Bertram Grassby (23 December 1880 – 7 December 1953) was an English actor. He appeared in more than 90

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films between 1914 and 1927. Grassby was married to American actress Gerard Alexander. He was born in

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, England and died in

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Selected filmography

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His Father's Rifle ''His Father's Rifle'' is a 1915 American silent short drama directed by Edward LeSaint and written by Joseph F. Poland. The film starred Earle Foxe and Bertram Grassby in the main roles. The film is presumed to be lost. Plot James Birch, an ...

'' (1914) *''

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'' (1916) as Manuel Leon *''

Langdon's Legacy ''Langdon's Legacy'' is a lost 1916 silent comedy-drama film directed by Otis Turner and starring J. Warren Kerrigan and Lois Wilson. It was produced and distributed by Universal Film Manufacturing Company.''Pictorial History of the Silent Scr ...

'' (1916) * ''

It Happened in Honolulu ''It Happened in Honolulu'' is a 1916 American silent film, silent comedy film directed by Lynn Reynolds and starring Myrtle Gonzalez, Val Paul and George Hernandez.Connelly p.367 Cast * Myrtle Gonzalez as Mabel Wyland * Val Paul as Larry Crane * ...

'' (1916) *'' The Mysterious Mrs. M'' (1917) * ''

Even As You and I ''Even As You and I'' is a 1917 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Lois Weber and starring Ben F. Wilson, Mignon Anderson and Bertram Grassby.''American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929''. p.184 ...

'' (1917) *''

Rasputin, The Black Monk ''Rasputin, the Black Monk'' is a lost 1917 American silent drama film directed by Arthur Ashley and starring Montagu Love. It was produced and distributed by World Film Company. Cast * Montagu Love as Gregory Novik/ Rasputin * Henry Hull as ...

'' (1917) * ''

The Soul of Satan ''The Soul of Satan'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Otis Turner and starring Gladys Brockwell, Bertram Grassby and Charles Clary.Solomon p.241 Cast * Gladys Brockwell as Miriam Lee * Bertram Grassby as Joe Valdez * Charles C ...

'' (1917) * ''

Cheating the Public ''Cheating the Public'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Richard Stanton and starring Enid Markey, Ralph Lewis and Bertram Grassby.Solomon p.245 Cast * Enid Markey as Mary Garvin * Ralph Lewis as John Dowling * Bertram Grass ...

'' (1918) *'' Salomé'' (1918) as Prince David *''

The Hope Chest ''The Hope Chest'' is an American silent comedy-drama film released in 1918, starring Dorothy Gish. The film was directed by Elmer Clifton and based on a serialized story (and later novel) by Mark Lee Luther, originally published in ''Woman's Ho ...

'' (1918) as Stoughton Lounsbury *''

A Romance of Happy Valley ''A Romance of Happy Valley'' is a 1919 American drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. Believed lost for almost 50 years, a print was discovered in 1965 in the State Film Archives of the Soviet Union, which donated ...

'' (1919) as Judas *''

The Delicious Little Devil ''The Delicious Little Devil'' is a 1919 American silent comedy-drama film starring Mae Murray and Rudolph Valentino. A 35 mm print of the film is housed at the EYE Film Instituut Nederland,Fools and Their Money ''Fools and Their Money'' is a lost 1919 silent film comedy directed by Herbert Blaché and starring Emmy Wehlen. Maxwell Karger produced and it was released through Metro Pictures Metro Pictures Corporation was a motion picture product ...

'' (1919) as Cholly Van Dusen *''

The Gray Horizon ''The Gray Horizon'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by William Worthington. Sessue Hayakawa's Haworth Pictures Corporation produced the film and he himself played the lead role. Bertram Grassby, Tsuru Aoki, Eileen Percy, Mary Ja ...

'' (1919) as John Furthman *''

The Lone Wolf's Daughter ''The Lone Wolf's Daughter'' is a surviving 1919 American silent era crime/drama/thriller motion picture starring Bertram Grassby, Louise Glaum, and Thomas Holding. Directed by William P.S. Earle and produced by J. Parker Read, Jr., the scree ...

'' (1919) as Michael Lanyard, the Lone Wolf *'' What Every Woman Wants'' (1919) * ''

Yvonne from Paris ''Yvonne from Paris'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Emmett J. Flynn and starring Mary Miles Minter, Allan Forrest, and Vera Lewis. It was Minter's last film with the American Film Company; she signed a contract with Realart ...

