"""Middle Man"". Roscoe Arbuckle Roscoe Conkling ""Fatty"" Arbuckle (; March 24, 1887 – June 29, 1933) was an American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. Starting at the Selig Polyscope Company he eventually moved to Keystone Studios, where he worked with Mabel Normand and Harold Lloyd. He mentored Charlie Chaplin and discovered Buster Keaton and Bob Hope. Arbuckle was one of the most popular silent stars of the 1910s, and soon became one of the highest paid actors in Hollywood, signing a contract in 1920 with Paramount Pictures for US$1 million (equivalent to approximately $ in dollars). Between November"
"the rest of his career in talking pictures, he had small roles in 2-reelers which starred The Three Stooges, Andy Clyde, Hugh Herbert and Harry Langdon. Conklin's last billed movie was ""Abbott and Costello meet the Keystone Kops"". He died in Hollywood, California fifteen days after his seventy-third birthday. Conklin's period at Keystone was contemporary with that of Chester Conklin, a more popular Keystone comedian who occasionally played lead roles in Keystone short films. The two Conklins were not related. Heinie Conklin Heinie Conklin (July 16, 1886July 30, 1959) was an American actor whose career began in the silent film"
"Heinie Conklin Heinie Conklin (July 16, 1886July 30, 1959) was an American actor whose career began in the silent film era, who appeared in nearly 400 films. Claiming to be one of the original Keystone Kops, Conklin's silent screen makeup consisted of heavy eyebrow lining and a thinnish, upside-down, painted-on variation of Kaiser Wilhelm's mustache. He was born in San Francisco, California. In areas where anti-German sentiments still ran high during the post-World War I era, Conklin was billed as Charlie Lynn. One of Conklin's first talking pictures was ""All Quiet on the Western Front"" as a hospital patient. For"
"comedy ""Sally, Irene and Mary"". Lige Conley Lige Conley (born Elijah Crommie; December 5, 1897 – December 11, 1937) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 140 films between 1915 and 1938. As Lige Crommie, the curly-haired young comedian joined the stock company of the Mack Sennett studio in 1915. In 1917 he moved to the up-and-coming Hal Roach studio, then producing one-reel comedies with Harold Lloyd, Bebe Daniels, and Snub Pollard. The Roach comedies credited the actor as ""Lige Cromley,"" but since Lloyd and company dominated their pictures, which were limited to single reels, there"
"Lige Conley Lige Conley (born Elijah Crommie; December 5, 1897 – December 11, 1937) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 140 films between 1915 and 1938. As Lige Crommie, the curly-haired young comedian joined the stock company of the Mack Sennett studio in 1915. In 1917 he moved to the up-and-coming Hal Roach studio, then producing one-reel comedies with Harold Lloyd, Bebe Daniels, and Snub Pollard. The Roach comedies credited the actor as ""Lige Cromley,"" but since Lloyd and company dominated their pictures, which were limited to single reels, there was little chance for Lige"
"Roscoe Karns Roscoe Karns (September 7, 1891 – February 6, 1970) was an American actor who appeared in nearly 150 films between 1915 and 1964. He specialized in cynical, wise-cracking (and often tipsy) characters, and his rapid-fire delivery enlivened many comedies and crime thrillers in the 1930s and 1940s. Though he appeared in numerous silent films, such as ""Wings"" and ""Beggars of Life"", his career didn't really take off until sound arrived. Arguably his best-known film role was the annoying bus passenger Oscar Shapeley, who tries to pick up Claudette Colbert in the Oscar-winning comedy ""It Happened One Night"" (1934),"
"George Clancey George Clancey (9 November 1881 – 13 November 1921) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in several films. Clancey was born on 9 November 1881 in St. Louis, Missouri to John Clancy and Lucy Lumpkins. He starred in several silent films, most of them with the American Film Company of Santa Barbara. He is best known for playing the character of a restaurant owner nicknamed ""Alexander the Great"" in the 1916 Arthur Maude movie ""Lord Loveland Discovers America"". He also played the character ""Hook Barnacle"" in several of the 15 episodes of the adventure"
"5, 1947. Ted Billings Ted Billings (April 7, 1880 – July 5, 1947) was an American character actor of the silent and sound film eras. Born in London, England on April 7, 1880, Billings made his film debut in the role of the Witch, in 1917's ""The Babes in the Woods"", which starred Francis Carpenter and Virginia Lee Corbin as Hansel and Gretel. Over the course of his career he would appear in over 100 films, mostly in unnamed, un-credited roles. Some of the more notable films in which he appeared include: in the featured role of Ludwig in 1935's"
