Sidney Ainsworth (born Charles Sydney Ainsworth, often credited as Sydney Ainsworth; December 21, 1872 – May 21, 1922), was a screen and stage actor who appeared in his first movie in 1909. He was born in

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Filmography

*''Mr. Wise, Investigator'' (1911) *''The Man Who Found Out'' (1914) *''

The Romance of an American Duchess ''The Romance of an American Duchess'' is a 1915 American Short film, short silent film, silent drama film starring Richard Travers, Richard C. Travers. Gloria Swanson had an uncredited role.''Pictorial History of the Silent Screen'' p. 56 c.195 ...

'' (1915) *''The Fable of the Bachelor and the Back-Pedal'' (1915) (as Sydney Ainsworth) *''The Conflict'' (1915) *''Lieutenant Governor'' (1915) *''Third Hand High'' (1915) *''Countess Veschi's Jewels'' (1915) (as Sydney Ainsworth) *''Above the Abyss'' (1915) *''The Greater Courage'' (1915) (as Sydney Ainsworth) *''

The White Sister ''The White Sister'' is a play in four acts by Francis Marion Crawford and Walter C. Hackett. The play was originally written by Crawford in 1907 and he later adapted the play into a serialized novel which was first published over a six month p ...

'' (1915) (as Sydney Ainsworth) .... Capt. Ugo Severi *''The Fable of the Scoffer Who Fell Hard'' (1915) *''The Counter Intrigue'' (1915) *''A Bag of Gold'' (1915) .... John Elliott *''Eyes That See Not'' (1915) *''Inheritance'' (1915) *''In the Palace of the King'' (1915) (as Sydney Ainsworth) .... Don Antonio Perez *''A Bit of Lace'' (1915) *''The Fable of Sister Mae, Who Did As Well As Could Be Expected'' (1915) *'' The Strange Case of Mary Page'' (1916) *'' The Misleading Lady'' (1916) .... Henry Tracey *''According to the Code'' (1916) (as Sydney Ainsworth) .... John Andrews *''The Woman Always Pays'' (1916) *''When Justice Won'' (1916) * ''

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'' (1916) .... Count Quinnox *''The Chaperon'' (1916) (as Sydney Ainsworth) .... Count Van Tuyle *''The Burning Band'' (1916) (as Sydney Ainsworth) *''Wife in Sunshine'' (1916) (as Sydney Ainsworth) *''The Extravagant Bride'' (1917) *''When the Man Speaks'' (1917) (as Sydney Ainsworth) *''The Wide, Wrong Way'' (1917) *''The Vanishing Woman'' (1917) (as Sydney Ainsworth) *''Ashes on the Hearthstone'' (1917) (as Sydney Ainsworth) *''The Wifeless Husband'' (1917) (as Sydney Ainsworth) * '' The Trufflers'' (1917) .... Peter Ericson Mann *'' On Trial'' (1917) .... Robert Strickland *''Two-Bit Seats'' (1917) (as Sydney Ainsworth) .... Merton Styles *'' Brown of Harvard'' (1918) (as Sydney Ainsworth) .... Victor Colton *'' A Man and His Money'' (1919) .... Walter Randall *''The Little Rowdy'' (1919) .... Roy Harper *''

One Week of Life ''One Week of Life'' is a 1919 American silent drama film produced and distributed through Goldwyn Pictures. It was directed by Hobart Henley and starred Pauline Frederick. It is now considered to be a lost film. Plot As described in a film mag ...

'' (1919) .... LeRoy Scott *''The Crimson Gardenia'' (1919) .... Francois * ''

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'' (1919) (as Sydney Ainsworth) .... Sir Geoffrey Pomfret *''The Girl From Outside'' (1919) .... Spencer *'' The Loves of Letty'' (1919) .... Ivor Crosby * '' The Gay Lord Quex'' (1919) .... Sir Chichester Frayne *''

The Woman in Room 13 ''The Woman in Room 13'' is a lost 1920 American silent mystery drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Pauline Frederick. It was produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures and is based on a Broadway play of the same name, ''The Woman ...

'' (1920) .... Andy Lewis *'' Out of the Storm'' (1920) .... Al Levering *'' A Double-Dyed Deceiver'' (1920) .... Thacker *''The Cup of Fury'' (1920) (as Sydney Ainsworth) .... Verrinder *''

Madame X ''Madame X'' (original title ''La Femme X'') is a 1908 play by French playwright Alexandre Bisson (1848–1912). It was novelized in English and adapted for the American stage; it was also adapted for the screen twelve times over sixty-five ...

'' (1920) .... Laroque *''Half a Chance'' (1920) .... Jack Ronsdale *''The Branding Iron'' (1920) .... Jasper Morena * ''

Hold Your Horses "Hold your horses", sometimes said as "Hold the horses", is an English-language idiom meaning " wait, slow down". The phrase is historically related to horse riding or travelling by horse, or driving a horse-drawn vehicle. A number of explanation ...

'' (1921) .... Horace Slayton *'' Boys Will Be Boys'' (1921) .... Sublette *''

Doubling for Romeo ''Doubling for Romeo'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and written by Bernard McConville, Elmer Rice, and Will Rogers. The film stars Will Rogers, Sylvia Breamer, Raymond Hatton, Sidney Ainsworth, Al Hart an ...

'' (1921) .... Pendleton/Mercutio *'' The Invisible Power'' (1921) .... Bob Drake *''A Poor Relation'' (1921) .... Sterrett *'' Mr. Barnes of New York'' (1922) .... Danella

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