Alan Roscoe (born John Albert Rascoe; August 23, 1888 – March 8, 1933) was an American film actor of the silent and early talking film eras. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1933. Roscoe was born John Albert Rascoe on August 23, 1888. He died of cancer on March 8, 1933, in Los Angeles. His interment was in Glendale's

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. Roscoe married actress Barbara Bedford in 1921. They had a daughter and divorced in 1928. In 1930 they filed notice of their plans to marry again.

Partial filmography

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A Soul for Sale ''A Soul for Sale'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Allen Holubar and starring Dorothy Phillips, Katherine Kirkwood and Alan Roscoe.Hirschhorn p.30 Prints and/or fragments were found in the Dawson Film Find in 1978. Cast * Doro ...

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The Doctor and the Woman ''The Doctor and the Woman'' is a lost 1918 American silent mystery film directed by Phillips Smalley and Lois Weber. It starred Mildred Harris and True Boardman and was produced by Weber and Universal Film Manufacturing Company as a Jewel Produc ...

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Under the Yoke ''Under the Yoke'' ( bg, Под игото - ''Pod Igoto''), with subtitle ''A Romance of Bulgarian Liberty'' is a historical novel by Bulgarian author Ivan Vazov written in 1887-1888 and published in parts between 1889–1890 in a magazine ...

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When a Woman Sins ''When a Woman Sins'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Theda Bara. Plot As described in a film magazine, nurse Lilian Marchard (Bara) is engaged by Mortimer West (Swickard), an old rogue who is d ...

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The She Devil ''The She-Devil'' is a 1918 American silent romantic drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Theda Bara. This was the last film in which Alan Roscoe starred with Theda Bara; they appeared in six films together starting with '' C ...

'' (1918) * '' The Siren's Song'' (1919) * ''

The City of Comrades ''The City of Comrades'' is a lost film, lost 1919 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Harry Beaumont with Tom Moore (actor), Tom Moore and Seena Owen in the leads. It was produced by Sam Goldwyn and released by Goldwyn Pictures. ...

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Her Purchase Price ''Her Purchase Price'' is a lost 1919 silent film romance distributed by newly formed Robertson-Cole. It was directed by Howard C. Hickman and starred Bessie Barriscale. Plot As described in a film magazine, Sir Derek Anstruther (Roscoe) while t ...

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In Wrong ''In Wrong'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by James Kirkwood and produced by and starring Jack Pickford. It was released through First National Exhibitors. Cast *Jack Pickford as Johnny Spivins *Marguerite De La Motte as Mill ...

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The Branding Iron ''The Branding Iron'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Reginald Barker and starring Barbara Castleton and James Kirkwood. It was produced by Barker and Samuel Goldwyn and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures. Castleton appeared ...

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Her Elephant Man ''Her Elephant Man'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Scott R. Dunlap and starring Shirley Mason, Alan Roscoe, Henry Hebert, Ardita Mellinina, and Harry Todd. It is based on the 1919 novel ''Her Elephant Man: A Story of the Sawd ...

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Molly and I ''Molly and I'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Howard M. Mitchell and starring Shirley Mason, Alan Roscoe and Harry Dunkinson.Solomon p.262 Cast * Shirley Mason as Molly / Shirley Brown * Alan Roscoe as Philip Smith * Harry ...

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The Hell Ship ''The Hell Ship'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Scott R. Dunlap and starring Madlaine Traverse, Alan Roscoe, Betty Bouton, Dick La Reno, and Jack Curtis. The film was released by Fox Film Corporation in February 1920. Cast ...

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Her Unwilling Husband ''Her Unwilling Husband'' is a 1920 American silent comedy film directed by Paul Scardon and starring Blanche Sweet, Alan Roscoe, and Edwin Stevens.''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema'', p. 259 Cast * Blanche Sweet as Mavis * Alan R ...

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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-fiv ...

