Norman Kerry (born Norman Hussey Kaiser,"United States World War II Draft Registration Cards,
registration for Norman Hussey Kaiser, Los Angeles, California, April 27, 1942
This document lists his full name as Norman Hussey Kaiser, noting the name Norman Kerry as an alias. June 16, 1894 – January 12, 1956) was an American actor whose career in the motion picture industry spanned twenty-five years, beginning in 1916 and peaking during the silent era of the 1920s. Changing his name from the unmistakably German "Kaiser" at the onset of World War I, he rose quickly in his field, becoming "the

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of the

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"''San Francisco Examiner'' (San Francisco, California), 14 Oct 1953, page 10. Kerry often played the heroic dashing

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or the seductive

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. He was extremely popular with female fans. On a personal level, Kerry was known as a prankster and was said to have a wonderful sense of humor and to be very popular.Rambova, Natacha. ''Rudy.'' London: Hutchinson & Co., 1926
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He also achieved some recognition as a dog fancier, maintaining kennels at his home that were "known throughout the world among lovers of aristocratic dogs." As his film career waned in the 1930s, he became known as an international bon vivant and adventurer who lived in the

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and even joined the

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Film career

Kerry made his first film appearance in the 1916 comedy ''Manhattan Madness'', starring

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and directed by

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. Dwan needed young people with horses to appear in a scene and Kerry volunteered himself and his friends to fill that need. The following year, Kerry rose to leading actor status in ''

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'', playing opposite actress

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.
Norman Kerry
' at GoldenSilents.com (accessed 20 Feb 2019). He again appeared with Mary Pickford in 1918, in ''Amarilly of Clothes-line Alley'', and that in turn led to his being chosen by

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as her leading man in ''Up the Road with Sallie.'' He was "on his way!" Kerry's career flourished from the time of those early successes and throughout the 1920s—the

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era. In 1920, he was paid a salary of $750 per week and by 1930 he had been under contract with

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for twelve years and was thought to be among the actors who had played the most roles in his career. He wore a fancy waxed mustache and slicked-back hair, exemplifying the " tall, dark, and handsome" matinee idol of the time. In 1923, he starred in two of his most popular films, the enormous box-office success ''

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'', with

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and

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and the controversial ''

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'', opposite

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. In ''Merry-Go-Round'', Austrian director

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chose Kerry to play von Stroheim's alter-ego 'Count Franz Maximilian Von Hohenegg', but producer

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replaced von Stroheim with director

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during filming. The film is now considered a classic. Kerry was again cast with Lon Chaney and Mary Philbin in the 1925 horror classic ''

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'', playing Philbin's love-interest, the Vicomte Raoul de Chagny.''The Phantom of the Opera''
at AFI Catalog of Feature Films. The film was an enormous financial and critical success and solidified Kerry's position as a leading actor during the 1920s. That same year Kerry starred with Philbin in the melodrama ''Fifth Avenue Models'' and with Patsy Ruth Miller in the adventure film ''Lorraine of the Lions''. In 1927, Kerry again shared the screen with Lon Chaney in '' The Unknown'', also starring

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. By the end of the decade, he had appeared in high-profile roles opposite

Anna Q. Nilsson Anna Quirentia Nilsson (March 30, 1888 – February 11, 1974) was a Swedish-American actress who achieved success in American silent movies. Early life Nilsson was born in Ystad, Sweden in 1888. Her middle name Quirentia is derived from her ...

Marion Davies Marion Davies (born Marion Cecilia Douras; January 3, 1897 – September 22, 1961) was an American actress, producer, screenwriter, and philanthropist. Educated in a religious convent, Davies fled the school to pursue a career as a chorus girl ...

Bebe Daniels Phyllis Virginia "Bebe" Daniels (January 14, 1901 – March 16, 1971) was an American actress, singer, dancer, writer, and producer. She began her career in Hollywood during the silent film era as a child actress, became a star in musicals such ...

Mildred Harris Mildred Harris (April 18, 1901 – July 20, 1944) was an American stage, film, and vaudeville actress during the early part of the 20th century. Harris began her career in the film industry as a child actress when she was 10 years old. She was a ...

Lillian Gish Lillian Diana Gish (October 14, 1893February 27, 1993) was an American actress, director, and screenwriter. Her film-acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912, in silent film shorts, to 1987. Gish was called the "First Lady of American Cinema", ...

