1888-05-24 County Cork, Ireland
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Creighton Hale (24 May 1888 — 9 August 1965) was an Irish-American theatre, film, and television actor whose career extended more than a half-century, from the early 1900s to the end of the 1950s. Born Patrick Fitzgerald in County Cork, Ireland, he was educated in Dublin and London, and later attended Ardingly College in Sussex. He immigrated to America in his early twenties, traveling with a troupe of actors. While starring in Charles Frohman's Broadway production of Indian Summer, Hale was spotted by a representative of the Pathe Film Company. He eventually became known professionally as Creighton Hale, although the derivation of those names remains unknown. His first movie was The Exploits of Elaine in 1914. He starred in hit films such as Way Down East, Orphans of the Storm, and The Cat and the Canary. When talkies came about, his career declined. He made several appearances in Hal Roach's Our Gang series (School's Out, Big Ears, Free Wheeling), and also played unbilled bits in major talking films such as Larceny, Inc., The Maltese Falcon, and Casablanca. He died in the Los Angeles County city of South Pasadena and was buried at Duncans Mills Cemetery in Northern California.
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Westbound | Irritated Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited) | 1959-04-25 |
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The Spirit of St. Louis | Man Driving Car (uncredited) | 1957-04-01 |
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The Helen Morgan Story | Speakeasy Patron (uncredited) | 1957-10-02 |
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The Story of Mankind | Heavenly Judge | 1957-11-08 |
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Serenade | Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited) | 1956-03-23 |
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Strange Lady in Town | Card Player (uncredited) | 1955-04-12 |
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So You Want to Know Your Relatives | Audience Spectator (uncredited) | 1954-12-18 |
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So You Want to Learn to Dance | Barber | 1953-03-28 |
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Take the High Ground! | Army Doctor (uncredited) | 1953-10-30 |
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Les Miserables | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) | 1952-08-14 |
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The Enforcer | 1951-02-24 | |
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Goodbye, My Fancy | Griswolds' Butler (Uncredited) | 1951-05-19 |
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On Moonlight Bay | 1951-07-26 | |
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The Screen Director | Theatre Manager (uncredited) | 1951-03-12 |
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Come Fill the Cup | Newspaperman (uncredited) | 1951-10-24 |
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So You Want to Be a Cowboy | Movie Patron | 1951-04-14 |
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Fort Worth | Railroad Backer (uncredited) | 1951-07-14 |
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Backfire | Cab Driver (uncredited) | 1950-01-26 |
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The Great Jewel Robber | Hotel Clerk (uncredited) | 1950-07-15 |
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Sunset Boulevard | Creighton Hale (uncredited) | 1950-08-10 |
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So You Want to Be Popular | Waiter at Party | 1949-03-12 |
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One Last Fling | Gus | 1949-06-30 |
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Homicide | Glorietta Desk Clerk | 1949-04-02 |
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Beyond the Forest | Townsman with Glasses | 1949-10-21 |
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Night Unto Night | 1949-06-10 | |
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The Fountainhead | Court Clerk (uncredited) | 1949-06-25 |
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So You Want an Apartment | Wallpaper Hanger (uncredited) | 1948-01-03 |
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So You Want to Be a Gambler | Blackjack Player (uncredited) | 1948-02-14 |
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Fighter Squadron | Cockney (uncredited) | 1948-11-27 |
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Johnny Belinda | Bailiff (uncredited) | 1948-09-14 |
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Cry Wolf | Dr. Reynolds (uncredited) | 1947-08-19 |
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Nora Prentiss | Captain of Waiters at The Sea Gull (uncredited) | 1947-02-22 |
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The Two Mrs. Carrolls | Second Tout (uncredited) | 1947-03-04 |
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Possessed | Secretary at Inquest (uncredited) | 1947-05-29 |
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The Perils of Pauline | Marcelled Leading Man | 1947-07-04 |
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Always Together | Eric, Turner's Butler (uncredited) | 1947-12-10 |
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Life with Father | Mr. Wickersham the Father of Twin Boys (uncredited) | 1947-09-13 |
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Stan Kenton and His Orchestra | Supper Club Waiter (uncredited) | 1947-02-06 |
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Hollywood Wonderland | Man Taking Tour (uncredited) | 1947-08-09 |
