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Herbert Prior (1867–1954)

Actor | Writer | Director

A member of the early Edison Stock Company and of D.W. Griffith's stock company, he later joined the Biograph Company. He appeared a number of times with his wife Mabel, and played in several films during the 1920s, retiring in 1934. See full bio »

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in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK

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(age 87) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1934 Student Tour
Grouch (uncredited)
 
1934 Stand Up and Cheer!
Quartet Member (uncredited)
 
1934 Viva Villa!
Second General Told to Leave Room (uncredited)
 
1934 This Side of Heaven
Grouch in Movie Theatre (uncredited)
 
1932 Prosperity
George, the Dentist (uncredited)
 
1931 Flying High
Angry Investor with Eyeglasses (uncredited)
 
1931 Politics
Abner (uncredited)
 
1931 Laugh and Get Rich
J.C. Pennypacker (uncredited)
 
1931 Help Wanted, Female (short)
Dr. A.B. Foster
 
1931 Reducing
Man on Ticket Line in a Hurry (uncredited)
 
1930 Paid
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1930 Passion Flower
Party Guest with Glasses (uncredited)
 
1930 Caught Short
Mr. Frisby
 
1930 The Girl Said No
Mr. Durham (uncredited)
 
1929 The Ace of Scotland Yard
Lord Blanton
 
1929 The Winged Horseman
Eben Matthews
 
1929 The Duke Steps Out
Mr. Corbin
 
1929 All at Sea
Mr. Page
 
1928 The Smart Set
Beleaguered Diner (uncredited)
 
1927 Blake of Scotland Yard
Lord Blanton
 
1927 The Last Outlaw
Bert Wagner
 
1927 The King of Kings
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
 
1926 The Midnight Kiss
Smith Hastings
 
1926 Across the Pacific
Col. Marsh
 
1926 Doubling with Danger
Manning Davis
 
1926 The Better Man
John Knolwton
 
1926 Rustling for Cupid
Tom Martin
 
1926 Why Girls Go Back Home
Crook in Badger Game
 
1925 The Wild Bull's Lair
James Harbison
 
1925 The Fighting Demon
Jackson Pierce
 
1925 Tearing Through
District Attorney
 
1925 Waking Up the Town
Curt Horndyke
 
1925 The Monster
Doctor Edwards (uncredited)
 
1925 The Taming of the West
Old Man King
 
1924 Madonna of the Streets
Nathan Norris
 
1923 Slave of Desire
Mr. Gaudin
 
1923 Little Johnny Jones
Sir James Smythe
 
1923 Garrison's Finish
Judge of Race Course
 
1922 The Snowshoe Trail
Kenly Lounsbury
 
1922 The Half Breed
Ned Greenwood (as Herbert Pryor)
 
1922 The Man from Downing Street
Capt. Graves
 
1922 The Dangerous Little Demon
Jay Howard
 
1921 Garments of Truth
Dr. W.H. Palmer
 
1921 Without Benefit of Clergy
Hugh Sanders (uncredited)
 
1921 Made in Heaven
Leland
 
1921 Not Guilty
Newell Craig
 
1920 The Little 'Fraid Lady
Judge Peter Carteret
 
1920 The House of Whispers
Edward Thayer
 
1920 Rose of Nome
Jack Hilton
 
1920 The Poor Simp
Dr. Crawford
 
1920 The Fighting Chance
Kemp Farrell (as Herbert Pryor)
 
1920 Pollyanna
Dr. Chilton
 
1920 Stronger Than Death
James Barclay
 
1919 Her Kingdom of Dreams
John Hastings
 
1919 Heartsease
Major Twombley (as Herber Pryor)
 
1919 You're Fired
Horace Graham
 
1919 After His Own Heart
Adrian Keep (as Herbert Pryor)
 
1919 That's Good
Barrett Prentice
 
1919 The Love Hunger
Hamilton Gregory
 
1919 Creaking Stairs
Mark Winfield
 
1918 Mrs. Leffingwell's Boots
Mr. Tom Brown
 
1918 A Burglar for a Night
Wilbur Clayton
 
1918 After the War
Karl Wertz
 
1918 A Model's Confession
Bertrand Seldon
 