"Fred Fishback Fred C. Fishback (born Mosew Fischback; January 18, 1894 in Bucharest, Romania – January 6, 1925 in Los Angeles) was a film director, actor, screenwriter, and producer of the silent era. Following the 1921 scandal surrounding Roscoe Arbuckle, in which he was involved, Fishback worked mostly under the pseudonym Fred Hibbard. Fred Fishback was born Mosew Fischback (sometimes spelled Fischbach) on January 18, 1894, in Bucharest, Romania. He immigrated to the United States around 1900, and made his motion picture debut with Thomas H. Ince in 1912. As Freddy Fischbach, he became a cameraman at Mack Sennett's Keystone"
"Conklin for three features which were commercial failures and are now lost. Fields wore a scruffy clip-on mustache in all of his silent films. According to the film historian William K. Everson, he perversely insisted on wearing the conspicuously fake-looking mustache because he knew it was disliked by audiences. Fields wore it in his first sound film, ""The Golf Specialist"" (1930)—a two-reeler that faithfully reproduces a sketch he had introduced in 1918 in the ""Follies""—and finally discarded it after his first sound feature film, ""Her Majesty, Love"" (1931), his only Warner Bros. production. In the sound era, Fields appeared in"
"Frederic Richard Sullivan Frederic Richard ""Dickie"" Sullivan (sometimes credited as ""Frederick""; 18 July 1872 – 24 July 1937), was an English-born American film director and actor of the silent era. He directed 34 films between 1913 and 1923. He also appeared in 29 films between 1913 and 1935. He also acted on stage. He was a nephew of the composer Arthur Sullivan. Sullivan was born in Pimlico in London, England, the son of Fred Sullivan and Charlotte Louisa Lacy (1841–1885). His uncle was composer Arthur Sullivan. He had seven brothers and sisters: Amy Sophie (1863–1947), Florence Louise (1865–1891), Edith Mary"
"silent era and numerous supporting roles in many classic Hollywood films of the sound era, including ""Captain Blood"" (1935), ""The Charge of the Light Brigade"" (1936), ""The Life of Emile Zola"" (1937), ""The Adventures of Robin Hood"" (1938), and ""Foreign Correspondent"" (1940). In silent films Herbert could play different nationalities, as did his contemporaries like Wyndham Standing, but when sound films came in, their pronounced British accents were revealed. Herbert is perhaps best known for his role as Dr. Jekyll's friend Dr. Lanyon in ""Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"" (1931), and made something of a career in horror films of"
"E.K. Lincoln Edward Kline Lincoln (August 8, 1884 - January 9, 1958) was an American silent film actor and director. Lincoln appeared in over 65 silent films and was best known for movies like ""For the Freedom of the World"" (1917), ""The Light in the Dark"" (1922), and ""Man of Courage"" (1922). E.K. Lincoln was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania and died in Malibu, California. The history of cinema in the United States can trace its roots to the East Coast where, at one time, Fort Lee, New Jersey was the motion picture capital of America. The Grantwood Studio, aka E.K.Lincoln"
"William Desmond Taylor William Desmond Taylor (born William Cunningham Deane-Tanner, 26 April 1872 – 1 February 1922) was an Anglo-Irish-American director and actor. A popular figure in the growing Hollywood motion picture colony of the 1910s and early 1920s, he directed 59 silent films between 1914 and 1922 and acted in 27 between 1913 and 1915. Taylor's murder on 1 February 1922, along with other Hollywood scandals, such as the Roscoe Arbuckle trial, led to a frenzy of sensationalist and often fabricated newspaper reports. The murder remains an official cold case. William Cunningham Deane-Tanner was born into the Anglo-Irish gentry"
"Wyndham Standing Wyndham Standing (23 August 1880 – 1 February 1963) was an English film actor. Standing appeared in 131 films between 1915 and 1948. A popular and much beloved leading man in the silent film era, he starred and co-starred along many famous names of the day, both men and women. He and Ronald Colman were the stars of the now lost classic ""The Dark Angel"" (1925). Standing delivered a memorable performance in ""Hell's Angels"" (1930) as the commanding officer who gets fed up with the cowardly antics of Ben Lyon and James Hall just before sending them off"
"Tod Browning's lost silent masterpiece ""London After Midnight"" (1927) starring Lon Chaney. Claude King was an original member of the first Board of Directors of the Screen Actors' Guild (SAG) in 1933. He is the Great Uncle of singer/songwriter Claude King and Great, Great Uncle of singer/songwriter Chris Aable, both also SAG members. Claude King (English actor) Claude Ewart King (15 January 1875 – 18 September 1941) was an English-born character actor and unionist, who appeared in American silent film. With his distinctive wavy hair King appeared on both stage and screen. He served his country, Great Britain, in WW1"
