Joseph Striker, silent film actor (SAYRE 9542)

Joseph Striker (December 23, 1898 – February 24, 1974) was an American actor. He appeared in 28 films between 1920 and

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, Striker died at St. Barnabas Hospital in

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on February 24, 1974.Staff
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'', February 27, 1974. Accessed February 25, 2011. "Joseph Striker, a film and stage actor in the nineteentwenties and early thirties, died Sunday in St. Barnabas Hospital, Livingston, N. J. He was 75 years old and lived at 4 Riverside Drive in Cranford, N.J."

Partial filmography

* ''The Unseen Witness'' (1920) - Harry Gray * ''The Bromley Case'' (1920) - Bruce Bromley * ''The Scrap of Paper'' (1920) - Harry Gray * ''The Wall Street Mystery'' (1920) - Tom Williams * ''Help Yourself'' (1920) - Oliver Browning * ''

The Matrimonial Web ''The Matrimonial Web'' is a 1921 American silent crime drama film directed by Edward José and starring Alice Calhoun, Joseph Striker and Riley Hatch.Munden p.500 Cast * Alice Calhoun as Helen Anderson * Joseph Striker as Harvey Blake * Riley H ...

'' (1921) - Harvey Blake * '' The Broadway Peacock'' (1922) - Harold Van Tassel * '' Silver Wings'' (1922) - Harry (play) * ''

Queen of the Moulin Rouge ''Queen of the Moulin Rouge'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Ray C. Smallwood and starring Martha Mansfield, Joseph Striker Joseph Striker (December 23, 1898 – February 24, 1974) was an American actor. He appeared in ...

'' (1922) - Tom Richards * ''Wildness of Youth'' (1922) - Andrew Kane * ''

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) - Ralph Demarest * ''The Woman in Chains'' (1922) - Jacques Despard * '' The Steadfast Heart'' (1923) - Angus Burke * ''

Painted People ''Painted People'' is a 1924 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Colleen Moore. It was produced and distributed by Associated First National Pictures. Plot As described in a review of the film in a film ...

'' (1924) - Preston Dutton * '' I Am the Man'' (1924) - Billy Gray * ''

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) - Larry Smith * '' Scandal Proof'' (1925) - Dick Thorbeck * ''

The Best People ''The Best People'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount. It was directed by Sidney Olcott with Warner Baxter in the leading role. The film was remade in 1930 as '' Fast and Loose ...

'' (1925) - Bertie Lenox * '' The King of Kings'' (1927) - John - the Beloved * '' The Climbers'' (1927) - Ensign Carlos * ''

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'' (1927) - Alastair * '' Cradle Snatchers'' (1927) - Joe Valley * '' A Harp in Hock'' (1927) - Dr. Franz Mueller * ''

The Wise Wife ''The Wise Wife'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring Phyllis Haver, Tom Moore and Jacqueline Logan.Goble p.394 The film's sets were designed by the art director Mitchell Leisen. The costumes were ...

'' (1927) - Carter Fairfax * ''

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'' (1928) - Dr. John Halliday * '' The House of Secrets'' (1929) - Barry Wilding * '' The Wrecker'' (1929) - Roger Doyle

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young Joseph Striker in the 1922 ''Silver Wings'' with Mary Carr and Percy Helton
(Univ. of Washington, Sayre collection) 1898 births 1974 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors People from Cranford, New Jersey Male actors from New Jersey 20th-century American male actors {{US-film-actor-1890s-stub