Thomas Lockyer Jefferson (September 10, 1856 – April 2, 1932) was an American film and stage actor in mostly

silent film 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, when ...

Biography

He was born to Margaret Clements Lockyer (died 1861) and actor

Joseph Jefferson Joseph Jefferson III, commonly known as Joe Jefferson (February 20, 1829 – April 23, 1905), was an American actor. He was the third actor of this name in a family of actors and managers, and one of the most famous 19th century American comedia ...

. The '' Burns Mantle Yearbook'' reported that he was sixth in a line of famous Jeffersons. He had leading roles in several films including ''

The Grim Game ''The Grim Game'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Irvin Willat and starring Harry Houdini and Ann Forrest.Farmer 1984, p. 312. The basic plotline serves as a showcase for Houdini's talent as an escapologist, stunt performer and ...

'' (1919) with

Harry Houdini Harry Houdini (, born Erik Weisz; March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926) was a Hungarian-American escape artist, magic man, and stunt performer, noted for his escape acts. His pseudonym is a reference to his spiritual master, French magician ...

. He also starred in two film adaptations of

Rip Van Winkle "Rip Van Winkle" is a short story by the American author Washington Irving, first published in 1819. It follows a Dutch-American villager in colonial America named Rip Van Winkle who meets mysterious Dutchmen, imbibes their liquor and falls aslee ...

as the title character, a role his father had performed on stage. He toured the U.S. performing a starring role in the play '' Lightnin'.'' He married actress Daisy Jefferson and had three daughters from an earlier marriage. Rip Van Winkle poster

Selected filmography

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The Sable Lorcha ''The Sable Lorcha'' is a novel by Horace Hazeltine that was adapted into a 1915 silent film. Book The book was published by A. C. McLurg & Co. in 1912. A contemporary review in the '' San Francisco Call'' states that the excitement never flags ...

'' (1915) *''Only a Tramp'' (1915) *'' Under the Gaslight'' (1914) *''

The Seats of the Mighty ''The Seats of the Mighty'' is a novel published in 1896 by Gilbert Parker. It was first published in serial form in ''The Atlantic'' starting in March 1895, and released in book form in 1896. It was the third highest best-selling book in the U ...

'' (1914) *''

Classmates A classmate is a student who is member of the same class, in any of its meanings (a course, a lesson, a graduating year). Classmate(s) may also refer to: * ''Classmates'' (1914 film), a 1914 silent film produced by the Biograph Company * ''Clas ...

'' (1914) *'' No Place for Father'' (1913) *'' Olaf—An Atom'' (1913) * '' The Mainspring'' (1916) * ''

Little Eve Edgarton ''Little Eve Edgarton'' is a 1916 American silent comedy film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Ella Hall, Doris Pawn and Gretchen Lederer.Spehr & Lundquist p.351 Cast * Ella Hall as Eve Edgarton * Doris Pawn as Miss Van Eaton * Gretche ...

'' (1916) *''

The Missing Links The Missing Links were an Australian garage rock, R&B, and protopunk group from Sydney who were active from 1964 to 1966. The group was known for wearing their hair long and smashing their equipment on-stage. Throughout the course of 1965, the ...

'' (1916) *'' An Old-Fashioned Young Man'' (1917) * ''

Polly Put the Kettle On "Polly Put the Kettle On" is an English nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 7899. Lyrics Common modern versions include: :Polly put the kettle on, :Polly put the kettle on, :Polly put the kettle on, :We'll all have tea. : ...

'' (1917) *''

A Hoosier Romance ''A Hoosier Romance'' is a 1918 Selig Polyscope silent film, featuring actress Colleen Moore. Plot Pretty Patience Thompson, a "girl with a singing soul," lives with her cold-hearted and avaricious father, Jeff Thompson, on their Indiana farm. H ...

'' (1918) *''

'' (1919) *'' The Other Half'' (1919) *'' The Spender'' (1919) * ''

Her Kingdom of Dreams ''Her Kingdom of Dreams'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Anita Stewart, Spottiswoode Aitken, and Frank Currier Frank Currier (September 4, 1857 – April 22, 1928) was an American film and s ...

'' (1919) * ''

Married in Haste ''Married in Haste'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Arthur Rosson and starring Albert Ray, Elinor Fair and Robert Klein.Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36'' 40(2). December Press, 1998. p. 384. C ...

'' (1919) *'' Hearts Are Trumps'' (1920) * ''

White Youth ''White Youth'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Norman Dawn and starring Edith Roberts, Alfred Hollingsworth, Thomas Jefferson, Arnold Gray, and Hattie Peters. The film was released by Universal Film Manufacturing Company in De ...

'' (1920) *''

The Little Grey Mouse ''The Little Grey Mouse'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Edward LeSaint and starring Gladys Brockwell, William Scott, Frank Leigh, Nigel De Brulier, Golda Madden, and Nancy Caswell. The film was released by Fox Film Corporatio ...

'' (1920) *''

A Splendid Hazard ''A Splendid Hazard'' is a 1920 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Henry B. Walthall. The film is based on the 1910 book of the same name. The film was produced by the Mayflower Photoplay Company. It is n ...

'' (1920) *''

Help Wanted - Male Help is a word meaning to give aid or signal distress. Help may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Help'' (2010 film), a Bollywood horror film * ''Help'' (2021 theatrical film), a British psychological thriller film * '' ...

'' (1920) * '' The Girl in the Web'' (1920) *'' The Idle Rich'' (1921) *''

'' (1921) *''

My Lady's Latchkey ''My Lady's Latchkey'' is a lost 1921 American mystery film directed by Edwin Carewe and written by Finis Fox. It is based on the 1920 novel ''The Second Latchkey'' by Charles Norris Williamson and Alice Muriel Williamson. The film stars Katheri ...

'' (1921) * '' Straight from Paris'' (1921) *''

Beauty's Worth ''Beauty's Worth'' is a 1922 American romantic comedy drama film directed by Robert G. Vignola, starring Marion Davies as an unsophisticated Quaker who ventures to a seaside resort, meets a Bohemian artist, and falls in love. Plot As described ...

'' (1922) *''

The Son of the Wolf ''The Son of the Wolf'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Norman Dawn and starring Edith Roberts, Wheeler Oakman and Sam Allen. It is a northern set in Canada's Yukon and is based on a short story of the same name by Jack Lo ...

'' (1922) * '' The Thoroughbred'' (1925) *''

Paid to Love Paid or PAID may refer to: * ''Paid'' (1930 film), an American film starring Joan Crawford * ''Paid'' (2006 film), a Dutch film *'' Personality and Individual Differences'', a journal See also * Paide Paide is a town in Estonia and the ...

'' (1927) *''

Soft Living ''Soft Living'' is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by James Tinling and starring Madge Bellamy, Johnny Mack Brown and Mary Duncan.Solomon p.307 Cast * Madge Bellamy as Nancy Woods * Johnny Mack Brown as Stockney Webb * Mary Duncan ...

'' (1928) *'' Ten Nights in a Bar-Room'' (1931) *'' Forbidden'' (1932) *'' The Hatchet Man'' (1932)

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* * 1856 births 1932 deaths American male silent film actors American male stage actors 20th-century American male actors {{US-theat-actor-1850s-stub