Harold Goodwin (actor, 1902)

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Harold Goodwin (1921)

Harold Goodwin (born December 1, 1902 in Peoria , Illinois , † July 12, 1987 in Woodland Hills , California ) was an American actor .

life and career

Harold Goodwin first appeared in Hollywood at the age of twelve. In an early film version of Alt-Heidelberg he played the role of the prince as a child. During his youth, Goodwin was able to establish himself as a well-known actor in Hollywood. He played leading roles alongside Mary Pickford in her films Heart o 'the Hills (1919) or Suds (1920). He also gained experience as a stage actor in the California area. In the 1920s, the now grown-up Goodwin shifted from the youthful parts to villain roles, which was also supported by his beefy, muscular physique. For example, Gibson was seen as an opponent of Hoot in a number of westerns. In the comedies Der Musterschüler (1927) and Buster Keaton, the film reporter (1928), Goodwin acted as the physically superior opponent of Buster Keaton for the love of a woman.

The silent film actor Goodwin did not cope with the switch to sound film in the late 1920s. One of his last significant roles was the soldier Detering in the classic film In the West Nothing New (1930) based on the novel by Erich Maria Remarque . Then Goodwin had to be content with small roles, and although he was very busy with these short appearances and other stuntman engagements , Goodwin rarely got the chance for substantial roles after 1931. From the 1950s, the actor was also active on television, for example in Buster Keaton's TV show or several times in the series Smoking Colts . He took on the last of over 250 film roles in 1973 in the horror film The Boy Who Cried Werewolf , here at least in a slightly larger role. Harold Goodwin died in 1987 at the age of 84.

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SURNAME Goodwin, Harold
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH December 1, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH Peoria , Illinois , USA
DATE OF DEATH July 12, 1987
Place of death Woodland Hills , California , USA