E. Holman Clark (1864–1925) was a British

stage actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lite ...

. He also appeared in seven

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. He became famous for his annual Christmas performance as

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J.M. Barrie Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, (; 9 May 1860 19 June 1937) was a Scottish novelist and playwright, best remembered as the creator of Peter Pan. He was born and educated in Scotland and then moved to London, where he wrote several succe ...

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''.Ray p.73 In 1920 he played the title role in

Walter C. Hackett Walter C. Hackett (November 10, 1876 – January 20, 1944) was an American-British playwright. Biography Several of his stage works (such as ''Ambrose Applejohn's Adventure'', ''The Freedom of the Seas'', ''The Regeneration'', ''Hyde Park Corne ...

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Mr. Todd's Experiment ''Mr. Todd's Experiment'' is a 1920 comedy play by the British-American writer Walter C. Hackett. It ran for 67 performances at the Queen's Theatre in London's West End. The original cast included Owen Nares, Fred Kerr, Meggie Albanesi, Dori ...

'' at the Queen's Theatre.

Filmography

* '' A Message from Mars'' (1913) * '' The Brass Bottle'' (1914) * '' Red Pottage'' (1918) * ''

Her Heritage ''Her Heritage'' is a 1919 British silent crime film directed by Bannister Merwin and starring Jack Buchanan, Phyllis Monkman and Edward O'Neill.Burton & Chibnall p.84 Cast * Jack Buchanan Walter John Buchanan (2 April 1891 – 20 Oct ...

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Once Aboard the Lugger ''Once Aboard the Lugger'' is a 1920 British silent comedy film directed by Gerald Ames and Gaston Quiribet and starring E. Holman Clark, Eileen Dennes and Evan Thomas.Goble p.894 Plot A hard-up student kidnaps his rich uncle's cat. Cast * ...

'' (1920) * ''

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'' (1922) * '' The Naked Man'' (1923)

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* 1864 births 1925 deaths British male stage actors English male film actors English male silent film actors 20th-century English male actors People from East Hoathly Male actors from Sussex {{England-actor-stub