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{{short description|Canadian actor}}
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| image = Joseph Kilgour 01.JPG
| image = Joseph Kilgour, film actor (SAYRE 4249).jpg
| caption = Kilgour as George Washington in "Our Beginnings" ca. 1904
| caption = Kilgour in 1924
| name = Joseph Kilgour
| name = Joseph Kilgour
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1863|7|11}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1863|7|11}}
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| resting_place= Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, Westchester County, New York
| resting_place= Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, Westchester County, New York
| occupation = Silent film actor, stage actor
| occupation = Silent film actor, stage actor
| yearsactive = 1909-1926
| yearsactive = 1909–1926
| nationality = Canadian
| nationality = Canadian
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'''Joseph Kilgour''' (11 July 1863 &ndash; 21 April 1933) was a Canadian actor of the [[silent film]] era. He was a well-known veteran stage actor in [[Broadway theatre]] before entering silent films. He appeared in 57 films between 1909 and 1926.<ref>[http://www.allmovie.com/artist/joseph-kilgour-p38120 Joseph Kilgour; allmovie biography]</ref>
'''Joseph Kilgour''' (11 July 1863 21 April 1933) was a Canadian actor of the [[silent film]] era. He was a well-known veteran stage actor in [[Broadway theatre]] before entering silent films. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1909 and 1926.<ref>[http://www.allmovie.com/artist/joseph-kilgour-p38120 Joseph Kilgour; allmovie biography]</ref>


Kilgour was born in [[Ayr, Ontario]], [[Canada]] to Joseph Kilgour Sr. and Mary Anderson, who married 29 Sep 1856. Kilgour was one of seven children of the general store owner. Kilgour left Ayr and moved to the United States to pursue his acting career. Kilgour retired from acting and died in [[Long Island, New York]] in 1933.
Kilgour was born in [[Ayr, Ontario|Ayr]], [[Canada West]] to Joseph Kilgour Sr. and Mary Anderson, who married 29 September 1856. Kilgour was one of seven children of the general store owner. Kilgour left Ayr and moved to the United States to pursue his acting career. Kilgour retired from acting and died in [[Long Island, New York]] in 1933.


