Kewpie Morgan (born Horace Allen Morgan, February 1, 1892 – September 24, 1956) was an American silent film comedian who also performed in a few early sound films. He appeared in 99 films from 1915 to 1936. He appeared in the films of such comedians as
Buster Keaton and
Laurel and Hardy
Laurel and Hardy were a British-American comedy duo act during the early Classical Hollywood era of American cinema, consisting of Englishman Stan Laurel (1890–1965) and American Oliver Hardy (1892–1957). Starting their career as a duo ...
. He posthumously appeared in
Robert Youngson
Robert Youngson (November 27, 1917 – April 8, 1974) was a film producer, director, and screenwriter, specializing in reviving antique silent films.Obituary ''Variety'', April 17, 1974, page 95.[silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, 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) ...]
comedy.
Before he became an actor, Morgan was an electrician at a film studio. He sometimes returned to that job when acting opportunities were not available.
Partial filmography
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The Border Legion
''The Border Legion'' is a 1916 Western novel written by Zane Grey, first published by Harper & Brothers in 1916.
Plot
It tells the story of a cold hearted man named Jack Kells who falls in love with Miss Joan Randle, a girl his legion has ta ...
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The Cup of Fury'' (1920)
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Merely Mary Ann
''Merely Mary Ann'' a 1931 American pre-Code romantic comedy drama film starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell. Gaynor and Farrell made almost a dozen films together, including Frank Borzage's classics '' Seventh Heaven'' (1927), '' Street ...
'' (1920)
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Drag Harlan
''Drag Harlan'' is a 1920 American silent Western film produced and released by the Fox Film Corporation and directed by J. Gordon Edwards. The film is based on an original story for the screen and stars William Farnum along with Jackie Saun ...
'' (1920)
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The Scuttlers
''The Scuttlers'' is a lost 1920 American silent drama film produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporation and directed by J. Gordon Edwards. William Farnum and Jackie Saunders star in this adventure.
Cast
* William Farnum as Jim Land ...
'' (1920)
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A Small Town Idol'' (1921)
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Three Ages'' (1923)
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Sherlock Jr.'' (1924)
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Stupid, But Brave'' (1924)
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Butter Fingers
''Butter Fingers'' is a 1925 American silent film sports comedy film directed by Del Lord starring Billy Bevan
Billy Bevan (born William Bevan Harris, 29 September 1887 – 26 November 1957) was an Australian-born vaudevillian, who be ...
'' (1925)
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The Better 'Ole'' (1926)
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Spuds'' (1927)
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Finnegan's Ball'' (1927)
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Flying Luck'' (1927)
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Beggars of Life'' (1928)
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The Spieler'' (1928)
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Square Shoulders'' (1929)
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The Aviator'' (1929)
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The Rogue Song
''The Rogue Song'' is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic and musical film that tells the story of a Russian bandit who falls in love with a princess, but takes his revenge on her when her brother rapes and kills his sister. The Metro-Goldwyn-Maye ...
'' (1930)
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Other Men's Women'' (1931)
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Babes in Toyland'' (1934)
References
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1892 births
1956 deaths
Male actors from Texas
20th-century American male actors
American male silent film actors
People from Anna, Texas
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