Snitz Edwards
Acting
Biography
Snitz Edwards was a noted character actor, in films from 1915 to 1931.
Born: January 1, 1868
Place of Birth: Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
Known For
Rags to Riches
A rich young boy has to prove his worth to the gang he has just joined by during all sorts of hardships, including a kidnap attempt, before they'll accept him.
Hollywood
Angela comes to Hollywood with only two things: Her dream to become a movie star, and Grandpa. She leaves an Aunt, a brother, Grandma, and her longtime boyfriend back in Centerville. Despite seeing major movie stars around every corner, and knocking on every casting office door in town, at the end of her first day she is still unemployed. To her horror, when she arrives back at their hotel, she finds that Grandpa has been cast in a movie by William DeMille and quickly becomes a star during the ensuing weeks. Her family, worried that Angela and Grandpa are getting into trouble, come to Hollywood to drag them back home. In short order Aunt, Grandma, brother, boyfriend and even the parrot become superstars, but Angela is still unemployed...
Seven Chances
Struggling stockbroker Jimmie Shannon learns that, if he gets married by 7 p.m. on his 27th birthday -- which is today -- he'll inherit $7 million from an eccentric relative.
The Thief of Bagdad
A recalcitrant thief vies with a duplicitous Mongol ruler for the hand of a beautiful princess.
The Public Enemy
Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-blooded killers. But with street notoriety and newfound wealth, the duo feels the heat from the cops and rival gangsters both. Despite his ruthless criminal reputation, Tom tries to remain connected to his family, however, gang warfare and the need for revenge eventually pull him away.
Scaramouche
A law student becomes an outlaw French revolutionary when he decides to avenge the unjust killing of his friend. To get close to the aristocrat who has killed his friend, the student adopts the identity of Scaramouche the clown.
The Cruise of the Jasper B
The film stars actor Rod La Rocque as Jerry Cleggert, a good-natured descendant of an infamous clan of pirates who resides aboard the rickety ship Jasper B. Cleggert is informed that in order to inherit a large inheritance, he must marry by his twenty-fifth birthday-- otherwise he would relinquish all claims to his impending fortune. Jerry soon meets his ideal would-be bride Agatha Fairhaven and the two immediately fall in love. Complications arise when Jerry's cousin, the dastardly lawyer Reginald Maltravers claims Agatha as his own. The courting couple suffer a series of mishaps on the way to altar; they are waylaid en route by a trio of bandits, escape from a runaway taxi cab, and outrun a mob of unscrupulous state authorities.
The Phantom of the Opera
The deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House causes murder and mayhem in an attempt to make the woman he loves a star.
Battling Butler
A meek millionaire masquerades as a boxing star to win a girl's heart.
College
A bookish college student dismissive of athletics is compelled to try out sports to win the affection of the girl he loves.
Filmography
as Miller (uncredited)
as Charley
as Luis Trudel
as Anton
as Chief Macheria
as Merry-Go-Round Manager
as The Dean
as Caesar Rinkle
as Reginald Maltravers
as Mr. Applebaum
as Abdu
as Dr. A. 'Tut' Tutweiler
as Alfred's Valet
as Thomas Mugridge (cook)
as Auctioneer
as Bit Role
as Omar's Servant
as Jeweler
as Florine Papillon
as Lawyer
as Pewee
as The Old Sport
as Mr. Stutts
as Simpson
as Mike Ricketts
as Hunchback
as His Evil Associate
as Tabb Tafel
as Villager (uncredited)
as Mr. Baltman
as Little Jailer
as Musq'oosis
as Snitz Edwards
as Blivens
as Komical Kale - the Klown
as Purist League member
as Josef
as Maurice
as Superintendent
as Ran Schreiber
as Little Husband
as Signor Frijole
as Edward Barron
as Herr Bauer
as Bernie
as Zeka Logan
as Mr. Boyd
as Willie
as Drouillard
as Drunken Man
as General Siddall
as General Gomez of Mexico