'' (1919) *'' The Woman and the Puppet'' (1920) *''

The Week-End ''The Week-End'' is a lost 1920 American silent comedy film directed by George L. Cox and starring Margarita Fischer and Milton Sills. It was produced and distributed by Pathé Exchange. Cast *Margarita Fischer as Vera Middleton *Milton Sills a ...

'' (1920) * ''

For the Soul of Rafael ''For the Soul of Rafael'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Harry Garson and starring Clara Kimball Young, Bertram Grassby and Eugenie Besserer.Connelly p.350 Cast * Clara Kimball Young as Marta Raquel Estevan * Bertram Grassby a ...

'' (1920) *''

Mid-Channel ''Mid-Channel'' is a 1920 American silent drama film based on the 1909 play of the same name written by Sir Arthur Wing Pinero. The film was produced and directed by Harry Garson and stars Clara Kimball Young. On Broadway the play starred Ethel ...

'' (1920) * ''

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'' (1921) * ''

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'' (1921) * ''

Straight from Paris ''Straight from Paris'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Harry Garson and starring Clara Kimball Young, Bertram Grassby and Betty Francisco.Connelly p.46 Cast * Clara Kimball Young as Lucette Grenier * Bertram Grassby as Robert ...

'' (1921) *''

A Parisian Scandal ''A Parisian Scandal'' is a 1921 American silent comedy-drama film, directed by George L. Cox. It stars George Periolat, Lillian Lawrence, and Marie Prevost, and was released on December 5, 1921. Plot As described in a film magazine, Liane-De ...

'' (1921) as Baron Stransky * ''

Fifty Candles ''Fifty Candles'' is a 1921 American silent mystery film directed by Irvin Willat and starring Bertram Grassby, Marjorie Daw and Ruth King.Munden p.236 Cast * Bertram Grassby as Hung Chin Chung * Marjorie Daw as Mary-Will Tellfair * Ruth Ki ...

'' (1921) *'' For the Defense'' (1922) * '' Shattered Dreams'' (1922) *''

The Prisoner ''The Prisoner'' is a 1967 British television series about an unnamed British intelligence agent who is abducted and imprisoned in a mysterious coastal village, where his captors designate him as Number Six and try to find out why he abruptl ...

'' (1923) as Prince Ugo Ravorelli *''

The Man from Brodney's ''The Man from Brodney's'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by David Smith and starring J. Warren Kerrigan, Alice Calhoun, and Wanda Hawley. It was produced and released by the Vitagraph Company of America. Plot As described in ...

'' (1923) * ''

Pioneer Trails ''Pioneer Trails'' is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by David Smith and starring Cullen Landis, Alice Calhoun, and Bertram Grassby Bertram Grassby (23 December 1880 – 7 December 1953) was an English actor. He appeared i ...

'' (1923) * '' The Dancer of the Nile'' (1923) *''

His Hour ''His Hour'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by King Vidor. This film was the follow-up to Samuel Goldwyn's '' Three Weeks'', written by Elinor Glyn, and starring Aileen Pringle, one of the biggest moneymakers at the time of the Me ...

'' (1924) as Boris Varishkine *''

The Shadow of the Desert ''The Shadow of the Desert'' (also released under its original title ''The Shadow of the East'') is a 1924 American silent horror film directed by George Archainbaud. The film is based upon the novel ''The Shadow of the East'' by Edith Maude ...

'' (1924) * '' One Law for the Woman'' (1924) * '' The Heart Bandit'' (1924) * '' Fools in the Dark'' (1924) *''

She Wolves ''She Wolves'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and written by Dorothy Yost. It is based on the 1924 play ''The Man in Evening Clothes'' by André Picard and Yves Mirande. The film stars Alma Rubens, Jack Mulhall, ...

'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1925) * '' The Girl on the Stairs'' (1925) *'' Made for Love'' (1926) * ''

The Taxi Mystery ''The Taxi Mystery'' is a 1926 American silent mystery film directed by Fred Windemere and starring Edith Roberts, Robert Agnew, and Virginia Pearson. Plot As described in a film magazine review, millionaire Harry Canby saves a young woman fr ...

'' (1926) * '' The Beautiful Cheat'' (1926) *''

When a Man Loves ''When a Man Loves'' is a 1927 American silent historical drama film directed by Alan Crosland and produced and distributed by Warner Bros. The picture stars John Barrymore and features Dolores Costello in the frequently filmed story of Abbe P ...

'' (1927)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Grassby, Bertram 1880 births 1953 deaths English male film actors English male silent film actors 20th-century English male actors