Robert Schable (August 31, 1873 – July 7, 1947) was an American stage and screen actor as well as a stage manager from Hamilton, Ohio.

Biography

A longtime stage player from the

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company since the 1890s, Schable began in silent films in 1919. In films he often played comedic, character parts or men with a European flair. He died, from

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, in Hollywood in 1947. Alternately ''IMDb'' has his death as a suicide. Two films Schable appeared in have been restored, ''Sherlock Holmes'' (1922) and ''The Man and the Moment'' (1929). Broadway shows in which Schable appeared included ''On With the Dance'' (1917), ''The Fallen Idol'' (1915), ''Inconstant George'' (1909), ''Jack Straw'' (1908), ''De Lancey'' (1905), ''The Duke of Killicrankie'' (1904), ''Captain Dieppe'' (1903), ''The Mummy and the Humming Bird'' (1903), ''The Mummy and the Humming Bird'' (1902), ''The Second in Command'' (1901), ''Richard Carvel'' (1900), ''Beau Brummell'' (1899), ''Cyrano de Bergerac'' (1899), and ''The Man of Destiny'' (1899).

Selected filmography

*''The World to Live In'' (1919) *'' The Marriage Price'' (1919) * ''

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'' (1919) *'' The Test of Honor'' (1919) *''

The Firing Line ''The Firing Line'' is a lost 1919 American silent drama film directed by Charles Maigne and starring Irene Castle. It was based on the 1908 novel by Robert W. Chambers and produced by Famous Players-Lasky. Paramount Pictures distributed the f ...

'' (1919) *'' On with the Dance'' (1920) *''

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The Stolen Kiss ''The Stolen Kiss'' is a 1920 American silent romance drama film starring Constance Binney. Kenneth Webb directed. The Realart Company, an affiliate of Paramount Pictures, produced the film. A print is preserved at the British Film Institute, ...

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A Romantic Adventuress ''A Romantic Adventuress'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Harley Knoles and adapted by Rosina Henley from the story ''A Winter City Favorite'' by Charles Belmont Davis. The film stars Dorothy Dalton, Charles Meredith, Howard ...

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Blind Wives ''Blind Wives'' is a 1920 American silent film, silent drama film produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation and directed by Charles Brabin. The film reunites director Brabin with the stars of his previous success ''While New York Sleeps'' ...

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Paying the Piper ''Paying the Piper'' is a 1949 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Robert McKimson. The short was released on March 12, 1949, and stars Porky Pig. It is a parody of the fairy tale The Pied Piper and it involves Porky trying to stop a ...

'' (1921) *'' Without Limit'' (1921) *''

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Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes () is a fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a " consulting detective" in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, deduction, forensic science and ...

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The Woman Who Fooled Herself ''The Woman Who Fooled Herself'' is a 1922 American silent romantic drama film directed by Charles A. Logue and starring May Allison, Robert Ellis and Frank Currier.Munden p.920 Cast * May Allison as Eva Lee * Robert Ellis as Fernando Penn ...

'' (1922) * '' Love's Masquerade'' (1922) *'' Bella Donna'' (1923) *''

Slander the Woman ''Slander the Woman'' is a 1923 American drama film directed by Allen Holubar and written by Violet Clark. The film stars Dorothy Phillips, Lewis Dayton, Robert Anderson, Mayme Kelso, George Siegmann, and Ynez Seabury. The film was released on ...

'' (1923) * '' In Search of a Thrill'' (1923) *''

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'' (1923) *'' The Cheat'' (1923) *'' The Stranger'' (1924) *'' Partners Again'' (1926) *''

Silken Shackles ''Silken Shackles'' is a 1926 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. The film was directed by Walter Morosco, the son of theater owner Oliver Morosco, and based on a play by Charles Harris. Irene Rich leads the cas ...

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The Love of Sunya ''The Love of Sunya'' (also known as ''The Loves of Sunya'') is an American silent drama film made in 1927. It was directed by Albert Parker, and was based on the play ''The Eyes of Youth'' by Max Marcin and Charles Guernon. Produced by and st ...

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Sailors' Wives ''Sailor's Wives'' is a lost 1928 silent film romantic-comedy directed by Joseph Henabery and starring Mary Astor. It was produced and distributed by First National Pictures. Cast *Mary Astor as Carol Trent * Lloyd Hughes as Don Manning * Earl ...

'' (1928) *''

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The Man and the Moment ''The Man and the Moment'' is a formerly lost 1929 part-talkie romantic comedy film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Billie Dove. The film is mainly a silent film, with talking sequences as well as a synchronized music score and sound ...

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The Locked Door ''The Locked Door'' is a 1929 American pre-Code drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice, and starring Rod LaRocque, Barbara Stanwyck, William "Stage" Boyd and Betty Bronson. It is based on the 1919 play ''The Sign on the Door'' by Channing ...

'' (1929) (uncredited)

References

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