, and

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, among others. At the beginning of the ''

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'' era, Kerry reunited with Mary Philbin to film talking scenes for ''The Phantom of the Opera'', reissued with sound 15 Dec 1929. However, this was the beginning of Kerry's decline; he made only a few American films after 1930. Among them were ''Air Eagles'' and ''

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'' in 1931 and Kerry's final film, ''Tanks a Million'', in 1941. During the 1930s, Kerry also made some movies for British, German, and Italian producers.''Democrat and Chronicle'' (Rochester, New York), 14 Jan 1956, page 7. For his contributions to the motion picture industry, in 1960 Kerry was awarded a star on the

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at 6724 Hollywood Blvd.,

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.Norman Kerry
" at the official website of the Hollywood Walk of Fame (accessed 20 Feb 2019).

Personal life

Born in

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on June 16, 1894,"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZVN-M9D : 13 March 2018) Kerry was the son of Isaac and Eunice Kaiser."United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSKR-DNN )"New York State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPN7-LPS : 20 July 2018)"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5WF-5BW) As he was growing up, he lived with his family in New York City and Long Island. He was a student at the DeLaSalle School, St. John's College, and the University of Maryland, where he was an athlete.Fox, Charles Donald. ''Who's Who On the Screen''. New York City: Ross Publishing Co., 1920
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Kerry's father, Isaac Kaiser, was a leather goods manufacturer and dealerA Memoir
" ''The Inquirer and Mirror'' (Nantucket, Massachusetts), April 27, 1918, page 3. and Kerry himself spent some time as a representative for that company.''Los Angeles Times'' (Los Angeles, California), 2 Aug 1912, page 22. Around 1916, Kerry befriended

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, who was then known as an exhibition dancer, in

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. He is said to have introduced Valentino to Bonnie Glass, who became Valentino's dance partner. Later, Kerry encouraged Valentino to try making a name for himself in film, staked him for a trip to Los Angeles, and helped him get his first roles. In 1917, despite having already achieved some success in the motion picture industry, Kerry enlisted in the British Royal Flying Corps and was to report for training in Toronto, Canada in September of that year,''Los Angeles Times'' (Los Angeles, California), 23 Sep 1917, page 45. with a commission as a lieutenant.''San Francisco Examiner'' (San Francisco, California), 9 Oct 1917, page 7. However, on November 2, Kerry's father died, leading to his being granted six months leave. In 1918, he served briefly (October 2 to December 4) in the U.S. Army, returning to Los Angeles and his film career by the end of that year. Kerry had been living in a Los Angeles hotel in June 1917 but by the end of the year, he took up residence in a bungalow in Hollywood, where he was joined by his mother and sister. They moved to a house at the entrance to Laurel Canyon the following June. Kerry was still living with his mother and sister as of January 1920."United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHQF-GGP). About six weeks later, Kerry was married for the first time. His bride was a 22-year-old divorcee, Rozene (Tripp) Greppin, said to be an heiress. The marriage did not last. The couple separated on November 11, 1928 and Rozene filed for divorce the following April, charging that Kerry called her vile names in front of others, stayed away for extended periods, and ignored her; the divorce was granted on June 7, 1929. About two weeks after the divorce was granted, Kerry made a very public effort to win Rozene back. On June 20, 1929, she was scheduled to board the ocean liner ''Majestic'' in New York, bound for England. After learning that she was there, Kerry attempted to board the ship, seeking a reconciliation. Having neither ticket nor passport, Kerry was not allowed on board. Nevertheless, he then scaled a fence around the baggage area, evaded crew members who tried to stop him, and entered the ship on an escalator used to load baggage. Once in England, he was required to put up a passport bond and remained there for about two days. His efforts to save the marriage were unsuccessful. Kerry's second wife was Helen Mary (Yost) Wells, ex-wife of a New York grain broker. They were married in New York on November 2, 1932. The couple said that they had been friends since before their previous marriages; he was 38 and she gave her age as 32.''Los Angeles Times'' (Los Angeles, California), 3 Nov 1932, page 1.''Daily News'' (New York, New York), 3 Nov 1932, page 181.''Los Angeles Times'' (Los Angeles, California), 22 Nov 1932, page 22. Just over two months later, they separated and Helen moved out of their home and into a hotel. There followed a reconciliation,''Indianapolis News'' (Indianapolis, Indiana), 17 Jan 1933, page 13. but the following year Helen filed for divorce, alleging that Kerry drank heavily. The divorce was granted on September 17, 1934. This divorce was not the end of Kerry's relationship with Helen. Though there were rumors of a reconciliation with first wife Rozene, Kerry later followed Helen to Vienna, Austria, and the two eventually remarried there.''San Francisco Examiner'' (San Francisco, California), 21 Apr 1940, pages 93, 114. Kerry had often been living and working in Europe since the beginning of their marriage. He lived in Brussels for a time and by 1940 he and Helen were living in the French Riviera, near Nice. Kerry's life then took a surprising turn: in January 1940, he enlisted in the

