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Ernie Adams
Ernie Adams

Ernie Adams

ActingBorn June 17, 1885Died November 26, 1947 (age 62)San Francisco, California, USA

Biography

Ernie Adams (born Ernest Stephen Dumarais, June 18, 1885 – November 26, 1947) was an American vaudevillian performer, stage and screen actor and writer. Born in San Francisco, California to Leon D. Adams and Laurence G. Girard, he was also billed as Ernest S. Adams and Ernie S. Adams. He appeared in vaudeville, theater, and film. He started his career in musical comedy on Broadway. Along with his wife Berdonna Gilbert, he formed the vaudeville team "Gilbert and Adams". He appeared in more than 400 films starting from the silent era between 1919 and 1948, and was particularly known for playing shady characters. On Broadway, Adams appeared in Toot-Toot! (1918). On November 26, 1947, Adams died of an acute pulmonary edema at the West Olympic Sanitarium in Los Angeles, California, aged 62. He is buried in Valhalla Memorial Park in North Hollywood. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ernie Adams (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

1947
The Last Round-up

as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

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1947Movie
1947
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome

as Waiter at Hangman's Knot (uncredited)

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1947Movie
1947
The Pretender

as Thomas the butler

Movie
1947
Killer Dill

as Little Joe's Driver (uncredited)

Movie
1947
Desperate

as Villager (uncredited)

Movie
1947
Trailing Danger

as Pennypacker

Movie
1947
The Millerson Case

as Zeke Zilch

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1947Movie
1947
Buck Privates Come Home

as Tie Demo Bystander (uncredited)

Movie
1947
Yankee Fakir

as Charlie

Movie
1947
Trail Street

as Eben Bowen (uncredited)

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1947Movie
1947
Son of Zorro

as Judge Hyde

Movie
1946
It's a Wonderful Life

as Ed (uncredited)

Movie
1946
Gallant Journey

as Husband (uncredited)

Movie
1946
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine

as Frank Gary, Henchman

Movie
1946
The Killers

as Hood with Cane (uncredited)

Movie
1946
Traffic in Crime

as Counter Man

Movie
1946
Dangerous Business

as Morgue Attendant (uncredited)

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1946Movie
1946
Deadline at Dawn

as Waiter (uncredited)

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1946
Fear

as House Painter

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1946
Up Goes Maisie

as Fireman (Uncredited)

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1946Movie
1946
Girl on the Spot

as Pickpocket (uncredited)

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1945
Johnny Angel

as Leslie, the Steward (uncredited)

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1945
Jungle Raiders

as Charley

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1945
Along Came Jones

as Townsman (uncredited)

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1945Movie
1945
The Great John L.

as Waiter (uncredited)

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1945Movie
1945
Escape in the Fog

as George Smith

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1945
Frisco Sal

as McKinney

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1945
The Suspect

as Cabbie (uncredited)

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1945
Brenda Starr, Reporter

as Charlie (uncredited)

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1945
I Love a Mystery

as Gimpy (Uncredited)

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1945Movie
1944
Murder, My Sweet

as Bartender at "Florian's" (uncredited)

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1944
Ghost Guns

as Doc Edwards

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1944
The Climax

as Man in Audience Next to Franz (Uncredited)

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1944Movie
1944
Raiders of Ghost City

as Hans Plattner, alias Bill Jasper

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1944
Return of the Ape Man

as Tramp, Willie the Weasel

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1944
Arizona Whirlwind

as Warren, the Jewel Cutter

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1944
Raiders of the Border

as Whiskey Wiley

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1944
Marshal of Gunsmoke

as Nuggett Newcomb

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1943
The Phantom

as Rusty Fenton (uncredited)

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1943
Mystery Broadcast

as Radio Writer in Cafe (uncredited)

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1943
Phony Express

as The Banker (uncredited)

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1943Movie
1943Movie
1943
Beyond the Last Frontier

as 'Sarge' Kincaid

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1943
Mission to Moscow

as Heckler (uncredited)

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1943
Sagebrush Law

as Landers

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1943Movie
1943Movie
1942
Mug Town

as Thief

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1942
The Lone Prairie

as Judge Barstow

Movie
1942
Bandit Ranger

as Kenyon's Clerk (uncredited)

Movie
1942
Isle of Missing Men

as Captain of the S. S. Mariposa

Movie
1942
Sabotage Squad

as Smoke Shop Customer

Movie
1942
The Pride of the Yankees

as Miller Huggins

Movie
1942
One Thrilling Night

as Pete Mooney

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1942Movie
1942
Cactus Makes Perfect

as Stumpy - Smaller Prospector (uncredited)

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1942
Alias Boston Blackie

as Pop - Stage Doorman (uncredited)

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1942Movie
1942Movie
1942
The Lady Is Willing

as Doorman (uncredited)

