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Shadows of the Orient (1935) -- A classic "B" featurette about "smugglin' in Chinamen for $300 a load"
"Tales of Tomorrow" (1951): Season 1: Episode 8 -- Johanna is the first of an advanced race of human beings: an "angel" who apparently is immortal and will never die.
The Little Colonel (1935) -- Clip: I wish you'd tell my mother that
"Sunday Showcase" (1959): :  -- Laugh yourself silly with April Fool's Day comedy!
How to Murder Your Wife (1965) -- Theatrical trailer for this mystery thriller

Overview

Date of Death:
6 October 1973, New York City, New York, USA more
Mini Biography:
Sidney Blackmer, the Tony-award winning actor who played Teddy Roosevelt... more
Trivia:
Won Broadway's 1950 Tony Award as Best Actor (Dramatic) for "Come Back... more
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Down 11% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
2 wins more
Alternate Names:
S.A. Blackmer | Sydney Blackmer

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Soundtrack, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. Do You Take This Stranger? (1971) (TV) .... G.R. Jarvis
    ... aka Knock at the Wrong Door
    ... aka Strangers and Lovers
  2. Revenge Is My Destiny (1971) .... Gregory Mann

  3. "The Name of the Game" .... Roman Stepanak / ... (2 episodes, 1968-1969)
        - Chains of Command (1969) TV episode .... Superintendent
        - Pineapple Rose (1968) TV episode .... Roman Stepanak
  4. Rosemary's Baby (1968) .... Roman Castevet
  5. "Bonanza" .... Major John Cayley / ... (2 episodes, 1961-1968)
    ... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
        - The Late Ben Cartwright (1968) TV episode .... Samuel Endicott
        - The Dream Riders (1961) TV episode .... Major John Cayley
  6. "Gentle Ben" .... Professor Hugo (1 episode, 1967)
        - Warden for Man and Beast (1967) TV episode .... Professor Hugo
  7. A Covenant with Death (1967) .... Col. Oates
  8. "Daniel Boone" .... Jasper Ledbedder (1 episode, 1967)
        - The Jasper Ledbetter Story (1967) TV episode .... Jasper Ledbedder
  9. "The Girl from U.N.C.L.E." .... Professor Antrum (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Atlantis Affair (1966) TV episode .... Professor Antrum
  10. "Dr. Kildare" .... Dr. Andrew Bennett / ... (2 episodes, 1962-1966)
        - New Doctor in Town (1966) TV episode .... Dr. Andrew Bennett
        - Operation: Lazarus (1962) TV episode .... Dr. Carleton Lantzinge
  11. "Ben Casey" (5 episodes, 1966)
        - Lullaby for a Wind-Up Toy (1966) TV episode
        - Weave Nets to Catch the Wind (1966) TV episode
        - Fun and Games and Other Tragic Things (1966) TV episode
        - Smile, Baby, Smile, It's Only Twenty Dols of Pain (1966) TV episode
        - For San Diego, You Need a Different Bus (1966) TV episode
  12. Joy in the Morning (1965) .... Dean James Darwent
  13. How to Murder Your Wife (1965) .... Judge Blackstone
  14. "The Reporter" .... Sam Carmody (1 episode, 1964)
        - A Time to Be Silent (1964) TV episode .... Sam Carmody
  15. "Profiles in Courage" .... Oscar W. Underwood (1 episode, 1964)
        - Oscar W. Underwood (1964) TV episode .... Oscar W. Underwood
  16. The Presidency: A Splendid Misery (1964) (TV)
  17. "The Defenders" .... Lionel Tydings (1 episode, 1963)
        - The Empty Heart (1963) TV episode .... Lionel Tydings
  18. "The Outer Limits" .... William Lyons Selby (1 episode, 1963)
        - The Hundred Days of the Dragon (1963) TV episode .... William Lyons Selby
  19. "The DuPont Show of the Week" .... Arthur Hartwick (1 episode, 1963)
        - Diamond Fever (1963) TV episode .... Arthur Hartwick
  20. "Target: The Corruptors" .... T.C. Muffett (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Malignant Hearts (1962) TV episode .... T.C. Muffett
  21. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Frank Partridge / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1962)
        - The Faith of Aaron Menefee (1962) TV episode .... Rev. Otis Jones
        - Don't Come Back Alive (1955) TV episode .... Frank Partridge
  22. "Cain's Hundred" .... Joseph Callan (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Manipulator (1962) TV episode .... Joseph Callan
  23. "Thriller" .... Edward Stapleton (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka Boris Karloff's Thriller
        - The Premature Burial (1961) TV episode .... Edward Stapleton
  24. "The Best of the Post" .... John (1 episode, 1960)
        - Early Americana (1960) TV episode .... John