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The Last of the Mohicans ''The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757'' is a historical romance written by James Fenimore Cooper in 1826. It is the second book of the '' Leatherstocking Tales'' pentalogy and the best known to contemporary audiences. '' The Pathfinde ...

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The Last Card ''The Last Card'' is an extant 1921 silent romantic drama film directed by Bayard Veiller and starring May Allison. It was produced and distributed by Metro Pictures to poor audience reception. Cast *May Allison *Alan Roscoe *Stanley Goethals ...

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Over the Wire ''Over the Wire'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Wesley Ruggles and starring Alice Lake, Alan Roscoe and Alan Hale.Connelly p.393 Cast * Alice Lake as Kathleen Dexter * Alan Roscoe Alan Roscoe (born John Albert Rascoe; A ...

'' (1921) * '' No Trespassing'' (1922) * ''

The Man Who Saw Tomorrow ''The Man Who Saw Tomorrow'' is a 1981 documentary-style movie about the predictions of French astrologer and physician Michel de Notredame (Nostradamus). ''The Man Who Saw Tomorrow'' is presented (one might say "hosted") and narrated by O ...

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'' (1923) * '' The Spoilers'' (1923) * ''

A Wife's Romance ''A Wife's Romance'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Thomas N. Heffron and starring Clara Kimball Young, Lewis Dayton and Alan Roscoe.Munden p.901 Synopsis A female artist, neglected by her diplomat husband, becomes involved w ...

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One Glorious Night ''One Glorious Night'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Scott R. Dunlap and starring Elaine Hammerstein, Alan Roscoe, and Phyllis Haver Phyllis Maude Haver (January 6, 1899 – November 19, 1960) was an American actress of ...

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The Chorus Lady ''The Chorus Lady'' is a 1915 American comedy silent film directed by Frank Reicher. The screenplay was by Marion Fairfax and James Forbes. The film stars Cleo Ridgely, Marjorie Daw, Wallace Reid, Richard Grey and Mrs. Lewis McCord. It is ba ...

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The Girl of Gold ''The Girl of Gold'' is a 1925 American silent melodrama film directed by John Ince and starring Florence Vidor. It was released by Producers Distributing Corporation. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Helen Marrimore, daughter of a ...

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The Lure of the Wild ''The Lure of the Wild'' is a 1925 silent film dramatic thriller directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Alan Roscoe, Jane Novak and Lightning the Dog. It was produced and released by Columbia Pictures. A print survives in the Library of Cong ...

'' (1925) * '' Before Midnight'' (1925) * ''

The Texas Streak ''The Texas Streak'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Lynn Reynolds and starring Hoot Gibson. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. A copy survives in a private collector's collection.The Wolf Hunters'' (1926) * ''

Tentacles of the North ''In the Tentacles of the North'' is a 1926 American silent adventure film directed by Louis Chaudet and starring Gaston Glass, Alice Calhoun and Joseph W. Girard.Munden p.791 Two ships, on a journey lead by Captin Van Horn, become trapped in i ...

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Long Pants ''Long Pants'' (also known as ''Johnny Newcomer'') is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Frank Capra and starring Harry Langdon. Additional cast members include Gladys Brockwell, Alan Roscoe, and Priscilla Bonner. Plot The sile ...

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Duty's Reward ''Duty's Reward'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Bertram Bracken and starring Alan Roscoe, Eva Novak and Lou Archer.Connelly p.343 Cast * Alan Roscoe as Richard Webster * Eva Novak as Dorothy Thompson * Lou Archer as 'Peek' ...

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The Mating Call ''The Mating Call'' is a 1928 American silent drama film about a soldier who returns home from World War I to find his marriage has been annulled and his wife has remarried. The film was produced by Howard Hughes for his Caddo Corporation, a ...

