Sidney D'Albrook (May 3, 1886 – May 30, 1948) was an American actor.
He was born in
Chicago, Illinois
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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, a son of Harry Dahlbruck, a musician, and Jennie McGuire. He was working as an actor in
Davenport, Iowa
Davenport is a city in and the county seat of Scott County, Iowa, United States. Located along the Mississippi River on the eastern border of the state, it is the largest of the Quad Cities, a metropolitan area with a population of 384,324 and a ...
, in 1910, living with his sister Ruth and his mother Jennie. He did films in New York in the teens, and then they moved to Hollywood in 1920. At this point his brother Hal or Harold lived with them for a time. He worked in films until his death, did many character parts. His sister Ruth was an extra in movies and in the television series ''
Gunsmoke
''Gunsmoke'' is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centers on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central character ...
'' and ''
Garrison's Gorillas
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''.
Sid's large collection of movie material was donated to the County of Los Angeles Hollywood Museum after his death by his sister Ruth, in 1962.
Partial filmography
* ''
All for a Girl'' (1915) as Prince De Cauchy
* ''
The Gilded Cage'' (1916)
* ''
Draft 258
''Draft 258'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Christy Cabanne. It stars Mabel Taliaferro, Walter Miller, and Earl Brunswick, and was released on November 15, 1917.
Cast list
Preservation
With no prints of ''Draft 258'' locat ...
'' (1917)
* ''
Two Little Imps
''Two Little Imps'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Kenean Buel and starring Jane Lee, Katherine Lee and Leslie Austin.
Cast
* Jane Lee as Jane
* Katherine Lee as Katherine
* Leslie Austin as Billy Parke
* Edna Hunter as ...
'' (1917)
* ''
God's Man'' (1917)
* ''
The Bitter Truth
''The Bitter Truth'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Evanescence. It was released on March 26, 2021, through BMG Rights Management and was produced by Nick Raskulinecz. It is the band's first album of all-new material since the ...
'' (1917)
* ''
The Dancer's Peril
''The Dancer's Peril'' is a 1917 American silent film, silent romance film directed by Travers Vale and starring Alice Brady, Philip Hahn and Harry Benham. Its plotline features the Ballets Russes, then appearing in a show by the Shubert Brothers, ...
'' (1917)
* ''
Heart of the Wilds
''Heart of the Wilds'' is a lost 1918 American silent drama film directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Elsie Ferguson. The story is from "Pierre and His People", by Gilbert Parker, which Edgar Selwyn also based his play ''Pierre of the Plains ...
'' (1918)
* ''
Life's Greatest Problem
''Life's Greatest Problem'' is a 1918 American silent war drama film directed and produced by J. Stuart Blackton.
The film exists today, preserved in the Library of Congress collection.
Cast
* Mitchell Lewis as Big Steve Reardon
* Rubye De Reme ...
'' (1918)
* ''
With Neatness and Dispatch'' (1918)
* ''
The Challenge Accepted
''The Challenge Accepted'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Edwin L. Hollywood and starring Zena Keefe, Charles Eldridge and Russell Simpson.Katchmer p.887
Cast
* Zena Keefe as Sally Haston
* Charles Eldridge as John Haston
* ...
'' (1918)
* ''
Three Men and a Girl
''Three Men and a Girl'' is a lost 1919 American romantic comedy film directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Marguerite Clark. It was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film is based on the off-Broadway p ...
'' (1919)
* ''
The Lost Battalion'' (1919)
* ''
Roman Candles'' (1920)
* ''
The Flaming Clue
''The Flaming Clue'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Edwin L. Hollywood and written by William B. Courtney and Frederic Van Rensselaer Dey. The film stars Harry T. Morey, Lucy Fox, and Sidney Dalbrook.
Plot
Secret Service ag ...
'' (1920)
* ''
The Right Way'' (1921)
* ''
Big Game'' (1921)
* ''
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)
* ''
The Son of Wallingford
''The Son of Wallingford'' is a 1921 American silent comedy drama film directed by George Randolph Chester and Lillian Josephine Chester and starring Wilfrid North, Tom Gallery and Antrim Short.Connelly p.413 It is based on George Chester's ...
'' (1921)
* ''
Little Miss Smiles
''Little Miss Smiles'' is a 1922 American drama film directed by John Ford. The film is considered to be lost.
Plot
As described in a film magazine, The Jewish Aaronson family consists of Papa, Mama, David, Louis, Leon, Esther, and the Baby. Th ...
'' (1922)
* ''
'' (1922)
* ''
The Fighting Guide
''The Fighting Guide'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by William Duncan and starring Duncan, Edith Johnson and Harry Lonsdale.Connelly, p. 347.
Cast
* William Duncan as Ned Lightning
* Edith Johnson as Ethel MacDonald
* Ha ...
'' (1922)
* ''
West of Chicago
''West of Chicago'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Scott R. Dunlap and starring Buck Jones, Renée Adorée and Philo McCullough.Solomon p.279
Cast
* Buck Jones as Conroy Daly
* Renée Adorée as Della Moore
* Philo McCullo ...
'' (1922)
* ''
The Call of the Wild
''The Call of the Wild'' is a short adventure novel by Jack London, published in 1903 and set in Yukon, Canada, during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, when strong sled dogs were in high demand. The central character of the novel is a dog named ...
'' (1923)
* ''
Without Mercy'' (1925)
* ''
So This Is Paris'' (1926)
* ''
The King of Kings'' (1927)
* ''
The Spirit of Youth
''The Spirit of Youth'' is a 1929 American silent drama film directed by Walter Lang. A complete print of the film exists.
Cast
* Dorothy Sebastian as Betty Grant
* Larry Kent as Jim Kenney
* Betty Francisco as Claire Ewing
* Maurice Murphy ...
'' (1929)
* ''
Captain of the Guard'' (1930)
* ''
Call of the Flesh'' (1930)
* ''
The 13th Man
''The 13th Man'', also known as ''The Thirteenth Man'', is a 1937 American mystery film directed by William Nigh and starring Weldon Heyburn, Inez Courtney and Selmer Jackson. It was the first film released by the relaunched Monogram Pictures af ...
'' (1937)
* ''
Prescription for Romance
''Prescription for Romance'' is a 1937 American romantic comedy film directed by S. Sylvan Simon for Universal Pictures. It stars Wendy Barrie, Kent Taylor, and Frank Jenks.
Plot
Cast
* Wendy Barrie as Valarie Barry
* Kent Taylor as Steve Ma ...
'' (1937)
* ''
Boots of Destiny
''Boots of Destiny'' is a 1937 American Western film written and directed by Arthur Rosson. The film stars Ken Maynard, Claudia Dell, Vince Barnett, Ed Cassidy, Martin Garralaga and George Morrell. The film was released on July 16, 1937, by Gran ...
'' (1937)
External links
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1886 births
1948 deaths
American male silent film actors
Male actors from Chicago
20th-century American male actors
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