Harry Mestayer (1876–1958) was an actor in
silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) ...
s and theatrical productions in the U.S. He had leading roles and was a supporting actor in more than two dozen films and numerous theaterical productions. He performed in California,
was in several hits in Chicago and performed on Broadway.
He was the son of Shakespearean actor Charles Mestayer and had several actors in his family.
[
He eventually married ]Victory Bateman
Victory Bateman (April 6, 1865 in Philadelphia – March 2, 1926 in Los Angeles) was an American silent film actress. Her father, Thomas Creese, and her mother, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Creese, were both actors. On stage, Ms. Bateman appeared in the ...
.
The Museum of the City of New York
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has several photographs of him in acting roles.
Filmography
*''The House of a Thousand Candles (1915 film)
''The House of a Thousand Candles'' is a 1915 American silent mystery film directed by Thomas N. Heffron and starring Harry Mestayer, Grace Darmond and John Charles. Based on a novel of the same name by Meredith Nicholson, it was remade twice. I ...
'' as Jack Glenam
*''Stop Thief! (1915 film)
''Stop Thief!'' is a lost 1915 silent film comedy drama directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Mary Ryan. It was produced by George Kleine and released through Kleine and Edison.
Cast
* Mary Ryan - Nell Jones
* Harry Mestayer - Jack Doogan
...
'' as Jack Dougan
*'' Millionaire Baby'' (1915)
*'' Badgered (1916 film)'' (1916)
*'' Wives of the Rich'' (1916)
*'' Her Dream of Life'' (1916)
*'' Wife or Country'' (1918), co-wrote and starred in as Dale Barker
*'' The Atom (1918 film)'' as Montague Booth
*''Unguarded Women
''Unguarded Women'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Alan Crosland and starring Bebe Daniels. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures.
Plot
The film is about a man who, rather than be with the ...
'' (1924) as Sing Woo
*'' Flapper Wives'' (1924), as Charles Bigelow
*'' Black Oxen'' (1923)The Locked Door
''The Locked Door'' is a 1929 American pre-Code drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice, and starring Rod LaRocque, Barbara Stanwyck, William "Stage" Boyd and Betty Bronson. It is based on the 1919 play ''The Sign on the Door'' by Channing ...
'' (1929) as District Attorney
Plays
*''The Wild Duck
''The Wild Duck'' (original Norwegian title: ''Vildanden'') is an 1884 play by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It is considered the first modern masterpiece in the genre of tragicomedy. ''The Wild Duck'' and ''Rosmersholm'' are "often ...
'' (1918) on Broadway as Gregers Werle
References
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1876 births
1958 deaths
American male silent film actors
20th-century American male actors
American male stage actors