Actor. Director. Born Edmund Mortimer Olsen on August 2, 1874, in Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of Edmund M. Olsen and Latitia Smith. He was best known for his numerous bit parts at parties, weddings, balls, restaurants, banquets, or courtrooms. Using the screen name Edmund Mortimer, he was in at least 345 films (mostly uncredited) from 1914 to 1945, and directed 23 motion- pictures from 1918 to 1928. Among his many film appearances were: “Dancing Lady”(1933) with Ted Healy and His Stooges, “A Night at the Opera”(1935) as a Dignitary, the Three Stooges short,”A Plumbing We Will Go”(1940), as Party guest, “The Devil Bat”(1940) as Martin Heath, “Margie”(1940) as Willoughby, “A Chump at Oxford”(1940), “Tight Shoes”(1941) with Shemp Howard, “Pittsburgh”(1942) as Mr. Simons, "Crazy House"(1943) as Man in the hotel lobby, “Thank Your Lucky Stars”(1943) as Dancer, Bette Davis number, and “An American Romance”(1944) as Hartley-corporation executive. Edmund Mortimer served in the Spanish-American war, and was married to Louise Bates. He died at his home on May 21, 1944 in Los Angeles, California, of a coronary occlusion. He was 69. Through Pierce Brothers Hollywood, he was buried May 24, 1944, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
(Special thanks to Frank Reighter and Bill Cappello)
(Special thanks to Frank Reighter and Bill Cappello)
Actor. Director. Born Edmund Mortimer Olsen on August 2, 1874, in Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of Edmund M. Olsen and Latitia Smith. He was best known for his numerous bit parts at parties, weddings, balls, restaurants, banquets, or courtrooms. Using the screen name Edmund Mortimer, he was in at least 345 films (mostly uncredited) from 1914 to 1945, and directed 23 motion- pictures from 1918 to 1928. Among his many film appearances were: “Dancing Lady”(1933) with Ted Healy and His Stooges, “A Night at the Opera”(1935) as a Dignitary, the Three Stooges short,”A Plumbing We Will Go”(1940), as Party guest, “The Devil Bat”(1940) as Martin Heath, “Margie”(1940) as Willoughby, “A Chump at Oxford”(1940), “Tight Shoes”(1941) with Shemp Howard, “Pittsburgh”(1942) as Mr. Simons, "Crazy House"(1943) as Man in the hotel lobby, “Thank Your Lucky Stars”(1943) as Dancer, Bette Davis number, and “An American Romance”(1944) as Hartley-corporation executive. Edmund Mortimer served in the Spanish-American war, and was married to Louise Bates. He died at his home on May 21, 1944 in Los Angeles, California, of a coronary occlusion. He was 69. Through Pierce Brothers Hollywood, he was buried May 24, 1944, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
(Special thanks to Frank Reighter and Bill Cappello)
(Special thanks to Frank Reighter and Bill Cappello)
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