Fred Huntley (29 August 1862 in

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– 1 November 1931 in

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) was an

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and

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. Fred Huntley made his theater debut at London's

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in 1879. After years as the leading man with the Carleton Opera Company, Huntley entered the

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as a writer and director for the

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in 1912.

Filmography

Actor

* ''

The Still Alarm ''The Still Alarm'' is a melodramatic play by Joseph Arthur that debuted in New York in 1887 and enjoyed great success, and was adapted to silent films in 1911, 1918, and 1926. Though never a favorite of critics, it achieved widespread popularit ...

'' (1911) * ''The Herders'' (1911) * ''Stability vs. Nobility'' (1911) * ''The Novice'' (1911) * ''Told in the Sierras'' (1911) * ''The New Faith'' (1911) * ''The White Medicine Man'' (1911) - Medicine Man * ''It Happened in the West'' (1911) * ''The Profligate'' (1911) * ''The Old Captain'' (1911) * ''Slick's Romance'' (1911) * ''Their Only Son'' (1911) * ''A Turkish Cigarette'' (1911) * ''The Regeneration of Apache Kid'' (1911) * ''The Blacksmith's Love'' (1911) * ''The Rival Stage Lines'' (1911) * ''The Artist's Sons'' (1911) * ''Making a Man of Him'' (1911) * ''On Separate Paths'' (1911) * ''Captain Brand's Wife'' (1911) * ''The Coquette'' (1911) * ''Old Billy'' (1911) * ''Lieutenant Grey of the Confederacy'' (1911) * ''The Bootlegger'' (1911) * ''

The New Superintendent ''The New Superintendent'' is a 1911 American short drama film directed by Francis Boggs, featuring Hoot Gibson as an extra. Cast * Herbert Rawlinson * Tom Santschi * Fred Huntley * George Hernandez * Nick Cogley * Edward H. Philbrook * Major ...

'' (1911) * ''The Convent of San Clemente'' (1911) * ''Blackbeard'' (1911) * ''An Evil Power'' (1911) * ''A Diamond in the Rough'' (1911) * ''The Maid at the Helm'' (1911) * ''The Little Widow'' (1911) * ''A Modern Rip'' (1911) * ''The Secret Wedding'' (1912) * ''Merely a Millionaire'' (1912) * ''The Test'' (1912) * ''Bunkie'' (1912) * ''Disillusioned'' (1912) * ''The Danites'' (1912) * ''A Crucial Test'' (1912) * ''The Ones Who Suffer'' (1912) * ''The Hobo'' (1912) * ''A Waif of the Sea'' (1912) * ''Tenderfoot Bob's Regeneration'' (1912) * ''The End of the Romance'' (1912) * ''A Humble Hero'' (1912) * ''A Child of the Wilderness'' (1912) * ''The Substitute Model'' (1912) * '' Monte Cristo'' (short) (1912) (as Fred Huntly) - Abbe Faria * ''A Sad Devil'' (1912) * ''When Helen Was Elected'' (1912) * ''Opitsah: Apache for Sweetheart'' (1912) * ''The Story of Lavinia'' (1913) * ''Greater Wealth'' (1913) * ''The Three Wise Men'' (1913) * ''The Early Bird'' (1913) * ''Willie'' (1914) * ''

Chip of the Flying U ''Chip of the Flying U'' is a 1926 American silent Western comedy film based on a novel by Bertha Muzzy Sinclair. It was directed by Lynn Reynolds and starred Hoot Gibson. Universal Pictures produced and released the film. A print is preserve ...

'' (1914) - Old Man * ''Ye Vengeful Vagabonds'' (1914) * ''Hearts and Masks'' (1914) * ''The Wasp'' (1914) - Joe Collins * ''The Broken 'X (1914) * ''Retribution'' (1915) * ''Poetic Justice of Omar Khan'' (1915) * ''

The Carpet from Bagdad ''The Carpet from Bagdad'' is a 1915 American silent adventure film directed by Colin Campbell and based on Harold MacGrath's 1911 eponymous novel. In the story, Horace Wadsworth (played by Guy Oliver), one of a gang of criminals also planni ...

'' (1915) - Wallace * ''The Rosary'' (1915) - Evarts * ''The Circular Staircase'' (1915) (as Fred Huntly) - Detective Jamieson * ''A Janitor's Wife's Temptation'' (1915) * ''Fighting Blood'' (1916) - Henry Colby, Her Father * ''The Ne'er Do Well'' (1916) - Andres Garavel * ''

A Man of Sorrow ''A Man of Sorrow'' is a lost 1916 American drama film produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation and starring William Farnum. Oscar Apfel directed and wrote the scenario based on a play, ''Hoodman Blind'', by Wilson Barrett.

