Jack Standing (10 February 1886 – 25 October 1917) was an English born American actor.

Biography

The son of stage actor

Herbert Standing Herbert Standing (13 November 1846 – 5 December 1923) was a British stage and screen actor and the patriarch of the Standing family of actors. He was the father of numerous children, many of whom had careers in theatre and cinema. Toward the ...

and brother of

Wyndham Standing Charles Wyndham Standing''Silent Film Necrology'', 2nd Edition by Eugene Michael Vazzana, c. 2001 page 497 (23 August 1880 – 1 February 1963) was an English film actor. Early years Standing was born in London, England and died in Los An ...

(1880–1963), who also was a famous actor in the early days of film, Jack Standing first appeared in Broadway musicals such as '' The Belle of New York'' and ''

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'' before he went to the

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in 1909. Because he was a handsome young man, he was quickly offered many roles and signed a contract with

Sigmund Lubin Siegmund Lubin (born Zygmunt Lubszyński, April 20, 1851 – September 11, 1923) was an American motion picture pioneer who founded the Lubin Manufacturing Company (1902–1917) of Philadelphia. Biography Siegmund Lubin was born as Zygmunt ...

in 1911. Like many others from the silent film, Standing was asked to play quite everything from passionate lovers to villains or old men. In 1915, he told the ''

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'' magazine, "Spare me from being a one-type actor!" He appeared in more than fifty films. An incomplete print of 1915

Mary Pickford Gladys Marie Smith (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979), known professionally as Mary Pickford, was a Canadian-American stage and screen actress and producer with a career that spanned five decades. A pioneer in the US film industry, she co-founde ...

vehicle ''

Fanchon the Cricket ''Fanchon the Cricket'' is a 1915 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players Film Company and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is based on a novel, ''La Petite Fadette'' by George Sand. It was directed by James Kirkwood and stars ...

'', in which Standing co-starred, has recently been found. The teenage

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and

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allegedly made their screen debuts in this film. Standing's greatest success was the 1916 film ''

Hell's Hinges ''Hell's Hinges'' is a 1916 American silent Western film starring William S. Hart and Clara Williams. Directed by Charles Swickard, William S. Hart and Clifford Smith, and produced by Thomas H. Ince, the screenplay was written by C. Gardne ...

'', where he played the weak-willed brother of Clara Williams. On 25 October 1917, Standing died of pneumonia at the age of 31, bringing a premature end to a promising career. Standing married and had a son, Jack Standing Jr. (born 1914) who apparently appeared in early silent films as a child.''Silent Film Necrology'' by Eugene Michael Vazzana, 2nd Ed., c. 2001, pages 496-97 Many members of his family also worked in the theatre or films, including his father

(1846-1923) and brothers Wyndham, Herbert Jr., Sir Guy and

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, as well as Herbert Jr.'s daughter

Joan Standing Joan Standing (21 June 1903 – 3 February 1979) was an English actress best known for playing Nurse Briggs in the 1931 horror film ''Dracula''. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1919 and 1940. Partial filmography * '' The Loves o ...

and Sir Guy's daughter

Kay Hammond Dorothy Katherine Standing, Lady Clements (18 February 1909 – 4 May 1980), known professionally as Kay Hammond, was an English stage and film actress. Family Kay Hammond was born in London, England as Dorothy Katherine Standing, the daught ...

Filmography

References

External links

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Standing family at ThePeerage
{{DEFAULTSORT:Standing, Jack 1886 births 1917 deaths English male film actors English male silent film actors Male actors from London 20th-century English male actors Deaths from pneumonia in California Standing family British expatriate male actors in the United States