James H Pierce was the last silent film actor to play who?
"a party given by Edgar Rice Burroughs and his daughter Joan. Burroughs, the creator and author of the Tarzan books, immediately wanted Pierce to star in the next Tarzan movie. Pierce gave up a role in the film ""Wings"" to accept the Tarzan role. His part in ""Wings"" was given to a newcomer named Gary Cooper. The silent Tarzan film Burroughs talked him into accepting was released in 1927 by RKO Radio Pictures, and entitled ""Tarzan and the Golden Lion"". Pierce wed Joan Burroughs on August 8, 1928, his 28th birthday. From 1932 to 1936, James and Joan Pierce were"
"Arthur C. Pierce Arthur C. Pierce (8 September 1923 – 17 November 1987) was an American screenwriter and director specialising in low budget science fiction films. Pierce, a native of Dallas, enlisted in the US Navy during the Second World War serving as a combat photographer in the Pacific under Edward Steichen. Following the war Pierce unsuccessfully attempted to produce a film about US Navy Submarines entitled ""The Silent Service"" to star Robert Montgomery. He studied drama and worked as an actor and stage manager in various stage productions. Beginning in 1948 Pierce worked for Raphael G. Wolff Studios, an"
"American television series ""Fantasy Island"" and ""The Next Step Beyond"". Arthur C. Pierce at IMDB https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0682287/ Arthur C. Pierce Arthur C. Pierce (8 September 1923 – 17 November 1987) was an American screenwriter and director specialising in low budget science fiction films. Pierce, a native of Dallas, enlisted in the US Navy during the Second World War serving as a combat photographer in the Pacific under Edward Steichen. Following the war Pierce unsuccessfully attempted to produce a film about US Navy Submarines entitled ""The Silent Service"" to star Robert Montgomery. He studied drama and worked as an actor and stage"
"Stack Pierce Robert Stack Pierce (June 15, 1933 - March 1, 2016) was an actor who was previously a boxer and professional baseball player. Pierce was state boxing champion. Later he played professional baseball, beginning with the Cleveland Indians organization and later the Milwaukee Braves organization. He never played at the major league level. His acting career began in the early 1970s with television roles in the series ""Arnie"", ""Room 222"", ""Mannix"" and ""Mission Impossible"" and film roles in ""Night Call Nurses"", ""Hammer"" and ""Cool Breeze"". He has had prominent and recurring roles in a number of Leo Fong exploitation"
"""Single Beds and Double Standards"", Reid's story is recalled by those silent film survivors who worked with him: Gloria Swanson, Karl Brown, Henry Hathaway, and stuntman Bob Rose. In 2007, a biography ""Wallace Reid: Life and Death of a Hollywood Idol"" by author E. J. Fleming appeared, the first since his mother's personal recollections after Reid's death. In 2018, a biography of Reid was the subject of Karina Longworth's Podcast ""You Must Remember This"". Wallace Reid William Wallace Halleck Reid (April 15, 1891 – January 18, 1923) was an American actor in silent film referred to as ""the screen's most"
"the ""Playboy"" centerfold."" The Silence of the Lambs (film) The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 American psychological horror-thriller film directed by Jonathan Demme from a screenplay written by Ted Tally, adapted from Thomas Harris's 1988 novel of the same name. The film stars Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine, and Anthony Heald. In the film, Clarice Starling, a young FBI trainee, seeks the advice of the imprisoned Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer to apprehend another serial killer, known only as ""Buffalo Bill"", who skins his female victims' corpses. The novel was"
"a sequel to the first film"", and ""would focus on other people trying to survive the hearing monsters"". Films with little or no dialogue The British Film Institute listed the following noteworthy films with little or no dialogue: A Quiet Place (film) A Quiet Place is a 2018 American post-apocalyptic horror film directed by John Krasinski, who wrote the screenplay with Bryan Woods and Scott Beck. The film stars Krasinski, alongside Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe. The plot revolves around a family facing struggles in a post-apocalyptic world inhabited by blind monsters with an acute sense of hearing."