"and Evelyn Brent. Like so many of his contemporaries, McGregor's career quickly waned after the changeover to sound and he was reduced to playing second fiddle to Bela Lugosi in the Mascot serial ""The Whispering Shadow"" (1932). McGregor retired after playing a gangster in a low-budget screen version of radio's ""Special Agent K-7"" (1937). McGregor reportedly died from burns suffered in an accident in his Hollywood home. Malcolm McGregor Malcolm McGregor (October 13, 1892 – April 29, 1945) was an American actor of the silent era. McGregor appeared in 55 films between 1922 and 1936. He was born in Newark,"
"an actress and the 1930 census of Los Angeles shows them living with two children, Phyllis and Raymond. He died in Hollywood, California, in 1935. John Cossar John Hay Cossar (2 January 1858 – 28 April 1935) was an English actor of the silent era. He appeared in 146 films between 1914 and 1929. Cossar was born in London, England. He was the fifth child of Walter Cossar and his wife Kate Lyster. Walter was in the Royal Marines between 1835 and 1863. In 1865 the family travelled to Canada and thence to Chicago, Illinois in the USA where John's"
"Cleo Ridgely Cleo Ridgely-Horne (May 12, 1894 – August 18, 1962) was a star of silent and sound motion pictures, whose career began early in the silent film era, in 1911. Her acting career continued for forty years. She retired in the 1930s but returned to make more movies. Her final film was ""Hollywood Story"" (1951), in which she had a bit part. She was a native of New York, New York. Cleo was born Freda Cleo Helwig in New York City. She was the daughter of August Helwig and Catherine Emily Sommerkamp. She had two sisters, Christina and Martha."
"still allowed to keep a heavy work schedule. In 1922, Connelly became ill after completing work on the film ""Wildness of Youth"". He died of bronchitis at his home on July 5, 1922 at the age of 13. Bobby Connelly Robert Joseph ""Bobby"" Connelly (April 4, 1909 – July 5, 1922) was an American child actor of silent films. He is one of the first male child stars of American motion pictures beginning his career in 1913 at the age of four. Connelly's parents were vaudeville performers and young Connelly began in films with the Kalem company. His sister Helen"
"Bobby Connelly Robert Joseph ""Bobby"" Connelly (April 4, 1909 – July 5, 1922) was an American child actor of silent films. He is one of the first male child stars of American motion pictures beginning his career in 1913 at the age of four. Connelly's parents were vaudeville performers and young Connelly began in films with the Kalem company. His sister Helen also had a career as a child actress. In 1914 Connelly switched to Vitagraph Studios, which were based primarily in New York and New Jersey, close to where Connelly and his family lived. He appeared in films with"
"charging desertion and cruelty. On June 21, 1932, Roscoe married Addie Oakley Dukes McPhail (later Addie Oakley Sheldon, 1905–2003) in Erie, Pennsylvania. In 1932, Arbuckle signed a contract with Warner Bros. to star under his own name in a series of six two-reel comedies, to be filmed at the Vitagraph studios in Brooklyn. These six short films constitute the only known recordings of his voice. Silent film comedian Al St. John (Arbuckle's nephew) and actors Shemp Howard and Lionel Stander appeared with Arbuckle. The films were very successful in America, although when Warner Bros. attempted to release the first one"
"""Uncle Toby"" that gives the film its name. The use of blackface was not unusual in American silent films, and did not disappear until the 1930s when public sensibilities regarding race began to change and blackface became increasingly associated with racism and bigotry. On stage, Cogley acted at New York's Lyceum Theatre for 25 years. Nick Cogley Nickolas P. J. Cogley (May 4, 1869 – May 20, 1936) was an American actor, director and writer of the silent era. He appeared in over 170 films between 1909 and 1934. He was born in New York, New York and died in"
"Henry Roquemore Henry Roquemore (March 13, 1886 – June 30, 1943) was an American character actor who primarily played bit parts. He appeared in 229 silent and sound films from 1927 until 1943. Many of his roles were uncredited parts in Western movies, but he also appeared in major films including ""Meet John Doe"", ""The Little Foxes"", ""The Magnificent Ambersons"", and the Marx Brothers film ""Yours for the Asking"". He was sometimes credited as Henry Rocquemore. Roquemore began his career in entertainment by staging local talent shows, for clubs in his hometown of Marshall, Texas. His first role in Hollywood"
"Louis Quinn Louis Quinn (March 23, 1915 – September 14, 1988) was an American television and film actor, best known for his role as Roscoe, the comic relief racetrack tout, from 1958 to 1963 in the ABC/Warner Brothers detective television series, ""77 Sunset Strip"". Born Louis Frackt in Chicago, Quinn went to Los Angeles when he was a boy; he was raised by his brother. He sold newspapers on street corners and graduated from Los Angeles High School. He went on to study journalism at the University of New Mexico. Quinn was a member of the U.S. Army Signal Corps"