1918 Society for Sale
Lord Sheldon
 
1918 Compliments of the Season (short)
The Tramp
 
1918 The Menace
Dr. Burnell
 
1918 The Marriage Trap
 
1917 The Bottom of the Well
'Long Bill' Parker (as Herbert Pryor)
 
1917 The Ghost of Old Morro
Pasito
 
1917 The Poor Little Rich Girl
The Doctor
 
1917 The Royal Pauper
Undetermined Role
 
1917 Great Expectations
Mr. Jaggers
 
1917 The Last Sentence
Hoel Calloc
 
1916 A Message to Garcia
Josi
 
1916 The Martyrdom of Philip Strong
Hikes
 
1916 Miss George Washington
Colonel J.P. Worthington
 
1916 The Heart of the Hills
Ali
 
1915 The Truth About Helen
Gregory
 
1915 The Broken Word (short)
 
1915 The Magic Skin
The antique dealer
 
1915 An Unwilling Thief (short)
 
1915 Breaking the Shackles (short)
Dr. Gilbroy
 
1915 The King of the Wire (short)
Bob Hunter
 
1915 Not Wanted (short)
Mr. Bowen
 
1915 Eugene Aram
Richard Housman
 
1915 The Tragedies of the Crystal Globe (short)
The Sheik
 
1915 The Test (short)
 
1915 The Struggle Upward (short)
Philip Atwood
 
1915 A Sad Dog's Story (short)
The Husband
 
1915 Snap Shots (short)
Meerschaum Bowles
 
1915 The Boston Tea Party (short)
 
1915 The Newly Rich (short)
The Suitor
 
1915 Only the Maid (short)
 
1915 The Family Bible (short)
Henry Gerson
 
1915 A Pipe Dream (short)
Meerschaum Bowles
 
1915 The Human Investment (short)
 
1915 Olive's Greatest Opportunity (short)
Vance's Father
 
1915 Oh! Where Is My Wandering Boy Tonight (short)
 
1915 Olive and the Heirloom (short)
Vance's Father
 
1915 Olive in the Madhouse (short)
Vance's Father
 
1915 Olive's Manufactured Mother (short)
Vance's Father
 
1915 Olive and the Burglar (short)
Vance's Father
 
1914 Mr. Daly's Wedding Day (short)
Mr. Daly
 
1914 The Colonel of the Red Hussars (short)
Richard Courtney, U.S. Ambassador to Valaria
 
1914 The Rose at the Door (short)
Vance's Father
 
1914 A Gypsy Madcap (short)
Vance's Father
 
1914/II Bootle's Baby (short)
Lieutenant Gilchrist
 
1914 The Letter That Never Came Out (short)
Will Harn
 
1914 Twins and Trouble (short)
Bob - the Father
 
1914 Grand Opera in Rubeville (short)
Will Green
 
1914 Dick Potter's Wife (short)
Dick Potter
 
1914 In Lieu of Damages (short)
 
1914 The One Who Loved Him Best (short)
Derick Webb
 
1914 A Tale of Old Tucson (short)
The Gambler
 
1914 Farmer Rodney's Daughter (short)
 
1914 Across the Burning Trestle (short)
Jake Mills
 
1914 Meg o' the Mountains
Hugh Gregory
 
1914 In the Shadow of Disgrace (short)
Seth
 
1914 In the Days of Slavery (short)
 
1914 A Warning from the Past (short)
Arthur Trevor
 
1914 The Two Vanrevels (short)
Tom Vanrevel
 
1914 When East Met West in Boston (short)
 
1914 A Romance of the Everglades (short)
Wayne Barrow
 
1914 The Message in the Rose (short)
 
1914 The Mexican's Gratitude (short)
 
1914 The Sultan and the Roller Skates (short)
The Sultan
 
1914 His Wife (short)
Old Talfourd
 
1914 On the Lazy Line (short)
George Black - the Son
 
1914 The Message of the Sun Dial (short)
Ens. Gridley Thurston
 
1914 A Night at the Inn (short)
Carlo
 
1913 The Haunted Bedroom (short)
Jean Germaine
 
1913 A Pious Undertaking (short)
The Policeman
 
1913 A Good Sport (short)
The Hon. Reginald Clifford Devenham
 
1913 Janet of the Dunes (short)
John Devant - the Gentleman from the City
 
1913 His First Performance (short)
 
1913 Tired Bill's Career as a Butler (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1913 The Widow's Suitors (short)
 
