Actor. He was best known for playing the bemused or ineffectual type character roles of inspectors, cardinals, lawyers, secretaries, lieutenants, friends, generals, judges, barons, captains, admirals, managers, majors, guides, doctors, lord chief justices, uncles, magistrates, chairmen, colonels, playwrights, and British men of distinction with titles such as lord and sir, in both silent films and sound films in France from 1907 to 1922, in Hollywood, California, from 1928 to 1932, and in England from 1933 to 1942. He will be best remembered for playing the role of 'Inspector Juve' in a few crime film dramas including, "Fantômas: In the Shadow Of The Guillotine" (1913), "Fantômas: In the Shadow of the Guillotine" (1913), "Fantomas: The Man in Black" (1913), "Fantômas: The Dead Man Who Killed" (1913), "Fantomas: The Mysterious Finger Print" (1914), and "Fantômas: The False Magistrate" (1914). He will also be best remembered for playing the role of 'Julian 'Stinky' Emery in the classic crime mystery film, "Dressed To Kill" (1946). The film which was directed by Roy William Neill, which was adapted by a story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, which was written for the screen by Leonard Lee and Frank Gruber, and which also starred Basil Rathbone as the British master detective 'Sherlock Holmes,' Nigel Bruce as his assistant 'Dr. John Watson,' Patricia Morison, Frederick Worlock, Carl Harbord, Patricia Cameron, Holmes Herbert, Harry Cording, Leyland Hodgson, Mary Gordon, and Ian Wolfe, tells the story of the great British master detective Sherlock Holmes sets out to discover why a trio of murderous villains, including a dangerously attractive female, are desperate to obtain three unassuming and inexpensive little music boxes. He was born one of three children as Iver Edmund De Breon MacLaverty in Chanting Hall, in Hamilton, Scotland, to Ronald Graeme MacLaverty (1846-1923), and his wife Eliza Anna Lockhart McLaverty (1857-1944), on December 12, 1882. He was educated locally and he began his acting career on the stage most notably in actor John Hare's touring company and later played on the West End of London, England, stage and in Glasgow, Scotland. He appeared in several stage productions of such plays as, "Raffles" (1906-1907), "The Cherry Orchard" (1910-1911), "The Girl Who Couldn't Lie" (July 6, 1911, to July 26, 1911), "Rutherford & Son" (1911-1912), "The Rumour" (1922-1923), as 'Charles Winsor' in "Loyalties" (March 8, 1922, to February 24, 1923), as 'Archie Wells' in "Spring Cleaning" (January 29, 1925, to August 29, 1925), as 'Freddie Lansing' in "Scotch Mist" (January 26, 1926, to May 3, 1925), "One-Act Plays" (1927-1928), as 'James Haydon' in "Doctor Pygmalion" (March 30, 1932, to July 9, 1932), "Spring Meeting" (1938-1939), and as 'The Squire' in "The Corn Is Green" (November 26, 1940, to January 17, 1942). He also appeared on Broadway in New York City, New York, in the stage productions of such plays as, "Tommy Mullen' in "Fast Service" (November 17, 1931, to November 1931), and as 'The Squire' in "The Corn Is Green" (November 26, 1940, to January 17, 1942). During his time on the stage he worked with or appeared at the Grand Theatre in Southampton, England, the Aldwych Theatre in London, England, the Criterion Theatre in London, England, the Little Theatre in London, England, the Globe (Shaftesbury Ave), in London, England, (now Gielgud Theatre, in London, England), the St Martin's Theatre in London, England, The Playhouse Theatre in London, England, the Adelphi Theatre in London, England, the Prince's Theatre in London, England, the National Theatre, New York, (now the Nederlander Theatre), and the Royale Theatre, New York (now Bernard B Jacobs Theatre). During this time he made the transition to appearing in films including "Vampire films," at the turn of the century and for the Gaumont Film Company in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, in a few films including the Fantômas, Les Vampires, and Judex serials, under the direction of the noted French filmmaker Louis Feuillade (1873-1925). He also appeared in several films in England, before moving to Canada to work the land, and then moving to Hollywood, California, where he made several other films. He made his actual film debut playing a role in the short film, "L'alibi" (1910). The film which was directed by Léonce Perret, also starred Renée Carl, Suzanne Grandais, and René Navarre. Besides, playing a role in the short film, "L'alibi" (1910), and playing the role of 'Inspector Juve' in a few crime film dramas including, "Fantômas: In the Shadow of the Guillotine" (1913), "Fantômas: