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- Bruce Covington was born on 16 March 1868 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Under a Texas Moon (1930), Wings of Adventure (1930) and Love's Wilderness (1924). He died on 29 September 1938 in London, England, UK.
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The son of a physician, Horace Murphy started his career as a child actor on showboats on the Mississippi. He later played the cornet in the band and eventually became half-owner of the showboat "Cottonblossom Floating Palace". After two seasons he sold his interest and organized a string of dramatic tent shows from New Orleans to Los Angeles, each of which also had a baseball team. Later he sold these and built two theaters, one in Los Angeles and one in Burbank. He entered movies in 1936 and went on to a career mostly in B-Westerns. He is perhaps best known as "Ananias", Tex Ritter's partner in a string of films. He also appeared on radio with Gene Autry and Roy Rogers.- Welshman Caryl ap Rhys Pryce spent much of his life as a professional soldier, and fought in units as varied as the British army, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Mexican revolutionaries fighting against dictator Porfirio Díaz.
Born in British India, he was an RCMP officer in 1911 when he became aware of the revolution in Mexico, and decided to leave Canada, travel south and join the rebel army. He found himself in the Mexican state of Baja California, and joined a rebel unit comprised of Mexicans, American radicals and European mercenaries. He was soon elected commander by the unit, and took part in the Battle of Tijuana. The Mexican government apparently complained to the American government about American citizens joining the rebel forces, and Pryce and the Americans in his unit were indicted by the US government for violating neutrality laws. Captured by the Mexican government and charged with murder and arson--because of his involvement in the Battle of Tijuana--Pryce was eventually released on bail. Charges against him were soon dismissed and he left Mexico for Canada. He joined the Canadian army and fought in World War I. He then transferred to the British army, attaining the rank of major, which he held until he retired. He is known to have been alive in 1925, according to records in the British Army's personnel office, but nothing was heard of him after that date. - William H. West was born on 26 July 1860 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. He was an actor, known for The Fatal Opal (1914), On the Warpath (1911) and Mysteries of the Grand Hotel (1915). He was married to Roumelia G. Morris. He died on 20 August 1915 in Glendale, California, USA.
- Charles Brandt born in Philadelphia in 1862. well-known stage performer from the 1880s. cheerful, white-haired gentleman who starred and supported in more than 60 movies for the Lubin Film Company from 1911, often seen as professionals or fathers in dramas and comedies, first appeared in 'His Chorus Girl Wife' directed by Harry Solter and starring Florence Lawrence in 1911, perhaps he will be best remembered in the role of Sam Graham in 'The Fortune Hunter' directed by Barry O'Neil, starring William Elliott and Ethel Clayton in 1914. in 1917 he moved to the World Film Company followed by the Betzwood Film Co in 1918 last seen in 'The Master Mind' directed by Kenneth S. Webb and starring Lionel Barrymore for the First National Film Company in 1920. died in Philadelphia in 1924 age 62
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Burr McIntosh born William Burr McIntosh in Ohio in 1862. Son of the President of public utility and Cleveland Gas Coal Company William Ambrose. Burr was educated at Lafayette College in Princeton where he became a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity in 1884. became a star on Broadway stage, perhaps his best-known stage role was in 'Trilby' in 1905. Hefty, bald, intelligent man who starred and supported in many drama and comedy films, his first was the starring role Jo Vernon in Lawrence B. McGill's In Mizzoura (1914) for the All Star Feature Film Co in 1914. While perhaps best remembered as Squire Bartlett in D.W. Griffith's Way Down East (1920) starring Lillian Gish in 1920, he also appeared in many early talkies, including his last The Richest Girl in the World (1934) starring Miriam Hopkins for the RKO Film Co in 1934. During the 1930s he devoted himself to charitable causes, particularly collecting toys for poor families. He his also known for publishing a well-known magazine (Burr McIntosh Monthly) and a lecturer characterizing himself as 'The Cheerful Philosopher' also a film production owner, author, reporter and pioneering radio actor. He died from a heart attack in Hollywood in 1942 age 80- Luke Cosgrave was born on 6 August 1862 in Ballaghdreen, County Mayo, Ireland, UK [now Republic of Ireland]. He was an actor, known for Hollywood (1923), The Light That Failed (1923) and Merton of the Movies (1924). He died on 28 June 1949 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Lee Morris was born on 23 June 1863 in Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Durand of the Bad Lands (1917), The Golden Patch (1914) and Eph's Dream (1913). He died on 6 February 1933 in California, USA.
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William Humphrey was born William Jonathan Humphrey on January 2nd, 1875 in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, USA. He entered films in 1909 as an actor, in 1910 as a director, and in 1917 as a screenwriter. He directed films and wrote screenplays until 1922. As an actor, he appeared in 124 films from 1909 until 1937. He died of coronary thrombosis on October 4th, 1942.- Frank Campeau was born on 14 December 1864 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for 3 Bad Men (1926), Battling Bunyan (1924) and The Life of the Party (1920). He was married to Sarah Estelle Lewis and Lillian Stratton Corbin. He died on 5 November 1943 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Clarence Geldert was born on 9 June 1865 in New Brunswick, Canada. He was an actor and director, known for A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923), Jungle Bride (1933) and Wasted Lives (1923). He died on 13 May 1935 in Calabasas, California, USA.