1913 Why Girls Leave Home (short)
The Villain (in the play)
 
1913 Saved by the Enemy (short)
John
 
1913 The Desperate Condition of Mr. Boggs (short)
John Boggs
 
1913 Slander's Tongue (short)
Jim
 
1913 The Ghost of Granleigh (short)
 
1913 The Pied Piper of Hamelin (short)
The Pied Piper
 
1913 By Fire and Water (short)
Richard Garvie
 
1913 The Substitute Stenographer (short)
Mr. Clark
 
1913 The Red Old Hills of Georgia (short)
Bub Floyd - Pinkie's Brother
 
1913 Scenes of Other Days (short)
 
1913 How Did It Finish? (short)
Villain
 
1913 A Taste of His Own Medicine (short)
Mr. Jones - the Suspicious Husband
 
1913 Othello in Jonesville (short)
James Reginald Whitestone
 
1913 The Honor of a Soldier (short)
Private Stanley
 
1913 His Undesirable Relatives (short)
Cousin Clarence
 
1913 Jones Goes Shopping (short)
Mr. Jones
 
1913 Rule Thyself (short)
Smilax
 
1913 The Unprofitable Boarder (short)
Jones - the Unprofitable Boarder
 
1913 The Risen Soul of Jim Grant (short)
Mr. Grant - Jim's Father
 
1913 Jan Vedder's Daughter (short)
The British Officer - Katrina's Sweetheart
 
1913 The Lost Deed (short)
Robert - Betty's Sweetheart
 
1913 The Ranch Owner's Love-Making (short)
Jim Hunt
 
1913 The Doctor's Photograph (short)
Dr. Gilderbrand
 
1913 How They Outwitted Father (short)
Jay Forsythe - Annette's Father
 
1913 The Phantom Ship (short)
Allen - the Husband
 
1913 A Perilous Cargo (short)
Captain Jack Arnold
 
1913 At Bear Track Gulch (short)
Big Slim
 
1913 An Unsullied Shield (short)
The Admiral Ancestor
 
1913 A Race to New York (short)
 
1913 How They Got the Vote (short)
The Magician
 
1912 Two of a Kind (short)
Jack Morton
 
1912 Hazel Kirke (short)
Arthur Carringford
 
1912 Dick and Daisy (short)
Dick
 
1912/II His Dress Suit (short)
Handsome Harry (unconfirmed)
 
1912 Weary's Revenge (short)
Weary (unconfirmed)
 
1912 A Woman Alone (short)
A Young Lawyer
 
1912 The Tree Imp (short)
Rex
 
1912 Captain Ben's Yarn (short)
Captain Ben Bobstay
 
1912 All for Jim (short)
Jim Goodman
 
1912 The Winner and the Spoils (short)
The Marquis de Fornay
 
1912 The Little Music Teacher (short)
The Great Pianist
 
1912 The Call of the Blood (short)
John Ford
 
1912 A Garrison Joke (short)
Lieutenant Harris
 
1912 The Butterfly (short)
Will - the Husband
 
1912 Mary's Chauffeur (short)
Hal Stowe
 
1912 Thorns of Success (short)
Robert Vale
 
1912 Lola's Sacrifice (short)
The Minister
 
1912 Willie's Dog (short)
Willie's Father
 
1912 Mabel's Beau (short)
Ralph Page - Mabel's Beau
 
1912 A Disputed Claim (short)
Neil McLeane - the Stranger
 
1912 The New Butler (short)
Mr. Jones
 
1912 A Game of Chess (short)
 
1912 A Higher Thought (short)
The Poet
 
1912 Farmer Allen's Daughter (short)
Stephen - the Hired Man
 
1912 The Lost Messenger (short)
Tom Saunders
 
1912 The Flat Upstairs (short)
Mr. Slavin
 
1912 Getting Rich Quick (short)
Mr. Simp
 
1912 Papa's Double (short)
Jim Thomas
 
1912 The Bowery Pearl Fishers (short)
 
1912 The Little Quakeress (short)
The Diamond Drummer
 
1912 Stage Struck Mamie (short)
 
1912 Dogs (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1912 Buncoed (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1912 Tomboy (short)
Bob Whitman - Tomboy's Sweetheart
 
