Harry S. Hilliard (1886–1966) was an American silent film actor best remembered as one of

Theda Bara Theda Bara ( ; born Theodosia Burr Goodman; July 29, 1885 – April 7, 1955) was an American silent film and stage actress. Bara was one of the more popular actresses of the silent era and one of cinema's early sex symbols. Her femme fatal ...

's leading men, if not her most prominent one. He started at

Fox Films The Fox Film Corporation (also known as Fox Studios) was an American Independent film production studio formed by William Fox (1879–1952) in 1915, by combining his earlier Greater New York Film Rental Company and Box Office Attractions Film C ...

and continued on at

Metro Pictures Metro Pictures Corporation was a Film, motion picture production company founded in early 1915 in Jacksonville, Florida. It was a forerunner of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The company produced its films in New York, Los Angeles, and sometimes at leas ...

. Other leading ladies were

June Caprice June Caprice (born Helen Elizabeth Lawson, November 19, 1895 – November 9, 1936) was an American silent film actress. Early life and career Born Helen Elizabeth Lawson in Arlington, Massachusetts, Caprice was educated in Boston. She began ...

May Allison May Allison (June 14, 1890 – March 27, 1989) was an American actress whose greatest success was achieved in the early part of the 20th century in silent films, although she also appeared on stage. Life and career Allison was born in Rising ...

Carmel Myers Carmel Myers (April 9, 1899 – November 9, 1980) was an American actress who achieved her greatest successes in silent film. Early life Myers was born in San Francisco, the daughter of Isidore Myers, a Russian-Jewish rabbi who was born in ...

and

Gladys Brockwell Gladys Brockwell (née Lindeman; September 26, 1894 – July 2, 1929) was an American actress whose career began during the silent film era. Early life and career Brockwell was born Gladys Lindeman in Brooklyn, New York, on September 26, 1894. ...

. His career was essentially over by the end of the silent era but he had an uncredited role in a 1944 film. He is not the son of nor is he related to stage actor

Robert C. Hilliard Robert Hilliard was an Olympic boxer, Irish republican, Church of Ireland minister and communist. Robert Hilliard may also refer to: * Robert C. Hilliard (actor), American stage actor * Robert C. Hilliard (attorney), American civil rights and pers ...

despite the resemblance. Hilliard died in April 1966 after complications from a fall.''Who Was Who on Screen'', p.214 2ndEdition c.1977 by Evelyn Mack Truitt ..

Selected filmography

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Merely Mary Ann ''Merely Mary Ann'' a 1931 American pre-Code romantic comedy drama film starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell. Gaynor and Farrell made almost a dozen films together, including Frank Borzage's classics '' Seventh Heaven'' (1927), '' Street ...

'' (1916) *''The Strength of the Weak'' (1916) *''

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) *''The Little Fraud'' (1916 short) *''

A Modern Thelma ''A Modern Thelma'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by John G. Adolfi and starring Vivian Martin, Harry Hilliard and William H. Tooker.Solomon p.233 Cast * Vivian Martin as Thelma * Harry Hilliard as Sir Philip * William H. Too ...

'' (1916) *''

Caprice of the Mountains ''Caprice of the Mountains'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by John G. Adolfi, and starring June Caprice, Harry Hilliard, Joel Day, Lisle Leigh, and Richard Hale. The film was released by Fox Film Corporation on July 9, 1916. Plot ...

'' (1916) *''

Little Miss Happiness ''Little Miss Happiness'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by John G. Adolfi and starring June Caprice, Harry Hilliard, Zena Keefe, Sara Alexander, Sidney Bracey, and Leo A. Kennedy. The film was released by Fox Film Corporation on ...

'' (1916) *''

The Ragged Princess ''The Ragged Princess'' is a 1916 American silent comedy drama film directed by John G. Adolfi and starring June Caprice, Harry Hilliard, and Richard Neill.Solomon p. 236 Cast * June Caprice as Alicia Jones * Harry Hilliard as Harry Deigan ...

'' (1916) *''

Romeo and Juliet ''Romeo and Juliet'' is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetim ...

'' (1916) *''

The New York Peacock ''The New York Peacock'' is a 1917 American silent crime drama film directed by Kenean Buel. Distributed by Fox Film Corporation, the film starred Valeska Suratt. It is now considered lost. Cast *Valeska Suratt as Zena * Harry Hilliard as Billy M ...

'' (1917) *''

Her Greatest Love ''Her Greatest Love'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards, starring Theda Bara, and based on the 1880 novel ''Moths'' by Ouida. This film is now considered to be lost. Cast * Theda Bara as Hazel * Marie Curtis as ...

'' (1917) *'' Heart and Soul'' (1917) *''

Patsy Patsy is a given name often used as a diminutive of the feminine given name Patricia or sometimes the masculine name Patrick, or occasionally other names containing the syllable "Pat" (such as Cleopatra, Patience, Patrice, or Patricia). Among It ...

'' (1917) *''

Every Girl's Dream ''Every Girl's Dream'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Harry F. Millarde and starring June Caprice, Kittens Reichert, and Harry Hilliard. Cast * June Caprice as Gretchen * Kittens Reichert as Jane Cummings * Harry Hilliard a ...

'' (1917) *'' A Successful Adventure'' (1918) *'' Set Free'' (1918) *''The Little White Savage'' (1919) *''

The Little Rowdy ''The Little Rowdy'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Hazel Daly, Harry Hilliard, and Sidney Ainsworth. The film was released by Triangle Film Corporation on March 23, 1919. Plot Cast * Hazel Daly ...

'' (1919) *''

Destiny Destiny, sometimes referred to as fate (from Latin ''fatum'' "decree, prediction, destiny, fate"), is a predetermined course of events. It may be conceived as a predetermined future, whether in general or of an individual. Fate Although often ...

'' (1919) *''The Sneak'' (1919) *''Cheating Herself'' (1919) *'' The Adventures of Mark Twain'' (1944) (uncredited)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hilliard, Harry 1886 births 1966 deaths Male actors from Cincinnati American male silent film actors