George Periolat (February 5, 1874 – February 20, 1940) was an American actor.

Biography

Born in

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, George Periolat began his career as a

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actor. Making his film debut with the

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in Chicago, he moved to

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in 1911 and starred in over 170 films throughout his career. He was a very versatile actor, often playing multiple roles in a single production, as when he played two leading characters, the count and the crook, in the 1916 production of '' The Counterfeit Earl''. The story of

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, though fictitious, is not far removed from the plight of many

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stars, and the advent of the

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brought about a swift end to Periolat's career. He made his last appearance in 1932's ''

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''. On February 20, 1940, he committed

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by ingesting

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in his Hollywood mansion. Outside his acting career, George Periolat was an amateur

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, and a grandson of Clemens Periolat.

Filmography

1910s

* ''The Water War'' (1911) * ''The Angel of Paradise Ranch'' (1911) * ''From the Four Hundred to the Herd'' (1912) * ''The Maid and the Man'' (1912) * ''The Thread of Life'' (1912) * ''The Evil Inheritance'' (1912) as The Father * ''Where There's a Heart'' (1912) as The Prospector * ''Her Own Country'' (1912) * ''Nell of the Pampas'' (1912) * ''Cupid Never Ages'' (1913) * ''Calamity Anne's Beauty'' (1913) * ''The Road to Ruin'' (1913) * ''Oil on Troubled Waters'' (1913) * ''Calamity Anne's Parcel Post'' (1913) * ''The Wishing Seat'' (1913) * ''Her Big Story'' (1913) * ''A Husband's Mistake'' (1913) * ''Quicksands'' (1913) * ''Truth in the Wilderness'' (1913) * ''The Scapegoat'' (1913) * ''For the Flag'' (1913) * ''For the Crown'' (1913) * ''

Calamity Anne, Heroine ''Calamity Anne, Heroine'' is a 1913 American short silent Western film directed by Lorimer Johnston starring Louise Lester as Calamity Anne. It is the fourth film in the Calamity Anne series. Other cast * Charlotte Burton * J. Warren Kerrig ...

'' (1913) * ''Travellers of the Road'' (1913) * ''The Badge of Honor'' (1913) * ''A Pitfall of the Installment Plan'' (1913) * ''The Step Brothers'' (1913) * ''

The Restless Spirit ''The Restless Spirit'' is a 1913 American silent short drama film written and directed by Allan Dwan, featuring J. Warren Kerrigan, Lon Chaney (in a dual role), and Pauline Bush. The film is based on Thomas Gray's 1751 poem, '' Elegy Writ ...

'' (1913) * ''In the Days of Trajan'' (1913) * ''The Girl and the Greaser'' (1913) * ''The Passerby'' (1913) * ''The Tale of the Ticker'' (1913) * ''The Barrier of Bars'' (1913) * ''The Dread Inheritance'' (1913) as The Father * ''Incognito'' (1913) * '' Rory o' the Bogs'' (1913) * ''The Field Foreman'' (1913) * ''The Magic Skin'' (1914) * ''The Man Who Lied'' (1914) * ''The Man Between'' (1914) * ''Hearts and Flowers'' (1914) * ''The Acid Test'' (1914) * ''Sealed Orders'' (1914) * ''The Bolted Door'' (1914) * ''The Lion'' (1914) * ''

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'' (1914) as Manoah, Samson's father * ''As Fate Willed'' (1914) * ''Toilers of the Sea'' (1914) * ''The Call Back'' (1914) * ''The Sheep Herder'' (1914) * ''The Sandhill Lovers'' (1914) as Hardy, the Rustler * ''A Twentieth Century Pirate'' (1914) * ''At Mexico's Mercy'' (1914) * ''Value Received'' (1914) * ''Out of the Valley'' (1914) * ''Man and His Brother'' (1914) * ''There Is a Destiny'' (1914) * ''Weight and Measures'' (1914) * ''The Man from Nowhere'' (1914) * ''Little Meg and I'' (1914) * ''A Kentucky Gentleman'' (1914) * ''The Proof of a Man'' (1914) * ''Disillusioned'' (1914) * ''His Father's Son'' (1914/I) * ''His Heart His Hand and His Sword'' (1914) * ''The Empire of Illusion'' (1914) * ''The Inn of the Winged Gods'' (1914) * ''The King and the Man'' (1914) * ''A Bogus Bandit'' (1915) * ''Smouldering Fires'' (1915) * ''The Storm'' (1915) * ''The Guardian of the Flock'' (1915) * '' The Stool Pigeon'' (1915) as Oswald Trumble * ''The Diamond from the Sky'' (1915) as Luke Lovell * ''The Palace of Dust'' (1915) * ''When a Queen Loved O'Rourke'' (1915) * ''The Road to Paradise'' (1915) as Prince Vladislav * ''Curly'' (1915) * '' Viviana'' (1916) * ''

