1899-08-30 Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Richard Arlen (born Sylvanus Richard Mattimore) was an American film and television actor. He served as a pilot in the Royal Canadian Flying Corps during World War I. After the war, he went to the oilfields of Texas and Oklahoma and found work as a tool boy. He was thereafter a messenger and sporting editor of a newspaper before going to Los Angeles to act in films, but no producer wanted him. He was a delivery boy for a film laboratory when the motorcycle which he was riding landed him a broken leg outside the Paramount Pictures lot. A sympathetic film director gave him his start as an extra. He appeared at first in silent films before making the transition to talkies. His first important film role was in Vengeance of the Deep. He took time out from his Hollywood career to teach as a United States Army Air Forces flight instructor in World War II. Arlen is best known for his role as a pilot in the Academy Award-winning Wings with Clara Bow, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, Gary Cooper, El Brendel, and his second wife, Jobyna Ralston, whom he married in 1927. He was among the more famous residents of the celebrity enclave, Toluca Lake, California. He married New York socialite, Margaret Kinsella, in 1946. In 1939, Universal teamed him with Andy Devine for a series of 14 B-pictures, mostly action-comedies with heavy reliance on stock footage from larger-scale films. They are informally known as the "Aces of Action" series, which is how the stars were billed in the trailers. When Arlen left the studio in 1941, the series continued with Devine teamed with a variety of other actors. In the 1950s and early 1960s, Arlen was active in television, having guest starred in several anthology series, including Playhouse 90, The Loretta Young Show, The 20th Century Fox Hour, and in three episodes of the series about clergymen, Crossroads. In 1960, Arlen was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame with a motion pictures star at 6755 Hollywood Boulevard for his contributions to the film industry. In 1968, he appeared on Petticoat Junction playing himself. The episode was called "Wings" and it was in direct reference to the 1927 silent movie Wings. Arlen appeared in westerns, such as Lawman, Branded, Bat Masterson, Wanted: Dead or Alive, Wagon Train, and Yancy Derringer, and in such drama/adventure programs as Ripcord, Whirlybirds, Perry Mason, The New Breed, Coronado 9, and Michael Shayne.
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Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess | 2012-12-30 | |
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The Horror Show | (archive footage) | 1979-02-06 |
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Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | Silent Film Star 2 | 1976-07-26 |
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A Whale of a Tale | Mr. Monahan | 1976-09-03 |
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The Sky's the Limit | Grimes | 1975-01-19 |
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Buckskin | Townsman | 1968-05-01 |
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Rogue's Gallery | Man in Club | 1968-01-01 |
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Hostile Guns | Sheriff Travis | 1967-07-01 |
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Red Tomahawk | Deadwood Telegrapher | 1967-01-01 |
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Fort Utah | Sam Tyler | 1967-09-01 |
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Waco | Billy Kelly | 1966-09-01 |
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Johnny Reno | Ned Duggan | 1966-03-09 |
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To the Shores of Hell | Brig. Gen. F.W. Ramsgate | 1966-03-15 |
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The Human Duplicators | National Intelligence | 1965-03-03 |
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Black Spurs | Pete | 1965-05-28 |
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Town Tamer | Doctor Kent | 1965-07-07 |
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The Bounty Killer | Matthew Ridgeway | 1965-07-30 |
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Apache Uprising | Captain Gannon | 1965-12-29 |
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Young Fury | Sheriff Jenkins | 1964-11-01 |
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The Best Man | Sen. Oscar Anderson | 1964-04-05 |
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Sex and the College Girl | Charles Devon | 1964-09-03 |
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Law of the Lawless | Ben the Bartender | 1964-05-13 |
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The Young and the Brave | Col. Ralph Holbein | 1963-08-01 |
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The Crawling Hand | Lee Barrenger | 1963-09-04 |
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The Last Time I Saw Archie | Col. Edwin Martin | 1961-05-27 |
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Raymie | Chris Garber | 1960-07-05 |
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Warlock | Bacon | 1959-05-15 |
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The Day of the Trumpet | Sgt. Jim Heisler | 1958-01-01 |
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Hidden Guns | Sheriff Ward Young | 1956-01-30 |
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The Mountain | C. W. Rivial | 1956-05-31 |
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Blonde Blackmailer | Tony Pelassier | 1955-10-01 |
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Devil's Point | John 'Captain' Martin | 1954-12-07 |
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Sabre Jet | Gen. Robert E 'Bob' Hale | 1953-09-04 |