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Humoresque | Professor (uncredited) | 1947-01-25 |
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Humoresque | Concert Spectator (uncredited) | 1947-01-25 |
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So You're Going to Be a Father | Psychiatric Ward Doctor (uncredited) | 1947-05-10 |
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Love and Learn | Tom - the Wyngate Butler (uncredited) | 1947-05-02 |
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The Verdict | Reporter | 1946-11-23 |
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Three Strangers | Man in Pub (uncredited) | 1946-01-28 |
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So You Want to Play the Horses | Cashier (uncredited) | 1946-10-05 |
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Uncertain Glory | 1944-04-07 | |
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Crime by Night | Horace Grayson (uncredited) | 1944-09-09 |
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Mr. Skeffington | Casey (uncredited) | 1944-05-25 |
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The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case | Dr. Carter | 1943-12-09 |
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Thank Your Lucky Stars | Engineer (uncredited) | 1943-09-25 |
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The Mysterious Doctor | Luke | 1943-03-03 |
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The Gorilla Man | Constable Fletcher | 1943-01-16 |
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Casablanca | Customer (uncredited) | 1943-01-15 |
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Action in the North Atlantic | Sparks (uncredited) | 1943-06-12 |
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Murder in the Big House | Ritter - Warden's Secretary | 1942-04-11 |
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Spy Ship | Reporter | 1942-06-06 |
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The Hidden Hand | The Coroner (uncredited) | 1942-11-07 |
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You Can't Escape Forever | Newspaper Employee Taking Notes (uncredited) | 1942-10-10 |
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Larceny, Inc. | Mr. Carmichael | 1942-04-24 |
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Winning Your Wings | Uncle Ed (uncredited) | 1942-05-28 |
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Gentleman Jim | Championship Fight Spectator (uncredited) | 1942-11-14 |
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The Male Animal | Reporter (uncredited) | 1942-03-12 |
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Bullet Scars | Judd, the druggist | 1942-03-07 |
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The Maltese Falcon | Stenographer (uncredited) | 1941-10-18 |
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Sergeant York | Associated Press Man (uncredited) | 1941-09-27 |
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Bad Men of Missouri | Bank Representative | 1941-07-26 |
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The Great Mr. Nobody | Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited) | 1941-02-15 |
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Highway West | Waiter (uncredited) | 1941-08-07 |
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Footsteps in the Dark | Mr. Harlan (uncredited) | 1941-03-08 |
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Steel Against the Sky | Jim (uncredited) | 1941-12-13 |
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Here Comes Happiness | Headline Printer (uncredited) | 1941-03-15 |
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Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra | Mr. Barnstorm (uncredited) | 1941-01-04 |
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The Man Who Came to Dinner | Radio Man (uncredited) | 1941-12-24 |
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Out of the Fog | 1941-06-14 | |
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Nine Lives Are Not Enough | Mahan - Police Fingerprint Expert (uncredited) | 1941-09-20 |
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One Foot in Heaven | Church Usher (uncredited) | 1941-11-01 |
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Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos | Rosie's Fiancee (uncredited) | 1941-03-08 |
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Saturday's Children | Stamp Collecting Mailman (uncredited) | 1940-05-04 |
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All This, and Heaven Too | Ship's Officer (uncredited) | 1940-07-05 |
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Knute Rockne All American | Callahan's Secretary (uncredited) | 1940-10-05 |
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A Fugitive from Justice | Reporter at Train Station (uncredited) | 1940-06-15 |
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Tear Gas Squad | Announcer | 1940-05-04 |
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Money and the Woman | Mack, Bank Customer (uncredited) | 1940-08-17 |
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Santa Fe Trail | Telegraph Operator (uncredited) | 1940-12-20 |
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Lady with Red Hair | Reporter Eddie (uncredited) | 1940-11-30 |
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Father Is A Prince | Lawrence - Bower's Accountant (uncredited) | 1940-11-18 |
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East of the River | Casino Floor Man (uncredited) | 1940-11-09 |
