Roy Stewart (October 17, 1883 – April 26, 1933) was an American actor of the
silent era
A silent film is a film with no synchronized 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) or key lines of dialogue may, wh ...
.
He appeared in more than 130 films between 1915 and 1933. He was born in
San Diego, California
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. On April 26, 1933, he died at his Westwood, California, home, of a heart attack. He was 49 years old.
Partial filmography
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The Solution to the Mystery
''The Solution to the Mystery'' is a 1915 short film produced by the American Film Manufacturing Company, released by Mutual Film and directed by B. Reeves Eason.
Cast
* Vivian Rich as Bessie Mitchell
* Roy Stewart as James T. Willard
* Char ...
'' (1915)
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The Silver Lining'' (1915)
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The Substitute Minister'' (1915)
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The Wasp'' (1915)
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The Exile of Bar-K Ranch
''The Exile of Bar-K Ranch'' is a 1915 American short silent Western film directed by B. Reeves Eason.
Cast
* Jack Richardson
* Charles Newton
* Walter Spencer
* Louise Lester
* Jimsy Maye
* Vivian Rich
* Roy Stewart
Roy Stewart (15 ...
'' (1915)
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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 ...
'' (1915)
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The Hungry Actors
''The Hungry Actors'' is a 1915 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Roy Stewart
* Jane Novak
* Harold Lloyd
* Neely Edwards
* Violet MacMillan
* Martha Mattox
* Bobby Vernon
See also
* Harold Lloyd filmography
These a ...
'' (1915)
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From Italy's Shores
''From Italy's Shores'' is a 1915 American short drama film featuring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Roy Stewart
* Jane Novak
* Harold Lloyd
See also
* Harold Lloyd filmography
These are the known films of Harold Lloyd (1893–1971), an American act ...
'' (1915)
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Just Nuts
''Just Nuts'' is a 1915 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd playing Willie Work, one of the characters that preceded his glasses character. It is also the only surviving film featuring Lloyd as Willie Work. Prints of the film surv ...
'' (1915)
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Willie Runs the Park
''Willie Runs the Park'' is a 1915 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd as Willie Work
* Jane Novak as The Pretty Girl
* Roy Stewart as Willie's Rival
See also
* Harold Lloyd filmography
These are the know ...
'' (1915)
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The House Built Upon Sand
''The House Built Upon Sand'' is a 1916 American drama film directed by Edward Morrissey and starring Lillian Gish. This is a lost film.
Cast
* Lillian Gish as Evelyn Dare
* Roy Stewart as David Westebrooke
* William H. Brown as Samuel Stevens ...
'' (1916)
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Liberty
Liberty is the ability to do as one pleases, or a right or immunity enjoyed by prescription or by grant (i.e. privilege). It is a synonym for the word freedom.
In modern politics, liberty is understood as the state of being free within society fr ...
'' (1916)
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The Bruiser'' (1916)
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The Craving'' (1916)
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The Smugglers of Santa Cruz
''The Smugglers of Santa Cruz'' is a 1916 American silent short drama film directed by Donald MacDonald starring Charlotte Burton, Eugenie Forde, George Periolat, William Russell, and Roy Stewart
Roy Stewart (15 May 1925 – 27 October ...
'' (1916)
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The Thoroughbred'' (1916)
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The Other Side of the Door
''The Other Side of the Door'' is a 1916 American silent romantic drama film directed by Tom Ricketts. Based on the novel of the same name by Lucia Chamberlain, it stars Harold Lockwood and May Allison.
Plot
Sets in the 19th century, the plo ...
'' (1916)
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A Daughter of the Poor
''A Daughter of the Poor'' is a 1917 American silent comedy-drama film produced by Fine Arts Film Company and released by Triangle Film Corporation. The film was directed by Edward Dillon and starred young Bessie Love.
Although incomplete, pri ...
'' (1917)
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The Double Standard
''The Double Standard'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Phillips Smalley and starring Roy Stewart, Clarissa Selwynne and Joseph W. Girard.Connelly p.342
Cast
* Roy Stewart as John Fairbrother
* Clarissa Selwynne as Grace Fairbro ...
'' (1917)
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The Medicine Man'' (1917)
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The Boss of the Lazy Y
''The Boss of the Lazy Y'' is a 1917 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Roy Stewart, Josie Sedgwick and Frank MacQuarrie.Rainey p.225
Cast
* Roy Stewart as Calumet Marston
* Josie Sedgwick as Betty Clayton
* ...
'' (1917)
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Come Through'' (1917)
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The Devil Dodger
''The Devil Dodger'' is a lost 1917 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Roy Stewart. It was produced and released by Triangle Film Corporation
Triangle Film Corporation (also known as Triangle Motion Picture ...