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Hurricane Smith | Brundage | 1952-10-02 |
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The Blazing Forest | Joe Morgan | 1952-12-01 |
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Flaming Feather | Showdown Calhoun | 1952-02-01 |
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Silver City | Charles Storrs | 1951-12-01 |
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Kansas Raiders | Union Captain | 1950-11-15 |
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Grand Canyon | Mike Adams | 1949-05-19 |
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Speed to Spare | Cliff Jordan | 1948-05-14 |
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The Return of Wildfire | Dobe Williams | 1948-08-13 |
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When My Baby Smiles at Me | Harvey Howell | 1948-11-10 |
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Buffalo Bill Rides Again | Buffalo Bill | 1947-04-18 |
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The French Key | Himself (uncredited) | 1946-05-18 |
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Accomplice | Simon Lash | 1946-09-29 |
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Identity Unknown | Johnny March | 1945-04-02 |
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The Phantom Speaks | Matt Fraser | 1945-04-13 |
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Timber Queen | Russell Evans | 1944-01-13 |
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Storm Over Lisbon | John Craig | 1944-10-16 |
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The Big Bonanza | Capt. Jed Kilton | 1944-12-30 |
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That's My Baby! | Tim Jones | 1944-09-14 |
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The Lady and the Monster | Dr. Patrick Cory | 1944-04-17 |
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Aerial Gunner | Jon Davis | 1943-03-20 |
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Alaska Highway | Woody Ormsby | 1943-06-24 |
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Minesweeper | Richard Houston | 1943-11-10 |
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Submarine Alert | Lewis J. 'Lee' Deerhold | 1943-06-28 |
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Soaring Stars | Himself | 1942-04-25 |
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A Letter From Bataan | Pvt. John W. Lewis | 1942-09-15 |
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Wrecking Crew | Matt Carney | 1942-11-07 |
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Torpedo Boat | Skinner Barnes | 1942-01-24 |
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Wildcat | Johnny Maverick | 1942-09-03 |
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Lucky Devils | Dick McManus | 1941-01-03 |
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Flying Blind | Jim Clark | 1941-08-29 |
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Mutiny in the Arctic | Dick Barclay | 1941-04-17 |
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Forced Landing | Dan Kendall | 1941-07-11 |
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Men of the Timberland | Dick O'Hara | 1941-05-06 |
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Power Dive | Brad Farrell | 1941-06-04 |
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A Dangerous Game | Dick Williams | 1941-08-21 |
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Raiders of the Desert | Dick Manning | 1941-07-17 |
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Swing with Bing | Himself | 1940-06-30 |
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The Leather Pushers | Dick 'Kid' Roberts | 1940-09-13 |
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Black Diamonds | Walter Norton | 1940-07-16 |
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Danger On Wheels | "Lucky" Larry Taylor | 1940-02-02 |
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Hot Steel | Frank Stewart | 1940-05-24 |
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The Devil's Pipeline | Dick Talbot | 1940-10-31 |
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Mutiny on the Blackhawk | Capt. Robert Lawrence | 1939-07-31 |
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Legion of Lost Flyers | Gene 'Loop' Gillan | 1939-11-02 |
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Tropic Fury | Dan Burton | 1939-09-01 |
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The Man from Montreal | Clark Manning | 1939-12-09 |
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Missing Daughters | Wally King | 1939-05-22 |
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Call of The Yukon | Gaston Rogers | 1938-04-18 |
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No Time to Marry | Perry Brown | 1938-02-05 |
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Straight, Place and Show | Denny Paine | 1938-09-30 |
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Artists & Models | Alan Townsend | 1937-08-04 |
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The Great Barrier | Hickey | 1937-01-02 |
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Murder in Greenwich Village | Steve Havens Jackson Jr. | 1937-11-03 |
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Secret Valley | Lee Rogers | 1937-01-15 |
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Three Live Ghosts | William 'Bill' Jones, an alias of William Foster | 1936-01-10 |
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The Mine with the Iron Door | Bob Harvey | 1936-05-06 |
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Let 'em Have It | Mal Stevens | 1935-05-15 |
