Harry Mestayer
Harry Tweed Mestayer (1876–1958)[1] was an actor in silent films and theatrical productions in the U.S. He had leading roles and was a supporting actor in more than two dozen films and numerous theaterical productions.[2] He performed in California,[3] was in several hits in Chicago[4] and performed on Broadway.
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He was the son of Shakespearean actor Charles H. Mestayer and had several actors in his family.[5][3] He was married to actress Victory Bateman from 1901 to 1905,[6][7] and to Jessie D. Lockwood, a non-professional, from 1908 to 1924.[8][9]
The Museum of the City of New York has several photographs of him in acting roles.[10]
Filmography
[edit]- The House of a Thousand Candles as Jack Glenam
- Stop Thief! as Jack Dougan
- Millionaire Baby (1915)
- Badgered (1916)
- Wives of the Rich (1916)
- Her Dream of Life (1916)[11]
- Wife or Country (1918), co-wrote and starred in[12] as Dale Barker
- The Atom (1918 film) as Montague Booth
- Unguarded Women (1924) as Sing Woo
- Flapper Wives (1924), as Charles Bigelow
- Black Oxen (1923)[13] as James Oglethorpe
- The Acquittal (1923) as District Attorney
- The Locked Door (1929) as District Attorney
Plays
[edit]- The Wild Duck (1918) on Broadway as Gregers Werle
- Ghosts (1905) in Walla Walla, Washington as Oswald Alving
References
[edit]- ^ "Harry Mestayer (1876-1958) - Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
- ^ "Harry Mestayer – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
- ^ a b "Theatre Magazine". Theatre Magazine Company. May 11, 1911 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Out West: A Magazine of the Old Pacific and the New". Land of Sunshine Publishing Company. May 11, 1911 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The World To-Day". Current Encyclopedia Company. May 11, 1911 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Personal Mention". The San Francisco Dramatic Review. February 17, 1900. p. 5.
- ^ "Wine Brings Woe to Them; Harry Mestayer Is Divorced From Actress Known on Stage as Victory Bateman". The San Francisco Call. June 3, 1905. p. 16.
- ^ "Harry Mestayer Married". The San Francisco Dramatic Review. May 2, 1908. p. 9.
- ^ "The Mestayers are in Coast Divorce". Variety. Vol. 74, no. 9. 16 April 1924. p. 11.
- ^ "Museum of the City of New York - Search Result". collections.mcny.org.
- ^ Ankerich, Michael G. (5 December 2010). "Dangerous Curves atop Hollywood Heels: The Lives, Careers, and Misfortunes of 14 Hard-Luck Girls of the Silent Screen". BearManor Media – via Google Books.
- ^ Welsch, Tricia (July 27, 2013). Gloria Swanson: Ready for Her Close-Up. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781617037498 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Harry Mestayer". BFI. Archived from the original on December 10, 2021.
External links
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Media related to Harry Mestayer at Wikimedia Commons- Harry Mestayer at IMDb
