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Robert Edeson (1868–1931)

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A noted stage actor at the turn of the 20th century, Robert Edeson began his film career working with Cecil B. DeMille on The Call of the North, then moved on to Vitagraph where he remained for the rest of the teens. In the 1920s he returned to work for De Mille, playing the man-of-the-world type roles. Married to actress Mary Newcomb, Edeson died of heart failure. See full bio »

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in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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(age 62) in Hollywood, California, USA
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1931 Aloha
James Bradford, Sr.
 
1930 The Lash
Don Mariana Delfina
 
1930/I Big Money
Mr. McCall
 
1930 A Devil with Women
General Garcia
 
1930 Pardon My Gun
Pa Martin
 
1930 The Way of All Men
Swift
 
1930 Danger Lights
Engineer Tom Johnson
 
1930 Swing High
Doctor
 
1930 Cameo Kirby
Colonel Randall
 
1929 Dynamite
Wise Fool
 
1929 Little Johnny Jones
Ed Baker
 
1929 Romance of the Rio Grande
Don Fernando
 
1929 A Most Immoral Lady
Bradford-Fish
 
1929/I Marianne
The General
 
1929 The Man Higher Up (short)
The Victim
 
1929 The Doctor's Secret
Dr. Brodie
 
1929 Friendship (short)
The Manager
 
1928 George Washington Cohen
Mr. Gorman
 
1928 The Little Wildcat
Joel Ketchum
 
1928 Marriage by Contract
Winters
 
1928 The Home Towners
Mr. Calhoun
 
1928 The Power of the Press
City Editor
 
1928 Tenth Avenue
Detective Ed Burton
 
1928 Beware of Blondes
Costigan
 
1928 Walking Back
Mr. Thatcher Sr.
 
1928 A Ship Comes In
Judge Gresham
 
1927 Chicago
William Flynn
 
1927 The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary
Judge Hopper
 
1927 His Dog
Colonel Marsden
 
1927 The Heart Thief
Count Franz Cserhati
 
1927 The King of Kings
Matthew - the Publican
 
1927 Night Bride
Adolphe Biggles
 
1927 Altars of Desire
John Sutherland
 
1926 The Blue Eagle
Chaplain Regan - aka Father Joe
 
1926 The Clinging Vine
T.M. Bancroft
 
1926 Her Man o' War
Field Marshall
 
1926 Eve's Leaves
Captain Corbin
 
1926 The Volga Boatman
Prince Nikita
 
1926 Whispering Smith
J.S. Bucks
 
1925 Braveheart
Hobart Nelson
 
1925 The Prairie Pirate
Don Esteban
 
1925 Keep Smiling
James P. Ryan
 
1925 Hell's Highroad
Sanford Gillespie
 
1925 The Scarlet West
Gen. Kinnard
 
1925 The Danger Signal
Cyrus Browning
 
1925 Blood and Steel
W.L. Grimshaw
 
1925 Go Straight
The Hawk
 
1925 Men and Women
Israel Cohen
 
1925 The Rag Man
Mr. Bernard
 
1925 The Golden Bed
Amos Thompson
 
1925 Locked Doors
Norman Carter
 
1924 Feet of Clay
Dr. Fergus Lansell
 
1924 Welcome Stranger
Eb Hooker
 
1924 The Bedroom Window
Frederick Hall
 
1924 Missing Daughters
Chief of Secret Service
 
1924 Men
Henri Duval
 
1924 Triumph
Smauel Overton
 
1924 Mademoiselle Midnight
Don Pedro de Quiros
 
1924 Thy Name Is Woman
The Comandante
 
1923 Don't Call It Love
Henry Van Courtlandt
 
1923 The Ten Commandments
Redding - an Inspector
 
1923 To the Last Man
Gaston Isbel
 
1923 The Silent Partner
Ralph Coombes
 
1923 The Spoilers
Joe Dextry
 
1923 You Are Guilty
Theodore Tennent
 
1923 Luck
Judge Templeton
 
1923 The Tie That Binds
Charles Dodge
 
1923 Has the World Gone Mad!
Mr. Adams
 
1922 The Prisoner of Zenda
Col. Zapt
 
1922 Sure-Fire Flint
Anthony De Lanni
 
1922 Foolish Wives
Andrew J. Hughes (uncredited)
 
1922 Any Night
Jim Barton
 
1921 Extravagance
Richard Vane
 
1919 Sealed Hearts
Frank Prentiss
 
1919 The Mite of Love (short)
 
1917 Public Defender
Arthur Nelson
 
1916 The Light That Failed
Dick Hedlar
 
1916 Fathers of Men
John Howland/Robert Howland
 
1916 Big Jim Garrity
Jim Garrity
 
1916 For a Woman's Fair Name
Pierce
 
1915 The Cave Man
Hanlick Smagg
 
1915 Mortmain
Mortmain
 
1915 The Absentee
Nathaniel Crosby - the Absentee/Power
 
1915 A Man's Prerogative
Oliver Wade
 
1915 On the Night Stage
Alexander Austin, the 'Sky Pilot'
 
1915 The Girl I Left Behind Me
Lieutenant Hawkesworth
 
1914 Where the Trail Divides
'How' Landor
 
1914 The Call of the North
Ned & Graehme Stewart
 
1914 Love vs Duty (short)
 
1913 With Lee in Virginia (short)
 
1913 The Mosaic Law (short)
 
1913 The Paymaster's Son (short)
John Burton - the Paymaster's Son
 
1912 When Lee Surrenders (short)
 
1912 On Secret Service (short)
 
1912 On the Firing Line (short)
 
1912 The Hidden Trail (short)
 
1912 The Colonel's Peril (short)
Tom Norman
 
1912 His Message (short)
Holmes - a Miner
 
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1922 Foolish Wives (double: Rudolph Christians - uncredited)
 
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1923 Souls for Sale
Himself - Celebrity Actor (uncredited)
 
1915 How Molly Malone Made Good
Himself, Cameo Appearance
 

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(1900) Stage: Appeared in "The Greatest Thing in the World" on Broadway. See more »
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Robert's cremated remains are scattered at an unknown location in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, CA. See more »

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