'' (1916) * '' The Fires of Conscience'' (1916) - Peter Rogers * ''

The Marcellini Millions ''The Marcellini Millions'' is a 1917 American drama silent film directed by Donald Crisp and written by George Beban and Edith M. Kennedy. The film stars George Beban, Helen Jerome Eddy, Pietro Sosso, Henry Woodward, Fred Huntley and Mae Gaston ...

'' (1917) - Mr. Hargrave * ''

A Roadside Impresario ''A Roadside Impresario'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Donald Crisp and written by George Beban. The film stars George Beban, Jose Melville, Julia Faye, Harry De Vere, Harrison Ford, and Fred Huntley Fred Huntley (29 Au ...

'' (1917) - John Slade * '' The City of Purple Dreams'' (1918) - Thomas Quigg * ''

Rimrock Jones ''Rimrock Jones'' is a lost 1918 American silent Western film directed by Donald Crisp and starring Wallace Reid. Cast * Wallace Reid as Rimrock Jones * Ann Little as Mary Fortune * Charles Stanton Ogle as Hassayamp Hicks * Paul Hurst as Ike B ...

'' (1918) - Leon Lockhart * '' The Only Road'' (1918) - Ramon Lupo * ''

Johanna Enlists ''Johanna Enlists'' is a 1918 silent film comedy drama produced by and starring Mary Pickford with distribution by Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by William Desmond Taylor from a short story by Rupert Hughes, ''The Mobilization of Johan ...

'' (1918) - Pa Renssaller * ''A Lady's Name'' (1918) - Adams * ''

The Sea Flower ''The Sea Flower'' is a 1918 American silent adventure film directed by Colin Campbell and starring Juanita Hansen, Gayne Whitman and Fred Huntley.Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema p.66 Cast * Juanita Hansen as Lurline * Gayne W ...

'' (1918) - 'Brandy' Cain * ''

The Heart of Wetona ''The Heart of Wetona'' is a 1919 American silent adventure drama film directed by Sidney Franklin and starring Norma Talmadge, Fred Huntley, and Thomas Meighan. Plot The film tells the story of some Comanche Indians and their preparations f ...

'' (1919) - Chief Quannah * ''

Johnny Get Your Gun ''Johnny Get Your Gun'' is a 1919 American comedy silent film directed by Donald Crisp and written by Edmund Lawrence Burke and Gardner Hunting. The film stars Fred Stone, Mary Anderson, Casson Ferguson, James Cruze, Sylvia Ashton, Nina Byron ...

'' (1919) - Jevne * '' For Better, for Worse'' (1919) - Colonial Soldier * ''

Fires of Faith ''Fires of Faith'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Edward José and written by Beulah Marie Dix and Charles E. Whittaker. The film stars Catherine Calvert, Eugene O'Brien, Rubye De Remer, Helen Dunbar, Theodore Roberts, Char ...

'' (1919) - Joe Lee * '' Daddy-Long-Legs'' (1919) (uncredited) * ''

Love Insurance ''Love Insurance'' is a lost 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Donald Crisp, produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is based on the novel of the same name by Earl Derr Biggers, ''Love Insurance''. '' ...

'' (1919) - Jenkins * ''

Her Kingdom of Dreams ''Her Kingdom of Dreams'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Anita Stewart, Spottiswoode Aitken, and Frank Currier Frank Currier (September 4, 1857 – April 22, 1928) was an American film and s ...

'' (1919) - Parker * '' The Lottery Man'' (1919) - Hamilton * ''

Heart o' the Hills ''Heart o' the Hills'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Joseph De Grasse and Sidney Franklin (director), Sidney Franklin, written by Bernard McConville based on John Fox, Jr.'s novel of the same name. Plot Jason Honeycutt (Haro ...

'' (1919) (as Fred W. Huntley) - Granpap Jason Hawn * '' Everywoman'' (1919) - Dissipation * '' Excuse My Dust'' (1920) (uncredited) - Police Magistrate * ''

The Sea Wolf Seawolf, Sea wolf or Sea Wolves may refer to: Animals * Sea wolf, a wolf subspecies found in the Vancouver coastal islands * Seawolf (fish), a marine fish also known as wolffish or sea wolf * A nickname of the killer whale * South American sea ...

'' (1920) - Old Man Johnson * ''

The Soul of Youth ''The Soul of Youth'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by William Desmond Taylor, produced and distributed by Realart Pictures. Produced under the working title ''The Boy'', it stars Lewis Sargent and Lila Lee. The film has been p ...

'' (1920) - Mr. Hodge * '' The Round-Up'' (1920) - Sagebrush Charlie * '' Behold My Wife!'' (1920) (as Fred Huntly) - Chief Eye-of-the-Moon * ''

Dice of Destiny ''Dice of Destiny'' is a 1920 American silent crime drama film directed by Henry King and starring H. B. Warner, Lillian Rich, and Howard Davies.''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema'', p. 166 Cast * H. B. Warner as Jimmy Doyle * Li ...

