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19th-century film actors

101 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Adele SandrockPerson · Film memorabiliaAdele Sandrock (19 August 1863 – 30 August 1937) was a German actress. After a successful theatrical career, she became one of the first German movie stars.
Al JolsonPerson · Music memorabiliaAl Jolson (born Asa Yoelson; c. – October 23, 1950) was a Lithuanian-American singer, comedian, actor, and vaudevillian.
Alexander VertinskyAuthor · BooksAlexander Nikolayevich Vertinsky (– May 21, 1957) was a Russian and Soviet artist, poet, singer, composer, cabaret artist and actor who exerted seminal influence on the Russian tradition of…
Alfred HitchcockPerson · Film memorabiliaSir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential figures in the history of cinema.
Antonin ArtaudArtist · PaintingsAntoine Maria Joseph Paul Artaud (lang; 4September 18964March 1948), better known as Antonin Artaud, was a French artist who worked across a variety of media.
Arnold FanckPerson · Film memorabiliaArnold Fanck (6 March 1889 – 28 September 1974) was a German film director and pioneer of the mountain film genre.
Arnold RidleyAuthor · BooksWilliam Arnold Ridley (7 January 1896 – 12 March 1984) was an English playwright and actor, known early in his career for writing the 1925 play The Ghost Train and later in life for the…
Arthur LubinPerson · Film memorabiliaArthur Lubin (July 25, 1898 – May 11, 1995) was an American film director and producer who directed several Abbott & Costello films, Phantom of the Opera (1943), the Francis the Talking…
B. Reeves EasonPerson · Film memorabiliaWilliam Reeves Eason (October 2, 1886 – June 9, 1956), known as B. Reeves Eason, was an American film director, actor and screenwriter.
Bernhard GoetzkePerson · Film memorabiliaBernhard Goetzke (5 June 1884 – 7 October 1964) was a German stage and film actor, renowned for his contributions to German silent cinema.
Bruno KastnerPerson · Film memorabiliaRichard Otto Bruno Kastner (January 1890 – 30 June 1932) was a German stage and film actor, screenwriter, and film producer whose career was most prominent in the 1910s and 1920s during the…
Bud AbbottPerson · Film memorabiliaWilliam Alexander "Bud" Abbott (October 2, 1897 – April 24, 1974) was an American comedian, actor and producer. He was best known as the straight man in the comedy duo Abbott and Costello.
Buster KeatonPerson · Film memorabiliaJoseph Frank "Buster" Keaton (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) was an American actor, comedian and filmmaker.
Charles LaughtonPerson · Film memorabiliaCharles Laughton (1 July 1899 – 15 December 1962) was an English actor and director.
Charlotte SusaPerson · Film memorabiliaCharlotte Susa (1 March 1898 – 28 July 1976) was a German actress.
Claus ClausenPerson · Film memorabiliaClaus Clausen (15 August 1899 – 25 November 1989) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 21 films between 1930 and 1968.
Conrad VeidtPerson · Film memorabiliaHans Walter Conrad Veidt (FYTE, German: [ˈkɔnʁaːt ˈfaɪt]; 22 January 1893 – 3 April 1943) was a German and British character actor.
Countess Marie Larisch von MoennichPerson · Film memorabiliaCountess Marie Louise Larisch von Moennich (also known as Countess Marie Louise Larisch-Wallersee and Countess Marie Larisch) (24 February 1858 – 4 July 1940) was a niece of, and…
Domenico GambinoPerson · Film memorabiliaDomenico Gambino (17 May 1890 – 17 April 1968) was an Italian actor, screenwriter and film director.
Douglas FairbanksPerson · Film memorabiliaDouglas Elton Fairbanks Sr. (born Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman; May 23, 1883 – December 12, 1939) was an American actor and filmmaker best known for being the first actor to play the masked…
E. H. CalvertPerson · Film memorabiliaElisha Helm Calvert (born William Helm; June 27, 1863 – October 5, 1941) was an American film actor and director.
Edward Gordon CraigPhotographer · PhotographyEdward Craig (disambiguation)
Elise AulingerPerson · Film memorabiliaElise Aulinger (11 December 1881 – 12 February 1965) was a German stage, radio and film actress.
Enid MarkeyPerson · Film memorabiliaEnid Markey (February 22, 1894 – November 15, 1981) was an American theatre, film, radio, and television actress, whose career spanned over 50 years, extending from the early 1900s to the…
Erna MorenaPerson · Film memorabiliaErna Morena (born Ernestine Maria Fuchs; 24 April 1885 – 20 July 1962) was a German film actress, film producer, and screenwriter of the silent era.
Ewald BalserArtist · SilverEwald Balser (5 October 1898 – 17 April 1978) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1935 and 1975.
