George Siegmann
George Siegmann | |
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George Siegmann in 1924 | |
Born |
New York City, U.S. | February 8, 1882
Died |
June 22, 1928 46) Hollywood, California, U.S. | (aged
Cause of death | Pernicious anemia |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1909–28 |
Spouse(s) | Maude Darby (1927–28) (his death) |
George Siegmann (February 8, 1882, in New York City – June 22, 1928, in Hollywood, California) was an American actor in the silent film era.
Biography
Born in New York City in 1882, Siegmann is listed as having been in over 100 films. His more notable roles include Silas Lynch in Griffith's Birth of A Nation (1915), Porthos in The Three Musketeers (1921), Bill Sikes in Oliver Twist (1922), the guard in the 1927 film The Cat and the Canary, and Dr. Hardquanonne in The Man Who Laughs (completed in 1927, released in 1928).
In June 1915, Siegmann was seriously injured in the crash of a car driven by film actor and director Tod Browning, who was also badly hurt. Another passenger, film actor Elmer Booth, was killed instantly in the crash. Siegmann had four broken ribs, a deeply lacerated thigh, and internal injuries.[1]
In 1927, Siegmann married Maud Darby. About a year later, in 1928, after a long illness, he died of pernicious anemia.[2]
Partial filmography
- The Hessian Renegades (1909, Short) - Hessian
- A Flash of Light (1910, Short) - Wedding Guest
- The Green-Eyed Devil (1914, Short)
- Brute Force (1914, Short)
- Home, Sweet Home (1914)
- The Lover's Gift (1914, Short) - Sheriff Reed
- The Angel of Contention (1914, Short) - Sheriff Magoon
- The Avenging Conscience (1914) - The Italian
- Birth of A Nation (1915) - Silas Lynch - Mulatto Lieut. Governor
- A Yankee from the West (1915) - Sheriff Dick
- Intolerance (1916) - Cyrus (uncredited)
- Should She Obey? (1917) - Allegorical Types
- Grafters (1917) - The Menace
- Mother Love and the Law (1917) - William Bernard
- Hearts of the World (1918) - Von Strohm
- The Great Love (1918) - Mr. Seymour
- The Hawk's Trail (1919) - Quang Goo Hai
- The Untamed (1920) - Jim Silent
- Little Miss Rebellion (1920) - Col. Moro
- The Big Punch (1921) - Flash McGraw
- Partners of Fate (1921) - Purser
- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1921) - Sir Sagramore
- The Queen of Sheba (1921) - King Armud of Sheba
- Desperate Trails (1921) - Sheriff Price
- Shame (1921) - Foo Chang
- The Three Musketeers (1921) - Porthos
- Silent Years (1921) - Pierre Gavot
- The Truthful Liar (1922) - Mark Potts
- Fools First (1922) - Spud Miller
- Monte Cristo (1922) - Luigi Vampa
- Oliver Twist (1922) - Bill Sikes
- Hungry Hearts (1922) - Rosenblatt
- A California Romance (1922) - Don Juan Diego
- Lost and Found on a South Sea Island (1923) - Faulke
- Slander the Woman (1923) - Scarborough
- Stepping Fast (1923) - 'Red' Pollock
- Merry-Go-Round (1923) - Schani Huber
- Scaramouche (1923) - Danton
- Hell's Hole (1923) - Conductor
- The Eagle's Feather (1923) - Van Brewen
- Jealous Husbands (1923) - 'Red' Lynch
- Anna Christie (1923) - Anna's Uncle
- Enemies of Children (1923)
- The Man Life Passed By (1923) - Crogan
- On Time (1924) - Wang Wu
- Singer Jim McKee (1924) - 'Brute' Bernstein
- Stolen Secrets (1924) - Nat Fox
- The Shooting of Dan McGrew (1924) - Jake Hubbel
- When a Girl Loves (1924) - Rogojin
- The Right of the Strongest (1924) - 'Trav' Williams
- The Guilty One (1924) - Captain
- Revelation (1924) - Hofer
- Janice Meredith (1924) - Colonel Rahl
- Manhattan (1924) - Bud McGinnis
- A Sainted Devil (1924) - El Tigre
- Recompense (1925) - Stenhouse
- Zander the Great (1925) - Black Bart
- Never the Twain Shall Meet (1925) - James Muggridge
- Pursued (1925) - John Grant
- Manhattan Madness (1925) - Dr. Harlan
- The Caretaker's Daughter (1925, Short) - The Gunman - Prospective Car Buyer
- The Red Kimono (1925) - Mr. Mack
- The Sporting Life (1925) - Limehouse Dan Crippen
- The Phantom Express (1925) - Rufus Hardy
- The Palace of Pleasure (1926) - Caesar
- The Midnight Sun (1926) - Ivan Kusmin - Banker
- My Old Dutch (1926) - Workhouse Superintendent
- Born to the West (1926) - Jesse Fillmore
- The Carnival Girl (1926) - Sigmund
- Poker Faces (1926) - George Dixon
- The Old Soak (1926) - Al
- Hotel Imperial (1927) - Gen. Juschkiewitsch
- The Red Mill (1927) - Willen
- The King of Kings (1927) - Barabbas
- The Cat and the Canary (1927) - The Guard
- Love Me and the World Is Mine (1927) - Porter
- Uncle Tom's Cabin (1927) - Simon Legree
- The Thirteenth Juror (1927) - The Politician, George Quinn
- Stop That Man! (1928) - 'Butch' Barker
- The Man Who Laughs (1928) - Dr. Hardquanonne (final film role)
References
- ↑ David J. Ska (October 15, 2001). The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror. Macmillan. p. 35. ISBN 978-0571199969.
- ↑ "Noted Character Actor of Movies Dies at his Home in Hollywood, Cal". Las Vegas Daily Optic. June 23, 1928. p. 6.
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