Harry J. Lonsdale (born Henry Gittus Lonsdale; 6 December 1862 – 8 February 1939) was a British born actor stage and silent film actor. He played leading parts.[1][2] and married stage actress Alice Lonnon and then divorced.
Lonsdale was born in Worcester, and died in Derby. The National Portrait Gallery has a photograph of him in costume as the Marquis de Corneville in Les Cloches de Corneville from 1890.[3]
Lonsdale had roles in several Colin Campbell directed films for Selig.
Selected filmography
edit- A Counterfeit Santa Claus (1912)
- Tommy's Atonement (1913)
- The Ex-Convict's Plunge (1913)
- A Change of Administration (1913)
- The Rosary (1915)
- Sweet Alyssum (1915)
- The Ne'er-Do-Well (1916)
- The Garden of Allah (1916)
- His Brothers Keeper (1916)
- Who Shall Take My Life? (1917)
- Beware of Strangers (1917)
- Little Orphant Annie (1918)
- The City of Purple Dreams
- The Illustrious Prince (1919)
- The Shepherd of the Hills (1919)
- The Week-End (1920)
- Where Men Are Men (1921)
- The Fighting Guide (1922)
- The Call of Home (1922)
- The Great Night (1922)
- Thelma (1922)
- Big Dan (1923)
- The Vagabond Trail (1924)
- The Last of the Duanes (1924)
- Brand of Cowardice (1925)
- Her Husband's Secret (1925)
References
edit- ^ Wearing, J. P. (November 21, 2013). The London Stage 1890-1899: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810892828 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Moving Picture World". World Photographic Publishing Company. August 19, 1916 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Harry Lonsdale (Henry Gittus Lonsdale) - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk.
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