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1942Movie
1941
The Man Who Came to Dinner

as Michaelson (uncredited)

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1941
Road Agent

as Jake

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1941
Honolulu Lu

as Pierre

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1941
Swamp Woman

as Spratt

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1941Movie
1941
The Officer and the Lady

as Car Thief (uncredited)

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1941
Bad Man of Deadwood

as Medicine Show Spectator

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1941Movie
1941
Riders of Death Valley

as Cactus Pete, Prospector [Ch.14]

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1941
Invisible Ghost

as Jules Mason, caretaker

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1941Movie
1941Movie
1941Movie
1941
The Pinto Kid

as Ed Slade

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1941
The Face Behind the Mask

as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

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1940Movie
1940
The Fargo Kid

as Bush Cleveland

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1940Movie
1940
Before I Hang

as Sam - Hospital Prison Orderly

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1940Movie
1940
Girls of the Road

as Roadhouse Proprietor (Uncredited)

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1940
Out West with the Peppers

as Oscar - Telegraph Operator

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1940
The Man from Tumbleweeds

as Shifty Sheldon

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1940Movie
1940
Dark Command

as Townsman

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1940
Primrose Path

as Man in Bluebell (uncredited)

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1940
Young Tom Edison

as Passenger Buying Maple Sugar

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1940Movie
1940
Castle on the Hudson

as Kelner - the Fink (uncredited)

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1940
The Invisible Man Returns

as Minor Role (uncredited)

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1940
Yukon Flight

as Henry

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1939
Tower of London

as Thirsty Prisoner (uncredited)

Movie
1939
The Invisible Killer

as Squint, the Croupier

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1939
I Stole a Million

as Mooch (uncredited)

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1939
Overland with Kit Carson

as Thor - Black Raiders Blacksmith

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1939
The Man from Sundown

as Shorty Bates

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1939Movie
1939
Young Mr. Lincoln

as Man with Lynch Mob (uncredited)

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1939
Ex-Champ

as Street Cleaner

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1939Movie
1939
Union Pacific

as Gen. Philip Sheridan (uncredited)

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1939Movie
1939
Frontier Pony Express

as Man at Deer Lodge Station

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1939Movie
1939
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

as Eddie - Circus Attendant (uncredited)

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1939
The Phantom Stage

as Henchman Runt (Stage Guard in Credits)

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1939
Sundown on the Prairie

as Henchman Blackie

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1939
Trigger Pals

as Henchman Pete

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1938Movie
1938Movie
1938
Gun Packer

as Jim Lee - Stage Driver

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1938
Exposed

as Bum

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1938Movie
1938
There Goes My Heart

as Cafe Counterman (uncredited)

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1938
Where the Buffalo Roam

as Henchman Bert / Stage Passenger

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1938
Down on the Farm

as Pony Concessioner

Movie
1938
The Mexicali Kid

as Carl--Gorson's Bookkeeper

Movie
1938
The Chaser

as Injured Man

Movie
1938
Rollin' Plains

as Cain Moody

Movie
1938
West of Cheyenne

as Henchman Shorty

Movie
1938
Outlaw Express

as Express Rider

Movie
1938
You and Me

as Nick (uncredited)

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1938Movie
1938Movie
1938
The Jury's Secret

as Sidewalk Heckler

Movie
1937
Wells Fargo

as Miner

Movie
1937
Tim Tyler's Luck

as Henchman Becker

Movie
1937
Colorado Kid

as Bibben Tucker

Movie
1937
The Man in the Barn

as Rowdy Man Outside Theatre (uncredited)

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1937Movie
1937
Life Begins with Love

as Radical (uncredited)

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1937Movie
1937
Arizona Gunfighter

as Grizzly Barr

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1937
Stars Over Arizona

as Jimmy the Weasel

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1937Movie
1937
Anything for a Thrill

as The Runt - Henchman

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1937
Two-Fisted Sheriff

as Sheriff Rankin

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1937Movie
1937Movie
1937
The Frame-Up

as Horse Player (uncredited)

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1937
Bar-Z Bad Men

as Henchman Pete

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1937
Lightnin' Crandall

as Texas May

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1936
Night Waitress

as Diner Who Gets Indigestion

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1936Movie
1936
The Gun Ranger

as Wally Smeed

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1936
Hopalong Cassidy Returns

as Assayer Benson

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1936
My Man Godfrey

as Forgotten Man (uncredited)

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1936
Crash Donovan

as Mechanic (uncredited)

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1936Movie
1936
Road Gang

as Jeff - Convict with Bad Leg (uncredited)

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1936
Exclusive Story

as Bartender (uncredited)

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1935
It's in the Air

as Counterman (uncredited)

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1935Movie
1935
The Glass Key

as Bettor (uncredited)