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Barbier was educated for the ministry before going to work on the stage. He appeared on Broadway in such successes as "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" and "The Man Who Came Back," among others. He signed a contract with Paramount Pictures in 1929 and later worked as an actor for most of the major studios.- Louis Morrison was born on 8 February 1866 in Portland, Maine, USA. He was an actor, known for Peter Pan (1924), Rumpelstiltskin (1915) and The Iron Strain (1915). He was married to Rosa Roma Rosenberg, Blanche Evelyn Hall and Elizabeth De Witt. He died on 22 April 1946 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Henry Hallam was born in 1867 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Evil Thereof (1916), Uncle Tom's Cabin (1913) and Gloria's Romance (1916). He was married to Josephine Stanton (opera singer). He died on 9 November 1921.
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Romaine Fielding was born on 22 May 1868 in Riceville, Mitchell County, Iowa, USA. He was an actor and director, known for A Dash for Liberty (1913), Hiawanda's Cross (1913) and The Eagle's Nest (1915). He was married to Joan Arliss and Mabel van Valkenburg. He died on 15 December 1927 in Hollywood, California, USA.- William Bechtel was born on 12 June 1867 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for The Three Musketeers: Part 1 (1911), The Lurking Peril (1919) and It Is Never Too Late to Mend (1913). He was married to Mrs. William Bechtel. He died on 27 October 1930 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- Harry C. Bradley was born on 15 April 1869 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The House of Mystery (1934), Riding on Air (1937) and Heat Lightning (1934). He was married to Lottie Alter and Lurelle Lancing Waters. He died on 18 October 1947 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- William Faversham was born in London on February 12, 1868. After attending Hill-Martin College, he served for a short time in a cavalry regiment in Warwickshire. He made his stage debut on November 19, 1885, in a London vaudeville theater. Two years later, he came to New York, making his American debut on January 17, 1887, in "Pen and Ink." In 1893, he joined Charles Frohman's Empire Theatre Company and remained with the group for eight years. On August 19, 1901, he received star billing, playing Don Caesar in "A Royal Rival." His status rose, and during 1905-1907, he toured the United States in "The Squaw Man," which earned him a small fortune. He later appeared in many Shakespearean productions, playing Romeo opposite Maude Adams as Juliet. He made a handful of silent films, but with the advent of younger actors, his status as a matinee idol slowly faded. On July 20, 1925, Faversham married his third wife, Edith Campbell, at his estate in Huntington, Long Island. But in 1927, he filed for bankruptcy, and despite several attempts to recoup his previous fortunes, he never succeeded, although he did continue to work. In 1929, he toured in Australia, appearing in several plays. In 1931 he joined the Chicago Civic Shakespeare Society, appearing in such plays as "Hamlet" and "The Merchant of Venice." He founded a drama school in 1932, but it was short-lived. Faversham's final stage appearance was in 1934, as Jeeter Lester in "Tobacco Road." That same year, he returned to Hollywood, appearing in a few films before retiring in 1937. He then entered the Percy C. Williams home, a retreat on Long Island for aged actors. Ironically, the home was not far from Faversham's former estate. Faversham insisted he work for his keep, so he tended a garden. He died of a coronary embolism on April 7, 1940. He was buried in the Huntington Rural Cemetery in Bay Shore, next to his second wife, Julie Opp. Faversham's first wife was Marian Merwin. He had two sons with Julie Opp: Philip, an actor, and William Jr.
- Frank Mills was born on 24 January 1868 in Kendall, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906), The Unchastened Woman (1918) and The House of Mirrors (1916). He was married to Helen McBeth. He died on 11 June 1921 in Galesburg, Michigan, USA.
- Walter Perkins was born on 12 October 1857 in Biddeford, Maine, USA. He was an actor, known for Peaceful Valley (1920), Wee Lady Betty (1917) and The Atom (1918). He died on 3 June 1925 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
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John Steppling was born on 8 August 1870 in Essen, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for The Reckless Age (1924), Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1913) and Lombardi, Ltd. (1919). He died on 5 April 1932 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Actor
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A man so disagreeable on celluloid, Claude Gillingwater's characters seemed to subsist on a steady diet of persimmons. Fondly recalled as the cranky old skinflint whose seemingly cold heart could only be warmed by the actions of a cute little tyke, the tall and rangy Gillingwater invariably played much older than he was. He, with the omnipresent bushy brows, crop of silver hair and perpetually sour puss, had a much more versatile career than perhaps realized -- on both stage and in film. Most assuredly, this caustic screen image he perfected belied a softer, gentler off-screen demeanor for he was a kind and sympathetic gent and devoted husband to wife Carlyn Stiletz (or Stellith). Their only child, Claude Gillingwater Jr., briefly became an actor himself. Sadly, Gillingwater Sr.'s thriving character career ended on a grim and tragic note in 1939.
