Alan Roscoe
Alan Roscoe (born John Albert Rascoe; August 23, 1888 – March 8, 1933) was an American film actor of the silent and early talking film eras. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1933. He died of cancer on March 8, 1933, in Los Angeles.
Also recorded as Albert Roscoe
Alan Roscoe

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- Name
- Alan Roscoe
- Birth Name
- John Albert Rascoe
- Born
- 23 August 1888
- Died
- 8 March 1933
- Place of death
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Spouse
- Barbara Bedford
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- Western
- Languages
- English
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His interment was in Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Roscoe married actress Barbara Bedford in 1921. They had a daughter and divorced in 1928. In 1930 they filed notice of their plans to marry again.

Alan Roscoe (aka Albert Roscoe) and Theda Bara in Camille - cropped screenshot
film screenshot (Fox Film Corporation)

Barbara Bedford and Alan Roscoe in The Last of the Mohicans - cropped screenshot (modified: see source)
film screenshot (Maurice Tourneur Productions / Associated Producers, Inc.)
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Alan Roscoe • Birth Name — John Albert Rascoe • Born — 23 August 1888 • Died — 8 March 1933 • Place of death — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Resting Place — Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery • Years Active — 1915–1933 • Occupation — Actor • Spouse — Barbara Bedford • Children — 1
Partial filmography
Partial filmography
• Illustration — From Camille (1917), Alan Roscoe and Theda Bara • Illustration — Roscoe in The Last Mile (1932) • Graustark (1915) • Camille (1917) • Cleopatra (1917) • The Shuttle (1918) • A Soul for Sale (1918) • The Doctor and the Woman (1918) • Under the Yoke (1918) • Salomé (1918) • When a Woman Sins (1918) • The She Devil (1918) • The Siren's Song (1919) • The City of Comrades (1919) • Her Purchase Price (1919) • Evangeline (1919) • In Wrong (1919) • The Branding Iron (1920) • Her Elephant Man (1920) • Molly and I (1920) • The Hell Ship (1920) • Her Unwilling Husband (1920) • Madame X (1920) • The Last of the Mohicans (1920) • The Last Card (1921) • Over the Wire (1921) • No Trespassing (1922) • The Man Who Saw Tomorrow (1922) • Java Head (1923) • The Spoilers (1923) • A Wife's Romance (1923) • One Glorious Night (1924) • The Mirage (1924) • The Chorus Lady (1924) • The Girl of Gold (1925) • The Lure of the Wild (1925) • Before Midnight (1925) • The Texas Streak (1926) • The Wolf Hunters (1926) • Tentacles of the North (1926) • Long Pants (1927) • Duty's Reward (1927) • The Mating Call (1928) • The Sawdust Paradise (1928) • Driftwood (1928) • Modern Mothers (1928) • His Last Haul (1928) • The Red Sword (1929) • Flight (1929) • Hurricane (1929) • Call of the West (1930) • The Fall Guy (1930) • Danger Lights (1930) • Half Shot at Sunrise (1930) • High Stakes (1931) • Hell Divers (1931) as Captain, U.S.S. Saratoga • The Sin Ship (1931) • The Public Defender (1931) • Subway Express (1931) • The Last Man (1932) • Breach of Promise (1932) • Hell Fire Austin (1932) • A Strange Adventure (1932) • The Last Mile (1932) • Lucky Devils (1933)
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1886
Alan Roscoe was born on 23 August 1886.
1933
Alan Roscoe died on 8 March 1933.
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- “Alan Roscoe”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q2830579: Alan Roscoe
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The authorities additionally record the heading Albert Roscoe. His recorded language was English. He married Barbara Bedford. Recorded as a citizen of United States. Recorded with the occupation actor. Classed in the genre Western.
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