The Smugglers of Santa Cruz ''The Smugglers of Santa Cruz'' is a 1916 American silent short drama film directed by Donald MacDonald starring Charlotte Burton, Eugenie Forde, George Periolat, William Russell, and Roy Stewart Roy Stewart (15 May 1925 – 27 October ...

'' (1916) * ''Life's Harmony'' (1916) * ''The Silken Spider'' (1916) * ''The Code of Honor'' (1916) * ''Ways of the World'' (1916) * ''The Wayfarers'' (1916) * ''Realization'' (1916) * ''The Counterfeit Earl'' (1916) * ''The Touch on the Key'' (1916) * ''Four Months'' (1916) * ''Jealousy's First Wife'' (1916) * ''The Gentle Conspiracy'' (1916) * ''

Tangled Skeins ''Tangled Skeins'' is a 1916 short silent film drama directed by E. Mason Hopper. It was released by the Mutual Film Company. This film is preserved in the Library of Congress collection(Packard Campus is part of the Library of Congress system).' ...

'' (1916) * ''Killed by Whom?'' (1916) * ''The Quicksands of Deceit'' (1916) * ''The Dancer'' (1916) * ''Pastures Green'' (1916) * ''The Little Troubadour'' (1916) * ''Enchantment'' (1916) * ''The Atonement'' (1916) * ''The Sable Blessing'' (1916) as Crow * ''Philip Holden - Waster'' (1916) as Miles Holden * ''And the Law Says'' (1916) as Dr. Cartmell * ''The Valley of Decision'' (1916) as Dr. Brainard * ''

The Gentle Intruder ''The Gentle Intruder'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by James Kirkwood and starring Mary Miles Minter. The film was Minter's sixth production with Mutual Film. It is one of approximately a dozen of Minter's films known to have ...

'' (1917) * ''The Gilded Youth'' (1917) * ''Double Revenge'' (1917) * ''Nature's Calling'' (1917) * ''The Old Sheriff'' (1917) * ''Environment'' (1917) as David Holcombe * ''Annie-for-Spite'' (1917) as Andrew Walters * ''Her Country's Call'' (1917) as Jim Slocum * ''Periwinkle'' (1917) as Ephraiam Rawlins * ''Melissa of the Hills'' (1917) as Cyrus Kimball * ''Sands of Sacrifice'' (1917) as Enoch Foyle * '' Southern Pride'' (1917) as James Morgan * ''

A Game of Wits ''A Game of Wits'' is a 1917 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Henry King and starring Gail Kane, George Periolat, and Spottiswoode Aitken.''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema'', p. 166 Cast * Gail Kane as Jeannette Bro ...

'' (1917) as Cyrus Browning * ''The Mate of the Sally Ann'' (1917) as Captain Ward * ''

Rosemary Climbs the Heights ''Rosemary Climbs the Heights'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and starring Mary Miles Minter, Allan Forrest, and Margaret Shelby. It is the only one of Minter's feature films not listed in the Library of Congre ...

'' (1918) as Godfrey Van Voort * ''Beauty and the Rogue'' (1918) as Thomas Lee * ''

Social Briars ''Social Briars'' is a 1918 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Henry King and starring Mary Miles Minter. The story was by Jeanne Judson, and it was filmed under the working title of "The Greater Call." As with many of Minter's feat ...

'' (1918) as Peter Andrews * ''The Ghost of Rosy Taylor'' (1918) as Charles Eldridge/Joseph Sayles * ''

The Eyes of Julia Deep ''The Eyes of Julia Deep'' is a 1918 American silent comedy-drama film starring Mary Miles Minter and directed by Lloyd Ingraham. The film is based on the short story by the same name, written by Kate L. McLaurin. It is one of the few films starr ...