Born Claude Benton Gillingwater on August 2, 1879, in the small Mississippi River town of Louisiana, Missouri, he was the son of James E. and Lucy (Hunter) Gillingwater and attended St. Louis High School. For a time he was an apprentice to a lawyer uncle, but he eventually left home and joined a traveling stock company. Gradually building up his nascent career on the stage, he was discovered by theater impresario David Belasco. Gillingwater proceeded strongly on the Broadway stage beginning with a melodramatic role in "A Young Wife" (1899). This led to a well-received series of parts for the next full decade in New York ranging from high drama ("Madame Butterfly", "Du Barry") to operettas ("Mlle. Modiste," "The Old Town," "The Girl in the Train") to original works ("The Only Son," "The New Secretary").
1918 was a banner year for Gillingwater for he not only appeared in the hit Broadway show "Three Wise Fools," but also made his silent film debut in support of Gladys Leslie and Richard Barthelmess in Wild Primrose (1918). This disagreeable typecast began to assert itself with his second movie three years later as the grumbling, icy-souled Earl of Dorincourt whose grandson helps reveal his tenderer side in Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921), which starred America's sweetheart Mary Pickford in a dual role.
A rash of leading/co-starring roles came with the immediate impact of this single success, including Crinoline and Romance (1923) with Viola Dana, Alice Adams (1923) with Florence Vidor, Dulcy (1923) with Constance Talmadge, and Three Wise Fools (1923) with Eleanor Boardman. The last film mentioned gave him the opportunity to repeat his 1918 Broadway triumph. More than not, however, he was supporting the Hollywood elite such as kid star Jackie Coogan in My Boy (1921), Richard Dix in Fools First (1922) and The Christian (1923), 'Leonore Ulric' in Tiger Rose (1923), Alla Nazimova in Madonna of the Streets (1924), Ronald Colman in A Thief in Paradise (1925), Anna Q. Nilsson in Winds of Chance (1925), and Colleen Moore in Oh Kay! (1928). Sometimes his character's names reflected his curt, stern image -- names such as John P. Grout, Lord Storm and Simon Peck.
A founding member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (1927), he advanced into the talking era of films with equal verve, although his roles were, more often than not, token grouches. Some of his more distinctive parts came with the films A Tale of Two Cities (1935) (as Jarvis Lorry), Mississippi (1935) and The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936). He proved to be an excellent crabapple foil for 20th Century-Fox moppet star Shirley Temple in Poor Little Rich Girl (1936) and subsequently appeared in two more of her pictures - Just Around the Corner (1938) and Little Miss Broadway (1938).
Gillingwater played a few more curmudgeons in his last years but this period of time was to be marked by acute sadness and physical/mental hardship. A serious accident on the movie set of the picture Florida Special (1936) (he fell from a platform and injured his back) damaged his health and threatened his career, and the death of his long-time wife Carlyn left him irrevocably depressed. Fearing the possibility of becoming an invalid and wishing not to become a serious burden to anyone, the 69-year-old actor committed suicide at his Beverly Hills home with a self-inflicted gunshot to the head on November 1, 1939. Gillingwater left a fine Hollywood legacy and the fun of some of his old films is watching his vinegar turn to sugar.- Arnold Korff was born on 2 August 1870 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor, known for The Royal Family of Broadway (1930), Black Moon (1934) and Diary of a Lost Girl (1929). He was married to Annie Bauer (actress). He died on 2 June 1944 in New York City, New York, USA.1870 - 1944, 73. Austria. New York.
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Men of the North (1930). 1930.
Monsieur Le Fox (1931). 1931.
Die große Fahrt (1931). 1931. - Actor
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Richard Carle was born on 7 July 1871 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Ghost Walks (1934), Ninotchka (1939) and Seven Sinners (1940). He was married to Laura Casner and Ella Samantha Clifford. He died on 28 June 1941 in North Hollywood, California, USA.1871 - 1941, 69.
9 westerns, 33-36.
Boswell Albernathy, Justice of the Peace, The Arizona Raiders (1936). 1936.- Actor
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American stage actor and director who made numerous silent film appearances. Blinn was born and raised in San Francisco and attended nearby Stanford University. But his stage career had begun years before, when he made his acting debut at age six. Following his education, he resumed acting, eventually becoming a prominent figure on Broadway. He directed many of the plays he appeared in. In 1914, he made his first film and kept busy on screen and on stage for the remainder of his life. During the volatile strike of stage actors in 1919 that led to the formation of the actors' union, Actors Equity, Blinn was one of a minority of actors who sided with the opposition, the producers. He served as president of the Actors Fidelity League, which unsuccessfully fought the formation of the actors' union. During a vacation at Journey's End, his country home in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, Blinn was thrown from a horse. He appeared to be recuperating well, but the injury to his arm became infected and led to respiratory failure. He died on 24 June 1928 at 56.- Robert McWade was born on 25 January 1872 in Buffalo, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Kennel Murder Case (1933), The Dragon Murder Case (1934) and Anything Goes (1936). He was married to Almina Lee. He died on 19 January 1938 in Culver City, California, USA.