  25. "Sunday Showcase" .... H.L. Harrington (2 episodes, 1959)
    ... aka Breck Sunday Showcase (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka NBC Sunday Showcase (USA: complete title)
        - What Makes Sammy Run?: Part 2 (1959) TV episode .... H.L. Harrington
        - What Makes Sammy Run?: Part 1 (1959) TV episode .... H.L. Harrington
  26. "On Trial" .... Christopher (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka The Joseph Cotten Show (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (USA: new title)
        - Strange Witness (1959) TV episode .... Christopher
  27. "Disneyland" .... Sam Underwood (2 episodes, 1959)
    ... aka Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
        - Texas John Slaughter: The Slaughter Trail (1959) TV episode .... Sam Underwood
        - Texas John Slaughter: The Man from Bitter Creek (1959) TV episode .... Sam Underwood
  28. "The Rifleman" .... Judge Hanavan (3 episodes, 1958-1959)
        - The Photographer (1959) TV episode .... Judge Hanavan
        - The Safe Guard (1958) TV episode .... Judge Hanavan
        - The Sharpshooter (1958) TV episode .... Judge Hanavan
  29. "Wanted: Dead or Alive" .... Judge L.L. Cooper (1 episode, 1959)
        - Rope Law (1959) TV episode .... Judge L.L. Cooper
  30. "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" .... Woodson (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Desilu Playhouse
        - The Night the Phone Rang (1958) TV episode .... Woodson
  31. "Pursuit" (1 episode, 1958)
        - Free Ride (1958) TV episode
  32. "The Texan" .... Orin McKnight (1 episode, 1958)
        - The Edge of the Cliff (1958) TV episode .... Orin McKnight
  33. "Matinee Theatre" (1 episode, 1958)
        - The Cause (1958) TV episode
  34. "General Electric Theater" .... John Marshall (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
        - Strange Witness (1958) TV episode .... John Marshall
  35. "The Adventures of Jim Bowie" .... Don Juan de Veramendi (3 episodes, 1958)
        - Horse Thief (1958) TV episode .... Don Juan de Veramendi
        - Apache Silver (1958) TV episode .... Don Juan de Veramendi
        - Ursula (1958) TV episode .... Don Juan de Veramendi
  36. "Zane Grey Theater" .... Judge Hanavan (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
    ... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
        - The Sharpshooter (1958) TV episode .... Judge Hanavan
  37. "The Californians" .... Hector Jones (1 episode, 1958)
        - The Coward (1958) TV episode .... Hector Jones
  38. "Climax!" .... Frank Bellason / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1958)
    ... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title)
        - Scream in Silence (1958) TV episode .... Frank Bellason
        - Flame-Out in T-6 (1956) TV episode .... Professor Watson
  39. "Sheriff of Cochise" .... Allen Avery (1 episode, 1957)
        - Federal Witness (1957) TV episode .... Allen Avery
  40. Tammy and the Bachelor (1957) .... Professor Brent
    ... aka Tammy (UK)
    ... aka Tammy and the Bachelor (UK)
  41. Accused of Murder (1956) .... Frank Hobart
  42. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Ben / ... (3 episodes, 1952-1956)
    ... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
        - The Little Foxes (1956) TV episode .... Ben
        - Never Kick a Man Upstairs (1953) TV episode .... Theodore Roosevelt
        - Refresher Course (1952) TV episode
  43. "Robert Montgomery Presents" .... Vardis Ward (3 episodes, 1952-1956)
    ... aka Lucky Strike Theater
    ... aka Montgomery's Summer Stock
    ... aka The Robert Montgomery Summer Theater
        - One Bright Day (1956) TV episode
        - Paper Town (1955) TV episode .... Vardis Ward
        - Victory (1952) TV episode
  44. Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956) .... Austin Spencer
  45. High Society (1956) .... Seth Lord
  46. "The Star and the Story" .... Walter Horn (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka The Henry Fonda Show (USA: alternative title)
        - Arab Duel (1956) TV episode .... Walter Horn
  47. "Front Row Center" .... Alden (1 episode, 1956)
        - Strange Suspicion (1956) TV episode .... Alden
  48. The View from Pompey's Head (1955) .... Garvin Wales
    ... aka Secret Interlude (UK)
  49. "Damon Runyon Theater" .... Wilson 'Big Bill' Randall (1 episode, 1955)
        - The Big Fix (1955) TV episode .... Wilson 'Big Bill' Randall
  50. "Danger" (1 episode, 1955)
        - The Belled Buzzard (1955) TV episode
  51. "The Ford Television Theatre" .... Wade Anthony (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
        - Shadow of Truth (1954) TV episode .... Wade Anthony
  52. "The United States Steel Hour" .... Richard Elgin, Sr. (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
        - The Notebook Warrior (1954) TV episode .... Richard Elgin, Sr.
  53. Johnny Dark (1954) .... James Fielding
  54. The High and the Mighty (1954) .... Humphrey Agnew
  55. "Justice" (1 episode, 1954)
        - Run from Honor (1954) TV episode
  56. "Armstrong Circle Theatre" (2 episodes, 1951-1954)
        - The Military Heart (1954) TV episode
        - Last Chance (1951) TV episode
  57. "Goodyear Television Playhouse" (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka Goodyear Playhouse (USA: new title)
        - A. Fadeout (1953) TV episode
  58. Washington Story (1952) .... Philip Emery
    ... aka Target for Scandal (UK)
  59. "Broadway Television Theatre" (1 episode, 1952)
        - The Barker (1952) TV episode
  60. The San Francisco Story (1952) .... Andrew Cain
  61. "The Web" (1 episode, 1952)
        - Kill with Kindness (1952) TV episode
  62. "Tales of Tomorrow" .... Tim Hathaway (1 episode, 1951)
        - The Dark Angel (1951) TV episode .... Tim Hathaway
  63. "Lights Out" (1 episode, 1951)
        - Prophet of Darkness (1951) TV episode
  64. Saturday's Hero (1951) .... T. C. McCabe
    ... aka Idols in the Dust (UK)
  65. People Will Talk (1951) .... Arthur Higgins
  66. "Suspense" (3 episodes, 1949-1951)
        - This Is Your Confession: Part 2 (1951) TV episode
        - This Is Your Confession: Part 1 (1951) TV episode
        - Post Mortem (1949) TV episode
  67. "The Philco Television Playhouse" .... Marvin Platt (4 episodes, 1949-1951)
    ... aka Arena Theatre (USA: new title)
    ... aka Repertory Theatre (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (USA: new title)
        - Television Story (1951) TV episode
        - Damion's Daughter (1949) TV episode
        - Macbeth (1949) TV episode
        - Dark Hammock (1949) TV episode .... Marvin Platt
  68. "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse" (1 episode, 1951)
        - (a) The Pen, (b) You're Not the Type, (c) The Weak Spot (1951) TV episode

