The top 16 actors born in 1869 (Part 2)
We’ve already looked at the top 10 actors born in 1869 (check out the blog here), so now we’re going to look at the other 6 that didn’t make it into the top 10. We’re only looking at their acting work, and not their directing or writing work.
16. Buster Keaton (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966)
Born: Joseph Frank Keaton III
Occupation: Actor, Director, Producer, Screenwriter
Notable Films/TV Shows: The General, Steamboat Bill Jr., Cops, Our Hospitality, Sherlock Jr., College
Why He’s On This List: Keaton was one of the most prolific silent film stars of his time. His films were highly influential and he is widely regarded as one of the great comedians of all time. His deadpan expression made him a favorite among audiences and critics alike. The General is considered by many to be his masterpiece. It was a massive commercial success and is still one of his best-known films today. Steamboat Bill Jr. is also considered to be one of his best works. It had a lot of stunts in
In Part 1 of this blog, we looked at the top 16 actors born in 1869. In today’s post, I will continue on with the rest of the list.
1. Mike Siegel (1869–1926) – Actor
2. Daniel Roussel (1869–1940) – Actor
3. Harry Garson (1869–1948) – Actor
4. Georg Alexander (1869–1946) – Actor
5. Maurice d’Ocagne (1869–1951) – Actor
6. Walter Byron (1869–1933) – Actor
7. William Humphrey (1869–1945) – Actor
8. Francisco Martínez López (1869–1950) – Actor
9. Henry Victor (1869–1941) – Actor
10. Wilhelm Bendow (1869–1944) – Actor
11. James Neill (1869–1950) – Actor
12. André Nox (1869–1952) – Actor
13. Henri Charrettet (1869–1943) – Actor
14. Edmund Breese (1869–1929) – Writer, Director and Producer
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The following actors were born in 1869. This list includes people from United States, England and many more countries.
George Arliss
Mary Jane Irving
Frederick Vroom
Frederick A. Thomson
Cy Dorn
Charles Meredith
Willie Collier Sr.
William R. Randall
William Humphrey
William Condon (actor)
William B. Davidson
Rudolph Robison
Robert McKim (actor)
Robert Conness (1869-1949) IMDb: Robert Conness (1869-1949)
16. Tobias Wolf, aka T. Wolf, Actor: Bismarck. Tobias Wolf was born on June 13, 1869 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands as Tobias Wolf. He was an actor and director, known for Bismarck (1940), Das schöne Abenteuer (1936) and Dr. Mabuse the Gambler (1922). He died on June 15, 1935 in Berlin, Germany.
15. Einar Axelsson, Actor: Hans Högman – mästerkocken. Einar Axelsson was born on December 31, 1869 in Stockholm, Sweden as Einar Axelsson. He was an actor and director, known for Hans Högman – mästerkocken (1934), En svartsjuk man (1933) and The Chef (1934). He died on November 3, 1949 in Stockholm.
14. Svein Nilsson-Norlund, Actor: Lykke og krone. Svein Nilsson-Norlund was born on December 10, 1869 in Norway as Svein Nilsson-Norlund. He was an actor and director, known for Lykke og
George Arliss
Born
April 10, 1869
Died
February 5, 1946
Nationality
English American
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1892–1946
I don’t know if they had a name. I’m sorry. I’m not very good at that kind of thing. There were people who worked at the theater and they were called actors. And there were other people who worked in the theater who would do all kinds of things, like make the costumes, make the furniture, set up the lights and so on and so forth. But I don’t know if they had a name.
I remember once we were performing a play about a man who was trying to be a great actor but he couldn’t get any work because he was too tall. He got so frustrated he decided to commit suicide and he jumped off a bridge into the river and drowned himself. It was called Tragedy of the Tall Man or something like that. But anyway, this guy was supposed to be tall so we hired this really tall man to play him. And he came on stage with big black boots on so he would look taller than he really was and then when he went to jump off the bridge, he just walked off the edge of it! [laughter]
I think it was called Tragedy of the Tall Man or something like that…