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One Million B.C. | Shell Person | 1940-04-05 |
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Just a Cute Kid | Desk Clerk | 1940-10-05 |
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Calling Philo Vance | Du Bois - Fingerprint Man | 1940-02-03 |
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My Love Came Back | Thompson - Music Co. Clerk (uncredited) | 1940-07-13 |
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Brother Orchid | Reporter #3 (uncredited) | 1940-06-07 |
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King of the Lumberjacks | Cashier (uncredited) | 1940-04-13 |
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Confessions of a Nazi Spy | Draftsman (uncredited) | 1939-05-06 |
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The Roaring Twenties | Customer (uncredited) | 1939-10-28 |
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The Cowboy Quarterback | Broadcaster | 1939-07-29 |
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On Your Toes | First Stage Manager | 1939-10-14 |
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Dust Be My Destiny | Nick's Second Customer (uncredited) | 1939-09-16 |
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Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter | Man in Sheriff's Office | 1939-06-17 |
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Kid Nightingale | Man Answering Telephone at Lessernan's Gymnasium (uncredited) | 1939-11-04 |
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The Bill of Rights | New York Congressman | 1939-08-19 |
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The Return of Doctor X | Hotel Manager | 1939-11-23 |
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Indianapolis Speedway | Racetrack Official | 1939-08-05 |
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Slapsie Maxie's | Reporter (uncredited) | 1939-09-16 |
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Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite | Hotel Desk Clerk | 1939-08-12 |
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Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase | Reporter | 1939-09-09 |
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A Child Is Born | Elevator Operator (uncredited) | 1939-12-07 |
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On Dress Parade | Doctor Telling Cadets 'No Visitors' (uncredited) | 1939-11-18 |
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International Settlement | Clerk | 1938-02-04 |
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One Wild Night | Bank Teller (uncredited) | 1938-06-02 |
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Big Town Girl | Desk Man | 1937-12-03 |
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Midnight Taxi | G-Man | 1937-04-04 |
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Step Lively, Jeeves! | Reporter (uncredited) | 1937-06-30 |
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Under Your Spell | Bailiff (uncredited) | 1936-11-06 |
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The Millionaire Kid | Thomas Neville | 1936-03-13 |
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Custer's Last Stand | Hank | 1936-01-02 |
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36 Hours to Kill | Ticket Agent | 1936-07-24 |
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Hollywood Boulevard | Creighton Hale - Actor at Trocadero Bar | 1936-08-20 |
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One More Spring | 1935-02-15 | |
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Becky Sharp | British Officer (uncredited) | 1935-06-28 |
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Million Dollar Haul | Curley Chandler | 1935-04-02 |
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Hollywood Trouble | 1935-01-01 | |
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Helldorado | Newspaper Reporter | 1935-01-05 |
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Men Without Names | Groom | 1935-06-29 |
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Life Begins at Forty | Drug Clerk | 1935-03-22 |
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Gambling Lady | Funeral Attendee (uncredited) | 1934-03-08 |
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Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back | Wedding Guest | 1934-08-15 |
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The Thin Man | Reporter (uncredited) | 1934-05-25 |
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George White's Scandals | Theatre Treasurer (uncredited) | 1934-03-15 |
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The Masquerader | Bobby Blessington | 1933-09-03 |
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Sensation Hunters | Fred Barrett | 1933-08-30 |
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Free Wheeling | Dickie's Father | 1932-09-30 |
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The Greeks Had a Word for Them | Wedding Supervisor | 1932-02-03 |
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Grief Street | Play Co-star | 1931-10-01 |
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Big Ears | Wheezer's father | 1931-08-28 |
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School's Out | Jack Crabtree | 1930-11-21 |
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Holiday | Pete Hedges | 1930-07-03 |
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The Great Divide | Edgar Blossom | 1929-09-15 |
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Seven Footprints to Satan | Jim | 1929-01-27 |