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The Sawdust Paradise ''The Sawdust Paradise'' is a lost 1928 American silent drama film directed by Luther Reed and written by Julian Johnson, Louise Long, and George Manker Watters. The film stars Esther Ralston, Reed Howes, Hobart Bosworth, Tom Maguire, Georg ...

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'' (1928) * '' Modern Mothers'' (1928) * ''

His Last Haul ''His Last Haul'' is a 1928 American silent crime drama film directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Tom Moore, Seena Owen and Alan Roscoe.Munden p.353 Under a woman's guidance, a criminal attempts to reform. Cast * Tom Moore as Joe Hammond ...

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The Red Sword ''The Red Sword'' is a 1929 American silent adventure film directed by Robert G. Vignola and starring William Collier Jr., Marian Nixon and Carmel Myers. The film was produced and distributed by FBO Pictures, shortly before it was taken over b ...

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'' (1929) * '' Call of the West'' (1930) * ''

The Fall Guy ''The Fall Guy'' is an American action/adventure television series produced for ABC and originally broadcast from November 4, 1981, to May 2, 1986. It starred Lee Majors, Douglas Barr, and Heather Thomas as Hollywood stunt performers who mo ...

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Danger Lights ''Danger Lights'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code drama film, directed by George B. Seitz, from a screenplay by James Ashmore Creelman. It stars Louis Wolheim, Robert Armstrong, and Jean Arthur. The plot concerns railroading on the Chicago, M ...

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Half Shot at Sunrise ''Half Shot at Sunrise'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film starring the comedy duo Wheeler & Woolsey and Dorothy Lee. Their fourth film together, it was the second starring vehicle for the two, following the success of '' The Cuckoos'', w ...

'' (1930) * '' High Stakes'' (1931) * ''

Hell Divers ''Hell Divers'' is a 1932 American pre-Code black-and-white film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring Wallace Beery and Clark Gable as a pair of competing chief petty officers in early naval aviation. The film, made with the cooperation of the Unite ...

'' (1931) as Captain, U.S.S. Saratoga * ''

The Sin Ship ''The Sin Ship'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures and directed by the actor Louis Wolheim in his only directorial effort. The film marks the last contribution Wolheim made to the film industry ...

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The Public Defender ''The Public Defender'' is a 1931 American pre-Code crime film directed by J. Walter Ruben, starring Richard Dix and featuring Boris Karloff. Rich playboy Pike Winslow dons the mantle of 'The Reckoner', a mysterious avenger, when he learns that ...

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Subway Express ''Subway Express'' is a 1931 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and starring Jack Holt, Aileen Pringle and Fred Kelsey.Goble p/970 Cast * Jack Holt as Inspector Killian * Aileen Pringle as Dale Tracy * Fred Kelsey a ...

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The Last Man ''The Last Man'' is an apocalyptic, dystopian science fiction novel by Mary Shelley, first published in 1826. The narrative concerns Europe in the late 21st century, ravaged by a mysterious plague pandemic that rapidly sweeps across the ent ...

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Hell Fire Austin ''Hell-Fire Austin'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code film directed by Forrest Sheldon. Plot Expert horseman Austin and O'Brien are in prison when Brooks announces that she plans to run Tarzan (a champion horse) in an upcoming race. Rancher Edmond ...

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A Strange Adventure ''A Strange Adventure'' is a 1956 American crime film directed by William Witney, written by Houston Branch and starring Joan Evans, Ben Cooper, Marla English, Jan Merlin, Nick Adams and Peter Miller. It was released on August 24, 1956 by ...

'' (1932) * ''

The Last Mile The Last Mile may refer to: * The Last Mile (prison rehabilitation program), a program for inmates in the California corrections system * ''The Last Mile'' (play), a 1930 play by John Wexley * ''The Last Mile'' (1932 film), an American adaptatio ...

'' (1932) * '' Lucky Devils'' (1933)

References

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* 1888 births 1933 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors People from Nashville, Tennessee 20th-century American male actors Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) {{US-film-actor-1880s-stub