In the Shadow of the Guillotine" (1913), "Fantomas: The Man in Black" (1913), "Fantômas: The Dead Man Who Killed" (1913), "Fantomas: The Mysterious Finger Print" (1914), and "Fantômas: The False Magistrate" (1914), and playing the role of 'Julian 'Stinky' Emery in the classic crime mystery film, "Dressed To Kill" (1946), his many other film credits include, "La faute d'une autre" (1910), "La garde-barrière" (1910), "Au temps de la chouannerie" (1910), "André Chénier" (1911), "Les capuchons noirs" (1911), "L'héritage du demi-solde" (1911), "Marie Stuart et Rizzio" (1911), "Le tyran de Syracuse" (1911), "La dernière conquête de Don Juan" (1911), "The Smuggler" (1912), "A Race For Millions" (1912), "Les chasseurs de lions" (1913), "L'agonie de Byzance" (1913), "At The Mercy Of The Waves" (1913), "Her Guilty Secret" (1914), "At The Hour Of Dawn" (1914), "Severo Torelli" (1914), "La petite Andalouse" (1915), "The Vampires: Satanas" (1916), "L'énigme" (1919), "Barrabas" (1919), "L'écuyère" (1922), "Skirts" (1928), "The Dawn Patrol" (1930), "Raffles" (1930), "On Approval" (1930), "The Love Habit" (1931), "Uneasy Virtue" (1931), "Born To Love" (1931), "Chances" (1931), "I Like Your Nerve" (1931), "Women Who Play" (1932), "Wedding Rehearsal" (1932), "Leap Year" (1932), "No Funny Business" (1933), "Waltz Time" (1933), "Three Men In A Boat" (1933), "The Private Life Of Don Juan" (1934), "The Scarlet Pimpernel" (1934), "Mister Cinders" (1935), "The Divine Spark" (1935), "Night Mail" (1935), "She Shall Have Music" (1935), "Love In Exile" (1936), "Strangers On A Honeymoon" (1936), "French Leave" (1937), "Keep Fit" (1937), "The Return Of The Scarlet Pimpernel" (1937), "To The Victor" (1938), "A Yank At Oxford" (1938), "Black Magic" (1938), "Almost A Honeymoon" (1938), "Dangerous Medicine" (1938), "The Man With 100 Faces" (1938), "North Sea Patrol" (1938), "Many Tanks Mr. Atkins" (1938), "The Outsider" (1982), "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" (1939), "It Happened To One" (1940), "The Lodger" (1944), "Gaslight" (1944), "The Hour Before The Dawn" (1944), "The White Cliffs Of Dover" (1944), "Casanova Brown" (1944), "Our Hearts Were Young And Gay" (1944), "An American Romance" (1944), "The Woman In The Window" (1944), "The Man In Half Moon Street" (1945), "The Corn Is Green" (1945), "Saratoga Trunk" (1945), "Devotion" (1946), "The Imperfect Lady" (1946), "Forever Amber" (1947), "Julia Misbehaves" (1948), "Hills Of Home" (1948), "Enchantment" (1948), "Rope Of Sand" (1949), "Challenge To Lassie" (1949), and "The Thing From Another World" (1951). His last film role was playing 'Queen's Chamberlain' in the historical adventure film, "At Sword's Point" (1952). The film which was directed by Lewis Allen, which was written for the screen by Aubrey Wisberg, Walter Ferris, Jack Pollexfen, and Joseph Hoffman, and which also starred Cornel Wilde, Maureen O'Hara, Robert Douglas, Gladys Cooper, June Clayworth, Dan O'Herlihy, Alan Hale Jr., Blanche Yurka, Nancy Gates, Peter Miles, George Petrie, and Moroni Olsen, tells the story of in 1648 France, it's the sons and daughter of the Three Musketeers to the rescue! During his acting career, he also used the name, Edmond Breon. On an interesting note, his acting career was interrupted by a serious illness and an accident which kept him idle for two years according to a newspaper article which was printed in 1949. He passed away from undisclosed causes at the Victoria Hospital in Cork, Ireland, on June 24, 1953, at the age of 70. Following his death, he was cremated privately and his ashes were given to his family members. He was married twice, first to Ierne Althea Levinge Breon (1885-1972), in St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington, London, England, on October 29, 1908, and they were together until they separated in January of 1930 and she moved to Canada where she became involved with a Canadian citizen named Edward Litchfield "Ted" Borradaile (1908-1952). She passed away under the name of Ierne Althea Borradaile at the Lion's Gate Hospital in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and she was cremated at the North Shore Crematorium in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He married secondly to journalist Sybil Margaret "Margaret" Chute Breon (1886-1948), and they were together until his death on June 24, 1953, at the age of 70. His wife Sybil passed away at the Hollywood Hospital in Hollywood, California, and she was cremated at the Chapel of the Pines in Los Angeles, California. He was the father of one child with his first wife Ierne, a daughter named Deirdre MacLaverty (1923-2021).