'' (1918) as Timothy Black * ''Wives and Other Wives'' (1918) as Judge Corcoran * ''The Amazing Impostor'' (1919) as Henry Hope * ''Put Up Your Hands!'' (1919) as Peter Barton * ''

The Intrusion of Isabel ''The Intrusion of Isabel'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and starring Mary Miles Minter, J. Parks Jones, Allan Forrest, and Lucretia Harris. As with many of Minter's features, it is thought to be a lost film. ...

'' (1919) as Henry Whitney * ''Trixie from Broadway'' (1919) as Broadway Benham * '' A Sporting Chance'' (1919) as Edward Craig * ''The Tiger Lily'' (1919) as Luigi * ''The Hellion'' (1919) as Signor Enrico * ''Beckoning Roads'' (1919) as John Graysoon * ''Eve in Exile'' (1919) as Jim Ricardo

1920s

* '' Judy of Rogue's Harbor'' (1920) as Peter Kingsland * ''

The Dangerous Talent ''The Dangerous Talent'' is a lost 1920 silent film directed by George L. Cox and starring Margarita Fischer and Harry Hilliard. It was released by Pathé Exchange. Cast *Margarita Fischer - Leila Mead * Harry Hilliard - Gilbert Ellis *Beatrice ...

'' (1920) as Peyton Dodge * ''

Nurse Marjorie ''Nurse Marjorie'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by William Desmond Taylor and starring Mary Miles Minter. It is based on a 1906 play, ''Nurse Marjorie'', by Israel Zangwill, with a scenario by Julia Crawford Ivers. It is one of ...

'' (1920) as Andrew Danbury * '' Parlor, Bedroom and Bath'' (1920) as Fred Leslie * ''Life's Twist'' (1920) as Mr. Boyd Chester * '' The Mark of Zorro'' (1920) as Gov. Alvarado * ''

Two Weeks with Pay ''Two Weeks with Pay'' is a lost 1921 American silent comedy romance film starring Bebe Daniels and directed by Maurice Campbell. Cast *Bebe Daniels as Pansy O'Donnell / Marie La Tour *Jack Mulhall as J. Livingston Smith * Jim Mason as Montagu ...

'' (1921) as Ginsberg * '' The Kiss'' (1921) as Don Luis Baldarama * '' Who Am I?'' (1921) as John Collins * ''

They Shall Pay ''They Shall Pay'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Martin Justice and starring Lottie Pickford, Allan Forrest, and Paul Weigel.Langman p. 237. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Parker. Cast * Lottie Pick ...

'' (1921) as Amos Colby * ''

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'' (1921) as Irving Seaton * ''

Her Face Value ''Her Face Value'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Thomas N. Heffron and written by Percy Heath based upon a story by Earl Derr Biggers. The film stars Wanda Hawley, Lincoln Plumer, Richard Rosson, T. Roy Barnes, Winifred B ...

'' (1921) as James R. Greenwood * ''

A Parisian Scandal ''A Parisian Scandal'' is a 1921 American silent comedy-drama film, directed by George L. Cox. It stars George Periolat, Lillian Lawrence, and Marie Prevost, and was released on December 5, 1921. Plot As described in a film magazine, Liane-De ...

'' (1921) as Count Louis Oudoff * ''

Shattered Idols ''Shattered Idols'' is a 1922 American drama film directed by Edward Sloman and written by William V. Mong. It is based on the 1912 novel ''The Daughter of Brahma'' by I. A. R. Wylie. The film stars Marguerite De La Motte, William V. Mong, ...

'' (1922) as The High Priest * ''

Gay and Devilish ''Gay and Devilish'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Doris May, Cullen Landis and Otis Harlan.Munden p.283 Cast * Doris May as Fanchon Browne * Cullen Landis as Peter Armitage * Otis Harlan as Pet ...

'' (1922) as Nethercote * ''Dust Flower'' (1922) as Ott * '' Blood and Sand'' (1922) as Marquis of Guevera * ''

The Young Rajah ''The Young Rajah'' is a 1922 silent film starring Rudolph Valentino. The film was based on the book ''Amos Judd'' by John Ames Mitchell. Plot After fifteen years, Joshua Judd ( Charles Ogle) tells his adopted son, Amos (Valentino), that his re ...

