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Frederick Vroom (11 November 1857 – 24 June 1942) was a Canadian actor of the
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era. Vroom appeared in more than 70 films between 1912 and 1939, mostly in supporting roles and bit parts. He played featured roles in
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's films '' The Navigator'' (1924) and '' The General'' (1926). He was born in Clementsport,
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, Canada and died in
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from a
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Partial filmography

* '' A Ticket to Red Horse Gulch'' (1914, Short) as Bill Salter, the Old Miner * '' A Gentleman of Leisure'' (1915) as Macklin, Pitt's friend * ''Fighting Bob'' (1915) as President * ''The Invisible Enemy'' (1916) as Governor Webster * ''The Jungle Child'' (1916) as Seqor Grijalva * ''
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'' (1917) as Matthew Addison-Brown * ''The Shackles of Truth'' (1917) as Governor Coningsby * ''New York Luck'' (1917) as Peter Van Loon * ''
The Gown of Destiny ''The Gown of Destiny'' is a 1917 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Lynn Reynolds and starring Alma Rubens, Herrera Tejedde and Allan Sears.Connelly p.355 The film shows how a dress performs a patriotic function for France during ...
'' (1917) as Sir John Cunningham * ''Betty Takes a Hand'' (1918) as Peter Marshall * '' I Love You'' (1918) as Prince del Chinay * '' Little Red Decides'' (1918) * ''Restitution'' (1918) as Joseph * ''High Tide'' (1918) as Dr. Temple * ''She Hired a Husband'' (1918) as Mr. Trowbridge * '' Fighting Through'' (1919) as Braxton Warren * ''Secret Marriage'' (1919) as Lieutenant MacLaren * '' Where the West Begins'' (1919) as Luther Caldwell * ''
The Island of Intrigue ''The Island of Intrigue'' is a lost 1919 American silent drama film, directed by Henry Otto. It stars May Allison, Jack Mower, and Frederick Vroom, and was released on April 7, 1919. Cast list * May Allison as Maida Waring * Jack Mower as Gi ...
'' (1919) as Tomas Waring * ''Devil McCare'' (1919) as Vera's Father * ''
One of the Finest ''One of the Finest'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Tom Moore, Seena Owen and Peaches Jackson.Langman p.396 Cast * Tom Moore as Larry Hayes * Seena Owen as Frances Hudson * Peaches Jackson as Mar ...
'' (1919) as Robert Fulton Hudson *''
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'' (1919) as James Barrison * ''
The Beloved Cheater ''The Beloved Cheater'' (originally titled ''The Pleasant Devil'') is a 1919 American silent comedy film, directed by Christy Cabanne. It stars Lew Cody, Doris Pawn, and Eileen Percy, and was released on December 6, 1919. Plot Kingdon Challoner ...
'' (1917) as Mr. Challoner * ''
The Prince of Avenue A ''The Prince of Avenue A'' is a 1920 American drama film directed by John Ford. The film is considered to be lost. Plot As described in a film magazine, Barry O'Connor (Corbett), son of Patrick O'Connor (Cummings), plumber and political power, ...
'' (1920) as William Tompkins * '' The Triflers'' (1920) as Janet's Father * ''
The Six Best Cellars ''The Six Best Cellars'' is a lost 1920 American silent comedy film directed by Donald Crisp and starring Bryant Washburn and Wanda Hawley. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was based on the 1 ...
'' (1920) as Mrs. Teak * ''
A Tokyo Siren ''A Tokyo Siren'' (also known as A Tokio Siren) is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Norman Dawn and starring Tsuru Aoki, Jack Livingston, Goro Kino, Toyo Fujita and Arthur Jasmine. The film was based on Gwendolyn Logan's story "Ca ...
'' (1920) as Mr. Chandler * ''
The Misfit Wife ''The Misfit Wife'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Edmund Mortimer and starring Alice Lake, Forrest Stanley and William Steele.Goble p.220 It is based on the 1916 play ''The Outsider'' by Julie Herne. Cast * Alice Lake as K ...
'' (1920) as Dr. Morton * ''
The Kentucky Colonel ''The Kentucky Colonel'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Joseph J. Dowling, Frederick Vroom and Elinor Field based on the 1890 best-selling book ''A Kentucky Colonel'' by Opie Read.Singer p.390 ...
'' (1920) as General Buck Hineman * ''The Marriage Pit'' (1920) as Edwin Rossiter * ''
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'' (1920) as Prefect of Police * ''The Great Lover'' (1920) as Doctor * ''
The Faith Healer ''The Faith Healer'' is a lost 1921 American silent drama film directed by George Melford and written by Z. Wall Covington and Mrs. William Vaughn Moody from William Vaughn Moody's play. The film stars Milton Sills, Ann Forrest, Fontaine La Ru ...
'' (1921) as Matthew Beeler * ''
White and Unmarried ''White and Unmarried'' is a lost 1921 American comedy silent film directed by Tom Forman and written by Will M. Ritchey and John D. Swain. The film stars Thomas Meighan, Jacqueline Logan, Grace Darmond, Walter Long, Lloyd Whitlock, Frederick ...
