Emmett Carleton King (May 31, 1865 – April 21, 1953) was an American actor of the stage and screen.

Biography

King began his acting career on stage. His first

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appearance was in 1899, in the farce, ''The Father of His Country'', which he wrote and starred in. He would appear in several more Broadway productions over the next 15 years, including ''Mary Jane's Pa'' in 1908–09, and the 1911 production of

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. His screen career was mostly as a character actor, and spanned both the silent and

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eras. He began his film career with a featured role in the 1917 silent film, ''Mary Jane's Pa'', reprising the role he had played on Broadway almost a decade earlier. Other notable films in which he appeared include: the 1921 silent version of ''

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'', starring

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; 1922's ''

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'', starring

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and

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; ''

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'' (1937), starring

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;

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's version of '' The Man in the Iron Mask'' in 1939, starring

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and

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; and

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's 1942 swashbuckler, ''

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'', starring

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, John Wayne, and

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. His final screen performance was in a small role as a Senator in the 1944

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, ''

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'', with an all-star cast headed by

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, and

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. King died at the age 87, in the Woodland Hills section of Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

(Per AFI database) * ''

Mary Jane's Pa ''Mary Jane's Pa'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by William Keighley and written by Tom Reed and Peter Milne. The film stars Aline MacMahon, Guy Kibbee, Tom Brown, Robert McWade, Minor Watson, and Nan Grey. The film was released by ...

'' (1917) * '' The Fair Pretender'' (1918) * ''Out of the Night'' (1918) * '' The Fear Woman'' (1919) * ''The Solitary Sin'' (1919) * '' Fools and Their Money'' (1919) * ''

Please Get Married ''Please Get Married'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by John Ince and starring Viola Dana, Antrim Short and Margaret Campbell. It was based on the Broadway play of the same title by Lewis Allen Browne and James F. Cullen.Goble ...

'' (1919) * ''Beckoning Roads'' (1919) * ''Billions'' (1920) * '' The Desperate Hero'' (1920) * '' The Best of Luck'' (1920) * '' Number 99'' (1920) * ''

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'' (1921) * '' Three Sevens'' (1921) * '' The Mistress of Shenstone'' (1921) * ''

The Silver Car ''The Silver Car'' is a lost 1921 silent film crime film directed by David Smith starring Earle Williams and Kathryn Adams. It was produced and distributed by the Vitagraph Company. Cast *Earle Williams - Anthony Trent * Kathryn Adams - Dap ...

'' (1921) * ''

Lying Lips ''Lying Lips'' is a 1939 American melodrama race film written and directed by Oscar Micheaux who co-produced the film with aviator Hubert Fauntlenroy Julian, starring Edna Mae Harris, and Robert Earl Jones (the father of James Earl Jones). ''Ly ...

'' (1921) * ''

Flower of the North ''Flower of the North'' is a surviving 1921 American silent northwoods drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of ...

'' (1921) * '' Eden and Return'' (1921) * ''

Fightin' Mad ''Fightin' Mad'' is a 1921 American silent Western comedy film directed by Joseph Franz and starring William Desmond, Virginia Brown Faire and Rosemary Theby.Munden, p. 238. Cast * William Desmond as Bud McGraw * Virginia Brown Faire a ...

'' (1921) * '' The Call of Home'' (1922) * '' The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe'' (1922) * '' Human Hearts'' (1922) * '' The Kentucky Derby'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1922) * ''

The Acquittal ''The Acquittal'' is a 1923 American silent mystery film based on the play of the same name by Rita Weiman. The film was directed by Clarence Brown, who would later start a long career at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film stars Norman Kerry, Claire ...

'' (1923) * ''

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'' (1923) * '' Don Quickshot of the Rio Grande'' (1923) * '' The Flame of Life'' (1923) * '' The Near Lady'' (1923) * ''

Trifling with Honor ''Trifling with Honor'' is a 1923 American silent crime drama film directed by Harry A. Pollard and starring Rockliffe Fellowes and Fritzi Ridgeway. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures under their Jewel banner. It was also know ...

'' (1923) * ''

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'' (1923) * ''The Air Hawk'' (1924) * ''

Barbara Frietchie ''Barbara Frietchie, The Frederick Girl'' is a play in four acts by Clyde Fitch and based on the heroine of John Greenleaf Whittier's poem "Barbara Frietchie" (based on a real person: Barbara Fritchie). Fitch takes a good bit of artistic libe ...

'' (1924) * '' Captain January'' (1924) * '' Dark Stairways'' (1924) * '' The Fighting American'' (1924) * ''

Pampered Youth ''Pampered Youth'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by David Smith and starring Cullen Landis, Alice Calhoun, and Allan Forrest. It is an adaption of the 1918 novel ''The Magnificent Ambersons'' by Booth Tarkington. It was one of ...

'' (1925) * '' The Devil's Cargo'' (1925) * ''

The Man Without a Country "The Man Without a Country" is a short story by American writer Edward Everett Hale, first published in ''The Atlantic'' in December 1863. It is the story of American Army lieutenant Philip Nolan, who renounces his country during a trial for ...

'' (1925) * '' The Overland Limited'' (1925) * '' Peacock Feathers'' (1925) * '' Counsel for the Defense'' (1925) * ''

The Arizona Sweepstakes ''The Arizona Sweepstakes'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Hoot Gibson. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine review, a cowboy who goes to a ...

'' (1926) * '' The Man in the Saddle'' (1926) * ''God of Mankind'' (1928) * '' Midnight Madness'' (1928) * ''

The Shopworn Angel ''The Shopworn Angel'' is a 1938 American drama film directed by H. C. Potter and starring James Stewart, Margaret Sullavan, and Walter Pidgeon. The MGM release featured the second screen pairing of Margaret Sullavan and James Stewart follo ...

'' (1928) * '' When Dreams Come True'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1930) * ''

Westward Passage ''Westward Passage'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Robert Milton and starring Ann Harding, Laurence Olivier, ZaSu Pitts and Irving Pichel. The screenplay concerns a woman who falls in love and marries, but soon discovers ho ...

'' (1932) * ''

The World Moves On ''The World Moves On'' is a 1934 American drama film directed by John Ford and starring Madeleine Carroll and Franchot Tone. It was the first Hollywood code approved film. Plot The story opens in the year 1825, when two families, cotton mercha ...

'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1935) * '' The President Vanishes'' (1935) * '' Diamond Jim'' (1935) * ''Three Kids and a Queen'' (1935) * ''The Crime of Dr. Forbes'' (1936) * '' Life Begins with Love'' (1937) * ''

'' (1937) * '' The Man in the Iron Mask'' (1939) * ''Highway Hell'' (1941) * ''

'' (1942) * ''

'' (1945)

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:King, Emmett 1865 births 1953 deaths 20th-century American male actors American male silent film actors American male stage actors