Edward Coit Albertson (October 14, 1880 – December 13, 1953) was an American stage and film actor.

Biography

Albertson was born in

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, the son of George and Elizabeth (née Stock) Albertson, and began his acting career on

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, where, among other productions, he played in '' Stubborn Cinderella''. He was also active in vaudeville. Eventually he became a

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of the 1920s, and was well known for his many character roles in

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. He became one of the large number of

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actors who either would not or could not make the transition to the

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era. His

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are located in

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Filmography

* ''For Freedom'' (1918) * ''The Carter Case'' (1919) * '' Who's Your Brother?'' (1919) * ''Wits vs. Wits'' (1920) * '' The $1,000,000 Reward'' (1920) * '' The Silver Lining'' (1921) * '' Why Girls Leave Home'' (1921) * ''The Evil Dead'' (1922) * '' Sunshine Harbor'' (1922) * '' Face to Face'' (1922) * ''The Woman in Chains'' (1923) * '' The Empty Cradle'' (1923) * '' Restless Wives'' (1924) * '' The Average Woman'' (1924) * ''

The Sixth Commandment ''The Sixth Commandment'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring William Faversham. Plot John Brant, a devoted minister, is in love with Marian Calhoun, but must keep it a secret because she is engaged to ...

'' (1924) * '' Lend Me Your Husband'' (1924) * '' Those Who Judge'' (1924) * '' Scandal Street'' (1925) * ''

The Mad Dancer ''The Mad Dancer'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Ann Pennington, Johnnie Walker, and Coit Albertson. Synopsis Mimi, a dancer who lives in the Latin Quarter of Paris, poses nude for a sculpture. Whe ...

'' (1925) * '' A Little Girl in a Big City'' (1925) * '' Ermine and Rhinestones'' (1925) * '' The Substitute Wife'' (1925) * '' Casey of the Coast Guard'' (1926) * '' The Jazz Girl'' (1926) * '' The Return of Boston Blackie'' (1927) * '' Love Me Forever'' (Uncredited, 1935) * ''

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'' (Uncredited, 1935) * '' Under Two Flags'' (Uncredited, 1936) * ''Raining Cucumbers'' (1936) * ''Savage Marmots'' (1936)

References

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* * American male silent film actors American male film actors American male stage actors Actors from Reading, Pennsylvania Male actors from Pennsylvania Burials at Inglewood Park Cemetery 1880 births 1953 deaths 20th-century American male actors {{US-theat-actor-1880s-stub