. He explained to Helen, who ultimately acquiesced in his decision, that he owed it to the French, whose hospitality he had been enjoying, and that he had been dissatisfied with the shallowness of his life as an actor; he wanted to have "real experiences, not just make-believe." In the Legion, he saw service in Luxemburg and Morocco, but his tour of duty lasted less than a year because of the fall of France to

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. In January 1941, Kerry returned to California. The following year brought news that Kerry had become engaged to actress Kay English, though their marriage would have to wait until there was a final divorce decree between Kerry and Helen. Kerry and English did eventually marry, in 1946, and they remained married until his death in 1956."Norman Kerry, Idol of Silent Pictures, Dies," ''Los Angeles Times'' (Los Angeles, California), 13 Jan 1956, page 5. At the age of 61, on 12 Jan 1956, Norman Kerry died from a liver ailment at

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. He was interred at

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, California.''The Valentino Mystique''
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Selected filmography

*''Vanity'' (1916) - Crandell *'' Manhattan Madness'' (1916) - Minor Role (uncredited) *''

The Black Butterfly ''The Black Butterfly'' is a lost 1916 American silent drama film starring Olga Petrova and released by Metro Pictures. The last known copy was destroyed in the 1965 MGM vault fire. Extant footage was posted online in 2019. Cast *Olga Petrova ...

'' (1916) - Vladimir *''

The Little American ''The Little American'' is a 1917 American silent romantic war drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. The film stars Mary Pickford (who also served as producer) as an American woman who is in love with both a German soldier and a French sol ...

'' (1917) - Wounded Soldier (uncredited) *'' The Little Princess'' (1917) - Capt. Richard Crewe *''

Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley ''Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley'' is a 1918 American silent romantic comedy film starring Mary Pickford that was directed by Marshall Neilan and written by Frances Marion based upon a novel by Belle K. Maniates. Plot Set in San Francisco duri ...

'' (1918) - Gordon Phillips *'' Up the Road with Sallie'' (1918) - Joshua Cabot II, aka Smith Jones *''

Rose o' Paradise ''Rose o' Paradise'' is a 1918 silent film directed by James Young and starring Bessie Barriscale. It was produced by Paralta Plays and distributed through W. W. Hodkinson Corporation, General Film Company and Pathe-Freres. Cast * Bessie Bar ...

'' (1918) - Theodore King *''

Good Night, Paul ''Good Night, Paul'' is a 1918 American silent comedy romance film directed by Walter Edwards. It was based on a successful stage play with book and lyrics by Roland Oliver and Charles Dickson and music by Harry B. Olsen. The film was produced b ...

'' (1918) - Richard Landers *'' The Talk of the Town'' (1918) *
Toton the Apache
' (1919) - David Lane *''

Getting Mary Married ''Getting Mary Married'' is a 1919 silent American comedy film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Marion Davies. It was distributed by the Select Pictures Corporation. Cast *Marion Davies as Mary Bussard * Norman Kerry as James Winthrop * Matt ...

'' (1919) - James Winthrop, Jr. *
Virtuous Sinners
' (1919) - Hamilton Jones *'' The Dark Star'' (1919) - Jim Neeland *'' Soldiers of Fortune'' (1919) - Robert Clay *''

Passion's Playground ''Passion's Playground'' is a 1920 American silent drama film produced by and starring Katherine MacDonald. Rudolph Valentino has a featured part in the film billed as Rudolph Valentine. The film is based on the novel ''The Guests of Hercules'' ...

'' (1920) - Prince Vanno Della Robbia *''

A Splendid Hazard ''A Splendid Hazard'' is a 1920 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Henry B. Walthall. The film is based on the 1910 book of the same name. The film was produced by the Mayflower Photoplay Company. It is n ...

'' (1920) - John Fitzgerald *''

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'' (1921) - Dr. John Grant *'' Proxies'' (1921) - Peter Mendoza *''

The Wild Goose ''The Wild Goose: A Collection of Ocean Waifs'' was a hand-written newspaper created in late 1867 by Fenian prisoners aboard ''Hougoumont'', the last ship to transport convicts to Australia. Seven issues of the newspaper were produced, and ea ...

