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from cardiovascular disease.

Selected filmography

* '' War on the Plains'' (1912) * ''

Custer's Last Fight ''Custer's Last Fight'' (also known as ''Custer's Last Raid'') is a 1912 American silent short Western film. It is the first film about George Armstrong Custer and his final stand at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Francis Ford, the older ...

'' (1912) * ''

The Paymaster's Son ''The Paymaster's Son'' is a surviving 1913 silent short drama film directed by Francis Ford and produced by Thomas H. Ince. Cast *Robert Edeson - John Burton, The Paymaster's Son *Charles K. French - Silas Burton, The Paymaster *Robert Stanton ...

'' (1913) * '' The Battle of Gettysburg'' (1913) * '' The Bargain'' (1914) * ''

The Beckoning Flame ''The Beckoning Flame'' is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by Charles Swickard and featuring Henry Woodruff, Tsuru Aoki, and Rhea Mitchell in pivotal roles. Cast * Henry Woodruff as Harry Dickson *Tsuru Aoki as Janira *Rhea Mitchell as ...

'' (1915) * ''

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'' (1915) * '' Aloha Oe'' (1915) * ''

The Green Swamp ''The Green Swamp'' is a 1916 silent drama starring Bessie Barriscale and written by C. Gardner Sullivan.''The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20'' by The American Film Institute, c.1988 Plot summary The film centers on ...

'' (1916) * '' The Raiders'' (1916) * ''

The Stepping Stone ''The Stepping Stone'' is a 1916 American silent drama film, directed by Reginald Barker and Thomas H. Ince. It is a lost film.The Millionaire Vagrant'' (1917) * ''

The Weaker Sex ''The Weaker Sex'' is a 1948 British drama film directed by Roy Ward Baker and starring Ursula Jeans, Cecil Parker and Joan Hopkins. It was one of the most popular films at the British box office in 1948. The film's subject was what ''The Ne ...

'' (1917) * '' Madcap Madge'' (1917) * ''

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'' (1917) * ''

The Snarl ''The Snarl'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Raymond B. West and starring Bessie Barriscale, Charles Gunn and Howard Hickman.Connelly p.412 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Brunton. Cast * Bessie Bar ...

'' (1917) * ''

The Iced Bullet ''The Iced Bullet'' is a 1917 American silent mystery film directed by Reginald Barker and starring William Desmond, Robert McKim and J. Barney Sherry.Langman p.183 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Brunton. Cast * W ...

'' (1917) * ''

The Fuel of Life ''The Fuel of Life'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Walter Edwards and starring Belle Bennett, Eugene Burr and Texas Guinan.Katchmer p.144 Cast * Belle Bennett as Angela De Haven * Eugene Burr as Rader * Texas Guinan as Vi ...

'' (1917) * ''

The Gown of Destiny ''The Gown of Destiny'' is a 1917 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Lynn Reynolds and starring Alma Rubens, Herrera Tejedde and Allan Sears.Connelly p.355 The film shows how a dress performs a patriotic function for France during ...

'' (1917) * ''

Love or Justice ''Love or Justice'' is a 1917 American silent crime drama film directed by Walter Edwards and starring Louise Glaum, Charles Gunn and Jack Richardson.Langman p.202 Cast * Louise Glaum as Nan Bishop * Charles Gunn as Jack Dunn * Jack Richa ...

'' (1917) * ''

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'' (1917) * '' Borrowed Plumage'' (1917) * ''

The Stainless Barrier ''The Stainless Barrier'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Thomas N. Heffron and starring Irene Hunt, Jack Livingston and Henry A. Barrows.Lowe p.97 Cast * Irene Hunt as Betsy Shelton * Jack Livingston as Calvin Stone * Henry A ...

'' (1917) * '' Ten of Diamonds'' (1917) * '' Flying Colors'' (1917) * ''

Her Decision ''Her Decision'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring Gloria Swanson. It is not known whether the film currently survives, and it may be a lost film. Plot As described in a film magazine, after her sister ...