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Charles Murray was born on 22 June 1872 in Laurel, Indiana, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Percy (1925), Vamping Venus (1928) and The Wizard of Oz (1925). He was married to Nellie Bae Hamilton. He died on 29 July 1941 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
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Billy Quirk was born on 27 March 1873 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Algie, the Miner (1912), The Man Worthwhile (1921) and The Maverick (1912). He was married to Patsy Jane Holcomb. He died on 20 April 1926 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
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George MacQuarrie was born on 2 June 1873 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Backbone (1923), Betsy Ross (1917) and The Social Leper (1917). He was married to Helen MacKellar. He died in April 1951.- Oliver Eckhardt was born on 14 September 1873 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for The Cavalier (1928), The Last Trail (1927) and Forbidden (1932). He died on 15 September 1952 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- Tom McGuire was born on 1 September 1873 in Lancashire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928), City Girl (1930) and The Reckless Age (1924). He died on 6 May 1954 in Hollywood, California, USA.1873 - 1954, 80. UK. California.
9 westerns, 23-49.
Deputy, The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949). 1949. - Canadian vaudevillian and stage actor who appeared in several silent films. As a dramatic actor, he appeared in such plays as "The Pearl of Pekin," "The Hole in the Ground," and "Dear House of Ireland." Later he entered vaudeville with a sketch show, "The Race Tout's Dream," which occupied him for many years. He made occasional appearances in films and lived in Hollywood, but continued on the vaudeville circuit until his death from a heart attack in his sleep, at age 54.
- E. Alyn Warren was born on 2 June 1874 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for Red Wine (1928), They Won't Forget (1937) and Son of the Gods (1930). He died on 22 January 1940 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Edgar Jones was born on 17 June 1874 in Steubenville, Ohio, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Lonesome Corners (1922), Caught in the Rapids (1921) and A Rich Man's Darling (1918). He was married to Louise Huff and Louise Vale. He died on 7 February 1958 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
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Contrary to his familiar image, Clarence Kolb started out as one half of a vaudeville comedy act, Kolb and Dill. He made a few shorts in 1916 and a feature in 1917, but went back to vaudeville and the stage immediately thereafter, and did not return to films until the late 1930s. His stern, authoritarian looks and booming voice fit the irascible, bombastic politicians and businessmen--usually crooked to a greater or lesser degree--he played so well. Best remembered as the fast-talking, corrupt mayor in the classic His Girl Friday (1940) and Mr. Honeywell, Vern Albright's boss, in the TV series My Little Margie (1952).- Director
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Phillips Smalley was born on 7 August 1865 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a director and actor, known for The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1917), The Merchant of Venice (1914) and Captain Courtesy (1915). He was married to Phyllis Lorraine Ephlin and Lois Weber. He died on 2 May 1939 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Actor
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Gilbert Emery was born on 11 June 1875 in Naples, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Between Two Worlds (1944), Wife vs. Secretary (1936) and Let Us Be Gay (1930). He died on 28 October 1945 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Born in Canada, Sam De Grasse entered films in 1912 and specialized in playing thoroughly disreputable, nasty, slimy bad guys. Douglas Fairbanks was so impressed with De Grasse's villainy that he used the actor in several of his more memorable productions. He wasn't the only member of the De Grasse family in films, though. His brother Joseph De Grasse was an actor and director, and his nephew Robert De Grasse was a cinematographer.
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Eddie Polo was born on 1 February 1875 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary. He was an actor and director, known for The Vanishing Dagger (1920), The New Adventures of Terence O'Rourke (1915) and The Lure of the Circus (1918). He was married to Pearl Grant and Alice Finch. He died on 14 June 1961 in Hollywood, California, USA.1875 - 1961, 86.
19 westerns, 16-55.
Director, actor, Eddy Polo mit Pferd und Lasso (1928). 1928. Germany.- Actor
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Arthur V. Johnson was born on 2 February 1876 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The Beloved Adventurer (1914), Annie Rowley's Fortune (1913) and The Adventures of Dollie (1908). He was married to Maude Webb. He died on 17 January 1916 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.- Actor
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Richard Stanton was born on 8 October 1876 in Iowa, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Graft (1915), Bride 13 (1920) and The Beast (1916). He died on 22 May 1956 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
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Maurice Costello was born on 22 February 1877 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The Man Who Couldn't Beat God (1915), The Golden Pathway (1913) and Iron and Steel (1914). He was married to Ruth Reeves and Mae Costello. He died on 28 October 1950 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Thomas Holding was born in Greenwich, Kent, England in 1878. Having finished his education at Rugby, he went onto the stage under the management of Charles Hawtrey with whom he appeared in many London productions (he was 14 years on the London stage playing with distinguished Shakespearean actors such as Sir Herbert Tree, the Kendal's the Terry's and Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson). He then attracted the attention of Charles Frohman and signed with him for the juvenile lead in "Are You a Mason?", and "Loaves and Fishes." After a Shakespearean tour through Australia, in which he appeared in the principal role of ten plays, he returned to the Strand Theatre, London to sing the leading baritone's part in "The Chinese Honeymoon." He then went back to dramatic stage in Edward Terry's company.
It was Charles Frohman who first brought Thomas to New York in 1908 as leading man to Billie Burke, Maxine Elliott and many other equally well known players. His portrayal of Ben Hur, under Klaw and Erlanger's management, brought him considerable praise and recognition.
His first film in 1915, "The Eternal City," filmed in Rome, gained him a large following. Following that he alternated between stage and screen.