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Rose-Marie | Etienne Doray | 1928-02-11 |
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Riley of the Rainbow Division | Riley | 1928-07-15 |
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The House of Shame | Harvey Baremore | 1928-10-01 |
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Sisters of Eve | Leonard Tavernake | 1928-09-01 |
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The Cat and the Canary | Paul Jones | 1927-08-20 |
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One Hour Married | 1927-02-27 | |
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Annie Laurie | Donald | 1927-05-10 |
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Why Girls Say No | Becky's Boyfriend | 1927-02-21 |
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Should Men Walk Home? | The Gentleman Crook | 1927-01-29 |
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Oh, Baby! | 1926-08-07 | |
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The Midnight Message | Billy Dodd | 1926-07-19 |
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Beverly of Graustark | Prince Oscar | 1926-04-18 |
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Exchange of Wives | Victor Moran | 1925-10-04 |
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The Shadow on the Wall | George Walters | 1925-01-01 |
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The Circle | Arnold Cheney | 1925-09-22 |
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The Bridge of Sighs | Billy Craig | 1925-01-01 |
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Seven Days | Jim Wilson | 1925-09-20 |
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Wages for Wives | Danny Kester | 1925-12-15 |
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The Mine with the Iron Door | St. Jimmy | 1924-10-02 |
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Name the Man | Alick Gell | 1924-01-27 |
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This Woman | Bobby Bleedon | 1924-11-02 |
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How to Educate a Wife | Billy Breese | 1924-05-01 |
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Wine of Youth | Richard (1897 prologue | 1924-09-15 |
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The Marriage Circle | Dr. Gustav Mueller | 1924-02-10 |
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Mary of the Movies | The Boy | 1923-05-27 |
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Broken Hearts of Broadway | An Outcast | 1923-07-01 |
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Trilby | Little Billee | 1923-07-29 |
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Tea- With a Kick! | Art Binger | 1923-08-26 |
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Her Majesty | Ted Harper | 1922-07-23 |
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Fascination | Carlos de Lisa (her brother) | 1922-04-09 |
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Orphans of the Storm | Picard | 1921-12-28 |
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Forbidden Love | Harold Van Zandt | 1921-07-17 |
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The Idol Dancer | Walter Kincaid | 1920-03-21 |
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A Child for Sale | Charles Stoddard | 1920-04-01 |
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Way Down East | Professor Sterling | 1920-09-03 |
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Oh Boy! | George Budd | 1919-06-22 |
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The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns | Conrad Le Brett | 1919-01-01 |
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The Black Circle | Andrew MacTavish Ferguson | 1919-10-20 |
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A Damsel in Distress | George Bevan | 1919-10-12 |
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The Love Cheat | Henry Calvin | 1919-08-24 |
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The Thirteenth Chair | Willy Grosby | 1919-08-23 |
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His Bonded Wife | Philip Hazard | 1918-10-14 |
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Mrs. Slacker | Robert Gibbs | 1918-03-31 |
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The Woman the Germans Shot | Frank Brooks | 1918-10-27 |
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The Seven Pearls | Harry Drake | 1917-09-16 |
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Snow White | Prince Florimon | 1916-12-24 |
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Charity | Jimmie Fleming (Mary's brother) | 1916-10-01 |
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The Iron Claw | Davey | 1916-02-28 |
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The Romance of Elaine | Walter Jameson | 1915-06-14 |
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A Fool There Was | Young Man at Wild Party (uncredited) | 1915-01-12 |
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The Old Homestead | Reuben Whitcomb | 1915-12-16 |
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The New Exploits of Elaine | Walter Jameson | 1915-04-05 |
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The Taint | Walter, Madame Bartlett's Son | 1914-11-01 |
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The Stain | Office Clerk | 1914-07-17 |
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The Exploits of Elaine | Walter Jameson (Ep. 1, 2, 3, 6) | 1914-12-29 |
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The Million Dollar Mystery | Gang Member | 1914-01-02 |