  69. "NBC Presents" (1 episode, 1949)
        - Tin Can Skipper (1949) TV episode
  70. A Song Is Born (1948) .... Adams
  71. My Girl Tisa (1948) .... Theodore Roosevelt
  72. Duel in the Sun (1946) .... The Lover
    ... aka King Vidor's Duel in the Sun (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
  73. Wilson (1944) .... Josephus Daniels
  74. The Lady and the Monster (1944) .... Eugene Fulton
    ... aka Monster & Tiger Man (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka The Lady and the Doctor (UK)
    ... aka Tiger Man (USA: reissue title)
  75. Buffalo Bill (1944) (uncredited) .... Theodore Roosevelt
  76. Broadway Rhythm (1944) .... Press Agent
  77. In Old Oklahoma (1943) .... Teddy Roosevelt
    ... aka War of the Wildcats (UK: reissue title) (USA: reissue title)
  78. Tropical Sportland (1943) .... Narrator
  79. I Escaped from the Gestapo (1943) .... Bergen
    ... aka No Escape (UK)
  80. Murder in Times Square (1943) .... George Nevins
  81. Quiet Please: Murder (1942) .... Martin Cleaver
  82. Sabotage Squad (1942) .... Doctor Carlyle Harrison
  83. Gallant Lady (1942) .... Steve Carey
    ... aka Prison Girl (USA: reissue title)
  84. Always in My Heart (1942) .... Philip Ames
  85. The Panther's Claw (1942) .... Police Commissioner Thatcher Colt
  86. Obliging Young Lady (1942) .... Henry, George's attorney
  87. Nazi Agent (1942) .... Arnold Milbar
    ... aka Salute to Courage
  88. The Feminine Touch (1941) .... Freddie Bond, Elliott's Lawyer
  89. Down Mexico Way (1941) .... Gibson
  90. The Officer and the Lady (1941) .... Blake Standish
  91. Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime (1941) .... Anthony Rhodes
    ... aka The Perfect Crime (UK)
  92. Angels with Broken Wings (1941) .... Guy Barton
  93. Love Crazy (1941) .... Lawyer George Renny
  94. Rookies on Parade (1941) .... Augustus Moody
    ... aka Jamboree (UK)
  95. The Great Swindle (1941) .... Dave Lennox
  96. Murder Among Friends (1941) .... Mr. Wheeler
  97. Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941) .... Professor John Stevens
  98. Third Finger, Left Hand (1940) .... Hughie Wheeler
  99. I Want a Divorce (1940) .... Erskine Brandon
    ... aka The Tragedy of Divorce (UK: new title)
  100. Dance, Girl, Dance (1940) .... Puss in Boots
  101. Maryland (1940) .... Spencer Danfield
  102. Teddy the Rough Rider (1940) .... Theodore Roosevelt
  103. Framed (1940) .... Tony Bowman

