Thomas Orral Humphrey (April 3, 1880 - August 12, 1929) was an American

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) ...

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

and

director Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty Music * Director (band), an Irish rock band * ''D ...

. Humphrey was born in

Louisville, Kentucky Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border ...

. He starred in 46 films between 1914 and 1929 and is credited for directing four films. His younger sister

Ola Humphrey Ola Humphrey (born Pearl Ola Jane Humphrey; July 16, 1875 - 1948) was an American actress on stage and in silent films. Early life Ola Humphrey was born 16 July 1875 in Iowa as Pearl Ola Jane Humphrey

was an actress. Humphrey's first film was one of the most popular of 1915, ''

The Diamond from the Sky ''The Diamond from the Sky'' is a 1915 American silent adventure-film serial directed by Jacques Jaccard and William Desmond Taylor and starring Lottie Pickford, Irving Cummings, and William Russell. No copies of this serial’s “chapters” h ...

'' in which he starred alongside

Lottie Pickford Charlotte Smith (June 9, 1893 – December 9, 1936), known professionally as Lottie Pickford, was a Canadian-American silent film actress and socialite. She was the younger sister of fellow actress Mary Pickford and elder sister of actor Jack ...

Charlotte Burton Charlotte E. Burton (May 30, 1881 – March 28, 1942) was an American silent film actress. Career Born in San Francisco, Burton was signed by the American Film Manufacturing Company in 1912 where she worked for several years. She join ...

Jack Hoxie John Hartford Hoxie (January 11, 1885 – March 28, 1965) was an American rodeo performer and motion-picture actor whose career was most prominent in the silent film era of the 1910s through the 1930s. Hoxie is best recalled for his roles in ...

, and other popular actors. He died in 1929 aged 49 in

Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...

Selected filmography

* ''

Under the Crescent ''Under the Crescent'' is a 1915 American drama film serial directed by Burton L. King, starring Ola Humphrey, and released by Universal. The film is considered to be lost. Plot A series of six episodes involving the adventures of an American ...

'' (1915) * ''

Beauty and the Rogue ''Beauty and the Rogue'' is a 1918 American silent film, silent Comedy film, comedy crime drama film directed by Henry King (director), Henry King and starring Mary Miles Minter. It was filmed under the working title of "Mademoiselle Tiptoe," bas ...

'' (1918) * '' The Midnight Man'' (1919) * ''

All of a Sudden Peggy ''All of a Sudden Peggy'' is a lost 1920 American silent comedy romance film directed by Walter Edwards and starring Marguerite Clark and Jack Mulhall. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is based ...

'' (1920) * ''

Huckleberry Finn Huckleberry "Huck" Finn is a fictional character created by Mark Twain who first appeared in the book ''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' (1876) and is the protagonist and narrator of its sequel, ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' (1884). He is 12 ...

'' (1920) * ''

Broadway Madness ''Broadway Madness'' is a 1927 American silent romantic drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Marguerite De La Motte, Donald Keith, and Betty Hilburn. Plot A young farmer in upstate New York City becomes obsessed with a Broadway ...

'' (1927) *'' In Old California'' (1929)

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* 1880 births 1929 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors 20th-century American male actors Male actors from Louisville, Kentucky American film directors {{US-film-actor-1880s-stub