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 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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The Spirit of St. Louis | Man Driving Car (uncredited) | 1957-04-01 |
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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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Phantom of the Rue Morgue | Concierge's Husband (uncredited) | 1954-03-27 |
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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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Goodbye, My Fancy | Griswolds' Butler (Uncredited) | 1951-05-19 |
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Fort Worth | Railroad Backer (uncredited) | 1951-07-14 |
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On Moonlight Bay | Father in Silent Movie (uncredited) | 1951-07-26 |
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The Enforcer | 1951-02-24 | |
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The Screen Director | Theatre Manager (uncredited) | 1951-03-12 |
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So You Want to Be a Cowboy | Movie Patron | 1951-04-14 |
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Come Fill the Cup | Newspaperman (uncredited) | 1951-10-24 |
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Backfire | Cab Driver (uncredited) | 1950-01-26 |
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Sunset Boulevard | Creighton Hale (uncredited) | 1950-08-10 |
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The Great Jewel Robber | Hotel Clerk (uncredited) | 1950-07-15 |
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One Last Fling | Gus | 1949-06-30 |
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The Fountainhead | Court Clerk (uncredited) | 1949-06-25 |
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So You Want to Be Popular | Waiter at Party | 1949-03-12 |
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Night Unto Night | 1949-06-10 | |
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Beyond the Forest | Townsman with Glasses | 1949-10-21 |
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Homicide | Glorietta Desk Clerk | 1949-04-02 |
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So You Want an Apartment | Wallpaper Hanger (uncredited) | 1948-01-03 |
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Johnny Belinda | Bailiff (uncredited) | 1948-09-14 |
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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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Stan Kenton and His Orchestra | Supper Club Waiter (uncredited) | 1947-02-06 |
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Humoresque | Concert Spectator (uncredited) | 1947-01-25 |
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Nora Prentiss | Captain of Waiters at The Sea Gull (uncredited) | 1947-02-22 |
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Always Together | Eric, Turner's Butler (uncredited) | 1947-12-10 |
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Humoresque | Professor (uncredited) | 1947-01-25 |
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The Perils of Pauline | Marcelled Leading Man | 1947-07-04 |
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So You're Going to Be a Father | Psychiatric Ward Doctor (uncredited) | 1947-05-10 |
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Possessed | Secretary at Inquest (uncredited) | 1947-05-29 |
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The Two Mrs. Carrolls | Second Tout (uncredited) | 1947-03-04 |
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Cry Wolf | Dr. Reynolds (uncredited) | 1947-08-19 |
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Life with Father | Mr. Wickersham the Father of Twin Boys (uncredited) | 1947-09-13 |
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Love and Learn | Tom - the Wyngate Butler (uncredited) | 1947-05-02 |
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Hollywood Wonderland | Man Taking Tour (uncredited) | 1947-08-09 |
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The Verdict | Reporter | 1946-11-23 |
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So You Want to Play the Horses | Cashier (uncredited) | 1946-10-05 |
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Three Strangers | Man in Pub (uncredited) | 1946-01-28 |
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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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Uncertain Glory | 1944-04-07 | |
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The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case | Dr. Carter | 1943-12-09 |
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The Mysterious Doctor | Luke | 1943-03-03 |
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Action in the North Atlantic | Sparks (uncredited) | 1943-06-12 |
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Thank Your Lucky Stars | Engineer (uncredited) | 1943-09-25 |
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Casablanca | Customer (uncredited) | 1943-01-15 |
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The Gorilla Man | Constable Fletcher | 1943-01-16 |
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Bullet Scars | Judd, the druggist | 1942-03-07 |
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Gentleman Jim | Championship Fight Spectator (uncredited) | 1942-11-14 |
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The Hidden Hand | The Coroner (uncredited) | 1942-11-07 |
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Murder in the Big House | Ritter - Warden's Secretary | 1942-04-11 |
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Larceny, Inc. | Mr. Carmichael | 1942-04-24 |
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The Male Animal | Reporter (uncredited) | 1942-03-12 |
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Spy Ship | Reporter | 1942-06-06 |
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Winning Your Wings | Uncle Ed (uncredited) | 1942-05-28 |
