Elliott Dexter (March 29, 1870 – June 21, 1941) was an American film and stage actor. Dexter started his career in

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and did not move to films until he was 45. He retired from acting in 1925.

Biography

Elliott Dexter Motion Picture Classic 1920

Dexter was born in

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. He married silent film actress

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in 1915. However, the union was brief and the couple soon divorced, having had no children. Dexter died in

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, aged 71.

Partial filmography

* '' Helene of the North'' (1915) * ''

The Masqueraders ''The Masqueraders'' is a 1928 novel written by Georgette Heyer. It is set in Britain at a time shortly after the 1745 Jacobite rising and is concerned with a family of adventurers and escaped Jacobites. Plot summary To escape exposure as a ...

'' (1915) * ''

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'' (1916) * '' Daphne and the Pirate'' (1916) * ''

The Heart of Nora Flynn ''The Heart of Nora Flynn'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. The film is reportedly preserved at George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection. Cast See also *''The House That Shadows Built ''The House ...

'' (1916) * '' The American Beauty'' (1916) * '' An International Marriage'' (1916) * ''

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'' (1916) * ''

The Victory of Conscience ''The Victory of Conscience'' is a 1916 silent film drama produced by Jesse L. Lasky at Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Frank Reicher directed and Lou Tellegen and Cleo Ridgely star. Cast *Cleo Ridgely - Rosette Bur ...

'' (1916) * '' The Lash'' (1916) * ''

The Plow Girl ''The Plow Girl'' is a lost 1916 American drama silent film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and written by Edward Morris, Charles Sarver and Harvey F. Thew. The film stars Mae Murray, Elliott Dexter, Charles K. Gerrard, Edythe Chapman, Horace ...

'' (1916) * '' Lost and Won'' (1917) * ''

Castles for Two ''Castles for Two'' is an American 1917 silent drama film directed by Frank Reicher and starring Marie Doro and Elliott Dexter. It is based on an original story for the screen, ''Rich Girl - Poor Girl'', by Beatrice C. deMille and Leighton Osmun. ...

'' (1917) * ''

The Tides of Barnegat ''The Tides of Barnegat'' is a 1917 American drama silent film directed by Marshall Neilan and written by Francis Hopkinson Smith and Eve Unsell. The film stars Blanche Sweet, Elliott Dexter, Tom Forman, Norma Nichols, Billy Jacobs and Walter Rod ...

'' (1917) * ''

Stranded in Arcady ''Stranded in Arcady'' is a 1917 American silent adventure film directed by Frank Hall Crane and starring Irene Castle, Elliott Dexter and George Majeroni.Connelly p. 416 It is based on the novel '' Stranded in the Arcady'' by Francis Lynde. Ca ...

'' (1917) * ''

A Romance of the Redwoods ''A Romance of the Redwoods'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Mary Pickford. A print of the film survives in the film archive at George Eastman House. Cast * Mary Pickford as Jenny Lawrence * Ell ...

'' (1917) * '' Vengeance Is Mine'' (1917) * ''

The Inner Shrine ''The Inner Shrine'' is a 1917 silent produced by Jesse Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is the first of only two films that starred Margaret Illington, a noted Broadway actress. The story is from a 1909 novel, The Inner Shrine', ...

'' (1917) * '' Sylvia of the Secret Service'' (1917) * '' The Rise of Jennie Cushing'' (1917) * ''

The Eternal Temptress ''The Eternal Temptress'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Émile Chautard and written by Fred de Gresac and Eve Unsell. The film stars Lina Cavalieri, Elliott Dexter, Mildred Conselman, Alan Hale, Sr., Edward Fielding, and Hallen ...

'' (1917) * ''

Woman and Wife ''Woman and Wife'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Edward Jose and starring Alice Brady. It is based on the 1847 novel '' Jane Eyre'' by Charlotte Brontë. The Select Pictures Corporation produced and distributed the film. The f ...

'' (1918) * ''

The Whispering Chorus ''The Whispering Chorus'' is a 1918 American silent psychological drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. It is the first and earliest film was considered a psychological drama. Plot John Tremble (Hatton), an impoverished cashier in a cont ...

'' (1918) * ''

Old Wives for New ''Old Wives for New'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Prints of the film survive at the International Museum of Photography and Film at George Eastman House. Plot As described in a film magazine, disgusted by ...

'' (1918) * ''

We Can't Have Everything ''We Can't Have Everything'' was a 1918 American silent drama film directed and written by Cecil B. DeMille based upon a novel by Rupert Hughes. The film is considered to be lost. Plot As described in a film magazine, very much in love with ...

'' (1918) * '' The Girl Who Came Back'' (1918) * '' Women's Weapons'' (1918) * '' The Squaw Man'' (1918) * ''

Don't Change Your Husband ''Don't Change Your Husband'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Gloria Swanson. The film was the third of six "marriage films" directed by DeMille and the first DeMille film starring Gloria Swanso ...