'' (1918) * '' The Master Man'' (1919) * ''

Yvonne from Paris ''Yvonne from Paris'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Emmett J. Flynn and starring Mary Miles Minter, Allan Forrest, and Vera Lewis. It was Minter's last film with the American Film Company; she signed a contract with Realart ...

'' (1919) * '' Restless Souls'' (1919) * '' The Secret Code'' (1918) * ''

A Man's Fight ''A Man's Fight'' is a lost 1919 American silent drama film directed by Thomas N. Heffron and starring Dustin Farnum and Lois Wilson. Plot As described in a film magazine, wealthy clubman Roger Carr (Farnum) assumes responsibility for a murder ...

'' (1919) * ''

A Gun Fightin' Gentleman ''A Gun Fightin' Gentleman'' is a 1919 American Western film directed by John Ford and starring Harry Carey. Because only three reels of originally five or six are known to exist, this film is considered a partially lost film. Plot As describ ...

'' (1919) * ''

The Lion Man ''The Lion Man'' is a New Zealand television documentary series about a New Zealand big cat park called Zion Wildlife Gardens. The series was named after Craig Busch, the park's founder, who had styled himself as "the Lion Man". The series fo ...

'' (1919) * '' The Black Gate'' (1919) * '' The Mayor of Filbert'' (1919) * ''

Go and Get It ''Go and Get It'' is a 1920 American silent comedy-drama film, comedy-drama mystery film directed by Marshall Neilan and Henry Roberts Symonds and written by Marion Fairfax. The film stars Pat O'Malley, Wesley Barry, Noah Beery, Noah Beery Sr. a ...

'' (1920) * ''

Darling Mine ''Darling Mine'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Laurence Trimble and starring Olive Thomas, Walter McGrail and Walt Whitman.Connelly p.59 Cast * Olive Thomas as Kitty McCarthy * Walter McGrail as Roger Davis * Walt Whitman ...

'' (1920) * '' The River's End'' (1920) * '' Dinty'' (1920) * '' The Forged Bride'' (1920) * '' The Barbarian'' (1920) * ''

Man, Woman & Marriage ''Man, Woman & Marriage'' is a 1921 American silent drama film produced and directed by Allen Holubar and starring Dorothy Phillips. It was released through Associated First National Pictures. It is also known under the title ''Man-Woman-Marriag ...

'' (1921) * ''

Burn 'Em Up Barnes ''Burn 'Em Up Barnes'' is a 1934 American Pre-Code movie serial produced and distributed by Mascot Pictures, along with a feature version of the serial bearing the same title. It was a loose remake of the 1921 silent film of the same name. Cas ...

'' (1921) * '' Just Outside the Door'' (1921) * '' The Lotus Eater'' (1921) * '' Back Pay'' (1922) * ''

What Fools Men Are ''What Fools Men Are'' is a 1922 American silent comedy drama film directed by George Terwilliger and starring Faire Binney, Lucy Fox, and Huntley Gordon. It is based upon the play ''The Flapper'' by Eugene Walter. Plot As described in a film ...

'' (1922) * ''

Island Wives ''Island Wives'' is a lost 1922 American silent adventure drama film directed by Webster Campbell and starring Corinne Griffith. The Vitagraph Company of America produced and distributed. Some of the film was shot in Florida. The famous writer ...

'' (1922) * ''

The Secrets of Paris ''The Secrets of Paris'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Kenneth S. Webb and starring Lew Cody, Gladys Hulette, and Effie Shannon. Cast Preservation No copies of ''The Secrets of Paris'' are located in any archives, making ...

'' (1922) * '' When the Desert Calls'' (1922) * ''

Sure Fire Flint ''Sure Fire Flint'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Dell Henderson and starring Johnny Hines. Cast *Johnny Hines as Sure Fire Flint * Edmund Breese as Johnny Jets * Robert Edeson as Anthony De Lanni *Effie Shannon as Mrs. De La ...

