Kate Toncray (1867 – December 6, 1927) was an American actress of the

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. She appeared in more than 170 films between 1905 and 1925. She was born in

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and died in

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.Bibliographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses by George A. Katchmer
Retrieved October 20, 2017

Selected filmography

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A Smoked Husband ''A Smoked Husband'' is a 1908 American silent short comedy film directed by D. W. Griffith. Cast * John R. Cumpson as Mr. Bibbs * Florence Lawrence as Mrs. Bibbs * Linda Arvidson as Maid * George Gebhardt as Man in Top Hat * Robert Harron ...

'' (1908) * '' A Flash of Light'' (1910) * ''

His Trust ''His Trust'' is a 1911 American silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. It concerns "The faithful devotion and self- sacrifice of an old negro servant," who is played in blackface by Wilfred Lucas. The film's sequel is ''His Trust Ful ...

'' (1911) * ''

Heart Beats of Long Ago ''Heart Beats of Long Ago'' is a 1911 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, starring George Nichols and featuring Blanche Sweet. The film is preserved in the Library of Congress by paper print.Catalog of Holdings The Am ...

'' (1911) * '' Fisher Folks'' (1911) * ''

Her Awakening ''Her Awakening'' is a 1911 American short silent drama film starring Mabel Normand and directed by D. W. Griffith. Normand portrays a vivaciously effervescent young woman ashamed to introduce her poorly dressed mother to her elegant suitor. Thi ...

'' (1911) * ''

A Decree of Destiny ''A Decree of Destiny'' is a 1911 American short silent romantic drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, starring Mary Pickford and featuring Blanche Sweet. Cast * Joseph Graybill as Kenneth Marsden * Marion Sunshine as Edith * Mary Pickfor ...

'' (1911) * ''

Was He a Coward? ''Was He a Coward?'' is a 1911 American short silent Western film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the Museum of Modern Art. Cast * Wilfred Lucas as Norris Hilton * Jos ...

'' (1911) * ''

The Spanish Gypsy ''The Spanish Gypsy'' is an English Jacobean tragicomedy, dating from around 1623. The play was likely a collaboration between several dramatists, including Thomas Middleton, William Rowley, Thomas Dekker, and John Ford. Like Shakespeare's los ...

'' (1911) * ''

The New Dress ''The New Dress'' is a 1911 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, starring Wilfred Lucas and featuring Blanche Sweet. Cast * Wilfred Lucas as Jose * Dorothy West as Marta * W. Chrystie Miller as The Father * Vivian Pres ...

'' (1911) * ''

The Primal Call ''The Primal Call'' is a 1911 American short silent romance film directed by D. W. Griffith, starring Wilfred Lucas and featuring Blanche Sweet. Cast * Wilfred Lucas as The Fisherman * Claire McDowell as The Woman * Grace Henderson as The Wom ...

'' (1911) * '' Fighting Blood'' (1911) * ''

The Indian Brothers ''The Indian Brothers'' is a 1911 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, starring Frank Opperman and featuring Blanche Sweet. Cast * Frank Opperman as The Indian Chief * Wilfred Lucas as The Indian Chief's Brother * ...

'' (1911) * ''

Love in the Hills ''Love in the Hills'' is a 1911 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. Cast * Blanche Sweet as The Girl * Wilfred Lucas as The Manley Suitor * Charles West as The Shiftless Suitor * Joseph G ...

'' (1911) * '' The Battle'' (1911) * ''

The Miser's Heart ''The Miser's Heart'' is a 1911 American short film, short silent film, silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey where early film studios in America's first motion pictur ...

'' (1911) * ''

For His Son ''For His Son'' is a 1912 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey when Biograph Company and other early film studios in America's first motion picture in ...

'' (1912) * ''

Under Burning Skies ''Under Burning Skies'' is a 1912 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. Cast * Wilfred Lucas - Joe * Blanche Sweet - Emily * Christy Cabanne - Emily's Husband * Alfred Paget - Emily's Husba ...

'' (1912) * ''

Won by a Fish ''Won by a Fish'' is a 1912 silent film comedy directed by Mack Sennett and starring Mary Pickford. It was produced by the Biograph Company and released as split-reel with ''The Brave Hunterby General Film Company. This film exists.''Catalog of Ho ...

'' (1912) * ''

One Is Business, the Other Crime ''One Is Business, the Other Crime'' is a 1912 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. Prints of the film survive in the film archives of the Library of Congress and the Museum of Modern Art. Ca ...

'' (1912) * ''

An Outcast Among Outcasts ''An Outcast Among Outcasts'' is a 1912 American short film, short silent film, silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and Wilfred Lucas. It was Lucas' List of directorial debuts, debut film as a director. The film starred Blanche Sweet. ...

'' (1912) * ''

The Sands of Dee ''The Sands of Dee'' is a 1912 silent short film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Mae Marsh and Robert Harron. It was produced and distributed by the Biograph Company. Paper print held at Library of Congress.''Catalog of Holdings The Amer ...

