Esmé Percy
Esmé Percy | |
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as Lord Byron (1929) | |
| Born | 8 August 1887 London, England |
| Died | 17 June 1957 (aged 69) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1904–1956 |
Saville Esmé Percy (8 August 1887 – 17 June 1957) was an English actor and director, widely associated with the plays of Bernard Shaw; he also appeared in forty films between 1930 and 1956.
He studied acting in Paris with Sarah Bernhardt and made a career as a stage actor in England, appearing in the companies of F. R. Benson, William Poel, Herbert Beerbohm Tree and later in his career, Basil Dean and Robert Atkins. He appeared frequently on radio and television, from 1927 until the year of his death, and produced eight BBC Radio adaptations of Shaw plays.