"""The Dumb Girl of Portici"", directed by Lois Weber. 1914 would see him appear in several episodes of the serial, ""The Hazards of Helen"". In 1922, he would be cast as one of the leads in the serial, ""In the Days of Buffalo Bill"", directed by Edward Laemmle. His final film appearance would be in the 1926 silent film, ""The Winner"", directed by Harry J. Brown George A. Williams (actor) George A. Williams (August 11, 1854 – February 21, 1936), sometimes known as ""G.A. Williams"" or simply as George Williams, was an American actor of the silent film era. Born"
"In 1938 he would have his last significant role, that of Parsons in ""Too Hot to Handle"", which starred Clark Gable, Myrna Loy and Walter Pidgeon. He would appear in only one more film, 1946's ""Magnificent Doll"", starring Ginger Rogers and David Niven, in which he would have a bit part. Hines died on October 24, 1970 at the age of 75 in Los Angeles, California. He was buried in Calvary Cemetery. Johnny Hines Johnny Hines (July 25, 1895 – October 24, 1970), born John F. Hines, was an American actor active primarily during the silent era, who did not"
"the 1940s and retired in 1963. Harlan was married nine times, including a marriage to silent screen star Marie Prevost. His fifth wife was actress-singer Helene Stanton, whom he married in 1949; they divorced in 1953. He was the nephew of long-time actor and comedian Otis Harlan. Harlan died of an acute aneurysm on March 6, 1967, in Sacramento, California. He was 71. Harlan died from an aneurysm in Sacramento, California and is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Kenneth Harlan Kenneth Daniel Harlan (July 26, 1895 – March 6, 1967) was an American actor of the silent film era, playing"
"his speaking talent, as a mad scientist; and a cameo as himself in Mel Brooks ""Silent Movie"" (1976), in which, with intentional irony, his character has the only audible speaking part, uttering the single word ""No!"" when Brooks asks him (via intertitle) if he would participate in the film. His last film appearances included small roles in Klaus Kinski's ""Paganini"" (1989) and ""Joseph's Gift"" (1998). He also had a role in a low-budget film roughly based on his life story called ""Paint It White"". The film was never completed because another actor in the movie, a lifelong friend with whom"
"Silent Movie Silent Movie is a 1976 American satirical comedy film co-written, directed by, and starring Mel Brooks, and released by 20th Century Fox on June 17, 1976. The ensemble cast includes Dom DeLuise, Marty Feldman, Bernadette Peters, and Sid Caesar, with appearances by Anne Bancroft, Liza Minnelli, Burt Reynolds, James Caan, Marcel Marceau, and Paul Newman playing themselves. While indeed silent (except for one word, music, and numerous sound effects), the film is a parody of the silent film genre, particularly the slapstick comedies of Charlie Chaplin, Mack Sennett, and Buster Keaton. Among the film's most famous gags is"
"silent films. For his contributions to the motion picture industry, Cooper was honored with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star located at 1507 Vine Street. Cooper died on May 3, 2011 from natural causes, in Santa Monica, California. He was survived by sons from his first and third marriages. He outlived both daughters from the third marriage and his third wife, Barbara Rae Kraus. He was interred at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, in honor of his naval service. Jackie Cooper John Cooper Jr. (September 15, 1922 – May 3, 2011) was an American actor, television director, producer and"
"between 1914 and 1935. He is best remembered as the advice-giving German businessman at the beginning of the war film ""All Quiet on the Western Front"". His final role was on stage in ""Night of January 16th"" from September 1935 to April 1936. Just before the play ended its run, Breese developed peritonitis, from which he died on April 6, 1936. Edmund Breese Edmund Breese (June 18, 1871 – April 6, 1936) was an American stage and film actor of the silent era. Long on the stage with a varied Broadway career before entering movies, Breese appeared with James O'Neill"
"Silence (2016 film) Silence is a 2016 historical period drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and with a screenplay by Jay Cocks and Scorsese, based on the 1966 novel of the same name by Shūsaku Endō. Set in Nagasaki, Japan, the film was shot entirely in Taiwan, using studios in Taipei and Taichung and locations in Hualien County. The film stars Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson, Tadanobu Asano and Ciarán Hinds. The plot follows two 17th-century Jesuit priests who travel from Portugal to Edo-era Japan via Macau to locate their missing mentor and spread Catholic Christianity. The story is"
