Alec Worcester (1887–1952) was a British

stage Stage or stages may refer to: Acting * Stage (theatre), a space for the performance of theatrical productions * Theatre, a branch of the performing arts, often referred to as "the stage" * ''The Stage'', a weekly British theatre newspaper * Sta ...

and

silent film actor A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, wh ...

. He played the lead role opposite Alma Taylor in '' The Cloister and the Hearth'' and was the lead in fifty shorts.Goble p.384 He was married to the actress

Violet Hopson Violet Hopson (16 December 1887 – 21 July 1973) was an actress and producer who achieved fame on the British stage and in British silent films. She was born Elma Kate Victoria Karkeek in Port Augusta, South Australia on 16 December 1887. Viol ...

until their divorce in 1919.

Selected filmography

* ''

Shadows of a Great City ''Shadows of a Great City'' is a 1913 British silent crime film directed by Frank Wilson and starring Alec Worcester, Chrissie White and Harry Royston. It is an adaptation of the 1884 play '' The Shadows of a Great City'' by Herbert Blaché a ...

'' (1913) * '' Kissing Cup'' (1913) * '' The Cloister and the Hearth'' (1913) * ''

Justice Justice, in its broadest sense, is the principle that people receive that which they deserve, with the interpretation of what then constitutes "deserving" being impacted upon by numerous fields, with many differing viewpoints and perspective ...

'' (1914)

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1887 births 1952 deaths 20th-century British male actors English male film actors English male silent film actors 20th-century English male actors English male stage actors Male actors from London People from Brockley {{UK-film-actor-stub