Jack Sherrill (April 14 1898 – November 26, 1973) was an American
film actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lite ...
of the
silent era
A silent film is a film with no synchronized 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) or key lines of dialogue may, wh ...
. He was one of the leading players for the
Frohman Amusement Company.
[Fox & Silver p.128]
Selected filmography
* ''
The Conquest of Canaan
''The Conquest of Canaan'' is a 1921 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It starred Thomas Meighan and Doris Kenyon and was directed by Roy William Neill. It was filmed in Ashevi ...
'' (1916)
* ''
The Woman in 47
''The Woman in 47'', reissued as ''The Mysterious Woman'', is a 1916 silent film directed by George Irving for Equitable Motion Picture Company and Frohman Amusement Corporation. It was filmed at Peerless Studios in Fort Lee, New Jersey.
Th ...
'' (1916)
* ''
Then I'll Come Back to You
''Then I'll Come Back to You'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by George Irving and starring Alice Brady, Jack Sherrill and Eric Blind. It is based on the novel of the same title by Larry Evans.Goble p.148
Cast
* Alice Brady
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'' (1916)
* ''
The Accomplice'' (1917)
* ''
God's Man'' (1917)
* ''
The Silent Witness'' (1917)
* ''
The Rainbow
''The Rainbow'' is a novel by British author D. H. Lawrence, first published by Methuen & Co. in 1915. It follows three generations of the Brangwen family living in Nottinghamshire, focusing particularly on the individual's struggle to growth ...
'' (1917)
* ''
The Profiteer'' (1919)
* ''
The Invisible Ray'' (1920)
References
Bibliography
* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
* Graham, Cooper C. & Irmscher, Christoph. ''Love and Loss in Hollywood: Florence Deshon, Max Eastman, and Charlie Chaplin''. Indiana University Press, 2021.
* Fox, Charles Donald & Silver, Milton L. ''Who's Who on the Screen''. Ross Publishing Company, 1920.
External links
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1898 births
1973 deaths
American male film actors
American male silent film actors
20th-century American male actors
Male actors from Atlanta
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