On the 4th May, 1929 he arrived at Longacre Theatre, New York, where he was appearing in Mystery Square, feeling unwell, he died in his dressing room of a heart attack. - Tom Brower was born on 20 February 1878 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. He was an actor, known for The Fighting Rookie (1934), Hook and Ladder No. 9 (1927) and Love Begins at 20 (1936). He died on 19 July 1937.
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Alfred Paget was born on 2 June 1879 in London, England, UK. He was an actor and director, known for Intolerance (1916), Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1917) and Martyrs of the Alamo (1915). He was married to Leila Halstead Paget. He died on 8 October 1919 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.- Shorty Hamilton was born on 9 September 1879 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Denny from Ireland (1918), It Happened Out West (1923) and The Snail (1918). He was married to Ethel Spurgint (actress). He died on 7 March 1925 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Paul Porcasi was born on 1 January 1879 in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. He was an actor, known for Red-Haired Alibi (1932), The Kid from Spain (1932) and Morocco (1930). He died on 8 August 1946 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.1879 - 1946, 67. Italy. California.
5 westerns, 31-40.
Luigi La Volpe (1931). 1931.
Emil, the chef, Rose-Marie (1936). 1936.- Howard Davies was born on 18 May 1879 in Liverpool, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Wanted at Headquarters (1920), Madame la Presidente (1916) and Uncle Bill (1912). He died on 30 December 1947 in Los Angeles, California, USA.1879 - 1947, 68. Liverpool. California.
11 westerns, 11-29.
Colonel Holbrook, The White Outlaw (1929). 1929. - Robert Elliott was born on 9 October 1879 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for The Maltese Falcon (1931), Lights of New York (1928) and Gone with the Wind (1939). He was married to Ruth Thorp. He died on 15 November 1951 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- E.L. Fernandez was born on 14 September 1879 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Woman (1918), Eye for Eye (1918) and Love's Redemption (1921). He died on 31 March 1952 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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By the time that he was 20, Lewis Stone had turned prematurely grey. He enlisted to fight in the Spanish American War and when he returned, he returned to be a writer. This turned to acting and he began to appear in films during the middle teens. His career was again interrupted by war as he served in the cavalry during World War I. After the war, he returned to films and quickly graduated to lead roles. With his distinguished look and grey hair, he was able to play the roles of well mannered romantic men. In 1921, Lewis starred in Don't Neglect Your Wife (1921). In the next year, he starred with Alice Terry, who played the heroine, and Ramon Novarro in The Prisoner of Zenda (1922) and Scaramouche (1923). In 1924, Metro merged into the new MGM where Lewis remained for the rest of his career. He was busy over the next few years and garnered an Academy Award nomination for The Patriot (1928). In 1928, he appeared in the first of a series of pictures with Greta Garbo. In A Woman of Affairs (1928) he played the older doctor, a friend of the family. But two years later in Romance (1930), he played her lover.
Lewis made the transition from silent to sound with The Trial of Mary Dugan (1929), which starred Norma Shearer. Sound did not cause Lewis any problems and he continued to be busy with his roles as the distinguished lead. The Big House (1930) was highly successful for MGM and he appeared in other popular movies such as The Phantom of Paris (1931) with John Gilbert and Red-Headed Woman (1932) with Jean Harlow. He appeared with Garbo in Inspiration (1931), Mata Hari (1931), Grand Hotel (1932) and Queen Christina (1933). In the late 30s he took on a role for which he was long remembered - the role of Judge James Hardy who had a son named Andy. Judge Hardy was the father audiences wanted in the late 30s early 40s. He was kind, intellectual, fair and as patient as he had to be with Andy, played by Mickey Rooney. This series occupied most of his screen time until it ended and he did slow down during the late 40s. In the 50s he continued to appear in a number of pictures including remakes of the two he had made 30 years before with Alice Terry. He suffered a heart attack and died in 1953 after appearing in over 200 films.- Charles Meakin was born on 2 October 1879 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. He was an actor, known for Upstage (1926), Maid of the West (1921) and Ladies at Ease (1927). He died on 17 January 1961 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- Charles Arling was born on 22 August 1880 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for Back to God's Country (1919), Number 99 (1920) and Droppington's Devilish Deed (1915). He died on 21 April 1922 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Orral Humphrey was born on 3 April 1880 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Huckleberry Finn (1920), Broadway Madness (1927) and The Pork Plotters (1916). He was married to Lois Frances Born, Josephine Edith Taylor and Florence Chapman. He died on 12 August 1929 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Purnell Pratt was born on 20 October 1878 in Bethel, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Scarface (1932), Alibi (1929) and Red-Haired Alibi (1932). He was married to Julia C. Price. He died on 25 July 1941 in Hollywood, California, USA.
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Montague Love - certainly an intriguing name - but his own - started his working life as a newspaper man in London. His primary expertise centered on being a field illustrator and cartoonist who covered the Boer War (1899-1902). His realistic battle sketches gained him popularity among readers, but he was bound for a different career. He decided to become an actor. A robust man with a massive head of noble bearing and brooding lower lip, these were ingredients well suited to this goal. Love honed basic stage talents in London, and then made an early departure for the US in 1913 with a road-company production of Cyril Maude's "Grumpy." An early stop was Broadway, and he returned many times to appear in a laundry list of important plays from 1913 to 1934.