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You Can't Escape Forever | Newspaper Employee Taking Notes (uncredited) | 1942-10-10 |
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The Maltese Falcon | Stenographer (uncredited) | 1941-10-18 |
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The Great Mr. Nobody | Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited) | 1941-02-15 |
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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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Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra | Mr. Barnstorm (uncredited) | 1941-01-04 |
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Here Comes Happiness | Headline Printer (uncredited) | 1941-03-15 |
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Steel Against the Sky | Jim (uncredited) | 1941-12-13 |
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Footsteps in the Dark | Mr. Harlan (uncredited) | 1941-03-08 |
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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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The Man Who Came to Dinner | Radio Man (uncredited) | 1941-12-24 |
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The Strawberry Blonde | Secretary (uncredited) | 1941-02-21 |
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Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos | Rosie's Fiancee (uncredited) | 1941-03-08 |
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One Foot in Heaven | Church Usher (uncredited) | 1941-11-01 |
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Highway West | Waiter (uncredited) | 1941-08-07 |
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All This, and Heaven Too | Ship's Officer (uncredited) | 1940-07-05 |
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Saturday's Children | Stamp Collecting Mailman (uncredited) | 1940-05-04 |
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One Million B.C. | Shell Person | 1940-04-05 |
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Lady with Red Hair | Reporter Eddie (uncredited) | 1940-11-30 |
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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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Knute Rockne All American | Callahan's Secretary (uncredited) | 1940-10-05 |
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East of the River | Casino Floor Man (uncredited) | 1940-11-09 |
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Father Is A Prince | Lawrence - Bower's Accountant (uncredited) | 1940-11-18 |
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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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Brother Orchid | Reporter #3 (uncredited) | 1940-06-07 |
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My Love Came Back | Thompson - Music Co. Clerk (uncredited) | 1940-07-13 |
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King of the Lumberjacks | Cashier (uncredited) | 1940-04-13 |
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Indianapolis Speedway | Racetrack Official | 1939-08-05 |
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Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter | Man in Sheriff's Office | 1939-06-17 |
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The Return of Doctor X | Hotel Manager | 1939-11-23 |
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Dust Be My Destiny | Nick's Second Customer (uncredited) | 1939-09-16 |
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A Child is Born | Elevator Operator (uncredited) | 1939-12-07 |
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Kid Nightingale | Man Answering Telephone at Lessernan's Gymnasium (uncredited) | 1939-11-04 |
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On Your Toes | First Stage Manager | 1939-10-14 |
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Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase | Reporter | 1939-09-09 |
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Slapsie Maxie's | Reporter (uncredited) | 1939-09-16 |
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On Dress Parade | Doctor Telling Cadets 'No Visitors' (uncredited) | 1939-11-18 |
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The Roaring Twenties | Customer (uncredited) | 1939-10-28 |
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The Bill of Rights | New York Congressman | 1939-08-19 |
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Confessions of a Nazi Spy | Draftsman (uncredited) | 1939-05-06 |
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The Cowboy Quarterback | Broadcaster | 1939-07-29 |
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Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite | Hotel Desk Clerk | 1939-08-12 |
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One Wild Night | Bank Teller (uncredited) | 1938-06-02 |
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International Settlement | Clerk | 1938-02-04 |
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Midnight Taxi | G-Man | 1937-04-04 |
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Big Town Girl | Desk Man | 1937-12-03 |
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Step Lively, Jeeves! | Reporter (uncredited) | 1937-06-30 |
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Find the Witness | Bell Captain | 1937-01-08 |
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The Millionaire Kid | Thomas Neville | 1936-03-13 |
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Under Your Spell | Bailiff (uncredited) | 1936-11-06 |
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36 Hours to Kill | Ticket Agent | 1936-07-24 |
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Custer's Last Stand | Hank | 1936-01-02 |
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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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Life Begins at Forty | Drug Clerk | 1935-03-22 |