'' (1921) as Mr. Welter * ''
The Heart Line ''The Heart Line'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Frederick A. Thomson and starring Leah Baird, Jerome Patrick and Frederick Vroom.Goble p.792 Cast * Leah Baird as Fancy Gray * Jerome Patrick as Francis Granthope * Frederick V ...
'' (1921) as Oliver Payson * '' The Great Impersonation'' (1921) as Prince Terniloff * '' The Millionaire'' (1921) as Delmar * ''
The Lane That Had No Turning ''The Lane That Had No Turning'' is a lost 1922 American silent drama film that was directed by Victor Fleming. It was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and released through Paramount Pictures. It is based on the short novel with the same title ...
'' (1922) as Governor General * ''
The Fourteenth Lover ''The Fourteenth Lover'' is a surviving 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Viola Dana. It was produced and distributed by Metro Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine, Vi (Dana), daughter of the ...
'' (1922) as Mr. Marchmont * ''
The Man of Courage ''The Man of Courage'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by E.K. Lincoln and starring Lincoln, Spottiswoode Aitken and Frederick Vroom.Serna, p. 282. Cast * E.K. Lincoln as William Gregory * Spottiswoode Aitken as Stephen Gregory ...
'' (1922) as Morgan Deane * ''
The Primitive Lover ''The Primitive Lover'' is a 1922 American silent drama film produced by and starring Constance Talmadge and distributed by Associated First National (later First National Pictures). Sidney A. Franklin served as the director of the movie and Fran ...
'' (1922) as Mr. Graham * ''
The Woman Who Walked Alone ''The Woman Who Walked Alone'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by George Melford and written by John Colton and Will M. Ritchey. The film stars Dorothy Dalton, Milton Sills, E. J. Ratcliffe, Wanda Hawley, Frederick Vroom, Mayme K ...
'' (1922) as Marquis of Champneys * '' A Tailor-Made Man'' (1922) as Harvey Benson * ''
The Glorious Fool ''The Glorious Fool'' is a 1922 American silent romantic comedy drama film directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring Helene Chadwick, Richard Dix and Vera Lewis.Munden p.297 It was based on the short stories ''In the Pavillion'' and ''Twenty-Two ...
'' (1922) as Mr. Lindley Grant * ''
The Tiger's Claw ''The Tiger's Claw'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Joseph Henabery and written by Jack Cunningham. The film stars Jack Holt, Eva Novak, George Periolat, Bertram Grassby, Aileen Pringle, and Carl Stockdale. It was released on ...
'' (1923) as Colonel Byng * ''
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'' (1923) as Marley Maynard * '' The Acquittal'' (1923) as Carter Ames * ''
Sporting Youth ''Sporting Youth'' is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by Harry A. Pollard and starring Reginald Denny. It was produced and distributed by the Universal Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Jimmy Wood, chauffeur, i ...
'' (1924) as John K. Walker * '' Phantom Justice'' (1924) as Dr. Wills * ''
The Reckless Age ''The Reckless Age'' is a 1924 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Harry A. Pollard and starring Reginald Denny. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. It is based on the novel ''Love Insurance'' by Earl Derr Biggers a ...
'' (1924) as Owen Jephson * ''Hutch of the U.S.A.'' (1924) as Grover Harrison * ''
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 English Minister * '' The Navigator'' (1924) as John O'Brien (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1925) as David Cameron * '' Eyes Right!'' (1926) as Col. Thomas A. Davis * '' The General'' (1926) as A Southern General * '' The Terrible People'' (1928) as Clayton Shelton * ''
The Poor Millionaire ''The Poor Millionaire'' is a 1930 American silent drama film directed by George Melford and starring Richard Talmadge, Constance Howard and George Irving. Made after the sound film revolution, it was the last Hollywood film to be released w ...
'' (1930) as Attorney Wallace * ''
The Mighty Barnum ''The Mighty Barnum'' is a 1934 film starring Wallace Beery as P.T. Barnum. The movie was written by Gene Fowler and Bess Meredyth, adapted from their play of the same name, and directed by Walter Lang. Beery had played Barnum four years earlier ...
'' (1934) as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (uncredited) * ''
Woman Against Woman ''Woman Against Woman'' is a 1938 American drama film directed by Robert B. Sinclair and written by Edward Chodorov. The film stars Herbert Marshall, Virginia Bruce, Mary Astor, Janet Beecher and Marjorie Rambeau. The film was released on June 24 ...
'' (1938) as Justice of the Peace (uncredited) * '' Second Fiddle'' (1939) as Minor Role (uncredited) * '' Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'' (1939) as Paine's Friend (uncredited)


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vroom, Frederick 1857 births 1942 deaths Canadian male film actors Canadian male silent film actors 20th-century Canadian male actors Canadian expatriate male actors in the United States