Harry Todd
Harry Todd (birth name John Nelson Todd, born December 13, 1863 in Allegheny , Pennsylvania , † February 15, 1935 in Glendale , California ) was an American actor , known for comedies and westerns by and with Gilbert M. Anderson .
Life
Todd worked for Essanay from 1909 , mostly under the direction of Gilbert M. Anderson in comedies and westerns. In addition to Victor Potel , Augustus Carney (until his departure to Universal Studios ) and his future wife Margaret Joslin , he played the character Mustang Pete 76 times in the Snakeville Western comedies from 1911 to 1917 .
In the next few years he played supporting roles in films of all genres for various film companies, but mostly in B-Westerns. He has appeared in some of Harold Lloyd's Lonesome Luke films and under Hal Roach in the Toto films Armado Novellos . Directors who used Todd in the 1920s included John Ince , King Vidor , WS Van Dyke , John Ford , Michael Curtiz and Lionel Barrymore, and most notably Richard Thorpe and Edward Sedgwick . Little by little, Todd's roles became smaller and most of his films in the 1930s were uncredited.
Filmography (selection)
- 1910: The Bearded Bandit
- 1911: Across the Plains
- 1911: Town Hall, Tonight
- 1911: Alkali Ike's car
- 1914: Sophie's Legacy
- 1916: Luke and the Mermaids
- 1916: Luke's Movie Muddle
- 1919: a forced marriage ( Please Get Married )
- 1920: The Jack-Knife Man
- 1921: The Sky Pilot
- 1923: Bandit Revenge ( Three Jumps Ahead )
- 1923: The Stony Path ( Barefoot Boy )
- 1926: Who Never Kissed a Kiss ( Chip of the Flying U )
- 1926: Little Big Horn's Death Ride ( The Flaming Frontier )
- 1926: King of the Cowboys ( The Buckaroo Kid )
- 1926: Sensation in the circus ( The Third Degree )
- 1930: The Hero's Ride in the Wild West ( Lucky Larkin )
- 1931: The Miracle Woman
- 1931: Ten Cents a Dance
- 1932: Endless Longing ( Forbidden )
- 1932: Four fists like a clap of thunder ( The Fighting Fool )
- 1932: The Day the Bank Was Stormed ( American Madness )
- 1934: It Happened One Night ( It Happened One Night )
- 1934: Broadway Bill
- 1935: Law Beyond the Range
Web links
- Harry Todd in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Todd, Harry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 13, 1863 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Allegheny , Pennsylvania , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 15, 1935 |
| Place of death | Glendale , California , United States |