Fanny BricePerson · Music memorabiliaFania Borach (October 29, 1891 – May 29, 1951), known professionally as Fanny Brice or Fannie Brice, was an American comedian, illustrated song model, singer, and actress who made many…
Frank LloydPerson · Film memorabiliaFrank William George Lloyd (2 February 1886 – 10 August 1960) was a Scottish-American film director, screenwriter, producer and actor.
Frank MorganPerson · Film memorabiliaFrancis Phillip Wuppermann (June 1, 1890 – September 18, 1949), known professionally as Frank Morgan, was an American character actor.
Franz PortenPerson · Film memorabiliaFranz Porten (23 August 1859 – 21 May 1932) was a German actor and film director. He was the father of actress and film producer Henny Porten, screenwriter, actress, and director Rosa…
Fritz LangPerson · Film memorabiliaFriedrich Christian Anton Lang (lang; December 5, 1890 – August 2, 1976), better known as Fritz Lang (lang), was an Austrian film director, screenwriter, and producer, who worked in Germany…
Fritz SchulzPerson · Film memorabiliaFritz Schulz (25 April 1896 – 9 May 1972) was a German and Austrian movie and stage actor, singer and director.
Géza von BolváryPerson · Film memorabiliaGéza von Bolváry (born Géza Gyula Mária Bolváry Zahn, Géza Maria von Bolváry-Zahn;
Grace MoorePerson · Music memorabiliaMary Willie Grace Moore (December 5, 1898 January 26, 1947) was an American operatic lyric soprano and actress in musical theatre and film.
Greta SchröderPerson · Film memorabiliaGreta Schröder (27 June 1892 – 8 June 1980) was a German actress. She is best known for the role of Ellen Hutter, Thomas Hutter's wife and the cause of Count Orlok's destruction in…
Hans LeibeltPerson · Music memorabiliaHans Leibelt (11 March 1885 in Leipzig, German Empire – 3 December 1974 in Munich, West Germany) was a German film actor.
Harald PaulsenPerson · Film memorabiliaHarald Paulsen (26 August 1895 – 4 August 1954) was a German stage and film actor and director. He appeared in 125 films between 1920 and 1954.
Harry LachmanDesigner · Modern designHarry B. Lachman (June 29, 1886 – March 19, 1975) was an American artist, set designer, and film director.
Henry EdwardsPerson · Film memorabiliaHenry Edwards (18 September 1882 – 2 November 1952) was an English actor and film director. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1915 and 1952.
Hilde HildebrandPerson · Music memorabiliaEmma Minna Hilde Hildebrand (10 September 1897 – 12 May 1976) was a German actress born in Hanover, Germany on 10 September 1897.
Hubert von MeyerinckPerson · Film memorabiliaHubert "Hubsi" von Meyerinck (23 August 1896 – 13 May 1971) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 280 films between 1921 and 1970.
Humphrey BogartAuthor · BooksHumphrey DeForest Bogart (December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957), nicknamed Bogie, was an American actor.
Jane MarkenPerson · Film memorabiliaJane Marken (born Jeanne Berthe Adolphine Crabbe, sometimes credited as Jeanne Marken; 13 January 1895 in Paris – 1 December 1976 in Paris) was a French actress.
John BrahmPerson · Film memorabiliaJohn Brahm (August 17, 1893 – October 12, 1982) was a German film and television director.
John FordPerson · Film memorabiliaJohn Martin Feeney (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973), better known as John Ford, was an American film director and producer.
John GottowtPerson · Film memorabiliaJohn Gottowt (born Isidor Gesang; 15 June 1881 – 29 August 1942) was an Austrian actor, stage director and film director for theatres and silent movies.
Karl ValentinPerson · Film memorabiliaKarl Valentin (born Valentin Ludwig Fey; 4 June 1882 – 9 February 1948) was a Bavarian comedian. He had significant influence on German Weimar culture.
Käthe HaackPerson · Film memorabiliaKäthe Haack (born Käte Lisbeth Minna Sophie Isolde Haack; 11 August 1897 – 5 May 1986) was a German stage and film actress.
Larry SemonPerson · Film memorabiliaLawrence Semon (February 9, 1889 – October 8, 1928) was an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter during the silent film era.
Leslie HowardPerson · Film memorabiliaLeslie Howard Steiner (3 April 1893 – 1 June 1943), better known as Leslie Howard, was an English actor, director, producer, and writer.
Liesl KarlstadtPerson · Music memorabiliaLiesl Karlstadt (born Elisabeth Wellano, 12 December 1892 – 27 June 1960) was a German actress and cabaret performer.
Lilia SkalaDesigner · DesignLilia Skala (née Sofer; 28 November 1896 – 18 December 1994) was an Austrian and American architect and actress known for her role in the film Lilies of the Field (1963), for which she…
Lillian GishPerson · Film memorabiliaLillian Diana Gish (October 14, 1893 – February 27, 1993) was an American actress best known for her work in movies of the silent era.
