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Robert Thornby (1888–1953)

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(age 64) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1927 Young Hollywood (short)
 
1926 West of Broadway
 
1926 The Speeding Venus
 
1926 Whoa, Emma! (short)
 
1926 Run Tin Can (short)
 
1923 Gold Madness (as Robert T. Thornby)
 
1923 The Drivin' Fool (as Robert T. Thornby)
 
1923 Stormswept
 
1922 The Sagebrush Trail (as Robert T. Thornby)
 
1922 The Trap
 
1921/I The Fox
 
1921 The Blazing Trail
 
1921 Magnificent Brute
 
1921 That Girl Montana
 
1920 Half a Chance
 
1920 Felix O'Day
 
1920 The Girl in the Web
 
1920 Simple Souls
 
1920 The Deadlier Sex
 
1919 The Prince and Betty
 
1919 Fighting Cressy (as Robert T. Thornby)
 
1919 Are You Legally Married? (as Robert T. Thornby)
 
1919 Rose o' the River
 
1919 When My Ship Comes In
 
1919 Carolyn of the Corners
 
1918 Her Inspiration
 
1918 Lawless Love
 
1918 Fallen Angel
 
1918 A Little Sister of Everybody (as Robert T. Thornby)
 
1917 The Fair Barbarian
 
1917 Molly Entangled
 
1917 The Hostage
 
1917 Little Miss Optimist
 
1917 A Kiss for Susie
 
1917 Forbidden Paths (as Robert T. Thornby)
 
1917 On Dangerous Ground
 
1916 The New South
 
1916 The Almighty Dollar
 
1916 The Crucial Test
 
1916 Her Maternal Right
 
1916 Little Billy's School Days (short)
 
1916 A Woman's Power
 
1915 Olive's Hero (short)
 
1915 Olive's Pet (short)
 
1915 Billie's Strategy (short)
 
1915 Olive's Love Affair (short)
 
1914 Carmen's Romance (short)
 
1914 Billy's Charge (short)
 
1914 A Bear Escape (short)
 
1914 The Battle (short)
 
1914 The Broken Doll (short)
 
1914 A Rural Affair (short)
 
1914/II A Rural Romance (short)
 
1914 Lost in the Studio (short)
 
1914 A Race for Life (short)
 
1914 A Beach Romance (short)
 
1914 Billy's Vacation (short)
 
1914 It's a Boy! (short)
 
1914/I The Flirt (short)
 
1914 Billy's Riot (short)
 
1914 Kids (short)
 
1914 A False Move (short) (as Robert T. Thornby)
 
1914 Papa's Boy (short)
 
1914 Sandy and Shorty Start Something (short)
 
1914 Old California (short)
 
1914 Tommy's Tramp (short)
 
1914 The Race (short)
 
1914 Kid Love (short)
 
1914 Little Billy's City Cousin (short)
 
1914 The Old Oak's Secret (short)
 
1914 Little Billy's Strategy (short)
 
1914 Little Billy's Triumph (short) (uncredited)
 
1914 The Little Bugler (short)
 
1914 The Return of Jack Bellew (short)
 
1914 Quantrell's Son (short)
 
1913 Back to Eden (short)
 
1913 Her Faith in the Flag (short)
 
1913 A Pair of Prodigals (short)
 
1913 Little Kaintuck (short)
 
1913 Our Children (short)
 
1913 Tangled Threads (short)
 
1913 A Broken Melody (short)
 
1913 Bianca (short)
 
1913 Sleuths Unawares (short)
 
1913/I The Outlaw (short)
 