Silent film studios of the early days were originally based in the East, and Love started his film career at World Studios, New Jersey in 1914. His silent career alone was prodigious-nearly a hundred films. His look and bearing were perfect for authoritative figures. And, though certainly taking on a whole spectrum of roles (sultan, native chiefs, many a doctor and military officer, among many others) he became famous for his bad guy characterizations through the 1920s. Some historians credit him as the best villain of the silent era.
In 1926 he was nemesis to Rudolf Valentino in The Son of the Sheik (1926) and 'John Barrymore' in Don Juan (1926). The latter movie had the particular fame of sporting the longest sword duel in silent history between Love's Count Giano Donati and Barrymore's Don Juan. The fight filming was unique and realistic with middle and close shots looking directly at the individual combatants-with the appropriate blood in their eyes. The duel was all the more complex choreography for being one with swords and daggers (historically correct but rarely seen in film history). But Love was just as effective as the Roman centurion in The King of Kings (1927) by 'Cecil B DeMille'. Starting with Synthetic Sin (1929), Love's movies followed the trend of an increasing number of silent films using recorded music and some snatches of dialogue or background sound with the several incipient audio systems. Some movies originally issued as silent were released again with the process added. `Sin' was one of 11 films of 1929 featuring Love given the semi-sound treatment. The last of these was Jules Verne's The Mysterious Island (1929), very loosely adapted to the point of being hokey, but one of the first films also using the primitive two-color process.
Love had a commanding, puckered-lip British delivery of speech which he could believably weld to any part, but it particularly fit characters of authority, as in the silent era. Into the 1930s, these were increasingly benign rather than despotic-always colonels and generals, prime ministers, American presidents - even Zorro's father. Perhaps his best known character tour de force displaying his genuine acting power was his Henry VIII in Prince and the Pauper (1937). It is hard to forget him in purple as the Bishop of the Black Canons in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). Sometimes, as with other veteran character actors, his roles were almost as featured extra-but his very costumed presence was all that was needed to lend realism. A very apt example was his Detchard, noble henchmen to 'Raymond Massey', in The Prisoner of Zenda (1937), in which he has little more than one line. He was still in demand in the early 1940s - ten roles in 1940 alone. But these slowed into the war years. By his passing in 1943, an actor who was considered as noble on screen as off, he had lent his voice as well as virtuoso acting skills to eighty-one additional films.- Mahlon Hamilton was born on 15 June 1880 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor, known for Half a Chance (1920), Daddy-Long-Legs (1919) and The Single Standard (1929). He was married to Alita Bratton Farnum and Sara L. Leary. He died on 20 June 1960 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Wyndham Standing was born on 23 August 1880 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Design for Living (1933), Earthbound (1920) and The Iron Trail (1921). He was married to Winifred Helen Pearson (actress). He died on 1 February 1963 in Los Angeles, California, USA.1880 - 1963, 82. London. California.
3 westerns, 16-47.
Capt. William Andrews, The Bugle Call (1916). 1916. - Louis Stern was born on 10 January 1860 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Eye for Eye (1918), The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns (1919) and Where East Is East (1929). He was married to Peggy Ward. He died on 15 February 1941 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- James Robert Chandler was born in 1860. He was an actor, known for The Avenging Arrow (1921), Monte Cristo (1912) and Things Are Seldom What They Seem (1912). He died on 16 March 1950 in East Islip, New York, USA.
- Frank Opperman was born in 1861 in Houston, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for During the Round-Up (1913), An Indian's Loyalty (1913) and Neighbors (1912). He died on 26 April 1922 in San Diego, California, USA.
- John Lince was born on 19 February 1862 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Glorious Fool (1922), Stop Thief (1920) and Framing Framers (1917). He died on 21 June 1937 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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French director and actor of American and French films. He began his career as a stage actor at the Odeon in Paris, then at the Eclair, where he became artistic director and chief director of the theatre school in 1910. Five years later he traveled to America and began a successful career as a film director for a variety of American film companies. After more than a decade as a director, he returned abruptly to acting and appeared in a wide range of roles in a number of films before his death at 53.1864 - 1934, 69. Paris. California.
5 westerns, 16-34.
Don Marco Ramirez, The California Trail (1933). 1933.- Wadsworth Harris was born on 9 October 1864 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Graft (1915), The Right to Be Happy (1916) and The Declaration of Independence (1911). He died on 1 November 1942 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Clarence Arper was born on 27 March 1864 in Gilroy, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Jinx (1919), The Woman Who Dared (1916) and The Unwritten Law (1916). He died on 13 July 1943 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- George C. Pearce was born on 26 June 1865 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for British Agent (1934), Black Beauty (1921) and Vengeance (1930). He was married to Helen Bray. He died on 13 August 1940 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Jolly, bald, over-weight comedian John E. Brennan born in Massachusetts in 1865. Became popular on vaudeville in the 1890's. One of the most well-known silent comedy stars of the early 1910's, began his film career with the Kalem Film Company in 1912 when he starred in 'The Pasadena Peach' he was often teamed with actress Ruth Roland until 1915. moved briefly to Fine Arts Film Co in 1916 then retired from the screen, made at least two movie comebacks in 1920 his last being the lead role as Robert Holmes in 'The Hidden Light' with Dolores Cassinelli, afterwards he was not seen on film again, John died from a heart attack in Los Angeles in 1940 age 75.