'' (1921) - Ogden Fenn *''

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'' (1921) - Antonio Tumullo *'' Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford'' (1921) - 'Blackie' Daw *''

Three Live Ghosts ''Three Live Ghosts'' is a novel by Frederic Isham published in 1918. He adapted it into the 1920 Broadway play of the same name produced by Max Marcin. There were also three film adaptations: * ''Three Live Ghosts'' (1922 film), a British come ...

'' (1922) - Billy Foster *''

Find the Woman ''Find the Woman'' is a 1922 American silent mystery film directed by Tom Terriss and starring Alma Rubens. It was produced by Cosmopolitan Productions, owned by William Randolph Hearst, and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film is based on ...

'' (1922) - Marc Weber *'' The Man from Home'' (1922) - Prince Kinsillo *'' Till We Meet Again'' (1922) - Robert Carter *''

Brothers Under the Skin ''Brothers Under the Skin'' is a 1922 American silent film, silent comedy film directed by E. Mason Hopper. This picture survives in the Turner archives but is incomplete. Plot As described in a review in a film publication, Newton Craddock (O' ...

'' (1922) - Thomas Kirtland * '' Is Money Everything?'' (1923) - John Brand *''

'' (1923) - Count Franz Maximilian Von Hohenegg *''

'' (1923) - Phoebus de Chateaupers *''

The Acquittal ''The Acquittal'' is a 1923 American silent mystery film based on the play of the same name by Rita Weiman. The film was directed by Clarence Brown, who would later start a long career at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film stars Norman Kerry, Claire ...

'' (1923) - Robert Armstrong *''

The Thrill Chaser ''The Thrill Chaser'' is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by Edward Sedgwick and featuring Hoot Gibson. Plot As described in a film magazine, Omar K. Jenkins' (Gibson) only inheritance from an eccentric father is a copy of the ''Ru ...

'' (1923) - Norman Kerry *''

The Satin Girl ''The Satin Girl'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Arthur Rosson and starring Mabel Forrest, Norman Kerry and Marc McDermott. The main themes of the film are amnesia and brainwashing. Lenore Vance, the main character, loses her ...

'' (1923) - Dr. Richard Taunton *'' The Shadow of the East'' (1924) - Said *''

Daring Youth ''Daring Youth'' is a 1924 American silent comedy-drama film directed by William Beaudine, starring Bebe Daniels, Norman Kerry, and Lee Moran. It is loosely based on William Shakespeare's ''The Taming of the Shrew''. Plot As described in a f ...

'' (1924) - John J. Campbell *'' True As Steel'' (1924) - Harry Boutelle *'' Cytherea'' (1924) - Peyton Morris *'' Between Friends'' (1924) - Jack Greylock *''

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'' (1924) - Konrad Kronski *'' So This Is Marriage?'' (1924) *''

Hello, 'Frisco ''Hello, 'Frisco'' is a 1924 American silent short comedy film directed by Slim Summerville and starring Summerville, Bobby Dunn, and a host of famous film actors of the era. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Cast See als ...

'' (1924, Short) - Himself *''

The Price of Pleasure ''The Price of Pleasure'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Virginia Valli, Norman Kerry, and Louise Fazenda. Plot As described in a film magazine, Garry Schuyler (Kerry), a young millionaire, is charm ...

'' (1925) - Garry Schuyler *''

'' (1925) - Vicomte Raoul de Chagny *''

Fifth Avenue Models ''Fifth Avenue Models'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Svend Gade and starring Mary Philbin, Norman Kerry, and Josef Swickard. It was produced and released by Universal Pictures. Plot As described in a review in a film magazi ...

'' (1925) - Francis Doran *''

Lorraine of the Lions ''Lorraine of the Lions'' is a 1925 American adventure film directed by Edward Sedgwick and written by Isadore Bernstein and Carl Krusada. The film stars Norman Kerry, Patsy Ruth Miller, Fred Humes, Doreen Turner, Harry Todd, and Philo McCulloug ...

'' (1925) - Don Mackay *'' Under Western Skies'' (1926) - Robert Erskine *'' Mademoiselle Modiste'' (1926) - Etienne *''

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'' (1926) - Meade Burrell *''

The Love Thief ''The Love Thief'' is a 1926 silent black and white American romance film. Directed by John McDermott, it stars Norman Kerry, Greta Nissen, and Marc McDermott. Cast list * Norman Kerry as Prince Boris Alexander Emanuel Augustus * Greta Nissen ...