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1935Movie
1935
The Miracle Rider

as John Stelter

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1935
The Ghost Rider

as Practical Joker

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1935
The Casino Murder Case

as Husband of Fat Lady at Auction (uncredited)

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1935
The Perfect Clue

as Butch Carter

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1935
Carnival

as Barker (uncredited)

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1935
Calling All Cars

as Reporter (uncredited)

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1934
Men of the Night

as Sandy (uncredited)

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1934
The Prescott Kid

as Red Larsen

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1934
The Law of the Wild

as Henchman Raymond

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1934
Three Chumps Ahead

as Pool Hall Attendant (uncredited)

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1934Movie
1934
Little Miss Marker

as Bettor (uncredited)

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1934
Hell Bent for Love

as Henchman Joe Barnard

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1934
We're Not Dressing

as Sailor Tossing Cards (uncredited)

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1934Movie
1934
Whirlpool

as Ben (uncredited)

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1934
The Undie-World

as T.N.T. Room Checkroom Attendant

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1934
Badge of Honor

as 'Tip' Crane

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1934
Woman Unafraid

as Henchman

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1934Movie
1934
It Happened One Night

as Bag Thief (uncredited)

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1933
King for a Night

as Pool Hall Crony

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1933
Ranger's Code

as Nat the Bat

Movie
1933
Galloping Romeo

as Andy Kent

Movie
1933
Midnight Mary

as Court Photographer (uncredited)

Movie
1933
Made on Broadway

as Elmer - Jeff's Chauffeur

Movie
1933
The Kiss Before the Mirror

as Man Seeking a Light (uncredited)

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1933
Found Alive

as C.S. King

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1933
A Lady's Profession

as One of the Colonel's Henchmen (uncredited)

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1933Movie
1933
She Done Him Wrong

as Man in Audience (uncredited)

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1933
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum

as Man Thrown out of Apartment Building

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1933Movie
1932Movie
1932
Men Of America

as Wheels - Smokey's Gas Pumper

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1932Movie
1932Movie
1932Movie
1932
Million Dollar Legs

as Klopstokian Athlete (uncredited)

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1932
Merrily We Go to Hell

as Reporter (uncredited)

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1932Movie
1932
Panama Flo

as Jake - Speakeasy Doorman

Movie
1932
Freaks

as Sideshow Patron (uncredited)

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1931
Night Beat

as Hymie Weissenkorn

Movie
1931
One Man Law

as Stubb

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1931Movie
1931
Is There Justice?

as Shorty Gray

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1931Movie
1931
First Aid

as Joe

Movie
1931
In Old Cheyenne

as Henchman

Movie
1931
The Good Bad Girl

as One of Tyler's Thugs

Movie
1931
Dance, Fools, Dance

as Luva’s Henchman (uncredited)

Movie
1931
Fair Warning

as Jordan

Movie
1931
Little Caesar

as Cashier (uncredited)

Movie
1930
Shadow Ranch

as Henchman Joe

Movie
1930
The Storm

as Johnny Behind the 8-Ball

Movie
1930
For the Defense

as Eddie Withers

Movie
1930
Numbered Men

as Trustee with List (bit)

Movie
1930
All Quiet on the Western Front

as 2nd Medic Orderly (uncredited)

Movie
1930
The Fighting Legion

as Jack Bowie

Movie
1929
The Mighty

as Hood

Movie
1929
Leaping Love

as George - The Drunk (uncredited)

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1929Movie
1929
Weary River

as Ex-Con in Alley (uncredited)

Movie
1928
What a Night!

as Snarky

Movie
1928
Stool Pigeon

as Dropper

Movie
1928
Speedy

as Baseball Concessionaire (uncredited)

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1928Movie
1928
So This Is Love

as Flash Tracy

Movie
1927
The Gay Defender

as Bart Hamby

Movie
1927
The Main Event

as Slug-nutty fighter

Movie
1927
Nevada

as Cash Burridge

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1927Movie
1927Movie
1927Movie
1926
Pals in Paradise

as Butterfly Kid

Movie
1926
Hair-Trigger Baxter

as Shorty Hillis

Movie
1926
The Amateur Gentleman

as Dandy (uncredited)

Movie
1926
The Blackbird

as Bertie's No. 2 Man

Movie
1925
The Best People

as Taxi Driver

Movie
1925
The Pony Express

as Henchman

Movie
1925
The Thundering Herd

as Jett Henchman (uncredited)

Movie
1924
Curlytop

as Sproggs

Movie
1924
The Beloved Brute

as Swink Tuckson

Movie
1924
Ten Dollars or Ten Days

as The Cashier's Father (uncredited)

Movie
1922
The Show

as Magician / Audience Member (uncredited)

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1919Movie
1919
The Delicious Little Devil

as Agency Employee (uncredited)

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Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJune 17, 1885
Day of DeathNovember 26, 1947
Place of BirthSan Francisco, California, USA
Popularity0.3
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