Thomas Carrigan
Thomas Carrigan (April 13, 1886 in Lapeer - October 2, 1941) was an actor who starred in silent films in the U.S. He appeared in early Selig films and played dime store novel detective character Nick Carter in a series of short films.
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Thomas Carrigan
Fox Film Corporation · Motion Picture News (Jul-Aug 1919) at the Internet Archive · Public domain
- Name
- Thomas Carrigan
- Born
- 13 April 1886
- Birthplace
- Lapeer, Michigan, United States
- Died
- 2 October 1941
- Spouse
- Mabel Taliaferro
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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Thomas Carrigan (April 13, 1886 in Lapeer - October 2, 1941) was an actor who starred in silent films in the U.S. He appeared in early Selig films and played dime store novel detective character Nick Carter in a series of short films.
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• Name — Thomas Carrigan • Born — 13 April 1886 • Birthplace — Lapeer, Michigan, United States • Died — 2 October 1941 • Place of death — Lapeer, Michigan, United States • Spouse — Mabel Taliaferro • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1911–1932 • Illustration — Sheet music cover for Checkers • Illustration — Still from Love's Flame with Vivienne Osborne • Illustration — With cast members, director, and production company president for A Cry at Midnight • Illustration — In Room and Board (1921 film) with Constance Binney
Filmography
Filmography
• Told in Colorado (1911) • Western Hearts (1911) • Why the Sheriff is a Bachelor (1911) • Saved by the Pony Express (1911) • Arabia The Equine Detective (1913) • A Cry at Midnight (1916) • Dimples (1916) • Rose of the Alley (1916) • Lovely Mary (1916) • Peggy, the Will O' the Wisp (1917) • Somewhere in America (film) (1917) • Checkers (1919) • The Truth (1920) • The Tiger's Cub (1920) • In Walked Mary (1920) • Room and Board (1921) • Salomy Jane (1923) • You Can't Fool Your Wife (1923) • Boston Blackie • Crooked Alley (1923) • The Making of O'Malley (1925) • The Big Broadcast(1932) • Air Mail (1932)
Still from an ad for the American film Checkers (1919), on page 1479 of the August 23, 1919 Motion Picture News.
Fox Film Corporation · Motion Picture News (Jul-Aug 1919) at the Internet Archive
Ad for the American film Checkers (1919), on pages 1478 and 1479 of the August 23, 1919 Motion Picture News.
Fox Film Corporation · Motion Picture News (Jul-Aug 1919) at the Internet Archive
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