'' (1917)
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One Shot Ross
''One Shot Ross'' is a 1917 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Roy Stewart, Josie Sedgwick and Jack Richardson.Rainey p.225
Cast
* Roy Stewart as 'One Shot' Ross
* Josie Sedgwick as Nan Sheridan
* Jack Rich ...
'' (1917)
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Follow the Girl
''Follow the Girl'' is a 1917 American silent Western film directed by Louis Chaudet and starring Ruth Stonehouse, Jack Dill and Roy Stewart.
Cast
* Ruth Stonehouse as Hilda Swanson
* Jack Dill as Olaf
* Roy Stewart as Larry O'Keefe
* Mattie W ...
'' (1917)
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The Learning of Jim Benton
''The Learning of Jim Benton'' is a 1917 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Roy Stewart, Fritzi Ridgeway and Walter Perry.
Cast
* Roy Stewart as Jim Benton
* Fritzi Ridgeway as Evelyn Hastings
* Walter Perry ...
'' (1917)
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Bond of Fear
''Bond of Fear'' is a 1956 British crime drama film directed by Henry Cass and starring Dermot Walsh, Jane Barrett, and John Colicos.
Premise
John Sewell and his family are taken hostage by a desperate fugitive called Dewar who is a stowaway i ...
'' (1917)
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The Red-Haired Cupid
''The Red-Haired Cupid'' is a 1918 American silent Western comedy film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Roy Stewart, Charles Dorian and Peggy Pearce.Goble p.925
Cast
* Roy Stewart as William 'Red' Saunders
* Charles Dorian as Kyle Lam ...
'' (1918)
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The Beauty Market
''The Beauty Market'' is a 1919 American drama film directed by Colin Campbell and written by Margery Land May. The film stars Katherine MacDonald, Roy Stewart, Kathleen Kirkham, Wedgwood Nowell, Winter Hall, and Robert Brower. The film was rele ...
'' (1919)
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The Westerners
''The Westerners'' is a 1919 American silent Western film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Roy Stewart, Robert McKim and Wilfred Lucas.Goble, p. 499.
Plot
Cast
* Roy Stewart as Cheyenne Harry
* Robert McKim as Michael 'Black Mike' La ...
'' (1919)
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The U.P. Trail
''The U.P. Trail'' is a 1920 American silent Western film directed by Jack Conway and starring Kathlyn Williams, Roy Stewart, and Marguerite De La Motte
Marguerite De La Motte (June 22, 1902 – March 10, 1950) was an American film ac ...
'' (1920)
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Riders of the Dawn'' (1920)
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The Devil to Pay'' (1920)
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Just a Wife
''Just a Wife'' is a 1910 play by Eugene Walter that was adapted to silent film in 1920.
It was performed on Broadway at the Belasco Theatre in 1910, and was made into a silent film released in 1920 and directed by Howard C. Hickman.(December ...
'' (1920)
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The Sagebrusher
''The Sagebrusher'' is a 1920 American silent Western film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Roy Stewart, Marguerite De La Motte and Noah Beery.Goble p.229
Cast
* Roy Stewart as Dr. Barnes
* Marguerite De La Motte as Mary Warren
* ...
'' (1920)
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The Money Changers
''The Money Changers'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring Robert McKim, Claire Adams, and Roy Stewart. It is based on a 1908 novel by Upton Sinclair.
Cast
* Robert McKim as Hugh Gordon
* Claire Adams ...
'' (1920)
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Prisoners of Love'' (1921)
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The Mistress of Shenstone'' (1921)
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A Motion to Adjourn
''A Motion to Adjourn'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Roy Clements and starring Harry L. Rattenberry, Roy Stewart and Marjorie Daw.Munden p.528
Synopsis
The playboy son of a wealthy New York financier is disinherited when ...
'' (1921)
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The Innocent Cheat
''The Innocent Cheat'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Ben F. Wilson and starring Roy Stewart, Sidney De Gray and Rhea Mitchell.Munden p.381
Cast
* Roy Stewart as John Murdock
* Sidney De Gray as Bruce Stanhope
* George Hernande ...
'' (1921)
* ''
The Heart of the North
''The Heart of the North'' is a 1921 American silent western film directed by Harry Revier and starring Roy Stewart, Harry von Meter and Louise Lovely. Produced by the independent Quality Film Productions, it is a Northern featuring an officer of ...
'' (1921)
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The Sagebrush Trail'' (1922)
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The Radio King
''The Radio King'' is a 1922 American adventure film serial directed by Robert F. Hill and released by the Universal Film Manufacturing Co. The ten chapters began with "A Cry for Help" released October 22, 1922. The film is now considered to be ...