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Helldorado | Newspaper Reporter | 1935-01-05 |
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Hollywood Trouble | 1935-01-01 | |
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Million Dollar Haul | Curley Chandler | 1935-04-02 |
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Becky Sharp | British Officer (uncredited) | 1935-06-28 |
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Men Without Names | Groom | 1935-06-29 |
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What's Your Racket | Chief | 1934-03-06 |
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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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Gambling Lady | Funeral Attendee (uncredited) | 1934-03-08 |
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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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The Greeks Had a Word for Them | Wedding Supervisor | 1932-02-03 |
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Free Wheeling | Dickie's Father | 1932-09-30 |
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Big Ears | Wheezer's father | 1931-08-28 |
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Grief Street | Play Co-star | 1931-10-01 |
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Holiday | Pete Hedges | 1930-07-03 |
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School's Out | Jack Crabtree | 1930-11-21 |
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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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Sisters of Eve | Leonard Tavernake | 1928-09-01 |
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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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The Cat and the Canary | Paul Jones | 1927-08-20 |
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One Hour Married | 1927-02-27 | |
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Should Men Walk Home? | The Gentleman Crook | 1927-01-29 |
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Why Girls Say No | Becky's Boyfriend | 1927-02-21 |
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Annie Laurie | Donald | 1927-05-10 |
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Oh, Baby! | 1926-08-07 | |
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Beverly of Graustark | Prince Oscar | 1926-04-18 |
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A Poor Girl's Romance | Wellington Kingston | 1926-05-23 |
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The Midnight Message | Billy Dodd | 1926-07-19 |
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Exchange of Wives | Victor Moran | 1925-10-04 |
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The Bridge of Sighs | Billy Craig | 1925-01-01 |
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Time, the Comedian | Tom Cautley | 1925-11-08 |
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Wages for Wives | Danny Kester | 1925-12-15 |
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The Circle | Arnold Cheney | 1925-09-22 |
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The Shadow on the Wall | George Walters | 1925-01-01 |
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Seven Days | Jim Wilson | 1925-09-20 |
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How to Educate a Wife | Billy Breese | 1924-05-01 |
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Riders Up | Johnny aka Information Kid | 1924-05-05 |
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The Mine with the Iron Door | St. Jimmy | 1924-10-02 |
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The Marriage Circle | Dr. Gustav Mueller | 1924-02-10 |
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Wine of Youth | Richard (1897 prologue | 1924-09-15 |
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This Woman | Bobby Bleedon | 1924-11-02 |
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Name the Man | Alick Gell | 1924-01-27 |
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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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A Child for Sale | Charles Stoddard | 1920-04-01 |
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The Idol Dancer | Walter Kincaid | 1920-03-21 |
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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 Thirteenth Chair | Willy Grosby | 1919-08-23 |
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A Damsel in Distress | George Bevan | 1919-10-12 |
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The Black Circle | Andrew MacTavish Ferguson | 1919-10-20 |
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The Love Cheat | Henry Calvin | 1919-08-24 |
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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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His Bonded Wife | Philip Hazard | 1918-10-14 |
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The Seven Pearls | Harry Drake | 1917-09-16 |
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The Iron Claw | Davey | 1916-02-28 |
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Charity | Jimmie Fleming (Mary's brother) | 1916-10-01 |
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Snow White | Prince Florimon | 1916-12-24 |
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The New Exploits of Elaine | Walter Jameson | 1915-04-05 |
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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 Romance of Elaine | Walter Jameson | 1915-06-14 |
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The Million Dollar Mystery | Gang Member | 1914-01-02 |
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The Exploits of Elaine | Walter Jameson (Ep. 1, 2, 3, 6) | 1914-12-29 |
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The Stain | Office Clerk | 1914-07-17 |
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The Taint | Walter, Madame Bartlett's Son | 1914-11-01 |