'' (1922) * ''

The Inner Man ''The Inner Man'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Hamilton Smith and starring Wyndham Standing, J. Barney Sherry and Dorothy Mackaill.Munden p.380 Cast * Wyndham Standing as Thurlow Michael Barclay Jr * J. Barney Sherry as ...

'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1922) * '' A Woman's Woman'' (1922) * '' Shadows of the Sea'' (1922) * '' Till We Meet Again'' (1922) * '' John Smith'' (1923) * ''

The White Sister ''The White Sister'' is a play in four acts by Francis Marion Crawford and Walter C. Hackett. The play was originally written by Crawford in 1907 and he later adapted the play into a serialized novel which was first published over a six month p ...

'' (1923) * ''

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'' (1923) * ''

Galloping Hoofs ''Galloping Hoofs'' is a 1924 American silent Western film serial directed by George B. Seitz and starring Allene Ray and Johnnie Walker. The film is now considered to be lost. Cast * Allene Ray as Carole Page * Johnnie Walker as David Kirby ...

'' (1924) * ''

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'' (1924) * '' Lend Me Your Husband'' (1924) * '' The Warrens of Virginia'' (1924) * ''

Daughters Who Pay ''Daughters Who Pay'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by George Terwilliger, starring Marguerite De La Motte and John Bowers, and featuring Béla Lugosi as Serge Romonsky. Plot Margaret Smith attempts to save her brother by visiti ...

'' (1925) * ''

Enemies of Youth ''Enemies of Youth'' is a 1925 American independent silent drama film directed by Arthur Berthelet and starring Mahlon Hamilton, Gladys Leslie and J. Barney Sherry.Munden p.215 Cast * Mahlon Hamilton * Gladys Leslie * J. Barney Sherry * J ...

'' (1925) * ''

False Pride ''False Pride'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Hugh Dierker and starring Owen Moore, Faire Binney, Ruth Stonehouse, and J. Barney Sherry. Plot As described in a film magazine review, a young man who prefers legal practice to a ...

'' (1925) * '' The Crackerjack'' (1925) * '' The Live Wire'' (1925) * ''

A Little Girl in a Big City ''A Little Girl in a Big City'' is a 1925 silent film drama directed by Burton L. King and starring Gladys Walton. It is based on an off-Broadway play, ''A Little Girl in a Big City'', by James Kyrle MacCurdy. It was Gladys Walton's final film. ...

'' (1925) * '' Play Ball'' (1925) * '' Broken Homes'' (1926) * ''

Casey of the Coast Guard ''Casey of the Coast Guard'' was a 1926 American silent action film serial released in ten chapters, directed by William Nigh and written by Lewis Allen Browne. The film is now presumed lost. Plot John Casey ( George O'Hara) is a Coast Guard ...

'' (1926) * '' The Brown Derby'' (1926) * ''

Prince of Tempters ''Prince of Tempters'' is a 1926 American silent romance film directed by Lothar Mendes and starring Lois Moran, Ben Lyon and Lya De Putti. It is based on the 1924 novel '' The Ex-Duke'' by the British writer E. Phillips Oppenheim. The film w ...

'' (1926) * '' The Crimson Flash'' (1927) * '' Alex the Great'' (1928) * '' The Wright Idea'' (1928) * ''

Broadway Scandals ''Broadway Scandals'' is a 1929 American Pre-Code musical film. Cast * Sally O'Neil - Mary * Jack Egan - Ted Howard * Carmel Myers - Valeska * J. Barney Sherry - Le Claire * Charles C. Wilson - Jack Lane * Doris Dawson - Bobby * Wild Bill Ell ...

'' (1929)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sherry, J. Barney 1874 births 1944 deaths Male actors from Philadelphia American male film actors American male silent film actors 20th-century American male actors