Willard Louis
American actor (1882–1926)
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Born | Willard Louis Smith (1882-04-19)April 19, 1882 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Died | July 22, 1926(1926-07-22) (aged 44) Glendale, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1911-1926 |
Willard Louis (April 19, 1882 – July 22, 1926) was an American stage and film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1911 and 1926. He was born in San Francisco, California.
Louis had an art studio before he became an actor at age 20. He acted on stage for four years before he began making films.[1] In addition to his work in dramatic films, Louis performed in comedic roles. In 1926, he signed a five-year contract with Warner Bros., with some of the proposed films having him co-starring with Louise Fazenda.[2]
Lous died of typhoid fever[3] and pneumonia[4] in Glendale, California, aged 44.
Partial filmography
- The Undertaker's Daughter (1915)[5]
- A Man of Sorrow (1916)
- The Man from Bitter Roots (1916)
- The Battle of Hearts (1916)
- The Fires of Conscience (1916)
- The Island of Desire (1917)
- The Book Agent (1917)
- A Tale of Two Cities (1917)
- Madame Du Barry (1917)
- A Branded Soul (1917)
- One Touch of Sin (1917)
- The Unpainted Woman (1919)
- Love Insurance (1919)
- The Loves of Letty (1919)
- The Scarlet Shadow (1919)
- What Am I Bid? (1919)
- Going Some (1920)
- The Great Accident (1920)
- Dollars and Sense (1920)
- Madame X (1920)
- A Slave of Vanity (1920)
- Moonlight and Honeysuckle (1921)
- Robin Hood (1922)
- Only a Shop Girl (1922)
- Vanity Fair (1923)
- McGuire of the Mounted (1923)
- The French Doll (1923)
- The Marriage Market (1923)
- Her Marriage Vow (1924)
- A Lady of Quality (1924)
- Daddies (1924)
- Three Women (1924)
- Babbitt (1924)
- Beau Brummel (1924)
- The Lover of Camille (1924)
- Don't Doubt Your Husband (1924)
- A Broadway Butterfly (1925)
- Eve's Lover (1925)
- The Man Without a Conscience (1925)
- Kiss Me Again (1925)
- Hogan's Alley (1925)
- Three Weeks in Paris (1925)
- His Secretary (1925)
- The Love Toy (1926)
- Madamoiselle Modiste (1926)
- The Shamrock Handicap (1926)
- Don Juan (1926)
- The Honeymoon Express (1926)
- A Certain Young Man (1927) (*uncredited; posthumous performance)
References
- ^ "Winner". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. September 30, 1924. p. 9. Retrieved October 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Willard Louis Given Five-Year Contract with Warner Brothers". The Dispatch. Illinois, Moline. February 20, 1926. p. 17. Retrieved October 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Shulman, Terry Chester (November 12, 2019). Film's First Family: The Untold Story of the Costellos. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-7810-3. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
- ^ "Willard Louis". AllMovie. Archived from the original on October 14, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
- ^ "The Undertaker's Daughter. Motion picture copyright descriptions collection. Class L, 1912-1977". Library of Congress.
External links
Media related to Willard Louis at Wikimedia Commons
Works by or about Willard Louis at Wikisource
- Willard Louis at IMDb
- Willard Louis at the Internet Broadway Database
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