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Riley Chamberlin (November 7, 1854 – January 24, 1917) was an American silent film actor.
Riley Chamberlin | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 7, 1854 Byron Center, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | January 24, 1917 (aged 62) New Rochelle, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1912–1917 |
Born in Byron Center, Michigan, he was a graduate of Grand Rapids High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan.[1] He was educated at Clinet College and Cornell University. In 1874 he made his professional debut as an actor at Charles R. Gardiner's Academy of Music in Chicago.[2]
In 1910, billed as Riley Chamberlain, he performed in Lulu's Husbands on Broadway.[3]
In 1912, he began acting in films with the Thanhouser Company[2] at the age of 57, and starred in over 100 films until his death five years later at the age of 62.
Selected filmography
edit| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Why Tom Signed the Pledge | Deacon Prim | |
| Conductor 786 | Conductor 786 | ||
| At the Foot of the Ladder | The Debutante's Father | ||
| Please Help the Pore | Henry Snaith, a Wealthy Banker | Alternative title: Please Help the Poor | |
| A Six Cylinder Elopement | Ex-Congressman Gray, The Girl's Father | ||
| 1913 | The Evidence of the Film | Clerk | |
| Some Fools There Were | Third Unsuspecting Bachelor | ||
| Her Gallant Knights | |||
| How Filmy Won His Sweetheart | Filmy | ||
| 1914 | The Elevator Man | Tim - the Elevator Man | |
| The Strategy of Conductor 786 | Conductor 786 | ||
| The Benevolence of Conductor 786 | Conductor 786 | ||
| Naidra, the Dream Woman | The Old Scientist | ||
| 1915 | The Gratitude of Conductor 786 | Conductor 786 | |
| The Conductor's Classy Champion | Conductor 786 | ||
| The Conductor's Classy Champion | Conductor 786 | ||
| Una's Useful Uncle | Uncle Dan | ||
| 1916 | Lucky Larry's Lady Love | Lulu's Father | |
| Theodore's Terrible Thirst | Theodore | ||
| Ruining Randall's Reputation | Rivington Randall | ||
| Dad's Darling Daughters | Dad | ||
| 1917 | Her New York | Farmer Si Brown |
References
edit- ^ Miller, Blair (2013). Almost Hollywood: The Forgotten Story of Jacksonville, Florida. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 86. ISBN 9780761859949. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ a b "The 'Movies' and the People". Grand Forks Herald. North Dakota, Grand Forks. April 26, 1913. p. 8. Retrieved March 29, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Riley Chamberlain". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
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