Actor. He was best known for playing the bemused or ineffectual type character roles of inspectors, cardinals, lawyers, secretaries, lieutenants, friends, generals, judges, barons, captains, admirals, managers, majors, guides, doctors, lord chief justices, uncles, magistrates, chairmen, colonels, playwrights, and British men of distinction with titles such as lord and sir, in both silent films and sound films in France from 1907 to 1922, in Hollywood, California, from 1928 to 1932, and in England from 1933 to 1942. He will be best remembered for playing the role of 'Inspector Juve' in a few crime film dramas including, "Fantômas: In the Shadow Of The Guillotine" (1913), "Fantômas: In the Shadow of the Guillotine" (1913), "Fantomas: The Man in Black" (1913), "Fantômas: The Dead Man Who Killed" (1913), "Fantomas: The Mysterious Finger Print" (1914), and "Fantômas: The False Magistrate" (1914). He will also be best remembered for playing the role of 'Julian 'Stinky' Emery in the classic crime mystery film, "Dressed To Kill" (1946). The film which was directed by Roy William Neill, which was adapted by a story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, which was written for the screen by Leonard Lee and Frank Gruber, and which also starred Basil Rathbone as the British master detective 'Sherlock Holmes,' Nigel Bruce as his assistant 'Dr. John Watson,' Patricia Morison, Frederick Worlock, Carl Harbord, Patricia Cameron, Holmes Herbert, Harry Cording, Leyland Hodgson, Mary Gordon, and Ian Wolfe, tells the story of the great British master detective Sherlock Holmes sets out to discover why a trio of murderous villains, including a dangerously attractive female, are desperate to obtain three unassuming and inexpensive little music boxes. He was born one of three children as Iver Edmund De Breon MacLaverty in Chanting Hall, in Hamilton, Scotland, to Ronald Graeme MacLaverty (1846-1923), and his wife Eliza Anna Lockhart McLaverty (1857-1944), on December 12, 1882. He was educated locally and he began his acting career on the stage most notably in actor John Hare's touring company and later played on the West End of London, England, stage and in Glasgow, Scotland. He appeared in several stage productions of such plays as, "Raffles" (1906-1907), "The Cherry Orchard" (1910-1911), "The Girl Who Couldn't Lie" (July 6, 1911, to July 26, 1911), "Rutherford & Son" (1911-1912), "The Rumour" (1922-1923), as 'Charles Winsor' in "Loyalties" (March 8, 1922, to February 24, 1923), as 'Archie Wells' in "Spring Cleaning" (January 29, 1925, to August 29, 1925), as 'Freddie Lansing' in "Scotch Mist" (January 26, 1926, to May 3, 1925), "One-Act Plays" (1927-1928), as 'James Haydon' in "Doctor Pygmalion" (March 30, 1932, to July 9, 1932), "Spring Meeting" (1938-1939), and as 'The Squire' in "The Corn Is Green" (November 26, 1940, to January 17, 1942). He also appeared on Broadway in New York City, New York, in the stage productions of such plays as, "Tommy Mullen' in "Fast Service" (November 17, 1931, to November 1931), and as 'The Squire' in "The Corn Is Green" (November 26, 1940, to January 17, 1942). During his time on the stage he worked with or appeared at the Grand Theatre in Southampton, England, the Aldwych Theatre in London, England, the Criterion Theatre in London, England, the Little Theatre in London, England, the Globe (Shaftesbury Ave), in London, England, (now Gielgud Theatre, in London, England), the St Martin's Theatre in London, England, The Playhouse Theatre in London, England, the Adelphi Theatre in London, England, the Prince's Theatre in London, England, the National Theatre, New York, (now the Nederlander Theatre), and the Royale Theatre, New York (now Bernard B Jacobs Theatre). During this time he made the transition to appearing in films including "Vampire films," at the turn of the century and for the Gaumont Film Company in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, in a few films including the Fantômas, Les Vampires, and Judex serials, under the direction of the noted French filmmaker Louis Feuillade (1873-1925). He also appeared in several films in England, before moving to Canada to work the land, and then moving to Hollywood, California, where he made several other films. He made his actual film debut playing a role in the short film, "L'alibi" (1910). The film which was directed by Léonce Perret, also starred Renée Carl, Suzanne Grandais, and René Navarre. Besides, playing a role in the short film, "L'alibi" (1910), and playing the role of 'Inspector Juve' in a few crime film dramas including, "Fantômas: In the Shadow of the Guillotine" (1913), "Fantômas: In the Shadow of the Guillotine" (1913), "Fantomas: The Man in Black" (1913), "Fantômas: The Dead Man Who Killed" (1913), "Fantomas: The Mysterious Finger Print" (1914), and "Fantômas: The False Magistrate" (1914), and playing the role of 'Julian 'Stinky' Emery in the classic crime mystery film, "Dressed To Kill" (1946), his many other film credits include, "La faute d'une autre" (1910), "La garde-barrière" (1910), "Au temps de la chouannerie" (1910), "André Chénier" (1911), "Les capuchons noirs" (1911), "L'héritage du demi-solde" (1911), "Marie Stuart et Rizzio" (1911), "Le tyran de Syracuse" (1911), "La dernière conquête de Don Juan" (1911), "The Smuggler" (1912), "A Race For Millions" (1912), "Les chasseurs de lions" (1913), "L'agonie de Byzance" (1913), "At The Mercy Of The Waves" (1913), "Her Guilty Secret" (1914), "At The Hour Of Dawn" (1914), "Severo Torelli" (1914), "La petite Andalouse" (1915), "The Vampires: Satanas" (1916), "L'énigme" (1919), "Barrabas" (1919), "L'écuyère" (1922), "Skirts" (1928), "The Dawn Patrol" (1930), "Raffles" (1930), "On Approval" (1930), "The Love Habit" (1931), "Uneasy Virtue" (1931), "Born To Love" (1931), "Chances" (1931), "I Like Your Nerve" (1931), "Women Who Play" (1932), "Wedding Rehearsal" (1932), "Leap Year" (1932), "No Funny Business" (1933), "Waltz Time" (1933), "Three Men In A Boat" (1933), "The Private Life Of Don Juan" (1934), "The Scarlet Pimpernel" (1934), "Mister Cinders" (1935), "The Divine Spark" (1935), "Night Mail" (1935), "She Shall Have Music" (1935), "Love In Exile" (1936), "Strangers On A Honeymoon" (1936), "French Leave" (1937), "Keep Fit" (1937), "The Return Of The Scarlet Pimpernel" (1937), "To The Victor" (1938), "A Yank At Oxford" (1938), "Black Magic" (1938), "Almost A Honeymoon" (1938), "Dangerous Medicine" (1938), "The Man With 100 Faces" (1938), "North Sea Patrol" (1938), "Many Tanks Mr. Atkins" (1938), "The Outsider" (1982), "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" (1939), "It Happened To One" (1940), "The Lodger" (1944), "Gaslight" (1944), "The Hour Before The Dawn" (1944), "The White Cliffs Of Dover" (1944), "Casanova Brown" (1944), "Our Hearts Were Young And Gay" (1944), "An American Romance" (1944), "The Woman In The Window" (1944), "The Man In Half Moon Street" (1945), "The Corn Is Green" (1945), "Saratoga Trunk" (1945), "Devotion" (1946), "The Imperfect Lady" (1946), "Forever Amber" (1947), "Julia Misbehaves" (1948), "Hills Of Home" (1948), "Enchantment" (1948), "Rope Of Sand" (1949), "Challenge To Lassie" (1949), and "The Thing From Another World" (1951). His last film role was playing 'Queen's Chamberlain' in the historical adventure film, "At Sword's Point" (1952). The film which was directed by Lewis Allen, which was written for the screen by Aubrey Wisberg, Walter Ferris, Jack Pollexfen, and Joseph Hoffman, and which also starred Cornel Wilde, Maureen O'Hara, Robert Douglas, Gladys Cooper, June Clayworth, Dan O'Herlihy, Alan Hale Jr., Blanche Yurka, Nancy Gates, Peter Miles, George Petrie, and Moroni Olsen, tells the story of in 1648 France, it's the sons and daughter of the Three Musketeers to the rescue! During his acting career, he also used the name, Edmond Breon. On an interesting note, his acting career was interrupted by a serious illness and an accident which kept him idle for two years according to a newspaper article which was printed in 1949. He passed away from undisclosed causes at the Victoria Hospital in Cork, Ireland, on June 24, 1953, at the age of 70. Following his death, he was cremated privately and his ashes were given to his family members. He was married twice, first to Ierne Althea Levinge Breon (1885-1972), in St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington, London, England, on October 29, 1908, and they were together until they separated in January of 1930 and she moved to Canada where she became involved with a Canadian citizen named Edward Litchfield "Ted" Borradaile (1908-1952). She passed away under the name of Ierne Althea Borradaile at the Lion's Gate Hospital in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and she was cremated at the North Shore Crematorium in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He married secondly to journalist Sybil Margaret "Margaret" Chute Breon (1886-1948), and they were together until his death on June 24, 1953, at the age of 70. His wife Sybil passed away at the Hollywood Hospital in Hollywood, California, and she was cremated at the Chapel of the Pines in Los Angeles, California. He was the father of one child with his first wife Ierne, a daughter named Deirdre MacLaverty (1923-2021).
Bio by: The Silent Forgotten
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