Arthur Byron
Age: 71 | From: Brooklyn [now in New York City], New York, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1872-04-03 00:33:19
Death: 1943-07-17 00:33:19
Aliases: Arthur William Byron
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Brooklyn [now in New York City], New York, USA
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Movie Involvements: 19
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Arthur William Byron (April 3, 1872 – July 16, 1943) was an American actor, the son of actors Kate Crehan and Oliver Doud Byron. He played a mixture of British and American roles in films. He was a nephew of the stage actress Ada Rehan, his maternal aunt. Byron started his theatrical career at the age of 17 with his father's dramatic company. In 1939 he celebrated his 50 years in show business. He appeared in more than 300 plays and played with stars like Maxine Elliott, Ethel Barrymore, John Gielgud, Katherine Cornell, Maude Adams and Minnie Maddern Fiske. He was the founder and one-time president of The Actor Equity Association and he also served as an officer of The Lambs and the Actor's fund of America. Byron appeared many times at the Lakewood Playhouse in Maine. Arthur Byron died of a heart ailment, from which he suffered for some years, in Hollywood in 1943. He was cremated and his ashes were sent to the Byron summer home in Maine.
Most Famous Work
The Mummy
(1932) Sir Joseph Whemple
The Mayor of Hell
(1933) Judge H.J. Gilbert
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
(1932) Warden Paul Long
The House of Rothschild
(1934) Baring
The Prisoner of Shark Island
(1936) Mr. Erickson
The Silk Express
(1933) Conductor Clark
Fog Over Frisco
(1934) Everett Bradford
Shadow of Doubt
(1935) BellwoodActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Mr. Erickson | |
| 1935 | No. 1 Boss | |
| Captain John Winslow | ||
| Kinkaid | ||
| Spencer | ||
| Bellwood | ||
| 1934 | Governor W.H. Vincent | |
| President Stanley Craig | ||
| General Gerald Phillips | ||
| Dr. Kendall | ||
| Inspector Stone | ||
| Everett Bradford | ||
| John Harly | ||
| Baring | ||
| Slag | ||
| 1933 | Phillip Sargent | |
| Judge H.J. Gilbert | ||
| Tracey (Uncredited) | ||
| Conductor Clark | ||
| Jasper Brooks - Secretary of State | ||
| General Krish | ||
| 1932 | Warden Paul Long | |
| Jameson | ||
| Sir Joseph Whemple | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
