Joe King
Joseph "Joe" Sayers King (born February 9, 1883 in Austin , Texas , † April 11, 1951 in Woodland Hills , Los Angeles ) was an American actor .
life and career
Between 1912 and 1946, Joe King played in a total of over 200 feature films. King was a very busy film actor, especially during the silent movie era . In 1918 he directed the film Shifting Sands with Gloria Swanson . After the end of the silent film in the late 1920s, King was only seen in supporting roles, at the end of his career in 1946 almost always without mentioning in the film credits . He was married to the silent film actress Hazel Brukman (1888-1959).
Filmography (selection)
- 1913: With Lee in Virginia
- 1913: The Battle of Gettysburg (The Battle of Gettysburg)
- 1917: Madame Du Barry
- 1918: Irish Eyes
- 1924: Unguarded Women
- 1935: Stranded
- 1935: The woman on page 1 ( Front Page Woman )
- 1936: The walking corpse ( The Walking Dead )
- 1936: Holy cannon barrel ( Sons o 'Guns )
- 1936: Who Owns the City? ( Bullets or Ballots )
- 1936: Cain and Mabel ( Cain and Mabel )
- 1937: In Old Chicago
- 1937: River of Truth ( God's Country and the Woman )
- 1937: Law of the mountains ( Mountain Justice )
- 1937: Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
- 1938: Alexander's Ragtime Band
- 1939: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington ( Mr. Smith Goes to Washington )
- 1939: The Great Bluff ( Destry Rides Again )
- 1940: Black Friday ( Black Friday )
- 1940: Charlie Chan in the wax museum ( Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum )
- 1941: Sergeant York
- 1941: His last command ( They Died with Their Boots On )
- 1942: The Glass Key ( The Glass Key )
- 1942: The Cheeky Cavalier ( Gentleman Jim )
- 1942: The Great Gangster ( The Big Shot )
- 1942: Silver Queen
- 1943: The Stubenfee ( His Butler's Sister )
- 1943: The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
- 1946: The wonderful doll ( Magnificent Doll )
Web links
- Joe King in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | King, Joe |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | King, Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 9, 1883 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Austin , Texas |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 11, 1951 |
| Place of death | Woodland Hills , Los Angeles |