Jere Austin (1876–1927) was an American silent film actor from Minnesota. He was born John Van Akin Austin and he began in films in 1914 and made his last appearance in Cecil B. DeMille's ''
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'' (1927). Austin had entered films with the
Kalem Company
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Austin died of cancer.
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Filmography
*''Chest of Fortune'' (1914) short
*''Wolfe; Or, The Conquest of Quebec'' (1914)
*''Nina o' the Theatre'' (1914) short
*''The Weakling'' (1914) short
*''The Old Army Coat'' (1914) short
*''Kit, The Arkansaw Traveler'' (1914) short
*''The Green Rose'' (1914) short
*''The Viper'' (1914) short
*''Fate's Midnight Hour'' (1914) short
*''The Lynbrook Tragedy'' (1914) short
*''The Riddle of the Green Umbrella'' (1914) short
*''The Theft of the Crown Jewels'' (1914) short
*''The Price of Silence'' (1914) short
*''The School for Scandal'' (1914) short
*''The Mayor's Secretary'' (1914) short
*''Cast Up by the Sea'' (1915) short
*''The Swindler'' (1915) short
*''The White Goddess'' (1915) short
*''Unfaithful to His Trust'' (1915) short
*''The Lure of Mammon'' (1915) short
*''When the Mind Sleeps'' (1915) short
*''Over Night'' (1915)
*''The Romance of the Hollow Tree'' (1916) short
*''For Uncle Sam's Navy'' (1916) short
*''
The Seven Swans'' (1917)
*''
Resurrection
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'' (1918)
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All Woman'' (1918)
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
''Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly'' is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in two volumes in 1852, the novel had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the U. ...
'' (1918)
*''Peg o' the Sea'' (1918)
*''
Fedora
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'' (1918)
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Hidden Fires'' (1918)
*''A Perfect Lady'' (1918)
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Day Dreams'' (1919)
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The Woman on the Index
''The Woman on the Index'' is a lost 1919 American silent drama film directed by Hobart Henley and starring Pauline Frederick and her then husband playwright Willard Mack. It was Frederick's first film at Goldwyn Pictures after coming over from Pa ...
'' (1919)
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The Trap'' (1919)
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Erstwhile Susan
''Erstwhile Susan'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by John S. Robertson, produced and distributed by Realart Pictures. It is based on a 1914 novel ''Barnabetta'' by Helen Reimensnyder Martin and later Broadway play ''Erstwhile Susa ...
'' (1919)
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The Eternal Mother'' (1920)
*''Why Leave Your Husband?'' (1920)
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The Woman Game
''The Woman Game'' is a 1920 silent film society drama directed by William P. S. Earle and starring Elaine Hammerstein and Jere Austin. It was produced and released by Selznick Pictures Corporation. It is a surviving silent held in the Library o ...
'' (1920)
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The Wakefield Case
''The Wakefield Case'' is a 1921 American silent mystery film directed by George Irving, produced by Lois Weber and starring Herbert Rawlinson. It was released through World Film Company.
Cast
*Herbert Rawlinson as Wakefield Jr.
*John P. Wade a ...
'' (1921) (as Jerry Austin)
*''The Splendid Lie'' (1922)
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Cardigan'' (1922)
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His Mystery Girl'' (1923)
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Pure Grit'' (1923)
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Single Wives
''Single Wives'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by George Archainbaud and produced by and starring Corinne Griffith. It was distributed by First National Pictures.
Cast
Preservation status
''Single Wives'' is preserved at the ...
'' (1924)
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Sundown'' (1924)
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A Regular Fellow'' (1925) (as Jerry Austin)
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The Storm Breaker'' (1925)
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The Cowboy and the Countess
''The Cowboy and the Countess'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Buck Jones, Helena D'Algy, and Diana Miller.
Plot
As described in a film magazine review, Jerry Whipple, daredevil of the Wester ...
'' (1926)
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The Demon'' (1926)
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The Desperate Game'' (1926)
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The Mad Racer
''The Mad Racer'' was a 1926 American short silent comedy film directed by Philadelphian director Benjamin Stoloff. The film starred Earle Foxe and Florence Gilbert.
Plot
As described in a film magazine review, Reginald Van Bibber is spendin ...
'' (1926) short
References
External links
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1876 births
1927 deaths
American male silent film actors
20th-century American male actors
American male stage actors
Male actors from Minneapolis