Carlyle Blackwell
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia Carlyle Blackwell (January 20, 1884 – June 17, 1955) was an American silent film actor and a minor director and producer. He made his film debut in the 1910 Vitagraph Studios production of Uncle Tom's Cabin directed by J. Stuart Blackton. Between then and 1930, when talkies ended his acting career, he appeared in more than 180 films, and occasionally directed. In his later screen-acting years he was also active as a producer and writer. After his final film in 1930, Blackwell turned to performing on stage in live theatre. For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Blackwell has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6340 Hollywood Boulevard.
Born: January 19, 1884
Place of Birth: Troy, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For
The Hound of the Baskervilles
One of the last of the silent Sherlock films.
The Wrecker
The Wrecker is a British film that tells the story of a crook who organises train crashes to discredit the railway, in favour of a rival bus company. The stunts in this film were groundbreaking for 1920s British cinema A scene wich has been discribed as "the most spectacular rail crash in cinema history" was recorded by 22 cameras.
Mexican Filibusters
The setting is the Mexican Revolution and friends Pedro and Alvarez get a message to transport some weapons across the border.
On Dangerous Ground
Carlyle Blackwell stars as an American in Germany at the outbreak of World War I. A mysterious stranger bursts into his room and proclaims him her husband. What's a gentleman to do? He poses as her husband to deliver "papers" to French headquarters. Adventure follows.
The Invaders
Not being successful in his suit for the hand of Helen Sawyer, and to show the father of the young lady that he is made of the same material as he is, John Thorpe, a wealthy New Yorker, leaves for the west, but without any predetermined destination. While traveling, however, he meets an old man called Uncle Billy, and upon this man's advice, Thorpe purchases a ranch in Buffalo, Wyo. Not long afterwards, the homesteaders are accused by the large cattle owners of stealing their cattle, and they give Tom Horn, commonly known as "The Killer," a list of those they desire to get rid of. ....
She
Mr. Blackwell discovers a relic that informs him about Blythe (as Ayesha, or "She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed"), who loved his father and others in the ancestral line. Blackwell accompanies pal Heinrich George and handyman Tom Reynolds to Arabia.
The Ocean Waif
An abused young woman finds safety and love in the arms of a famous novelist.
The Colonel's Escape
A short Western in which a colonel and a resistance fighter help each other out in times of war.
The Beloved Blackmailer
The girlfriend of the son of a rich railroad tycoon, attempts to help him escape the clutches of his well-meaning, but over-bearing mother whilst encouraging her own father not to give up on his business, by instigating a staged kidnapping and black-mailing scheme.
Doctor Cupid
Love! What a wonderful thing is love. Cupid is a specialist in aching hearts and for sick men and maidens. Alice Linton falls in love with Percy Primrose, a young poet. Papa Linton says, "Cut out the poetry and keep the muse out of the family." He will not father-in-law a sentimental versifier. Alice is deeply smitten with Percy and she cannot be comforted, falls into a decline and looks very ill. Her father is anxious about her and hastens to see the family physician. Percy consults the doctor in advance of the father, however, and tells him all about Alice's trouble and his love for her. The old doctor is a friend of the young people and arranges to help them. When the father calls, the doctor feigns sickness and sends Percy, disguised as "Doctor Cupid," to attend the young lady's case.
Filmography
as Tim Parke
as Dietrich Hebbirn
as Sherlock Holmes
as Ambrose Barney
as Tom Forty
as Leo Vincy / Kallikrates
as Comte Georges de Kerlor
as Gaston de Nerac / Paragot
as Lord Robert Dudley
as Captain Hugh Drummond
as Oswald
as Luke Halliday
as Paul Arden
as J. Butterfield 'Butts' Conroy
as Anthony 'Tony' Douglas
as Charles Conant
as Kid Kelly
as Tom Whitney
as Frederic Pritchard
as Bobby Briggs
as Charles de la Fontaine - Marquis
as Ned Lorrimer
as Lt. Dennis Gaveston
as Charles Trevor
as Jack Christie
as Alexander Hamilton
as Self - Cameo Appearance
as Jack Burkshaw
as David
as Brand Cameron
as John Dean
as Hugh Eltinge
as Bradford Stewart
as Harry Ford, as an adult
as Dane Ashley
as Ronald Roberts
as Howard Stanton
as Paul Taylor
as Dr. John Arnold
as Lt. Dodd
as Frederick Marston / Robert Anglo-Saxon
as King Stephen
as Henry
as Lawrence - a Victim of Circumstance
as Billy Waters - an Architect
as John Thorpe
as John Smith - a Workman
as Bariola
as Rhys Pryce - Soldier of Fortune
as Don Pablo
as A Young Cavalry Lieutenant
as Slim Jim aka Red Davis
as Pedro
as Percy Primrose, A Poet
as The Son