John Cossar
Acting
Biography
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Born: January 1, 1858
Place of Birth: London, England, UK
Known For
Home
A young woman of humble origins hides her family's lack of wealth and prestige from her boarding school friends.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
In 15th century France, a gypsy girl is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice, and only the deformed bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral can save her.
His Wooden Wedding
A few moments before Charley is going to marry, a friend gives him an anonymous note stating that the bride has a wooden leg.
Pants
Little Betty has a luxurious home, an army of servants and the costliest of toys. But she hasn't what a child wants most of all, other children to play with. The result is that she runs away and joins a group of children from the ghetto district on the beach. In play she exchanges clothing with a little boy. That evening Betty doesn't return home. Her maiden aunt, an over-zealous guardian, is frantic. She notifies the police. The same evening the father of the boy, who has lost his position and is facing starvation, decides to turn burglar. He steals into the home of Betty's father. The household is awakened and the intruder captured.
My Lady of Whims
Aspiring author Prudence "Prue" Severn leaves her staid home for the wild life in New York's artistic Greenwich Village community. Her concerned family hires two thrill-seeking ex-doughboys, bow-tied Bartley "Bart" Greer and his trigger-happy buddy Lee, to look after her and, hopefully, persuade her to come home. They move into Prue's apartment building, where she lives with a sculptress pal. Although interested in Bart, Prue senses he is being paid to watch over her-- so she decides to elope with the handsome Rolf.
When Fate Decides
Vera Loudon is unhappily married to the wealthy but profligate Herbert Loudon who openly makes advances to Mrs. Alicia Carteret at a dinner party. Donald Cavendish, a former admirer of Vera's, witnesses her humiliation and advises her to leave her husband, which she is unwilling to do.
The Long Arm of Mannister
Walking aimlessly in the desert, crazed by thirst and hunger, Lucy Mannister and Gaston Sinclair are overtaken by her husband George, who has pursued them around the world.
The Marriage Ring
Anne Mertons (Enid Bennett) is the unhappy wife of Hugo Mertons (Robert McKim), an unscrupulous brute. When the two struggle over a gun, Hugo is shot. Anne, thinking he is dead, flees to Hawaii, where she falls in love with Rodney Heathe (Jack Holt), who owns a sugar plantation.
The Feud
Two Southern clans, the Lynches and the Summers, have been at odds with each other since long before Civil War times. But that hasn't stopped Jere Lynch and Betty Summers from falling in love.
Fools For Luck
Philander has embraced every superstition imaginable, from hoarding rabbit's foots and horseshoes to avoiding the third light on a match. But his luck manages to run out anyway -- he loses his girl, Brunhilda and his job.
Filmography
as District Attorney
as Janet's Father
as James Severn
as Judge of the Court
as President of the Railroad
as Pio Guerra, Rosita's Manager
as Andrew Singleton
as Emerson
as Henry Slocum
as Garrison
as Edward Phillips Sr
as Foster / Capulet
as Mr. Hadden
as Mr. Pomeroy
as Mr. Pomeroy
as Mr. Pomeroy
as Mr. Pomeroy
as Horace Summers
as Jim Richardson
as John Dyack
as John Deering
as Egan
as General Graham
as P. Van Rennselear Neyland (as John Hay Cossar)
as Franklin Grant
as Brewster
as James Ward
as Applegate
as Her Father
as Mr. Dinsmore
as Mr. Lamkin
as Father of Poor Boy
as William Erling
as Mr. Combs
as Baron Douglas
as John Raymond
as Prosecuting Attorney
as John W. Cannell
as Paul D'Arblay
as The Governor
as Mr. Worthington
as Ralph Eccles
as Newton - the Forger
as Lord Fiennis
as Lawyer Smirney
as Club Members
as His Secretary