Allan Sears (March 9, 1887 – August 18, 1942) was an American film actor who played leading roles in the 1910s and 1920s before transitioning into character roles in the 1930s.[1][2] He was noted for his tall stature.[3]
Allan Sears | |
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_-_Ad_3.jpg) An advertisement for Rio Grande, 1920. Sears (left) is seen with Rosemary Theby | |
| Born | Alfred Daniel Sears March 9, 1887 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | August 18, 1942 (aged 55) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
Biography
editSears was born in San Antonio, Texas, to Harry Sears and Alice Gould.[citation needed]
He started acting on camera around 1914, after getting his start on the stage in theater and as an opera singer.[4] In Hollywood, appeared in a number of D. W. Griffith's films alongside actress Mary Miles Minter.
He took some time away from Hollywood to recuperate from an illness in the early 1920s, returning a few years later to play character roles.[5]
He died in Los Angeles in 1942, and was survived by his daughter, Zaida.[citation needed]
Selected filmography
edit- The Birth of a Nation (1915)
- The Absentee (1915)
- The Penitentes (1915)
- Martyrs of the Alamo (1915)
- Sold for Marriage (1916)
- Reggie Mixes In (1916)
- Hell-to-Pay Austin (1916)
- Intolerance (1916)
- Diane of the Follies (1916)
- A Sister of Six (1916)
- The Little Yank (1917)
- A Woman's Awakening (1917)
- The Gown of Destiny (1917)
- The Desire of the Moth (1917)
- A Girl of the Timber Claims (1917)
- The Regenerates (1917)
- Madame Bo-Peep (1917)
- The City of Purple Dreams (1918)
- The Wife He Bought (1918)
- The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin (1918)
- Her Inspiration (1918)
- The Amateur Adventuress (1919)
- Big Little Person (1919)
- Heart o' the Hills (1919)
- Judy of Rogue's Harbor (1920)
- Rio Grande (1920)
- Long Live the King (1923)
- In Love with Love (1924)
- The Scarlet Honeymoon (1925)
- Into Her Kingdom (1926)
- The Midnight Adventure (1928)
- Name the Woman (1934)
- The Revenge Rider (1935)
- Fighting Shadows (1935)
- Justice of the Range (1935)
- The Singing Vagabond (1935)
- Sunset of Power (1936)
- For the Service (1936)
- The Boss Rider of Gun Creek (1936)
- Two-Fisted Sheriff (1937)
- Trapped (1937)
References
edit- ^ "Allan Sears Dies". Visalia Times-Delta. August 20, 1942. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ^ "Allan D. Sears". Los Angeles Times. August 21, 1942. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ^ "Screen and Stage Stars in Roles of 'In Love with Love'". The Victoria Daily Times. January 19, 1925. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ^ "In the Movies at the Hill". Petaluma Daily Morning Courier. January 30, 1921. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ^ "Who's Who and What's What". Los Angeles Times. August 31, 1924. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
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