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Billy West (silent film actor) This page was last edited on 9 January 2025, at 22:24 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 ...
Harold Clayton Lloyd Sr. (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) was an American actor, comedian, and stunt performer who appeared in many silent comedy films. [1]One of the most influential film comedians of the silent era, Lloyd made nearly 200 comedy films, both silent and talkies, from 1914 to 1947.
Silent comedy is a style of film, related to but distinct from mime, developed to bring comedy into the medium of film during the silent film era (1900s–1920s), before synchronized soundtracks that could include dialogue were technologically available for the majority of films. While silent comedy is still practiced today, albeit much less ...
He is best known for his silent films during the 1920s, in which he performed physical comedy and inventive stunts. He frequently maintained a stoic, deadpan facial expression that became his trademark and earned him the nickname "The Great Stone Face". [3] [4] Keaton was a child vaudeville star
Pages in category "American male silent film actors" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,250 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Silent film actors (4 C, 5 P) B. Benshi (6 P) D. Silent film directors (8 C, 86 P) P. Silent film producers (1 C, 34 P) S. Silent film screenwriters (60 P)
Bernard "Ben" Turpin (September 19, 1869 [2] – July 1, 1940) was an American comedian and actor, best remembered for his work in silent films. His trademarks were his cross-eyed appearance and adeptness at vigorous physical comedy. A sometimes vaudeville performer, he was "discovered" for film while working as the janitor for Essanay Studios ...
Silent film actors The following is a list of actors and actresses whose careers began in the silent film era of the 1910s and 1920s. This list includes international performers who were well known throughout the world, and those who may have only achieved a degree of success in their native countries.