"movie I ever produced"". Door to Silence Door to Silence (Italian: ""Le porte del silenzio""), also known as Door Into Silence, is a 1991 Italian horror film written and directed by Lucio Fulci and produced by Joe D'Amato. It stars John Savage. This was the last film directed by Fulci. New Orleans, Louisiana. While attending the funeral of his father, Melvin Devereux (John Savage), meets a beautiful young woman (Sandi Schultz) who addresses him by name, although he cannot remember having met her before. After an enigmatic exchange of casual words, Devereux drives away, motoring aimlessly around New Orleans. Devereux"
"silent film ""The Actress"" (1928) starring Shearer and based on the stage show. The film is now considered a lost film. Other Broadway appearances included ""Spellbound"" and ""Out of the Sea"" in 1927, ""The Beaux Stratagem"" in 1928, ""They Don't Mean Any Harm"", and a revival of ""The Truth About Blayds"" in 1932. His later film appearances include as Louis XI of France in ""The Vagabond King"" (1930) and Anne Shirley's adoptive father in ""Anne of Green Gables"" (1934). His last work on Broadway was as William Owen in ""The Green Bay Tree"" (1933). Heggie appeared in at least 27"
"Lone Star (1952 film) Lone Star is a 1952 Western film starring Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, Broderick Crawford, Ed Begley, and Lionel Barrymore (in his final role) as President Andrew Jackson. The film also marks the first (uncredited) screen appearance by then-thirteen-year-old George Hamilton, playing beside Barrymore in the role of Jackson's servant. The movie is considered both a Western and a romance, set in Texas shortly before statehood. Devereaux Burke gets a personal request from former President Andrew Jackson to facilitate the annexation of Texas into the United States. Opposition to annexation is gaining favor because it is mistakenly"
"Charles B. Pierce Charles B. Pierce (June 16, 1938 – March 5, 2010) was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, set decorator, cinematographer and actor, and is considered one of the first modern independent filmmakers. Pierce directed thirteen films over the span of 26 years, but is best known for his cult hits ""The Legend of Boggy Creek"" (1973) and ""The Town That Dreaded Sundown"" (1976). An Arkansas resident most of his life, Pierce made his directorial debut with ""Boggy Creek"", a faux documentary-style film inspired by the legend of the Bigfoot-like Fouke Monster. The low-budget film grossed roughly $25"
"The Silence of the Lambs (film) The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 American psychological horror-thriller film directed by Jonathan Demme from a screenplay written by Ted Tally, adapted from Thomas Harris's 1988 novel of the same name. The film stars Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine, and Anthony Heald. In the film, Clarice Starling, a young FBI trainee, seeks the advice of the imprisoned Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer to apprehend another serial killer, known only as ""Buffalo Bill"", who skins his female victims' corpses. The novel was Harris's first and"
"battle before any senators are killed. Dev and Craden fight each other hand-to-hand until Dev knocks out Craden. Annexation succeeds, Craden concedes, Dev wins Martha over and saves the day. According to MGM records the film made $2,478,000 in the US and Canada and $1,444,000 elsewhere, resulting in a profit of $990,000. Lone Star (1952 film) Lone Star is a 1952 Western film starring Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, Broderick Crawford, Ed Begley, and Lionel Barrymore (in his final role) as President Andrew Jackson. The film also marks the first (uncredited) screen appearance by then-thirteen-year-old George Hamilton, playing beside Barrymore in"
"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,"
"Door to Silence Door to Silence (Italian: ""Le porte del silenzio""), also known as Door Into Silence, is a 1991 Italian horror film written and directed by Lucio Fulci and produced by Joe D'Amato. It stars John Savage. This was the last film directed by Fulci. New Orleans, Louisiana. While attending the funeral of his father, Melvin Devereux (John Savage), meets a beautiful young woman (Sandi Schultz) who addresses him by name, although he cannot remember having met her before. After an enigmatic exchange of casual words, Devereux drives away, motoring aimlessly around New Orleans. Devereux decides to ignore warning"
"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"
"Diana Serra Cary Diana Serra Cary (born Peggy-Jean Montgomery, October 29, 1918), known as Baby Peggy, is an American former child actress, author and historian. Although other child actors from the time who had minor roles or bit-parts are still living, she is the last living film star of the Silent Age of Hollywood. Montgomery, as she then was, was one of the three major American child stars of the Hollywood silent movie era along with Jackie Coogan and Baby Marie. Between 1921 and 1923 she made over 150 short films for the ""Century Film Corporation"". In 1922 she received"