'' (1922) as General Gadi * ''The Tiger's Claw'' (1923) as Henry Frazer Halehurst * ''

The Barefoot Boy "The Barefoot Boy" is a poem written by American Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier. The poem was first published in '' The Little Pilgrim'' in January 1855. Overview The poem is about a barefoot boy who is both innocent and connected to nature ...

'' (1923) as Si Parker * '' Rosita'' (1923) as Rosita's father * ''

Slave of Desire ''Slave of Desire'' (originally titled ''The Magic Skin'') is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by George D. Baker, produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures. It was based on the novel ''La Peau de chagrin'' by Honoré de Balzac, fi ...

'' (1923) as The Duke * ''

The Yankee Consul ''The Yankee Consul'' is a 1924 American black-and-white silent comedy film directed by James W. Horne and written by Raymond Cannon. With a screen adaptation by Lewis Milestone and Raymond Griffith, the film is based upon the 1904 Broadway ...

'' (1924) as Don Rafael Desschado * ''Lovers' Lane'' (1924) as Dr. Stone * ''

The Red Lily ''The Red Lily'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Fred Niblo and starring Ramon Novarro, Enid Bennett, and Wallace Beery. A print of the film exists. Plot Marise La Noue (Enid Bennett) and Jean Leonnec (Ramon Novarro) are youn ...

'' (1924) as Papa Bouchard * '' The Girl on the Stairs'' (1925) as Dr. Bourget * ''Any Woman'' (1925) as Robert Cartwright * ''

Fighting Youth ''Fighting Youth'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by Hamilton MacFadden and written by Henry Johnson, Hamilton MacFadden and newspaper reporter Florabel Muir. The film stars Charles Farrell, June Martel, Andy Devine, J. Farrell MacDonald ...

'' (1925) as Judge Manley * ''

The Phantom Express The Phantom Express is a 1932 American pre-Code mystery crime-drama directed by Emory Johnson and based on the Emory Johnson story. The film stars William Collier, Jr. as Bruce Harrington, Sally Blane as Carolyn Nolan and Hobart Bosworth as Mr ...

'' (1925) as John Lane * ''

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'' (1926) as Señor Gómez * ''Atta Boy'' (1926) * ''

In Search of a Hero ''In Search of a Hero'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Duke Worne and starring Ashton Dearholt, Jane Thomas, and James Harrison. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Percy Browning and Jack Strong are expelled from c ...

'' (1926) as Frenchman * ''Butterflies in the Rain'' (1926) * ''

The Mile-a-Minute Man ''The Mile-a-Minute Man'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Jack Nelson and starring William Fairbanks, Virginia Brown Faire, and George Periolat. It was produced by the independent Gotham Pictures. The plot revolves around two r ...

'' (1926) as C.O. 'Old Ironsides' Rockett * ''

The Prairie King ''The Prairie King'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring Hoot Gibson. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Cast * Hoot Gibson as Andy Barden * Barbara Worth as Edna Jordan * Char ...

'' (1927) as Ramon Fernandez * ''

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'' (1927) as Charles C. Smith * '' Through Thick and Thin'' (1927) as James Morris * '' Fangs of Destiny'' (1927) as Colonel Shelby * ''

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'' (1928) * '' The Secret Hour'' (1928) as Doctor * '' Black Butterflies'' (1928) as Hatch * '' Night Watch'' (1928) as Fargasson * '' When Dreams Come True'' (1929) as Robert Swayne * ''

The Fatal Warning ''The Fatal Warning'' is a 1929 mystery silent film serial directed by Richard Thorpe for Mascot. The film is considered to be a lost film, with no prints known to exist. It co-starred Boris Karloff. Plot After William Rogers, a bank executive, ...

'' (1929) as William Rogers * ''

One Splendid Hour ''One Splendid Hour'' is a 1929 American silent drama film directed by Cliff Wheeler and starring Viola Dana, George Periolat and Jack Richardson. Dana retired following the film, due to the introduction of sound films.Lowe p.149 Synopsis A ...

'' (1929) as Senator Walsh

1930s

* ''Cracked Nuts'' (1931) as Royal Advisor (uncredited) * ''

'' (1932) (uncredited)

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