Herbert Standing
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Herbert Standing was a British stage and screen actor and the patriarch of the Standing family of actors. He was the father of numerous children, many who had careers in theatre and cinema. Toward the end of his life, he appeared in many Hollywood silent films.
Born: November 13, 1846
Place of Birth: Peckham, London, England, UK
Known For
Stella Maris
Stella Maris is a beautiful, crippled girl, who is cared for by a rich family. They shield her from the harsh realities of the world, so that she has no idea of the cruel things that some people do. Unity Blake is a poor orphan all too familiar with the harsh realities of the real world. These two young women both fall in love with John, love which is complicated by the fact that he is still married to (though separated from) a bad wife.
The Masquerader
John Loder looks exactly like his cousin, John Chilcote, who is a member of Parliament. Because of his dissolute ways, Chilcote collapses, and Loder is called in to take his place so that the family honor can remain unsullied. Loder's masquerade is so successful that no one suspects him of being an impostor, not even Chilcote's estranged wife, Eve. Loder distinguishes himself with his actions, both in public and private, while the real Chilcote sinks further into the gutter until he finally dies. Loder decides to remain as John Chilcote, and marries Eve, who, up until Loder reveals his true identity, has believed she was falling in love with her husband all over again.
The Brown Derby
Tommy Burke, a good-natured young plumber who refers to his monkey wrench as his pipe organ, is unaware of his inferiority complex. One day he learns that an eccentric uncle has died, leaving him a brown derby said to bring good luck to its wearer. Meanwhile Edith Worthing and her Aunt Anna are expecting Edith's wealthy uncle, Adolph Plummer, from Australia. On a call to their house, Tommy is mistaken for the uncle, being announced as "a plumber," and soon a mutual romance develops with Edith. They are wedded by mistake when serving as witnesses to marriage by elopement. Farrell, a rival for Edith, learns of Tommy's deception and persuades Edith to elope with him; but Tommy follows in hot pursuit, in his pajamas and derby. At the last minute, a message arrives telling Edith that she and Tommy are already married.
Down to Earth
A healthy outdoors-type follows the girl he loves to a resort for wealthy hypochondriacs. In order to prove to her and the other patients that their "illnesses" are all in their minds, he hatches a scheme to take them on a boat ride, then get them stranded in the wilderness, where he can show them that they can live without their pills, doctors and "cures".
Madame la Presidente
Mademoiselle Gobette, a pretty young actress, visits the offices of the Minister of Justice, Cyprienne Gaudet. Simultaneously, Madame Galipaux arrives to speak to the Minister on behalf of her husband. Gaudet mistakes Madame Galipaux for the new cleaning woman, and Mademoiselle Gobette for Madame Galipaux, leading to farcical complications when Monsieur Galipaux arrives.
The Squaw Man
Framed for embezzlement, an English nobleman flees to America, eventually finding romance in Wyoming with a young Native-American. This is the 1918 remake of the 1913 original, the first feature length Hollywood film. It is considered to be a lost film with only one reel still extant.
The Intrigue
A sci-fi/espionage film in which world powers vie for control of a death ray during World War I as an undercover countess infiltrates enemy ranks to prevent them from getting their hands on the weapon.
Hypocrites
The story of St. Gabriel, who was killed by an ignorant mob for making a nude statue representing Purity, who is also represented by a ghostly naked girl that flits through the film.
He Comes Up Smiling
Jerry Martin quits his dull job as a bank clerk and falls in with a band of hobos. He takes on the guise of Bachelor, the "king of the market," and finds himself pursued by dangerous men who are after the real Bachelor. *Only fragments are known to exist. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.
Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley
Amarilly comes from a large family in a working-class neighborhood. She is happy with her family and her boyfriend Terry, a bartender in a cafe. But one day she meets Gordon, a sculptor who comes from a rich family, and she begins to be drawn into the world of the upper class.
Filmography
as Adolph Plummer
as Newspaper Editor
as Ethelbert Wentworth
as Josephus Ranson
as Reverend Dr. Helstan
as Herbert Fraide
as Bishop
as John D. Anthony
as Peter Hammond
as The Priest
as Samuel Pangborn
as Bishop Van Wagenen
as Governor-General
as Peter Craine
as John Sitterly
as Governor Kingsland
as Sir Joseph Webling
as Hon. Guy Wyndham
as Banker McElwyn
as Bennett
as Haskell Carter
as Peter Brent
as Anton Deprenay
as Guy Whitby Dawson
as Peter Jellaby
as Deronodo
as Dean Of Trentham
as Rev. David Warwick
as Maj. William Thaw
as Mike
as Burton Sr
as Father Riordan (uncredited)
as Sir Oliver Blount
as Her Grandfather
as Warren Bronson
as Mr. S.D. Dyspeptic
as Quartus Hembly
as James Plymouth
as John Drummond
as William Fletcher
as The Emperor
as Dr. Barnes
as Oriel Kincaid
as Archduke Ferdinand
as Col. Hector Royston
as Simon Ingot
as Mr. Adams
as James Winthrop
as Augustin Galipaux
as Spicer South
as Joe Fisbee
as President Ambrose Castroba
as St. Peter
as Colonel Monroe
as Gypsy Chief
as Halib Bey
as South American businessman
as Mr. Hastings
as Father Reinaldo
as Pat O'Brien
as John Mason
as The Abbot (as Mr. Herbert Standing)