"1913 and 1923. He also acted in at least 29 films between 1913 and 1935, including the Marx Brothers film ""Duck Soup"", and he appeared on stage, including in several Broadway shows, from 1905 to 1931. Sullivan married Kate Webb in 1902, and the couple had two daughters, Helen Mary (1906–1966) and Sheila (born 1919). Kate died in 1921, and Sullivan died in Los Angeles, California at the age of 65. Frederic Richard Sullivan Frederic Richard ""Dickie"" Sullivan (sometimes credited as ""Frederick""; 18 July 1872 – 24 July 1937), was an English-born American film director and actor of the silent"
"Edward Connelly Edward Connelly (December 30, 1859 – November 21, 1928) was an American stage and film actor of the silent era. Connelly had a Broadway theater career going back to the Victorian era. His Broadway credits include ""The Wild Duck"" (1918), ""The Great Adventure"" (1913), ""A Good Little Devil"" (1913), ""The Dollar Princess"" (1909), ""Twiddle-Twaddle"" (1906), ""Bird Center"" (1904), ""Babette"" (1903), and ""The Belle of New York"" (1900). Connelly appeared in 69 films between 1914 and 1929. His last film was ""The Desert Law"". He was born in New York, New York and died of influenza in Hollywood, California."
"business. He died in 1969 and was buried at Montecito Memorial Park in Colton, California. Roy D'Arcy Roy D'Arcy (born Roy Francis Giusti, February 10, 1894 – November 15, 1969) was an American film actor of the silent film and early sound period of the 1930s noted for his portrayal of flamboyant villains. He appeared in 50 different films between 1925 and 1939, such as ""The Temptress"" in 1926 with actresses such as Greta Garbo. Roy D'Arcy was born in San Francisco but educated in Europe and studied painting in Paris. After several years of traveling and various business ventures"
"Ted Billings Ted Billings (April 7, 1880 – July 5, 1947) was an American character actor of the silent and sound film eras. Born in London, England on April 7, 1880, Billings made his film debut in the role of the Witch, in 1917's ""The Babes in the Woods"", which starred Francis Carpenter and Virginia Lee Corbin as Hansel and Gretel. Over the course of his career he would appear in over 100 films, mostly in unnamed, un-credited roles. Some of the more notable films in which he appeared include: in the featured role of Ludwig in 1935's ""Bride of"
"He was survived by his wife. Edward Connelly Edward Connelly (December 30, 1859 – November 21, 1928) was an American stage and film actor of the silent era. Connelly had a Broadway theater career going back to the Victorian era. His Broadway credits include ""The Wild Duck"" (1918), ""The Great Adventure"" (1913), ""A Good Little Devil"" (1913), ""The Dollar Princess"" (1909), ""Twiddle-Twaddle"" (1906), ""Bird Center"" (1904), ""Babette"" (1903), and ""The Belle of New York"" (1900). Connelly appeared in 69 films between 1914 and 1929. His last film was ""The Desert Law"". He was born in New York, New York and"
"Claude King (English actor) Claude Ewart King (15 January 1875 – 18 September 1941) was an English-born character actor and unionist, who appeared in American silent film. With his distinctive wavy hair King appeared on both stage and screen. He served his country, Great Britain, in WW1 in Field Artillery reaching the rank of Major and surviving the war. He began his stage career in his native country, before emigrating to the US. In 1919, he appeared on Broadway in support of Ethel Barrymore in the play ""Declassee"". King after gravitating to silent films he had a key role in"
"they were black with white text. Conversation could also be shown using body language and mouthing. Color silent films are quite rare, as inexpensive color film was not invented until the late 1930s; the vast majority of silent comedies are in black and white. ""Seven Chances"" is an exception, with opening scenes filmed in early Technicolor. Mack Sennett and Hal Roach were two of the most famous producers of silent comedies. Famous actors and teams from this era are now legendary: Ben Turpin, Keystone Cops, Mabel Normand, Edna Purviance, Roscoe ""Fatty"" Arbuckle, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, Harry Langdon,"
"Douglas Fowley Douglas Fowley (born Daniel Vincent Fowley, May 30, 1911 – May 21, 1998) was an American movie and television actor in more than 240 films and dozens of television programs, He is probably best remembered for his role as the frustrated movie director Roscoe Dexter in ""Singin' in the Rain"" (1952), and for his regular supporting role as Doc Holliday in ""The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp"". He is the father of rock and roll musician and record producer Kim Fowley. Fowley was born in The Bronx in New York City. He began acting while attending St."