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Gilbert Emery Bensley Pottle, known professionally as Gilbert Emery, was an American actor who appeared in over 80 movies from 1921 to his death in 1945. He was also a playwright, author of seven Broadway plays from 1921 to 1933.
Birth Name
Gilbert Emery Bensley Pottle
Born
Friday, 11 June 1875
Died
Sunday, 28 October 1945
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Brighton Strangler | Dr. Manby | 1945 |
| Between Two Worlds | Benjamin Cliveden-Banks | 1944 |
| The Return of the Vampire | Dr. Walter Saunders | 1943 |
| Appointment in Berlin | Gen. Marston | 1943 |
| Sherlock Holmes in Washington | Sir Henry Marchmont | 1943 |
| King of the Mounties | Commissioner Morrison | 1942 |
| The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe | Thomas Jefferson | 1942 |
| Escape from Hong Kong | Col. J.A. Crossley | 1942 |
| The Remarkable Andrew | Mr. Thomas Jefferson | 1942 |
| Sundown | Ashburton | 1941 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Brighton Strangler | Dr. Manby | 1945 |
| Between Two Worlds | Benjamin Cliveden-Banks | 1944 |
| The Return of the Vampire | Dr. Walter Saunders | 1943 |
| Appointment in Berlin | Gen. Marston | 1943 |
| Sherlock Holmes in Washington | Sir Henry Marchmont | 1943 |
| King of the Mounties | Commissioner Morrison | 1942 |
| The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe | Thomas Jefferson | 1942 |
| Escape from Hong Kong | Col. J.A. Crossley | 1942 |
| The Remarkable Andrew | Mr. Thomas Jefferson | 1942 |
| Sundown | Ashburton | 1941 |
| New Wine | The School Principal | 1941 |
| Singapore Woman | Sir Stanley Moore | 1941 |
| A Woman's Face | Associate Judge | 1941 |
| That Hamilton Woman | Lord Spencer | 1941 |
| Rage in Heaven | Mr. Black | 1941 |
| Adam Had Four Sons | Dr. Lane | 1941 |
| South of Suez | Manders | 1940 |
| A Dispatch from Reuters | Lord Palmerston in Parliament | 1940 |
| River's End | Justice | 1940 |
| Anne of Windy Poplars | Stephen Pringle | 1940 |
| Waterloo Bridge | Colonel at Luncheon | 1940 |
| The House of the Seven Gables | Gerald Pyncheon | 1940 |
| Raffles | Bingham | 1939 |
| Nurse Edith Cavell | Brand Whitlock | 1939 |
| Juarez | An Ambassador | 1939 |
| The Lady's from Kentucky | Pinckney Rodell | 1939 |
| The Saint Strikes Back | Martin Eastman | 1939 |
| Storm Over Bengal | Colonel Torrance | 1938 |
| A Man to Remember | Dr. Robinson | 1938 |
| Lord Jeff | Magistrate | 1938 |
| Making the Headlines | Edmund Sandford | 1938 |
| The Buccaneer | Captain Lockyer / Capt. Lockyer | 1938 |
| The Life of Emile Zola | Minister of War | 1937 |
| Double or Nothing | Mr. Mitchell | 1937 |
| Souls at Sea | Captain Martisel / Capt. Martisel | 1937 |
| Silent Barriers | George Stephen - Member of C.P.R. Board / George Stephen | 1937 |
| The Girl on the Front Page | Thorne | 1936 |
| Bullets or Ballots | Mr. Thorndyke | 1936 |
| Dracula's Daughter | Sir Basil Humphrey | 1936 |
| Little Lord Fauntleroy | Purvis | 1936 |
| Wife vs. Secretary | Simpson | 1936 |
| Magnificent Obsession | Doctor Ramsay | 1935 |
| Peter Ibbetson | Wilkins | 1935 |
| Without Regret | Inspector Hayes | 1935 |
| Harmony Lane | Mr. Foster | 1935 |
| Reckless Roads | Amos Truslow | 1935 |
| Ladies Crave Excitement | J. Fenton Howell | 1935 |
| Cardinal Richelieu | Noble | 1935 |
| Goin' to Town | Winslow | 1935 |
| Let's Live Tonight | Maharajah de Jazaar | 1935 |
| Night Life of the Gods | Betts | 1935 |
| Clive of India | Mr. Sullivan | 1935 |
| The Man Who Reclaimed His Head | His Excellency | 1934 |
| Now and Forever | James Higginson | 1934 |
| One More River | The Judge / Judge | 1934 |
| Grand Canary | Captain Renton | 1934 |
| Whom the Gods Destroy | Professor Weaver | 1934 |
| Where Sinners Meet | Dominic, the Butler / Dominic - the Butler | 1934 |
| I Believed in You | Pamela's Friend | 1934 |
| The House of Rothschild | Prime Minister | 1934 |
| Coming Out Party | Herbert Emerson Stanhope | 1934 |
| All of Me | The Dean | 1934 |
| Gallant Lady | Undetermined Secondary Role | 1934 |
| A Farewell to Arms | British Major | 1932 |
| Farewell to Arms, A | British Major | 1932 |
| Okay America! | Secretary John Drake | 1932 |
| The Man Called Back | Defense Counsel / Sir Henry, Defense Counsel | 1932 |
| Rich Man's Folly | Kincaid | 1931 |
| The Ruling Voice | Andrew Gregory | 1931 |
| The Yellow Ticket | Sir Hubert, British Ambassador | 1931 |
| Party Husband | Ben Holliday | 1931 |
| Ladies' Man | Horace Fendley | 1931 |
| The Lady Refuses | Sir Gerald Courtney | 1931 |
| Scandal Sheet | Franklin | 1931 |
| The Royal Bed | Phipps / Phipps, the King's servant | 1931 |
| A Lady's Morals | Broughm | 1930 |
| Let Us Be Gay | Townley | 1930 |
| Prince of Diamonds | Smith | 1930 |
| Sarah and Son | Mr. John Ashmore / John Ashemore | 1930 |
| Behind That Curtain | Sir Frederick Bruce | 1929 |
| The Sky Hawk | Major Nelson | 1929 |
| Any Wife | Mr. John Hill | 1922 |