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Hollywood Hobbies | Himself | 1935-07-05 |
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Helldorado | Art Ryan | 1935-01-05 |
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The Calling of Dan Matthews | Dan Matthews | 1935-12-10 |
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Ready for Love | Julian Barrow | 1934-11-30 |
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Come On, Marines! | Lucky Davis | 1934-03-23 |
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She Made Her Bed | Wild Bill Smith | 1934-04-26 |
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How to Break 90 #4: Downswing | 1933-07-07 | |
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Three Cornered Moon | Dr. Alan Stevens | 1933-08-04 |
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Golden Harvest | Walt Martin | 1933-09-21 |
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Song of the Eagle | Bill Hoffman | 1933-04-27 |
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Hell and High Water | Capt J.J. Jericho | 1933-12-16 |
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Alice in Wonderland | Cheshire Cat | 1933-12-18 |
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Hollywood on Parade No. A-6 | Self | 1933-01-12 |
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College Humor | Mondrake | 1933-07-05 |
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Wayward | David Frost | 1932-02-19 |
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Hollywood on Parade No. A-4 | Self (uncredited) | 1932-04-17 |
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Sky Bride | Bert 'Speed' Condon | 1932-04-19 |
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Guilty as Hell | Frank C. Marsh | 1932-08-05 |
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Tiger Shark | Pipes Boley | 1932-09-24 |
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Island of Lost Souls | Edward Parker | 1932-12-24 |
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The All-American | Gary King | 1932-10-01 |
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The Conquering Horde | Dan McMasters | 1931-03-01 |
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Touchdown! | Dan Curtis | 1931-11-15 |
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The Secret Call | Tom Blake | 1931-07-24 |
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The Lawyer's Secret | Joe Hart | 1931-06-06 |
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Caught | Lt. Tom Colton | 1931-08-08 |
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Gun Smoke | Brad Farley | 1931-04-10 |
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Dangerous Paradise | Heyst | 1930-02-13 |
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The Santa Fe Trail | Stan Hollister | 1930-09-27 |
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The Light of Western Stars | Dick Bailey | 1930-04-19 |
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Paramount on Parade | Hunter (Dream Girl) | 1930-04-22 |
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The Sea God | Phillip 'Pink' Barker | 1930-09-13 |
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Burning Up | Lou Larrigan | 1930-02-01 |
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Only Saps Work | Larry Payne | 1930-12-05 |
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The Border Legion | Jim Cleve | 1930-06-28 |
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Dangerous Curves | Larry Lee | 1929-07-12 |
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The Man I Love | Joe "Dum-Dum" Brooks | 1929-05-25 |
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The Virginian | Steven 'Steve' | 1929-11-09 |
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Thunderbolt | Bob Moran | 1929-06-20 |
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The Four Feathers | Lt. Harry Faversham | 1929-06-01 |
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Feel My Pulse | Her Problem | 1928-02-26 |
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Under the Tonto Rim | Edd Denmeade | 1928-02-04 |
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Beggars of Life | The Boy (Jim) | 1928-09-22 |
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Manhattan Cocktail | Fred Tilden | 1928-11-24 |
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Ladies of the Mob | Red | 1928-06-30 |
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Sally in Our Alley | Jimmie Adams | 1927-09-02 |
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Wings | David Armstrong | 1927-08-12 |
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Rolled Stockings | Ralph Treadway | 1927-06-18 |
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Figures Don't Lie | Bob Blewe | 1927-10-08 |
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The Blood Ship | John Shreve | 1927-07-18 |
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She's a Sheik | Capt. Colton | 1927-11-12 |
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Behind the Front | Percy Brown | 1926-02-22 |
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The Enchanted Hill | Link Halliwell | 1926-01-18 |
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Padlocked | 'Tubby' Clark | 1926-08-02 |
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Old Ironsides | Seaman (uncredited) | 1926-12-06 |
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You'd Be Surprised | Reporter (uncredited) | 1926-09-24 |
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In the Name of Love | Dumas Dufrayne | 1925-08-10 |
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The Coast of Folly | Bather | 1925-09-21 |
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Hollywood | Richard Arlen | 1923-08-19 |