1912/I The Silent Call (short)
The Hotel Clerk
 
1912 The Lesser Evil (short)
(unconfirmed)
 
1912 The Installment Plan (short)
The French Count
 
1912 Down and Out (short)
Thomas Walton
 
1912 Not on the Programme (short)
Phillip Allen - Madge's Sweetheart
 
1912 The Return of Life (short)
Henry Boardman
 
1912 A Warrior Bold (short)
Joe - Tom's Friend
 
1912 A Dangerous Model (short)
John Gray
 
1912 The Lighted Candle (short)
John Bennett - the Owner of the Powder Mill
 
1912 The Eternal Masculine (short)
Jack Wilson - the Husband
 
1912 Leap Year (short)
The Tramp
 
1912 The Better Influence (short)
Henry Marion
 
1912 The Unwilling Bigamist (short)
Jones/Smith (dual role)
 
1912 The Closed Bible (short)
John Manners
 
1912/I The Best Man Wins (short)
Manning - the Gymnasium Instructor
 
1912 Does Your Wife Love You? (short)
Paul
 
1912 Strip Poker (short)
 
1912 Petticoat Perfidy (short)
Jack Waltham
 
1912 His Step-Mother (short)
Jack Morton - the Artist
 
1912 Arresting Father (short)
Dick Remington
 
1912 A Game for Two (short)
John Hartman
 
1912 An Old Lady of Twenty (short)
Robert Armitage
 
1912 Lucky Man (short)
Mr. Smith
 
1912 A Mother's Sacrifice (short)
Herbert Harman
 
1912 Spare the Rod (short)
John Morton
 
1912 Next (short)
Edward Robbins - Suitor
 
1912 His Fate's Rehearsal (short)
James Dillon
 
1912 Gossip (short)
John Davis
 
1911 Will You Marry Me? (short)
George
 
1911 A Romance of the Cliff Dwellers (short)
First Romantic Rival
 
1911 The Actress (short)
John Millroy
 
1911 The Sign of the Three Labels (short)
The Groom
 
1911 Buckskin Jack, the Earl of Glenmore (short)
Buckskin Jack
 
1911 Keeping Mabel Home (short)
The Butler
 
1911 Pull for the Shore, Sailor! (short)
Undetermined Role (unconfirmed)
 
1911 A Perilous Ride (short)
Captain Lorraine
 
1911/I Three of a Kind (short)
The Student
 
1911 Leaves of a Romance (short)
The Daughter's Eastern Suitor
 
1911 The Big Dam (short)
George D. Bedford - a Young Contractor
 
1911 The Battle of Trafalgar (short)
Lieutenant Prescott
 
1911 The Sailor's Love Letter (short)
Jack - a Sailor
 
1911 The Sheriff (short)
The Sheriff's Wife's Brother
 
1911 The Lighthouse by the Sea (short)
Second Young Fisherman
 
1911 Under the Tropical Sun (short)
The Foreman of the Sugar Plantation - a Young American
 
1911 At Jones Ferry (short)
John - Jones' Son - a Lumberman
 
1911 The Venom of the Poppy (short)
Customs House Inspector at San Pedro
 
1911 The Spirit of the Gorge (short)
Navashote - Kewanee's Rival
 
1911 The Switchman's Tower (short)
Bill - the Switchman
 
1911 Christian and Moor (short)
Sir Charles - a Christian Knight
 
1911/II The Younger Brother (short)
Older Brother
 
1911 The Capture of Fort Ticonderoga (short)
Captain Delaplane
 
1911 The Crucial Test (short)
Charles Channing - a Discharged Reporter
 
1911 How Willie Raised Tobacco (short)
Willie
 
1911/II The Crusader (short)
 