- Willis Marks was born on 20 August 1865 in Rochester, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924), Not One to Spare (1924) and The Dancin' Fool (1920). He was married to Carroll Marshall. He died on 6 December 1952 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Sidney De Gray was born on 16 June 1866 in England, UK. He was an actor and director, known for The Mark of Zorro (1920), American Pluck (1925) and The Silver Treasure (1926). He died on 30 June 1941 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Director
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Began as an actor, then as director and producer at the Suburban Garden Theatre in St. Louis, then at the Academy of Music in New York, where he was hired by William Fox to direct films in 1914. He directed 22 films starring Theda Bara, who called him "the nicest director I ever worked with." His grandson is the director Blake Edwards.- James Corrigan was born on 17 October 1867 in Dayton, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Her Reputation (1923), The Man from Wyoming (1924) and The White Sin (1924). He was married to Lillian Elliott. He died on 28 February 1929 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Edgar Keller was born in September 1867 in Crescent City, California, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Yellow Girl (1916), Traffic in Hearts (1924) and God's Country and the Woman (1916). He died on 10 January 1932 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Al Hallett was born on 28 February 1867 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor, known for Midnight Faces (1926), Dangerous Odds (1925) and The Passing of Wolf MacLean (1924). He was married to Gertrude Elizabeth Zahn and Agnes Johns (actress). He died on 3 April 1935 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- Alf James was born on 12 October 1867 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor, known for The Thrill Hunter (1933), Give Us This Night (1936) and Elmer and Elsie (1934). He died on 9 October 1946 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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George Cochrane was born on 31 January 1867 in Ohio, USA. He was a director and writer, known for A Burglar to the Rescue (1931), By Conscience's Eye (1916) and The Spindle of Life (1917). He died on 26 November 1952 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Harry Fisher was born in 1868 in Bristol, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Faith of Sonny Jim (1915), A Caliph of the New Bagdad (1916) and Polly of the Follies (1922). He was married to Annie L.. He died on 27 May 1923 in New York City, New York, USA.1868 - 1923, 55. UK. New York.
Reggie Moneybags -of the Idle Rich, Reggie, the Squaw Man (1914). 1914.
The Cook, Captain Billie's Mate (1913). 1913. - Director
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Hardee Kirkland was born on 23 May 1868 in Savannah, Georgia, USA. He was a director and actor, known for While Paris Sleeps (1923), Les Misérables (1917) and Friends in San Rosario (1912). He died on 18 February 1929 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
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Bernard Siegel was born on 19 April 1868 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928), Beau Geste (1926) and The Wolf (1914). He died on 9 July 1940 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- William Hutchison was born on 16 May 1869 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for The Fair Barbarian (1917), The Lipton Cup: Introducing Sir Thomas Lipton (1913) and Happiness of Three Women (1917). He died on 7 September 1918 in Los Angeles, California, USA.1869 - 1918, 49. Scotland. California.
6 westerns, 12-17.
Dr. Evarts, The Girl and the Cowboy (1912). 1912. - Actor
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Nick Cogley was born on 4 May 1869 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Only a Farmer's Daughter (1915), Monte Cristo (1912) and The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924). He died on 20 May 1936 in Santa Monica, California, USA.- Hugh Saxon was born on 14 January 1869 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Midnight Secrets (1924), Cytherea (1924) and The Guttersnipe (1922). He was married to Ellen. He died on 14 May 1945 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Charles Inslee was born on 6 June 1870 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Adventures of Tarzan (1921), The Red Man and the Child (1908) and After Many Years (1908). He was married to Belle M. S. McElroy. He died in September 1922.- Anders Randolf was born Anders Randrup in Denmark 1870.
His parents were Matthius Randrup and Kristine Jensen. He had a number of siblings - two of which were sisters Kirstine Randrup born in 1884 and Jensine Marie Randrup born 1880. He grew up on Old Rybjergaard farm, living with an Aunt rather than his parents. Her name was Marie (Randrup) and she was married to Anders Kristian Jensen.
Anders moved to the USA around 1890-1893. When Anders first got to the USA he went to live with an Aunt in Denver. When she died a short time later he moved to Chicago and entered the army. He became an officer and taught fencing. In 1912 he moved to New York and started working for movie studio Vitagraph.
He got married in the United States. His wife was Dorthea Amdersine Jorgensen (b. 1890) and she was from Denmark. They had one daughter Karen Kristine Randolf (1917-1989). After his death in 1930 there was a grand funeral in Hollywood. A short time later his wife and daughter moved back to Denmark.
In 1942 his daughter had one son who was named Peter Michael Mogens Randolf. (Father unclear but her son was given the Randolf surname)) His Grandson Peter married (Kirsten) and they had a son named Anders Peter Randolf II, born July 26,1973. His grandson died in 1991. - Actor
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Louis Fitzroy was born on 24 November 1870 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Making Matters Worse (1915), The Silent Way (1914) and Blind Husbands (1919). He was married to Margaret Cullington. He died on 26 January 1947 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Enrique Acosta was born on 26 February 1870 in Mexico City, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Don Q Son of Zorro (1925), The Texan (1930) and A Message to Garcia (1936). He died on 22 May 1949 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Bert Sprotte was born on 9 December 1870 in Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany. He was an actor, known for The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927), It Could Happen to You (1937) and Snowdrift (1923). He was married to Alma Ruzena. He died on 30 December 1949 in Los Angeles, California, USA.1870 - 1949, 79. Germany. California.
