Charles Kent (18 June 1853 – 21 May 1923) was a British-American stage actor and

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, 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) ...

actor and director. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1908 and 1923. He also directed 36 films between 1908 and 1913.

Personal life

Kent was born on 18 June 1953 in London to Frederick Kent, an Englishman, and Martha Kent, a French woman, in 1853. He came to the United States in 1875 at the age of 23, and died on May 21st, 1923 after a long-lasting illness, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.New York City Department of Records & Information Services; New York City, New York; ''New York City Death Certificates''; Borough: ''Brooklyn''; Year: ''1923''

Career

Kent was "a veteran stage actor" before he began working in films having been on stage for 50 years. He began working with Vitagraph Studios in 1908.

Death

Kent died on May 21, 1923, in a hospital in Brooklyn, aged 69.

Partial filmography

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Antony and Cleopatra ''Antony and Cleopatra'' ( First Folio title: ''The Tragedie of Anthonie, and Cleopatra'') is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The play was first performed, by the King's Men, at either the Blackfriars Theatre or the Globe Theatre in arou ...

'' (1908) * ''

Macbeth ''Macbeth'' (, full title ''The Tragedie of Macbeth'') is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those w ...

'' (1908) * '' The Life of Moses'' (1909) * ''

A Midsummer Night's Dream ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' is a comedy written by William Shakespeare 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One subplot involves a conflict ...

'' (1909) * ''

Twelfth Night ''Twelfth Night'', or ''What You Will'' is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins V ...

'' (1910) * ''

Jean the Match-Maker ''Jean the Match-Maker'' is a surviving short silent film directed by Laurence Trimble, produced by the Vitagraph Company of America and starring their canine star Jean, the Vitagraph Dog. Co-starring along with Jean are the Vitagraph Girl Florenc ...

'' (1910) * ''

A Tale of Two Cities ''A Tale of Two Cities'' is a historical novel published in 1859 by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in the ...

'' (1911) * ''

A Reformed Santa Claus ''A Reformed Santa Claus'' is a 1911 American silent black and white family drama film starring Charles Kent and Helen Gardner. Cast * Charles Kent as Harrison * Helen Gardner as The Widow * Dolores Costello as The Widow's 1st Child * Hel ...

'' (1911) * ''

As You Like It ''As You Like It'' is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 and first published in the First Folio in 1623. The play's first performance is uncertain, though a performance at Wilton House in 1603 has ...

'' (1912) * '' The Doctor's Secret'' (1913) * '' A Florida Enchantment'' (1914) * '' The Strange Story of Sylvia Gray'' (1914) * ''

Hearts and the Highway ''Hearts and the Highway'' is a 1915 silent film historical drama directed by Wilfrid North and produced by the Vitagraph Company of America. It is based on a novel of the same title by Cyrus Townsend Brady. The film is now lost with no archiv ...

'' (1915) * ''

The Battle Cry of Peace ''The Battle Cry of Peace'' is a 1915 American silent War film directed by Wilfrid North and J. Stuart Blackton, one of the founders of Vitagraph Company of America who also wrote the scenario. The film is based on the book ''Defenseless A ...

'' (1915) * '' The Tarantula'' (1916) * '' The Chattel'' (1916) * ''

The Scarlet Runner ''The Scarlet Runner'' is a 1916 American drama film serial directed by William P. S. Earle William Pitt Striker Earle (December 28, 1882 – November 30, 1972) was an American director of the silent film era. He attended Columbia Univer ...

'' (1916) * '' The Blue Envelope Mystery'' (1916) * '' The Enemy'' (1916) * '' Kennedy Square'' (1916) * '' Whom the Gods Destroy'' (1916) * '' The Marriage Speculation'' (1917) * '' The Money Mill'' (1917) * '' Wild Primrose'' (1918) * '' Tangled Lives'' (1918) * '' Thin Ice'' (1919) * ''

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'' (1919) *'' The Birth of a Soul'' (1920) * '' Man and His Woman'' (1920) * '' The Forbidden Valley'' (1920) * '' Human Collateral'' (1920) * '' The Single Track'' (1921) * ''

The Charming Deceiver ''The Charming Deceiver'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by George L. Sargent and starring Alice Calhoun, Charles Kent and Robert Gaillard. Cast * Alice Calhoun as Edith Denton Marsden * Jack McLean as Frank Denton * Charles ...

'' (1921) * '' Rainbow'' (1921) * '' The Prodigal Judge'' (1922) * '' The Leopardess'' (1923) * '' The Ragged Edge'' (1923) * '' The Purple Highway'' (1923)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kent, Charles 1852 births 1923 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors American film directors British emigrants to the United States 20th-century American male actors