Dennis Eadie (14 January 1875 – 10 June 1928) was a British stage actor who also appeared in three films during the silent era. Eadie was a leading actor of the British theatre, appearing in plays by Edward Knoblauch and Louis N. Parker. In 1916 he became the first man to play the British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli in a feature film. In 1918 he starred in the hit West End comedy The Freedom of the Seas by Walter C. Hackett.
Dennis Eadie | |
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| Born | 14 January 1875 Glasgow, Scotland United Kingdom |
| Died | 10 June 1928 (aged 53)[1] England United Kingdom |
| Occupation(s) | Film actor Stage actor |
In 1928 Eadie played Hanaud in a London revival of the popular play At the Villa Rose.[2]
Selected filmography
edit- The Man Who Stayed at Home (1915)
- Disraeli (1916)
Bibliography
edit- Davis, Tracy C. The Economics of the British Stage 1800-1914. Cambridge University Press, 2007.
References
edit- ^ "Dennis Eadie, Noted Actor, Dies at 53; Producer of Plays of Galsworthy, Bennett and Barker; Succumbs in London. Long Career on the Stage; Manager of the Royalty Theatre for Many Years--Born in Glasgow, Scotland". The New York Times. 11 June 1928. p. 21.
- ^ Lachman, Marvin (2014). The villainous stage : crime plays on Broadway and in the West End. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-9534-4. OCLC 903807427.
External links
edit- Dennis Eadie at IMDb
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