Robert Harron
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Robert "Bobby" Harron (April 12, 1893 – September 5, 1920) was an American motion picture actor of the early silent film era. Although he acted in scores of films, he is possibly best remembered for his roles in the Griffith-helmed films Intolerance and The Birth of a Nation. He was also the older brother of film actor John Harron and actress Mary Harron.
Born: April 12, 1893
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.
Known For
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.
True Heart Susie
Susie secretly loves her neighbor, William Jenkins, but neither, it seems, can confess their feelings for each other.
The Mother and the Law
To recoup losses from the extravagant roadshow presentations of Intolerance (1916), Griffith would revisit his epic film three years later by releasing two of the film's previously interlocked stories as standalone features, with additional footage and new title cards. The second of these was 'The Mother and the Law', which demonstrates how crime, moral puritanism, and conflicts between ruthless capitalists and striking workers cause ruin to the lives of marginal Americans.
A Romance of Happy Valley
John Logan leaves his parents and sweetheart in bucolic Happy Valley to make his fortune in the city. Those he left behind become miserable and beleaguered in his absence, but after several years he returns, a wealthy man. But his embittered father, not recognizing him for who he is, plans to murder the newly-arrived "stranger" for his money.
Fighting Blood
After the Civil War, an ex-soldier and his family settle in the Dakota Territory. The son quarrels with the father and leaves home. Riding in the hills, he spots a band of Indians attacking a neighboring homestead, and he races back to warn his family as the Indians chase him.
The Girl and Her Trust
A train-station telegraphist warns the next station of approaching bandits.
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
A man recognizes the thief who had previously robbed him as one of the men involved in an unrelated mob shootout.
A Child's Impulse
Mrs. Thurston, a socially ambitious widow, is holding one of her famous Bohemian parties. To these functions are invited the leading lights of the several professions, actors, artists, musicians, etc. Surrounded by these men and women of art and letters, she was at first entertained, but they soon palled and bored. On this evening in particular, she is especially possessed of ennui, until the appearance of Raymond Hartley, a wealthy young bachelor, who is introduced into the circle by a newspaper man. An attachment immediately springs up between the widow and Raymond.
A Corner in Wheat
On a whim, a greedy tycoon decides to corner the world market in wheat. This doubles the price of bread, forcing grain producers into charity lines and others further into poverty. The film contrasts the differences between the lives of those who work to grow the wheat and the life of the man who dabbles in its sale for profit.
Judith of Bethulia
Griffith adapts the story of the Apocryphal Book of Judith to the screen. During the siege of the Jewish city of Bethulia by the Assyrian tyrant Holofernes, a widow named Judith forms a plan to stop the war as her people suffer in starvation, nearly ready to surrender.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Jimmie Hilton
as The Boy
as William Jenkins
as James Grey
as John L. Logan Jr
as Edward Livingston
as Jim Young
as The Boy - Douglas Gordon Hamilton
as Ned Morris
as Jimmie Bates
as The Boy (Modern Story)
as Larry O'Dea
as Bob Jordan
as Jimmie Parker
as Jimmie Vance
as Henry Gaylord
as Tod
as The Grocery Boy
as Joe Belle
as Larry Joyce
as The Eastener, Robert Winthrop
as American lover
as Harry Faulkner (Prologue) / Weakhands (The Old Days)
as John Andrews, the son
as Nathan
as The Young Father
as The Adopted Brother
as The Son
as The Messenger
as The Farmer's Adopted Son
as Strongheart, a Yaqui Youth
as Asylum Guard
as The Young Friend
as Jim
as The Deputy
as The Beloved Son
as Gato's Brother
as Witness to Accident
as In Cavalry
as Young Burglar
as Youth Outside Church
as On Porch
as The Southern Boy
as Indian
as Rival Gang Member / In Alley / At Dance
as Beau at Ice Cream Festival
as A Brother
as The Rival / In Club
as At Stage Door
as The Boyfriend
as The Great Brother's Friend
as Weakhands
as Schoolboy
as The Murdered Indian's Son
as The Young Woman's Brother
as A Farmer
as The Victim / In Gambling Hall
as The Messenger
as The Delivery Boy
as The Errand Boy
as The Neighbor with Unbuttoned Cuffs
as Bobby
as A Settler
as At Soda Fountain
as Bakery Assistant
as A Union soldier (uncredited)
as Family Friend
as On Street / Accident Witness
as The Bellboy
as In Wagon Train
as Bobby
as The Old Soldier's Son
as On Ship
as Enoch's Teenage Son
as Buying Newspapers
as At Stage Door
as Young Boy
as Sweatshop Employee
as At Post Office
as The Country Boy
as Boy with Drum
as At Station
as Stagehand / Usher
as At the Club
as Outside Company Office
as Farmer
as One of the Boys
as One of the Children on the Street
as Theatre Usher
as In Street Crowds
as On Street
as Messenger
as Theatre Audience
as A Messenger
as Stock Boy
as Messenger
as On Boardwalk
as Bellboy
as Messenger
as Boy in Front of Store
as Extra in Crowd