together
Herbert Lomas
Actor · 4 films together