1913 When Friendship Ceases (short)
 
1913 Salvation Sal (short)
 
1913 The Race (short)
 
1913 Daddy's Soldier Boy (short) (as Robert T. Thornby)
 
1913 Sandy Gets Shorty a Job (short)
 
1913 His Lordship Billy Smoke (short) (as R.T. Thornby)
 
1913 The Passing of Joe Mary (short)
 
1913 The Fortune Hunters of Hicksville (short)
 
1913 Sandy and Shorty Work Together (short)
 
1913 When Ghost Meets Ghost (short)
 
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1930 Today
Telka
 
1914 Sandy and Shorty Start Something (short)
Sandy
 
1914 The Return of Jack Bellew (short)
Bill
 
1914 Quantrell's Son (short)
Quantrell's Son
 
1913 A Pair of Prodigals (short)
Sandy
 
1913 Tangled Threads (short)
Jim, Alice's Sweetheart
 
1913 Sleuths Unawares (short)
Sandy
 
1913 When Friendship Ceases (short)
Sandy
 
1913 The Race (short)
Charles Wayburn, a Banker
 
1913 Sandy Gets Shorty a Job (short)
Sandy
 
1913 The Passing of Joe Mary (short)
 
1913 The Fortune Hunters of Hicksville (short)
 
1913 Sandy and Shorty Work Together (short)
Sandy
 
1913 What God Hath Joined Together (short)
Spanish Dan
 
1913 The Wrong Pair (short)
Robert, The Runaway Bridegroom
 
1913 The Sea Maiden (short)
 
1913 The Power That Rules (short)
 
1913 After the Honeymoon (short)
Jack (as R.T. Thornby)
 
1913 Bedelia Becomes a Lady (short)
A Visitor from the City
 
1913 When the Desert Was Kind (short)
Jim Duncan - the Desperado
 
1913 A Corner in Crooks (short)
Sandy - a Wandering Vagabond
 
1913 The Whispered Word (short)
Jim Dexter
 
1913 The Winning Hand (short)
Manuelo Mandazo
 
1913 The Angel of the Desert (short)
The Gambler
 
1912/II The Better Man (short)
Miguel Gomez
 
1912 Natoosa (short)
Red Hawk - the Indian Chief
 
1912 Omens of the Mesa (short)
Texas Reilly - the Outlaw
 
1912 Una of the Sierras (short)
 
1912 When California Was Young (short)
Don Sylvia - José's Rival (as Robert T. Thornby)
 
1912 Her Spoiled Boy (short)
Bobby Bristow
 
1912 Bill Wilson's Gal (short)
Proprietor of the Saloon
 
1912 A Wasted Sacrifice (short)
Jack Martin - Gambler
 
1912 The Ancient Bow (short)
John Strong
 
1912 The Fatherhood of Buck McGee (short)
Buck McGee
 
1912 The Redemption of Red Rube (short)
Red Rube - the Outlaw
 
1912 The Curse of the Lake (short)
The Indian Maiden's Brother
 
1912/II After Many Years (short)
Malede - an Outlaw
 
1912/II At the End of the Trail (short)
Manuel Lopez - a Horse Thief
 
1912 The Triumph of Right (short)
Mexican Luke - a Criminal
 
1912 The Redemption of Ben Farland (short)
Luke, an Outlaw
 
1912/I The Greater Love (short)
The Kansas Kid
 
1912 Sheriff Jim's Last Shot (short)
Black Burke - the Outlaw
 
1912 The Craven (short)
Harvey Fiske
 
1912 The Star Reporter (short)
Jack Wilson - the Star Reporter
 
1912 The Price of Big Bob's Silence (short)
Long Bill, an Outlaw
 
1912 Sunset; or, Her Only Romance (short)
James Stamford - a Forest Ranger
 
1912 How States Are Made (short)
Bill Slick - a Roving Vagabond
 
1912 A Girl of the West (short)
Scarfaced Bill - the Rustler
 
1911 The Black Chasm (short)
 
1911 The Voiceless Message (short)
 
1911 The Half-Breed's Daughter (short)
 
1911 The Indian Flute (short)
Wild Fox
 
1911 Beyond the Law (short)
Lee Hayes
 
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1914 The Return of Jack Bellew (short) (scenario)
 
1914 Quantrell's Son (short) (scenario)
 
1912 When California Was Young (short)
 
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1922 The Kickback
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1914 The Great Universal Mystery (documentary short)
Himself
 

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