  104. Law of the Pampas (1939) .... Ralph Merritt
  105. The Monroe Doctrine (1939) .... Theodore Roosevelt
  106. Hotel for Women (1939) .... McNeil
    ... aka Elsa Maxwell's Hotel for Women
  107. Trapped in the Sky (1939) .... Mann
  108. Unmarried (1939) .... Cash Enright
  109. It's a Wonderful World (1939) .... Al Mallon
  110. Within the Law (1939) .... George Demarest
  111. Fast and Loose (1939) .... 'Lucky' Nolan
  112. Convict's Code (1939) .... Gregory Warren
  113. Trade Winds (1938) .... Thomas Bruhme II
  114. While New York Sleeps (1938) .... Ralph Simmons
  115. Orphans of the Street (1938) .... Parker
  116. Sharpshooters (1938) .... Baron Orloff
  117. Suez (1938) .... Marquis Du Brey
  118. Down on the Farm (1938) (uncredited) .... Political Boss
  119. Straight Place and Show (1938) .... 'Lucky' Braddock
    ... aka Damon Runyon's Straight Place and Show (USA: complete title)
    ... aka They're Off (UK)
  120. Speed to Burn (1938) .... Hastings
  121. Thank You, Mr. Moto (1937) .... Herr Koerger
  122. Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo (1937) .... Victor Karnoff
  123. The Last Gangster (1937) .... San Francisco Editor
  124. Heidi (1937) .... Herr Sesemann
  125. Wife, Doctor and Nurse (1937) .... Dr. Therberg
  126. The Women Men Marry (1937) .... Walter Wiley
  127. This Is My Affair (1937) .... President Theodore Roosevelt
    ... aka His Affair (UK)
  128. Michael O'Halloran (1937) .... Jim Mintum
  129. John Meade's Woman (1937) .... Rodney
  130. A Doctor's Diary (1937) .... Dr. Anson Ludlow
  131. Girl Overboard (1937) .... Alex LeMaire
  132. In Old Chicago (1937) .... General Phil Sheridan
  133. House of Secrets (1936) .... Tom Starr
  134. The President's Mystery (1936) .... George Sartos
    ... aka One for All (UK)
  135. Missing Girls (1936) .... Dan Collins
    ... aka When Girls Leave Home
  136. Early to Bed (1936) .... Rex Daniels
  137. Florida Special (1936) .... Jack Macklyn
  138. Woman Trap (1936) .... Riley Ferguson
  139. Heart of the West (1936) (as Sydney Blackmer) .... Big John Trumbull
  140. Forced Landing (1935) .... Tony Bernardi
  141. The Fire Trap (1935) .... Cedric McIntyre
  142. False Pretenses (1935) (as Sydney Blackmer) .... Kenneth Alden
  143. The Girl Who Came Back (1935) .... Bill Rhodes
  144. Streamline Express (1935) .... Gilbert Landon
  145. Smart Girl (1935) .... Harry Courtland
  146. Shadows of the Orient (1935) .... King Moss
  147. Great God Gold (1935) .... John Hart
  148. Behind the Green Lights (1935) .... Raymond Cortell
  149. The Little Colonel (1935) .... Swazey
  150. A Notorious Gentleman (1935) .... Clayton Bradford
  151. The President Vanishes (1934) .... D.L. Voorman
    ... aka Strange Conspiracy (UK)
  152. Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round (1934) .... Lee Lother
    ... aka Keep 'Em Laughing (USA: reissue title)
  153. Down to Their Last Yacht (1934) .... Barry Forbes
    ... aka Hawaiian Nights (UK)
  154. The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) .... Mondego
  155. This Man Is Mine (1934) .... Mortimer 'Mort' Holmes
  156. Goodbye Love (1933) .... Chester Hamilton
  157. Deluge (1933) .... Martin Webster
  158. The Wrecker (1933) .... Tom Cummings
  159. Cocktail Hour (1933) .... William Lawton
  160. From Hell to Heaven (1933) .... Cliff Billings
  161. The Lady Who Dared (1931) .... Charles Townsend
  162. It's a Wise Child (1931) .... Steve
  163. Woman Hungry (1931) .... Geoffrey Brand
    ... aka The Challenge
  164. Little Caesar (1931) .... Big Boy
  165. Mothers Cry (1930) .... Mr. Gerald Hart
    ... aka Mother's Cry (USA: review title)
  166. Kismet (1930) .... Wazir Mansur
  167. The Bad Man (1930) .... Morgan Pell
  168. Sweethearts and Wives (1930) .... Anthony Peel
  169. Strictly Modern (1930) .... Heath Desmond

