Henry Cooper Cliffe (19 July 1862 – 1 May 1939) was a British stage and screen actor a member of a distinguished family of English actors, his father was Clifford Cooper, mother Agnes Kemble, and his brother was Frank Kemble Cooper. Frank's daughter
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was a niece. His wife was Alice Belmore. He had an illustrious career on stage in classical roles. Late in life he began appearing in
silent film
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during the
World War I
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years.
[''Silent Film Necrology'', 2nd edition, by Eugene Michael Vazzana, c.2001]
Selected filmography
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The Face in the Moonlight
''The Face in the Moonlight'' is a 1915 American silent historical drama film directed by Albert Capellani and starring Robert Warwick, Stella Archer, and H. Cooper Cliffe.Langman p.36
Cast
* Robert Warwick as Victor / Rabat
* Stella Archer as ...
'' (1915)
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The Final Judgment
''The Final Judgment'' is a 1915 American silent drama film produced by B. A. Rolfe and distributed by Metro Pictures. Actor Edwin Carewe directed. It stars Ethel Barrymore in her second silent film and first as a player for then new Metro Pi ...
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Gold and the Woman
''Gold and the Woman'' is a 1916 American silent film, silent drama film directed by James Vincent and starring Theda Bara. The film is now considered to be lost film, lost.
Plot
Dugald Chandos, an early English settler in America, tries to b ...
'' (1916)
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The Kiss of Hate
''The Kiss of Hate'' is a lost 1916 silent film drama starring Ethel Barrymore and H. Cooper Cliffe.
The film had exclusive engagements, sometimes playing for only a day.
Plot
The story takes place in Czarist Russia and concerns an anti-Semiti ...
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Arms and the Woman
''Arms and the Woman'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Mary Nash, Lumsden Hare and H. Cooper Cliffe. It has been described as Edward G. Robinson's film debut, but the AFI Catalog of Feature Film ...
'' (1916)
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Extravagance
Extravagance may refer to:
* ''Extravagance'' (1916 film), an American film
* ''Extravagance'' (1919 film), an American lost film
* ''Extravagance'' (1921 film), an American silent film directed by Phil Rosen
* ''Extravagance'' (1930 film), a ...
'' (1916)
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The Argyle Case'' (1917)
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Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman'' (1917)
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Half an Hour
''Half an Hour'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Harley Knoles and written by Clara Beranger. The film stars Dorothy Dalton, Charles Richman, Albert L. Barrett, Frank Losee, and H. Cooper Cliffe. It is based on the 1913 play ...
'' (1920)
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The Blue Pearl'' (1920)
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The Devil's Garden
''The Devil's Garden'' is a lost 1920 American silent drama film produced by Whitman Bennett, directed by Kenneth Webb, and released through First National Exhibitor's Circuit, which was later known as First National Pictures. The film starre ...
'' (1920)
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The Woman God Changed
''The Woman God Changed'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Robert G. Vignola and written by Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne and Doty Hobart. The film stars Seena Owen, E.K. Lincoln, Henry Sedley, Lillian Walker, H. Cooper Cliffe and Pa ...
'' (1921)
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Love's Redemption
''Love's Redemption'' is a 1921 American silent adventure drama film directed by Albert Parker and starring Norma Talmadge, Harrison Ford, and Montagu Love. The film is presumed to be lost. '' (1921)
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His Children's Children
''His Children's Children'' is a lost 1923 American silent drama film directed by Sam Wood and starring the winsome Bebe Daniels. It is based on a novel, ''His Children's Children'' by Arthur Train. Famous Players-Lasky produced and Paramount Pi ...
'' (1923)
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Monsieur Beaucaire'' (1924)
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1862 births
1939 deaths
20th-century English male actors
People from Oxford
English male stage actors
English male film actors
English male silent film actors
British emigrants to the United States
Kemble family
Male actors from Oxfordshire
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