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Black Lanning, Blood and Sand (1922). 1922. - Elmo Red Fox was born on 11 June 1870 in South Dakota, USA. He was an actor, known for Jesse James as the Outlaw (1921), Parkinson (1971) and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962). He died on 1 March 1976 in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA.
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Charles Giblyn was born on 6 September 1871 in Watertown, New York, USA. He was a director and actor, known for The Lesson (1917), Scandal (1917) and Just for Tonight (1918). He died on 14 March 1934 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
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John T. Prince was born on 11 September 1871 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Dr. Jack (1922), The Radio Detective (1926) and The Battling Orioles (1924). He was married to Kathleen Chambers. He died on 23 December 1937 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Joseph Eggenton was born on 28 February 1871 in Pomfret, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for Silent Witness (1943), You'll Find Out (1940) and The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940). He died on 3 July 1946 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- Nick De Ruiz was born on 24 February 1871 in Santa Barbara, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Unknown (1927), Call of the West (1930) and Wings of Adventure (1930). He died on 21 June 1959 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Will Walling was born on 2 June 1872 in Sacramento City, Iowa, USA. He was an actor, known for The Range Feud (1931), The Iron Horse (1924) and The Little Minister (1921). He was married to Effie Bond. He died on 5 March 1932 in California, USA.
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Seymour Hastings was born on 26 June 1872 in England. He was an actor and writer, known for Macbeth (1916), Perils of the Secret Service (1917) and The Girl in the Tenement (1914). He was married to Olive Du Vall. He died on 3 April 1937 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Elmer Jerome was born on 30 January 1872 in Canton, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for That's My Gal (1947) and Swing Your Partner (1943). He died on 10 August 1947 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
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Harry Harvey was born on 4 June 1873 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and actor, known for The Lion's Claws (1918), The Mystery Ship (1917) and Feet of Clay (1917). He was married to Beatrice ?. He died on 5 April 1929 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Director
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Joseph Louis DeGrasse (May 4, 1873 - May 25, 1940) was born into a French Canadian family. He is the son of Lange DeGrasse and Ellen Comeaux of Bathurst, New Brunswick. Joseph is the older brother of actor Samuel DeGrasse. There were 11 siblings. Joe immigrated to the USA around 1880 as a young child. Joseph began his career as a journalist, but soon became enamored of the theater and took work as a stage actor. Joe DeGrasse met and married actress, Ida May Park (1879-1954). By 1910, he and Ida were acting in motion pictures in Burbank, California. Joe eventually appeared as an actor in 13 films, and wrote 2 screenplays, his real interest was in directing. Ida also became one of the few female directors working at the time. In 1915, Joe became a founding member of the Motion Picture Directors Association, a forerunner to the Director's Guild of America. During a career spanning from 1910 to 1935 he directed a total of 86 films, as well as writing and producing. Joseph DeGrasse died in Eagle Rock, California. Family lore contends that there is a link between the DeGrasse brothers and French Admiral and US Revolutionary War hero, François-Joseph Paul, marquis de Grasse Tilly, comte de Grasse, 13 September 1722.- W.C. Robinson was born on 22 April 1873 in Manhattan, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Wooing of Alice (1912), Winning Back His Love (1910) and Destiny Decides (1915). He died on 13 July 1942 in Maywood, California, USA.
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Patrick Sylvester McGeeney was born on 19 August 1873 in Omagh, County Tyrone, Ireland. He was a director and actor, known for Little Miss Bluebonnet (1922), The Germ (1923) and Perils of the West (1922). He was married to Mary Graham. He died on 15 October 1943 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
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Extremely prolific actor/director of the silent screen, on Broadway from 1905. Hoyt joined the acting fraternity through the recommendations of an uncle, who worked as dramatic editor for a Cleveland tabloid. Signed by theatrical producer George C. Tyler (1868-1946), he began on stage (earning $10 per week), playing up to ten different parts. He made his Hollywood debut in 1916 with Universal. Short, balding and usually bespectacled, he managed to forge a 30-year career by playing a succession of 'little men', be they mild-mannered professors, henpecked husbands or easily intimidated minor officials. Looking perpetually befuddled was Hoyt's stock-in-trade. He was particularly effective as Professor Summerlee in The Lost World (1925) (directed by his younger brother Harry O. Hoyt), as the confused motel owner of It Happened One Night (1934) and as Mayor Tillinghast in The Great McGinty (1940). The better part of Hoyt's screen career, however, consisted of uncredited bits. For his last seven years in the business (1940-47), he was regularly employed as a member of Preston Sturges personal entourage of stock players at Paramount.- Harry O'Connor was born on 27 April 1873 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Stranger Than Fiction (1921), Come and Get It! (1929) and Blindfolded (1918). He died on 10 July 1971 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.