  170. The Love Racket (1929) .... Fred Masters
    ... aka Such Things Happen (UK)
  171. A Most Immoral Lady (1929) .... Humphrey Sergeant

  172. Beating Back (1914) (as S.A. Blackmer)
    ... aka Dare Devil Jennings (UK)
Soundtrack:
  1. Always in My Heart (1942) (performer: "Happy Birthday to You" (1893))

  2. Heidi (1937) (performer: "Silent Night" (uncredited))
  3. Down to Their Last Yacht (1934) (performer: "Tiny Little Finger on Your Hand" (1934))
    ... aka Hawaiian Nights (UK)
  4. Mothers Cry (1930) (performer: "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" (1910) (uncredited))
    ... aka Mother's Cry (USA: review title)
Self:
  1. Mia and Roman (1968) .... Himself
  2. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1949-1964)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #17.17 (1964) TV episode .... Paul Cleary - scene from 'A Case of Libel'
        - Episode #2.17 (1949) TV episode .... Himself
  3. A Tribute to John F. Kennedy from the Arts (1963) (TV) .... Himself

  4. Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Mr. Movies (1952) .... Himself
  5. Farewell to Yesterday (1950) .... Narrator

  6. An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee (1930) .... Himself
    ... aka Warner Bros. Jubilee Dinner (USA: short title)
Archive Footage:
  1. March On, America! (1942) (uncredited) .... Theodore Roosevelt
  2. Land of Liberty (1939)


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Other Works:
The Springboard (1927). Comedy. more
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