Louis KingPerson · Film memorabiliaLouis King (June 28, 1898 – September 7, 1962) was an American actor and film director of westerns and adventure movies in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.
Lucie MannheimPerson · Film memorabiliaLucie Mannheim (30 April 1899 – 17 July 1976) was a German singer and actress.
Ludwig BergerPerson · Film memorabiliaLudwig Berger (born Ludwig Bamberger; 6 January 1892 – 18 May 1969) was a German-Jewish film director, screenwriter and theatre director.
Mary PickfordPerson · Film memorabiliaGladys Louise Smith (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979), baptised as Gladys Marie Smith, known professionally as Mary Pickford, was a Canadian American film actress and producer.
Michael ChekhovPerson · Film memorabiliaMikhail Aleksandrovich Chekhov (16 August 1891 – 30 September 1955), better known as Michael Chekhov, was a Russian-American actor, director, author, and theatre practitioner.
Michael CurtizPerson · Film memorabiliaMichael Curtiz (born Manó Kaminer; from 1905 Mihály Kertész; Hungarian: Kertész Mihály;
Michel SimonPhotographer · PhotographyMichel Simon (lang; 9 April 1895 – 30 May 1975) was a Swiss actor of German origin active primarily in France.
MistinguettPerson · Music memorabiliaJeanne Florentine Bourgeois (5 April 1873 – 5 January 1956), known professionally as Mistinguett, was a French actress and singer.
Otto GebührPerson · Film memorabiliaOtto Gebühr (29 May 1877 – 13 March 1954) was a German theatre and film actor, who appeared in 102 films released between 1917 and 1954.
Otto TreßlerArtist · SculptureOtto Treßler, also Otto Tressler, (13 April 1871 – 27 April 1965) was a German-Austrian stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1915 and 1962.
Paul HartmannPerson · Film memorabiliaPaul Wilhelm Constantin Hartmann (8 January 1889 – 30 June 1977) was a German stage and film actor.
Paul HenckelsPerson · Film memorabiliaPaul Henckels (9 September 1885 – 27 May 1967) was a German film and stage actor. He appeared in more than 230 films between 1921 and 1965.
Paul OttoPerson · Film memorabiliaPaul Otto Schlesinger (8 February 1878 – 25 or 30 November 1943) was a German film actor and director.
René ClairPerson · Film memorabiliaRené Clair (lang; 11 November 1898 – 15 March 1981), born René-Lucien Chomette (ʁəne lysjɛ̃ ʃɔmɛt), was a French filmmaker and writer.
Rosa ValettiPerson · Film memorabiliaRosa Valetti (born Rosa Alice Vallentin; 25 January 1876 – 10 December 1937) was a German actress, cabaret performer, and singer.
Sam WoodPerson · Film memorabiliaSamuel Grosvenor Wood (July 10, 1883 – September 22, 1949) was an American film director and producer who is best known for having directed such Hollywood hits as A Night at the Opera, A…
Sergio TofanoArtist · Comics and comic artSergio Tòfano (20 August 1886 – 28 October 1973) was an Italian actor, theatre director, playwright, scene designer and illustrator.
Tekla TrapszoPerson · Film memorabiliaTekla Trapszo (23 September 1873 – 27 October 1944) was a Polish stage and film actress. She appeared in 20 films between 1911 and 1939.
Thea von HarbouPerson · Film memorabiliaThea Gabriele von Harbou (27 December 1888 – 1 July 1954) was a German screenwriter, novelist, film director, and actress.
Tod BrowningPerson · Film memorabiliaTod Browning (born Charles Albert Browning Jr.; July 12, 1880 – October 6, 1962) was an American film director, film actor, screenwriter, vaudeville performer, and carnival sideshow and…
Victor SjöströmPerson · Film memorabiliaVictor David Sjöström (20 September 1879 – 3 January 1960), also known in the United States as Victor Seastrom, was a pioneering Swedish film director, screenwriter, and actor.
Vsevolod PudovkinPerson · Film memorabiliaVsevolod Illarionovich Pudovkin (Russian: Всеволод Илларионович Пудовкин, IPA: [ˈfsʲevələt ɪl(ː)ərʲɪˈonəvʲɪtɕ pʊˈdofkʲɪn];
Wallace MacDonaldPerson · Film memorabiliaWallace Archibald MacDonald (5 May 1891 – 30 October 1978) was a Canadian silent film actor and film producer.
Wilhelm BendowPerson · Music memorabiliaWilhelm Bendow (29 September 1884 – 29 May 1950) was a German film actor who appeared in many films during his career. Bendow made his debut in the 1913 film Aus eines Mannes Mädchenzeit.
William C. DowlanPerson · Film memorabiliaWilliam C. Dowlan (September 21, 1882 – November 6, 1947) was an American stage performer and a film actor and director during the silent era.

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