1911 A Case of High Treason (short)
Lt. Brewster
 
1911 The Quarrel on the Cliff (short)
Tom
 
1911 The Haunted Sentinel Tower (short)
 
1911 The Wedding Bell (short)
 
1911 All for the Love of a Lady (short)
Will Norfalk - The Lieutenant
 
1911 The Writing on the Blotter (short)
The Cashier
 
1911 The Doctor (short)
The Father
 
1911 The Black Bordered Letter (short)
 
1911 The Link That Held (short)
Carson
 
1910 The Captain's Bride (short)
The Captain (unconfirmed)
 
1910 The Winning of Miss Langdon (short)
Jack Norworth
 
1910 Through the Clouds (short)
The Secretary
 
1910 The Little Station Agent (short)
 
1910 An Unselfish Love (short)
John
 
1910 The Attack on the Mill (short)
 
1910 His First Valentine (short)
 
1910 Ranson's Folly (short)
 
1909 The House of Cards (short)
Sheriff Rattle Snake Jim
 
1909 The Necklace (short)
John Kendrick
 
1909 The Way of Man (short)
Wedding Guest
 
1909 The Peachbasket Hat (short)
Gypsy/In Store
 
1909 Was Justice Served? (short)
Policeman/Bailiff
 
1909 Her First Biscuits (short)
Biscuit Victim
 
1909 The Faded Lilies (short)
At Party
 
1909 The Son's Return (short)
The Father
 
1909 A New Trick (short)
Helper
 
1909 The Lonely Villa (short)
A Burglar
 
1909 The Violin Maker of Cremona (short)
Taddeo Ferrari
 
1909 What Drink Did (short)
Workman
 
1909 Eradicating Aunty (short)
Bill Corker
 
1909 The Cricket on the Hearth (short)
John Peerybingle
 
1909 Two Memories (short)
Party Guest
 
1909 Resurrection (short)
At Inn/Servant
 
1909 The Jilt (short)
Mover/At Stock Exchange/Wedding Guest/At College
 
1909 A Baby's Shoe (short)
A Butler
 
1909 The French Duel (short)
 
1909 One Busy Hour (short)
Hiram Greengate
 
1909 The Suicide Club (short)
Member of Suicide Club
 
1909 Tis an Ill Wind That Blows No Good (short)
Tim Noonan
 
1909 Lucky Jim (short)
The Minister
 
1909 Twin Brothers (short)
The Second Brother
 
1909 A Troublesome Satchel (short)
Second Thief
 
1909 Lady Helen's Escapade (short)
The Footman/The Policeman
 
1909 Confidence (short)
Dinner Guest/In Bar
 
1909 A Sound Sleeper (short)
In Fight
 
1909 Schneider's Anti-Noise Crusade (short)
Second Thief
 
1909 Trying to Get Arrested (short)
Second Tough Guy
 
1909 A Drunkard's Reformation (short)
In the Bar
 
1909 Jones and His New Neighbors (short)
In Crowd (unconfirmed)
 
1909 A Burglar's Mistake (short)
Policeman
 
1909 The Voice of the Violin (short)
At Party Meeting/Servant
 
1909 The Lure of the Gown (short)
Man on Street
 
1909 The Salvation Army Lass (short)
Outside Factory
 
1909 A Fool's Revenge (short)
Fool's Accomplice (unconfirmed)
 
1909 At the Altar (short)
Priest
 
1909 The Politician's Love Story (short)
Crogan's Friend
 
1909 The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals (short)
Theatre Man
 
1908 After Many Years (short)
 
1908 Ex-Convict No. 900 (short)
 
1908 Romance of a War Nurse (short)
 
1908 The Boston Tea Party (short)
 
1908 The Painter's Revenge (short)
 
1907 Stage Struck (short)
 
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1913 A Pious Undertaking (short) (story)
 
1913 The Desperate Condition of Mr. Boggs (short) (story)
 
1913 Othello in Jonesville (short) (writer)
 
1913 The Unprofitable Boarder (short) (writer)
 
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1913 The Golden Wedding (short)
 
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1964 The Big Parade of Comedy (documentary)
Actor on Train in 'Reducing' (uncredited)
 

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The British born actor (Oxford, England) and wife Mabel appeared together in scores of films and were considered Hollywood's preeminent movie twosome until eclipsed by star couple Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks. See more »

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