'' (1922)
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The Snowshoe Trail'' (1922)
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Back to Yellow Jacket
''Back to Yellow Jacket'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Ben F. Wilson and starring Roy Stewart, Kathleen Kirkham and Earl Metcalfe.
Cast
* Roy Stewart as Jim Ballantyne
* Kathleen Kirkham as Carmen, his wife
* Earl Metcal ...
'' (1922)
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One Eighth Apache
''One Eighth Apache'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Ben F. Wilson and starring Roy Stewart, Kathleen Kirkham and Wilbur McGaugh.Munden, p. 568.
Cast
* Roy Stewart as Brant Murdock
* Kathleen Kirkham as Norma Biddie
* W ...
'' (1922)
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Burning Words'' (1923)
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Pure Grit'' (1923)
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Trimmed in Scarlet
''Trimmed in Scarlet'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway and produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. It is based on the 1920 Broadway play, ''Trimmed in Scarlet'', by William Hurlbut and starring Broadway's ...
'' (1923)
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The Woman on the Jury
''The Woman on the Jury'' is a lost 1924 American silent drama film produced and released by Associated First National and directed by Harry Hoyt. It is based on a Broadway stage play, ''The Woman on the Jury'', and stars Sylvia Breamer and Be ...
'' (1924)
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Sundown'' (1924)
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Time, the Comedian'' (1925)
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Where the Worst Begins
''Where the Worst Begins'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by John McDermott and starring Ruth Roland
Ruth Roland (August 26, 1892 – September 22, 1937) was an American stage and film actress and film producer.
Early life ...
'' (1925)
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Daniel Boone Thru the Wilderness
''Daniel Boone Thru the Wilderness'' is a 1926 American silent historical Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring Roy Stewart, Kathleen Collins and Edward Hearn.Österberg, p. 93.
Cast
* Roy Stewart as Daniel Boone
* Kathl ...
'' (1926)
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With Buffalo Bill on the U. P. Trail
''With Buffalo Bill on the U.P. Trail'', alternately called ''Buffalo Bill on the U.P. Trail'', is a 1926 American silent historical Western film starring Roy Stewart as Buffalo Bill Cody. It was directed by Frank Mattison and produced by Ant ...
'' (1926)
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The Lady from Hell
''The Lady from Hell'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Stuart Paton and starring Roy Stewart, Blanche Sweet, and Ralph Lewis.
It was released in the United Kingdom later the same year by Ideal Films under the alternative t ...
'' (1926)
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General Custer at the Little Big Horn
''General Custer at the Little Big Horn'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Harry L. Fraser and starring Roy Stewart. It depicts the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
Cast
* Roy Stewart as Lem Hawks
* Helen Lynch as Betty Rossman ...
'' (1926)
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One Woman to Another
''One Woman to Another'' is a lost 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Frank Tuttle and written by J.L. Campbell and George Marion Jr. based upon a play by Frances Nordstrom. '' (1927)
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Roaring Fires
''Roaring Fires'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Barry Barringer and starring Roy Stewart, Alice Lake and Lionel Belmore.Palmer p.56 It is now considered to be a lost film.
Cast
* Roy Stewart as David Walker
* Alice Lake as Sy ...
'' (1927)
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The Viking'' (1928)
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Stormy Waters'' (1928)
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The Candy Kid'' (1928)
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The Great Divide'' (1929)
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Rough Romance
''Rough Romance'' is a 1930 American lumberjack Western (genre), Western film directed by A. F. Erickson. The film stars George O'Brien (actor), George O'Brien, Helen Chandler, Antonio Moreno, Roy Stewart (silent film actor), Roy Stewart, and H ...
'' (1930)
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Born Reckless'' (1930)
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Come on Danger!'' (1932)
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Come On, Tarzan
''Come On, Tarzan'' is a 1932 American pre-Code western film starring Ken Maynard, Merna Kennedy, and Niles Welch.
A ranch foreman at odds with his female boss, fights outlaws who are killing horses for dog food.Taliaferro, John (2002). ''Ta ...
'' (1932)
* ''
Exposed
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News sources
* Exposé (journalism), a form of investigative journalism
* '' The Exposé'', a British conspiracist website
Film and TV Film
* ''Exposé'' (film), a 1976 thriller film
* ''Exposed'' (1932 ...
'' (1932)
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Fargo Express
''Fargo Express'' is a 1933 American pre-Code Western film directed by Alan James and starring Ken Maynard, Helen Mack and Roy Stewart.Darby, p. 355
Cast
* Ken Maynard as Ken Benton
* Helen Mack as Helen Clark
* Roy Stewart as Sam Goss
* ...
'' (1933)
References
External links
*
Roy Stewartat Virtual History
1883 births
1933 deaths
American male film actors
American male silent film actors
20th-century American male actors
Male actors from San Diego
Male Western (genre) film actors
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