'' (1912) * '' The Inner Circle'' (1912) * ''

A Change of Spirit ''A Change of Spirit'' is a 1912 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. Plot Cast * Blanche Sweet as The Young Woman * William J. Butler as The Young Woman's Father * Kate Toncray as The You ...

'' (1912) * '' Blind Love'' (1912) * ''

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'' (1912) * ''

A Welcome Intruder ''A Welcome Intruder'' is a 1913 silent film short directed by D. W. Griffith and produced by the Biograph Company. Cast *Charles Hill Mailes - The Father * Kate Toncray - The Neighbor * Charles West - The Workman *W. Chrystie Miller - The Shopk ...

'' (1913) * ''

So Runs the Way ''So Runs the Way'' is a 1913 American short drama film, directed by Christy Cabanne. Cast * Reggie Morris as Frederick A.Paulson * Lillian Gish as The Young Woman * Lionel Barrymore as Undetermined Role (unconfirmed) * Joseph McDermott as ...

'' (1913) * '' Under the Shadow of the Law'' (1913) * ''

Red Hicks Defies the World ''Red Hicks Defies the World'' is a 1913 American short comedy film featuring Harry Carey. Cast * Charles Murray - Red Hicks * Edward Dillon - O'Shea, the Fighting Irishman * Dorothy Gish - Hicks' Sweetheart * Kate Toncray - Hick's Mother * ...

'' (1913) * '' The Wanderer'' (1913) * ''

The Lady and the Mouse ''The Lady and the Mouse'' is a 1913 American short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. A print of the film survives. Lillian and Dorothy Gish play sisters in the film. The only other two films where the Gishes play sisters are '' An Unse ...

'' (1913) * ''

The Hero of Little Italy ''The Hero of Little Italy'' is a 1913 American drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. Cast See also * Harry Carey filmography * D. W. Griffith filmography These are the films directed by the pioneering America ...

'' (1913) * '' Love in an Apartment Hotel'' (1913) * ''

Almost a Wild Man ''Almost a Wild Man'' is a 1913 Canadian silent short black and white film directed by Dell Henderson, written by William Beaudine and starring Dorothy Gish. Cast * Charles Murray as McDoo * Gus Pixley as The Wild Man * Edward Dillon as Rooly, ...

'' (1913) * '' Brute Force'' (1914) * ''

Judith of Bethulia ''Judith of Bethulia'' (1914 in film, 1914) is an American film starring Blanche Sweet and Henry B. Walthall, and produced and directed by D. W. Griffith, based on the play "Judith and the Holofernes" (1896) by Thomas Bailey Aldrich, which itself ...

'' (1914) * '' Old Heidelberg'' (1915) * '' The Lamb'' (1915) * ''

Casey at the Bat Casey at the Bat is a poem written in 1888 by Ernest Thayer. Casey at the Bat may also refer to: * ''Casey at the Bat'' (1916 film), a film based on the poem * ''Casey at the Bat'' (1927 film), a film based on the poem * ''Casey at the Bat'', a ...

'' (1916) * ''

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'' (1916) * ''

The Little Yank ''The Little Yank'' is a 1917 American silent film, silent historical film, historical drama film directed by George Siegmann and starring Dorothy Gish, Frank Bennett (actor), Frank Bennett and Bob Burns (actor), Bob Burns.Langman p.XVI The film i ...

'' (1917) * '' Stage Struck'' (1917) * '' Hands Up!'' (1917) * ''

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm ''Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm'' is a classic American 1903 children's novel by Kate Douglas Wiggin that tells the story of Rebecca Rowena Randall and her aunts, one stern and one kind, in the fictional village of Riverboro, Maine. Rebecca's joy ...

'' (1917) * ''

The Hope Chest ''The Hope Chest'' is an American silent comedy-drama film released in 1918, starring Dorothy Gish. The film was directed by Elmer Clifton and based on a serialized story (and later novel) by Mark Lee Luther, originally published in ''Woman's Ho ...

'' (1918) * ''

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'' (1919) * ''

Peppy Polly ''Peppy Polly'' is a lost 1919 American silent drama film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Dorothy Gish. D. W. Griffith produced, as he did for several of Gish's films. Plot As described in a film magazine, Polly Shannon (Gish) impresses J ...

'' (1919) * '' The Charm School'' (1921) * '' Prisoners of Love'' (1921) * ''

The Match-Breaker ''The Match-Breaker'' is a lost 1921 American silent romantic comedy film produced and distributed by Metro Pictures. It was directed by Dallas M. Fitzgerald and starred Viola Dana. Cast *Viola Dana as Jane Morgan *Jack Perrin as Thomas Butler ...

'' (1921) * '' Silent Years'' (1921) * '' The Snowshoe Trail'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1925) * ''

The Narrow Street ''The Narrow Street'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by William Beaudine William Washington Beaudine (January 15, 1892 – March 18, 1970) was an American film actor and director. He was one of Hollywood's most prolific dir ...

'' (1925)

References

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left to right: Blanche Sweet and Kate Toncray in an early Biograph
1867 births 1927 deaths American silent film actresses Actresses from St. Louis 20th-century American actresses {{US-film-actor-1860s-stub