'' (1926) - Prince Boris Alexander Emanuel Augustus *'' The Claw'' (1927) - Maurice Stair *''

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'' (1927) - Ian Macdonald *'' The Unknown'' (1927) - Malabar the Mighty *''

Love Me and the World Is Mine ''Love Me and the World Is Mine'' is a 1928 American silent romantic film directed by Ewald André Dupont (E.A. Dupont) and released by Universal Pictures. Plot Hannerl (Philbin) is a young woman growing up in Old Vienna. She falls in love with ...

'' (1927) (also known as
The Affairs of Hannerl
' (1928)) - Von Vigilatti *'' Body and Soul'' (1927) - Ruffo *''

The Irresistible Lover ''The Irresistible Lover'' is a lost 1927 American silent comedy film directed by William Beaudine. Cast * Norman Kerry as J. Harrison Gray * Lois Moran as Betty Kennedy * Gertrude Astor as Dolly Carleton * Lee Moran as Lawyer * Myrtle Stedm ...

'' (1927) - J. Harrison Gray *'' Horse Shoes'' (1927) *''

The Foreign Legion ''The Foreign Legion'' is a 1928 American silent adventure film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Norman Kerry, Lewis Stone, and Mary Nolan. The film is based on the 1913 novel '' The Red Mirage'' by I.A.R. Wylie. It was one of several ...

'' (1928) - Richard Farquhar *''

The Woman from Moscow ''The Woman from Moscow'' is a 1928 American drama film starring Pola Negri. This was Negri's last silent film released with musical score and sound effects. The picture is a remake of Paramount's 1918 Pauline Frederick film ''Fedora'', based o ...

'' (1928) - Loris Ipanoff *''

Man, Woman and Wife ''Man, Woman and Wife'' is a 1929 American drama film directed by Edward Laemmle and starring Norman Kerry, Pauline Starke and Marian Nixon. It was based on a short story called ''Fallen Angels'', and the film was also sometimes known by this tit ...

'' (1929) - Rance Rogers / Ralph Brandon *''

The Bondman ''The Bondman'' is a later Jacobean era stage play, a tragicomedy written by Philip Massinger, first published in 1624. The play has been called "the finest of the more serious tragicomedies" of Massinger. Performance and publication ''The Bo ...

'' (1929) - Jason *''

Trial Marriage ''Trial Marriage'' is a 1929 American pre-Code drama film directed by Erle C. Kenton from a story by Sonya Levien. Produced by Harry Cohn for Columbia Pictures Corporation, the film was released on March 10, 1929. Charles C. Coleman was assis ...

'' (1929) - Oliver Mowbray * '' The Woman I Love'' (1929) - Kenneth Hamilton *
The Prince of Hearts
' (1929) - Prince Casimir *''

Ex-Flame ''Ex-Flame'' is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by Victor Halperin and starring Neil Hamilton, Marian Nixon, and Norman Kerry. The film is an adaptation of the 1861 Victorian novel ''East Lynne'', but is set in contemporary England ...

'' (1930) - Beaumont Winthrop * '' The Hawk'' (1931) - Miguel Morago - aka The Hawk *''

'' (1931) - Lee Graham *''

Air Eagles ''Air Eagles'' is a 1931 American pre-Code action film starring Lloyd Hughes, Norman Kerry, and Shirley Grey.Pitts, p. 134 Cast * Lloyd Hughes as Bill Ramsey * Norman Kerry as Otto Schumann * Shirley Grey as Eve * Berton Churchill as Windy ...

'' (1931) - Otto Schumann *
The Phantom of Santa Fe
' (1936) (also known as
The Hawk
' (1931)) *''

Tanks a Million ''Tanks a Million'' is a 1941 American film directed by Fred Guiol. It was the first of Hal Roach's Streamliners, short films under an hour designed for the lower half of a double feature. The two leading characters, whiz-kid sergeant Doubleda ...

'' (1941) - Major (final film role)

References

External links

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Norman Kerry at Silents Are Golden

Norman Kerry
at Virtual History {{DEFAULTSORT:Kerry, Norman 1894 births 1956 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors Male actors from Rochester, New York American people of German descent Burials at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City Soldiers of the French Foreign Legion 20th-century American male actors American expatriate male actors in France