"who said he heard it from screenwriter Charles Lederer (Marion Davies's nephew). In Bogdanovich's film, Ince is portrayed by Cary Elwes. The movie was adapted by Steven Peros from his own play, which premiered in Los Angeles in 1997. Ince's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is located at 6727 Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles. A studio publication promoting ""Thomas H. Ince Productions"". Thomas H. Ince Thomas Harper Ince (November 16, 1880 – November 19, 1924) was an American silent film producer, director, screenwriter, and actor. Ince was known as the ""Father of the Western"" and was responsible for"
"Earl Schenck Earl O. Schenck (13 May 1889 – 1962) was an American film actor. He appeared in 41 films between 1916 and 1946. After playing leading roles on Broadway and in Hollywood during the Silent era opposite such stars as Mae Murray, Mae Marsh, Norma Talmadge, Nazimova and Marion Davies, Schenck developed ""Klieg light eyes"". Threatened with total blindness, he interrupted a distinguished stage career and went to Hawaii to rest. In the South Seas he found a new career as an explorer and ethnologist. He secured a roving commission from the Bishop Museum in Honolulu, the leading museum"
"'silent film' set. Alongside Melvin, who played the errant son, Lupin, were other actors from John Littlewood's Theatre Workshop, including Bryan Pringle and Brian Murphy, who also became Russell regulars. Lupin's girlfriend in the film is played by Vivian Pickles, whose performance at the Royal Court Theatre in John Osborne's ""Plays for England"" had attracted national attention. Melvin was seen in a cameo in the final scenes of Ken Russell's film of Isadora Duncan (1966), which starred Vivian Pickles as the great American dancer. Melvin's most famous role is Father Mignon in Ken Russell's ""The Devils"" (1971). Mignon is the"
"He returned to his career as a motion picture actor with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1943, on an ""actor-writer"" contract. After suffering from several strokes, Schenck retired to Tahiti where he died in 1962 at the age of 72. Earl Schenck Earl O. Schenck (13 May 1889 – 1962) was an American film actor. He appeared in 41 films between 1916 and 1946. After playing leading roles on Broadway and in Hollywood during the Silent era opposite such stars as Mae Murray, Mae Marsh, Norma Talmadge, Nazimova and Marion Davies, Schenck developed ""Klieg light eyes"". Threatened with total blindness, he interrupted a"
"of ""Jane"" based on the ""Daily Mirror"" comic-strip character and filmed with similar ""comic-strip frames"". In the second series his place in the castlist was upgraded to second, after Glynis Barber. His last film appearance was in 1989 in the 12-minute film ""A Fear of Silence"", a dark tale of a man who drives a stranger to a confession of murder by answering only ""yes"" or ""no"" to his questions; those two words, repeated, were his only dialogue. The film won a gold award in the ""New York Film and TV Festival"". On the afternoon of 20 May 1990 Wall"
"James O. Barrows James Otis Barrows (March 29, 1855 - December 7, 1925) was an American stage and film actor. He spent much of his adult life in the legitimate theater from the Victorian to Edwardian to Georgian eras. He left the legitimate theatre and spent half a dozen years in vaudeville. In 1919 he began appearing in silent feature films playing elderly roles much like theater colleagues of his generation i.e. Melbourne MacDowell, Ida Waterman, Joseph J. Dowling, Frank Currier and Theodore Roberts. Barrows can be seen in several surviving silent films, his last being the 1925 John Barrymore"
"1941. McCoy survived him, and died in Hollywood on 7 July 1960. He is interred in the Abbey of the Psalms in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, California. As Director (partial list) As Actor James Cruze James Cruze (born Jens Vera Cruz Bosen, March 27, 1884 near Ogden, Utah – August 3, 1942 in Hollywood, California) was a silent film actor and film director. Cruze's middle name came from the battle of Vera Cruz. He was raised in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but did not practice the religion after his teenage years. Very little is"
"the West"", ""The Shadow of the Eagle"", ""The Last Frontier"", and the 1936 ""Custer's Last Stand"". Her costars were often Rex Lease, Tim McCoy, Jack Hoxie, and Bill Elliott. Gulliver was at one point married to Chester De Vito, an assistant director and father of Danny De Vito. While major roles died down and became uncredited, she made movies until 1976 and had a main role in ""Faces"" (1968). She died in Valley Center, California, on May 23, 1997, aged 88. Dorothy Gulliver Dorothy Kathleen Gulliver (September 6, 1908 – May 23, 1997) was an American silent film actress, and"