Eddie Polo
Eddie Polo (born February 1, 1875 in Los Angeles , † June 14, 1961 in Hollywood ; actually Edward W. Wyman ) was an American actor , director and a star of the American and German sensational films and silent film westerns.
Life
Eddie Polo had worked as a circus performer (part of an aerialist act) since his youth. In 1913 a film company hired him as a stuntman for their westerns, and two years later he began to take on regular roles. The athletic polo developed in a very short time to the star of the cheaply produced, but (for the times effective) series western. With the title hero in the Cyclone Smith film series, he was finally able to assert himself in the early years after the end of the First World War . His nickname “Hercules of the screen” became the program. Polo did all of his stunts himself; In 1915 he was the first man to parachute from the Eiffel Tower .
In 1922 Polo came to Austria for his first German-language film , and in 1926 he settled in Germany for the next six years . As "Eddy Polo", despite his advanced age, he was able to record considerable success in the sensational film genre. But he also continued to play leading roles in westerns tailored to his person. After a late entry into the sound film - Polo received only a minor role in the sensational film by his Italian competitor Luciano Albertini It's All About Everything - Polo returned to the USA. At first he couldn't find a job there in the cinema and had to be content with sometimes tiny batch appearances for the entire duration of World War II .
Eddie Polo's daughter Malvina Polo (1903–2000) also appeared in front of the camera in the early 1920s, while his brother Sam Polo (1872–1966) was also a silent film actor and, moreover, (in later years) a sought-after makeup artist.
Filmography (selection)
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See also
literature
- Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 6: N - R. Mary Nolan - Meg Ryan. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 290.
Web links
- Eddie Polo in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Pictures by Eddie Polo In: Virtual History
Individual evidence
- ↑ Other sources give San Francisco and Vienna as possible birthplaces.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Polo, Eddie |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Polo, Eddy; Wyman, Edward W. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 1, 1875 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , United States |
DATE OF DEATH | June 14, 1961 |
Place of death | Hollywood , United States |