Cecil Morton York (29 April 1857 – 23 February 1935) was a British actor of the

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, UK, he died at age 77 in

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Selected filmography

* '' Flying from Justice'' (1915) * ''

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'' (1916) * '' Beau Brocade'' (1916) * '' The Key of the World'' (1918) *''

The First Men In The Moon ''The First Men in the Moon'' is a scientific romance by the English author H. G. Wells, originally serialised in ''The Strand Magazine'' from December 1900 to August 1901 and published in hardcover in 1901, who called it one of his "fantastic ...

'' (1919) as the Grand Lunar * ''

Pallard the Punter ''Pallard the Punter'' is a 1919 British silent sports crime film directed by J.L.V. Leigh and starring Jack Leigh, Heather Thatcher and Lionel d'Aragon. It was based on the 1913 novel '' Grey Timothy'' by Edgar Wallace, set in the world o ...

'' (1919) * '' The Autumn of Pride'' (1921) * ''

The God in the Garden ''The God in the Garden'' is a 1921 British silent film, silent comedy film directed by Edwin J. Collins and starring Edith Craig, Arthur Pusey and Mabel Poulton. In the film, Cupid brings love to anyone who enters a spinster's garden. The story ...

'' (1921) * ''

Trapped by the Mormons ''Trapped by the Mormons'' (also released as ''The Mormon Peril'') is a 1922 silent British drama film directed by H. B. Parkinson and starring Evelyn Brent. This anti-Mormon film involves the taking of young virginal English women to Utah to ...

'' (1922) * '' A Sister to Assist 'Er'' (1922) * ''

A Gamble with Hearts ''A Gamble with Hearts'' is a 1923 British silent crime film produced by Master Films, directed by Edwin J. Collins and starring Milton Rosmer, Madge Stuart, and Olaf Hytten. The film was adapted from a novel by Anthony Carlyle. Cast * Milton ...

'' (1923) * ''

The Starlit Garden ''The Starlit Garden'' is a 1923 British silent romantic film directed by Guy Newall and starring Newall, Ivy Duke, Lawford Davidson and Mary Rorke. The film is set in Italy and concerns a doomed romance between a ward and her guardian. It wa ...

'' (1923) * '' Hornet's Nest'' (1923) * '' In the Blood'' (1923) * ''

What Price Loving Cup? ''What Price Loving Cup?'' is a 1923 British silent sports film directed by Walter West and starring Violet Hopson, James Knight and James Lindsay. Cast * Violet Hopson as Lady Lorimer * James Knight as Philip Denham * James Lindsay ...

'' (1923) * '' Lights of London'' (1923) * ''

Young Lochinvar ''Young Lochinvar'' is a 1923 British silent historical drama film directed by W. P. Kellino and starring Owen Nares, Gladys Jennings, and Dick Webb. The screenplay was based on J. E. Muddock’s 1896 novel ''Young Lochinvar, A Tale of the ...

'' (1923) * '' The Uninvited Guest'' (1923) * '' Old Bill Through the Ages'' (1924) * '' The Alley of Golden Hearts'' (1924) * '' What the Butler Saw'' (1924) * ''

Trainer and Temptress ''Trainer and Temptress'' is a 1925 British silent sports film directed by Walter West. Cast * Juliette Compton as Lady Maurice * James Knight as Peter Todd * Stephanie Stephens as Stella Jordan * Cecil Morton York as Sir Blundell Mauri ...

'' (1925)

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* 1857 births 1935 deaths English male film actors English male silent film actors Male actors from London 20th-century English male actors {{UK-film-actor-stub