'' (1920) (as Frederick Huntley) - 'Gloomy' Cole * '' Brewster's Millions'' (1921) - Mr. Brewster * '' What Every Woman Knows'' (1921) (as Fred Huntly) - David Wylie * '' The Bronze Bell'' (1921) - Maharajah * ''

A Wise Fool ''A Wise Fool'' is a 1921 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures. This film is based on the novel ''The Money Master'' by Sir Gilbert Parker and was directed by George Melford. James Kirkw ...

'' (1921) - Sebastian Dolores * ''

Gasoline Gus ''Gasoline Gus'' is a 1921 American comedy film directed by James Cruze and starring Fatty Arbuckle. Prints of ''Gasoline Gus'' held at the Gosfilmofond archive in Russia and Cinematheque Belgique. Cast * Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle as Gasoline Gu ...

'' (1921) * ''

The Face of the World ''The Face of the World'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Irvin Willat and starring Edward Hearn, Barbara Bedford and Lloyd Whitlock.Munden p.224 Cast * Edward Hearn as Harold Mark * Barbara Bedford as Thora * Harry Duffield ...

'' (1921) - Attorney Gundahl * ''

The Affairs of Anatol ''The Affairs of Anatol'' is a 1921 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, starring Wallace Reid and Gloria Swanson. The film is based on the 1893 play '' Anatol'' by Arthur Schnitzler. Plot Socialite Anatol Spencer ...

'' (1921) (uncredited) - Stage manager * ''

A Prince There Was ''A Prince There Was'' is a lost 1921 American silent drama film directed by Tom Forman and written by Waldemar Young based upon the novel ''Enchanted Hearts'' by Darragh Aldrich and the play by George M. Cohan. The film stars Thomas Meighan, M ...

'' (1921) - Mr. Cricket * '' The Little Minister'' (1921) (as Fred Huntly) - Peter Tosh * ''The Man with Two Mothers'' (1922) (as Fred Huntly) - Butler * ''

The Crimson Challenge ''The Crimson Challenge'' is a lost film, lost 1922 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by Paul Powell (director), Paul Powell and written by Vingie E. Roe and Beulah Marie Dix. The film stars Dorothy Dalton, Jack ...

'' (1922) (as Fred Huntly) - Confora * ''

North of the Rio Grande ''North of the Rio Grande'' is a lost 1922 American silent Western film directed by Rollin S. Sturgeon and starring Bebe Daniels and Jack Holt.While Satan Sleeps'' (1922) - Absolom Randall * '' Borderland'' (1922) - William Beckett * '' To Have and to Hold'' (1922) - Paradise * ''

Peg o' My Heart "Peg o' My Heart" is a popular song written by Alfred Bryan (words) and Fred Fisher (music). It was published on March 15, 1913 and it featured in the 1913 musical ''Ziegfeld Follies''. The song was first performed publicly by Irving Kaufman ...

'' (1922) (as Fred Huntly) - Butler * ''

The Go-Getter "The Go-Getter" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, which first appeared in the United States in the March 1931 issue of ''Cosmopolitan'' (as "Sales Resistance"), and in the United Kingdom in the August 1931 ''Strand''. Part of the Blandings ...

'' (1923) - Jack Morgan * '' Law of the Lawless'' (1923) - Osman * ''

Where the North Begins ''Where the North Begins'' is a 1923 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. This was the third film for up-and-coming canine actor Rin Tin Tin. The film survives today and lapsed into the public domain on January 1 ...

'' (1923) - Scotty McTavish * '' To the Last Man'' (1923) - Lee Jorth * ''

The Call of the Canyon ''The Call of the Canyon'' is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by Victor Fleming and starring Richard Dix, Lois Wilson, and Marjorie Daw. Based on the novel ''The Call of the Canyon'' by Zane Grey, the film is about a returning ...

'' (1923) - Tom Hutter * '' The Mine with the Iron Door'' (1924) * ''

Thundering Hoofs ''Thundering Hoofs'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and starring Tim Holt. It was the first of many films Holt made with Selander.Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, ''The RKO Story.'' New Rochelle, New York: Arlington ...

'' (1924) - John Marshall * ''

The Age of Innocence ''The Age of Innocence'' is a 1920 novel by American author Edith Wharton. It was her twelfth novel, and was initially serialized in 1920 in four parts, in the magazine ''Pictorial Review''. Later that year, it was released as a book by D. Apple ...

'' (1924) * '' The King of Kings'' (1927) (uncredited) - Undetermined Role *****

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Huntley, Fred 1862 births 1931 deaths Male actors from London English male film actors English male silent film actors English film directors Male Western (genre) film actors 20th-century English male actors British expatriate male actors in the United States