Hilliard Karr (1899 – 1945) was an American comedic actor. He appeared in a series of
short film
A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...
s with fellow heavyweights
Frank Alexander and
Bill "Kewpie" Ross (
Ton of Fun).
Scenes from the Tons of Fun episode ''Heavy Love'' were used on an episode of ''
The Funny Manns
''The Funny Manns'' is an American syndicated television program that first appeared in 1961. It was hosted by Cliff Norton and featured re-edited public domain silent movies, much as Jay Ward's show Fractured Flickers did. There are 130 black & w ...
''.
Partial filmography
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Fool Days'' (1921)
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Ain't Love Grand?'' (1921), part of the
Sunshine Comedies
Sunshine Comedies is a silent film era line of comedic short films. The two-reel film series was produced by Fox Film beginning in 1916. Actors featured in the series include Slim Summerville, Billie Ritchie, Ethel Teare, and Eli Nadel (as a chi ...
series
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A Small Town Hero'' (1922)
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Big Stakes'' (1922)
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A Family Row'' (1924)
*''What an Eye'' (1924) a haunted house comedy for Universal Pictures
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A Rough Party'' (1925)
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Three Wise Goofs'' (1925)
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Tailoring
A tailor is a person who makes or alters clothing, particularly in men's clothing. The Oxford English Dictionary dates the term to the thirteenth century.
History
Although clothing construction goes back to prehistory, there is evidence of ...
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The Circus Cyclone
''The Circus Cyclone'' is a 1925 American silent Western film written and directed by Albert S. Rogell. The film stars Art Acord, Moe McCrea, Nancy Deaver, Cesare Gravina, Albert J. Smith, and Hilliard Karr. The film was released on October 4 ...
'' (1925)
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The Heavy Parade'' (1926)
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Three of a Kind'' (1926)
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Oh, What a Night!'' (1926)
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Backfire'' (1926)
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Heavy Love'' (1926)
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Old Tin Sides'' (1927)
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Campus Romeos'', (1927)
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How High is Up'' (1927)
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Three Missing Links
''Three Missing Links'' is a 1938 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 33rd entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starri ...
'' (1927)
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You're Next
''You're Next'' is a 2011 American slasher film directed and edited by Adam Wingard, written by Simon Barrett and starring Sharni Vinson, Nicholas Tucci, Wendy Glenn, A. J. Bowen, Joe Swanberg, Barbara Crampton and Rob Moran. The plot concern ...
'' (1927)
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Standing Pat'' (1928)
References
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20th-century American male actors
American male film actors