'' (1919) * ''

Maggie Pepper ''Maggie Pepper'' is a lost 1919 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Chester Withey and starring Ethel Clayton. This film is based on a hit 1911 play by Charles Klein which was a winning success for stage actress Rose Stahl at the Ha ...

'' (1919) * '' For Better, for Worse'' (1919) * ''

A Daughter of the Wolf ''A Daughter of the Wolf'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Irvin Willat and written by Marion Fairfax and Hugh Pendexter. The film stars Lila Lee, Elliott Dexter, Clarence Geldart, Raymond Hatton, Richard Wayne, and Minnie Deve ...

'' (1919) * '' Behold My Wife!'' (1920) * ''

Something to Think About ''Something to Think About'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. The film stars Elliott Dexter and Gloria Swanson. Prints of the film exist at the George Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York, and at the Filmmuse ...

'' (1920) * '' The Witching Hour'' (1921) * ''

The Affairs of Anatol ''The Affairs of Anatol'' is a 1921 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, starring Wallace Reid and Gloria Swanson. The film is based on the 1893 play '' Anatol'' by Arthur Schnitzler. Plot Socialite Anatol Spencer ...

'' (1921) * ''

Forever Forever or 4ever may refer to: Film and television Films * ''Forever'' (1921 film), an American silent film by George Fitzmaurice * ''Forever'' (1978 film), an American made-for-television romantic drama * ''Forever'' (1992 film), an American ...

'' (1921) * ''

Don't Tell Everything ''Don't Tell Everything'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Sam Wood and starring Gloria Swanson and Wallace Reid. Wood apparently created this film in part from outtakes left over from Cecil DeMille's ''The Affairs of Anatol' ...

'' (1921) * ''

The Hands of Nara ''The Hands of Nara'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Harry Garson and starring Clara Kimball Young, Elliott Dexter and Vernon Steele.Munden p.323 It is based on the novel of the same title by Richard Washburn Child. Cast * Cl ...

'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1922) * '' Enter Madame'' (1922) * ''

An Old Sweetheart of Mine ''An Old Sweetheart of Mine'' is a 1923 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Harry Garson and starring Elliott Dexter, Helen Jerome Eddy, and Lloyd Whitlock. Cast * Elliott Dexter as John Craig * Helen Jerome Eddy as Mary Ellen A ...

'' (1923) * ''

Adam's Rib ''Adam's Rib'' is a 1949 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by George Cukor from a screenplay written by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin. It stars Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn as married lawyers who come to oppose each other in ...

'' (1923) * '' Mary of the Movies'' (1923) - cameo * ''

Only 38 ''Only 38'' is a lost 1923 American drama silent film directed by William C. deMille and written by Clara Beranger, Walter Prichard Eaton and A.E. Thomas. The film stars May McAvoy, Lois Wilson, Elliott Dexter, George Fawcett, Robert Agnew and ...

'' (1923) * '' The Common Law'' (1923) * '' Flaming Youth'' (1923) * ''

Broadway Gold ''Broadway Gold'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Edward Dillon and starring Elaine Hammerstein, Elliott Dexter, and Kathlyn Williams. The film's sets were designed by the art director Cedric Gibbons Austin Cedric Gibbon ...

'' (1923) * '' The Spitfire'' (1924) * ''

Hello, 'Frisco ''Hello, 'Frisco'' is a 1924 American silent short comedy film directed by Slim Summerville and starring Summerville, Bobby Dunn, and a host of famous film actors of the era. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Cast See al ...

'' (1924) * '' By Divine Right'' (1924) * ''

The Fast Set ''The Fast Set'' is a 1924 American silent comedy-drama film directed by William C. deMille and starring Betty Compson. The film is based on the 1923 Broadway play, ''Spring Cleaning'', by Frederick Lonsdale. Plot As described in a review in a ...

'' (1924) * ''

The Age of Innocence ''The Age of Innocence'' is a 1920 novel by American author Edith Wharton. It was her twelfth novel, and was initially serialized in 1920 in four parts, in the magazine ''Pictorial Review''. Later that year, it was released as a book by D. Apple ...

'' (1924) * '' The Triflers'' (1924) * ''

Capital Punishment Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is the state-sanctioned practice of deliberately killing a person as a punishment for an actual or supposed crime, usually following an authorized, rule-governed process to conclude that t ...

'' (1925) * ''

Wasted Lives ''Wasted Lives'' is a 1925 American silent film, silent drama film directed by John Gorman (director), John Gorman and starring Elliott Dexter, Cullen Landis and Edith Roberts (actress), Edith Roberts.Munden p.867 Cast * Elliott Dexter as Clayton ...

'' (1925) * ''

The Verdict ''The Verdict'' is a 1982 American legal drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and written by David Mamet, adapted from Barry Reed's 1980 novel of the same name. It stars Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling, Jack Warden, James Mason, Milo O'Shea, an ...

'' (1925)

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* * * 1870 births 1941 deaths Male actors from Texas People from Galveston, Texas Vaudeville performers American male film actors American male silent film actors 20th-century American male actors Burials at Kensico Cemetery {{US-film-actor-1870s-stub