==Partial filmography==
==Partial filmography==
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* ''[[The Battle Cry of Peace]]'' (1915)
* ''[[The Battle Cry of Peace]]'' (1915)
* ''[[My Lady's Slipper]]'' (1916)
* ''[[My Lady's Slipper]]'' (1916)
* ''[[The Easiest Way (1917 film)|The Easiest Way]]'' (1917)
* ''[[The Easiest Way (1917 film)|The Easiest Way]]'' (1917)
* ''[[Her Excellency, the Governor]]'' (1917)
* ''[[Her Excellency, the Governor]]'' (1917)
* ''[[Runaway Romany]]'' (1917)
* ''[[Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation]]'' (1917)
* ''[[The Heart of Romance]]'' (1918)
* ''[[Social Hypocrites]]'' (1918)
* ''[[The Shell Game (film)|The Shell Game]]'' (1918)
* ''[[The House of Gold]]'' (1918)
* ''[[The Silent Woman (film)|The Silent Woman]]'' (1918)
* ''[[The Divorcee (1919 film)|The Divorcee]]'' (1919)
* ''[[The Divorcee (1919 film)|The Divorcee]]'' (1919)
* ''[[A Favor To A Friend (film)|A Favor To A Friend]]'' (1919)
* ''[[A Favor To A Friend (film)|A Favor To A Friend]]'' (1919)
* ''[[The Lion's Den (1919 film)|The Lion's Den]]'' (1919)
* ''[[The Lion's Den (1919 film)|The Lion's Den]]'' (1919)
* ''[[Lombardi, Ltd.]]'' (1919)
* ''[[Lombardi, Ltd.]]'' (1919)
* ''[[Blind Man's Eyes]]'' (1919)
* ''[[The Great Victory]]'' (1919)
* ''[[Blackie's Redemption]]'' (1919)
* ''[[One-Thing-at-a-Time O'Day]]'' (1919)
* ''[[The Walk-Offs]]'' (1920)
* ''[[The Walk-Offs]]'' (1920)
* ''[[Hearts Are Trumps (1920 American film)|Hearts Are Trumps]]'' (1920)
* ''[[The Heart of a Child (1920 film)|The Heart of a Child]]'' (1920)
* ''[[The Heart of a Child (1920 film)|The Heart of a Child]]'' (1920)
* ''[[Shore Acres (film)|Shore Acres]]'' (1920)
* ''[[Shore Acres (1920 film)|Shore Acres]]'' (1920)
* ''[[Love (1920 film)|Love]]'' (1920)
* ''[[Love (1920 film)|Love]]'' (1920)
* ''[[Mother o' Mine]]'' (1921)
* ''[[The Yellow Typhoon]]'' (1920)
* ''[[The Broken Gate]]'' (1920)
* ''[[Mother o' Mine (1921 film)|Mother o' Mine]]'' (1921)
* ''[[At the End of the World]]'' (1921)
* ''[[At the End of the World]]'' (1921)
* ''[[I Am Guilty]]'' (1921)
* ''[[I Am Guilty (1921 film)|I Am Guilty]]'' (1921)
* ''[[Lying Lips (1921 film)|Lying Lips]]'' (1921)
* ''[[Within the Law (1923 film)|Within the Law]]'' (1923)
* ''[[Within the Law (1923 film)|Within the Law]]'' (1923)
* ''[[The Woman With Four Faces]]'' (1923)
* ''[[The Woman With Four Faces]]'' (1923)
* ''[[The Midnight Alarm]]'' (1923)
* ''[[Ponjola]]'' (1923)
* ''[[Ponjola]]'' (1923)
* ''[[Torment (1924 film)|Torment]]'' (1924)
* ''[[Torment (1924 film)|Torment]]'' (1924)
* ''[[On Probation (1924 film)|On Probation]]'' (1924)
* ''[[Try and Get It]]'' (1924)
* ''[[Janice Meredith (film)|Janice Meredith]]'' (1924)
* ''[[Janice Meredith (film)|Janice Meredith]]'' (1924)
* ''[[The Torrent (1924 film)|The Torrent]]'' (1924)
* ''[[Capital Punishment (film)|Capital Punishment]]'' (1925)
* ''[[Capital Punishment (film)|Capital Punishment]]'' (1925)
* ''[[The Top of the World (film)|The Top of the World]]'' (1925)
* ''[[Percy (1925 film)|Percy]]'' (1925)
* ''[[One Year to Live]]'' (1925)
* ''[[The King on Main Street]]'' (1925)
* ''[[The King on Main Street]]'' (1925)
* ''[[Let's Get Married (1926 film)|Let's Get Married]]'' (1926)
* ''[[Let's Get Married (1926 film)|Let's Get Married]]'' (1926)
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==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Canadian male film actors]]
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[[Category:Canadian male silent film actors]]
[[Category:Canadian male silent film actors]]
[[Category:People from Waterloo Region, Ontario]]
[[Category:People from the Regional Municipality of Waterloo]]
[[Category:Burials at Kensico Cemetery]]
[[Category:Burials at Kensico Cemetery]]
[[Category:20th-century Canadian male actors]]
[[Category:20th-century Canadian male actors]]
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Latest revision as of 21:02, 15 December 2023

Joseph Kilgour
Kilgour in 1924
Born(1863-07-11)11 July 1863
Ayr, Ontario, Canada
Died21 April 1933(1933-04-21) (aged 69)
Resting placeKensico Cemetery, Valhalla, Westchester County, New York
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)Silent film actor, stage actor
Years active1909–1926

Joseph Kilgour (11 July 1863 – 21 April 1933) was a Canadian actor of the silent film era. He was a well-known veteran stage actor in Broadway theatre before entering silent films. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1909 and 1926.[1]

Kilgour was born in Ayr, Canada West to Joseph Kilgour Sr. and Mary Anderson, who married 29 September 1856. Kilgour was one of seven children of the general store owner. Kilgour left Ayr and moved to the United States to pursue his acting career. Kilgour retired from acting and died in Long Island, New York in 1933.

Partial filmography[edit]

References[edit]

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