George Ovey
| George Ovey | |
|---|---|
 As "Merry Jerry" in the Cub Comedies, about 1916 | |
| Born |
December 13, 1870 Trenton, Missouri, USA |
| Died |
December 23, 1951 (aged 81) Hollywood, California, USA |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1915-1951 |
George Ovey (December 13, 1870 – September 23, 1951) was an American film actor and comedian.
Biography
George Ovey was born December 13, 1870 in Trenton, Missouri. He appeared in 207 films between 1915 and 1951, but he is best known as the character "Merry Jerry" in several short films known as the "Cub Comedies" that were produced in the mid 1910s by Mutual Films.[1] He died September 23, 1951 in Hollywood, California.[2]
Partial filmography
George Ovey in 1917
- Fatty's Reckless Fling (1915)
- Jerry in the Movies (1916)
- The Arizona Sweepstakes (1926)
- The Sporting Lover (1926)
- Strings of Steel (1926)
- A Trick of Hearts (1928)
- The Pirate of Panama (1929)
- Night Ride (1930)
- Hit the Deck (1930)
- Texas Terror (1935) (uncredited)
- The Roaring West (1935)
- Lawless Range (1935)
Notes and references
- ↑ "That funny fellow". Evening World (final edition). New York. January 29, 1916. p. 6. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ↑ George Ovey on IMDb
External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to George Ovey. |
- George Ovey on IMDb
Authority control  |
|---|
This article is issued from
Wikipedia.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.