Douglas Gerrard (12 August 1891 – 5 June 1950) was an Irish-American actor and

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, ...

of the silent and early sound era. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1913 and 1949. He also directed 23 films between 1916 and 1920. He was born in

Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 ...

, Ireland and died in

Hollywood, California Hollywood is a neighborhood in the Central Los Angeles, central region of Los Angeles, California. Its name has come to be a metonymy, shorthand reference for the Cinema of the United States, U.S. film industry and the people associated with i ...

. He was the brother of actor

Charles K. Gerrard Charles K. Gerrard (20 December 1883 – 1 January 1969), also known as Charles Kavanagh, was an Irish-American motion-picture actor, and the elder brother of actor and film director Douglas Gerrard. Selected filmography * ''His Brother's W ...

. Gerrard was a leading man in Kalem films.

Selected filmography

* '' Suspense'' (1913) * ''

The Merchant of Venice ''The Merchant of Venice'' is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. A merchant in Venice named Antonio defaults on a large loan provided by a Jewish moneylender, Shylock. Although classified as ...

'' (1914) * ''

The Quicksands ''The Quicksands'' is a 1914 American short drama film directed by Christy Cabanne. Cast * Courtenay Foote * Lillian Gish * Fay Tincher * Douglas Gerrard * Mary Alden * Bob Burns (as Robert Burns) * F. A. Turner F. A. Turner (October 12, ...

'' (1914) * ''

The Potter and the Clay ''The Potter and the Clay'' is a 1914 American silent short film directed by George Melford. Plot Cast * Douglas Gerrard as Bertram Trent – a Man of Wealth * Ollie Kirkby as Elsie Trent, Bertram's Wife * Cleo Ridgely as Dorothy Trent, ...

'' (1914) * '' Undine'' (1916) * ''

A Soul Enslaved ''A Soul Enslaved'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by actress-turned-director (and suffragist) Cleo Madison, and written by screenwriters Adele Farrington and Olga Printzlau. Madison also stars. The Universal film is believed to be ...

'' (1916) *'' The Dumb Girl of Portici'' (1916) * '' Naked Hearts'' (1916) * '' Polly Put the Kettle On'' (1917) * '' The Velvet Hand'' (1918) * '' Madame Spy'' (1918) * ''

The Forged Bride ''The Forged Bride'' is a 1920 American drama film directed by Douglas Gerrard and written by Hal Hoadley. The film stars Thomas Jefferson, Mary MacLaren, Harold Miller, Dorothy Hagan, J. Barney Sherry and Dagmar Godowsky. The film was releas ...

'' (1920) * '' The Lady from Longacre'' (1921) * ''

Omar the Tentmaker Ghiyāth al-Dīn Abū al-Fatḥ ʿUmar ibn Ibrāhīm Nīsābūrī (18 May 1048 – 4 December 1131), commonly known as Omar Khayyam ( fa, عمر خیّام), was a polymath, known for his contributions to mathematics, astronomy, philosophy, an ...

'' (1922) * '' On Time'' (1924) * '' The Lighthouse by the Sea'' (1924) * '' In Fast Company'' (1924) * '' Wings of Youth'' (1925) * '' Footloose Widows'' (1926) * '' Private Izzy Murphy'' (1926) * ''

Doubling with Danger ''Doubling with Danger'' is a 1926 American silent mystery film directed by Scott R. Dunlap and starring Richard Talmadge, Ena Gregory and Joseph W. Girard.Munden p.200 Plot Cast * Richard Talmadge as Dick Forsythe * Ena Gregory as Made ...

'' (1926) * '' The First Auto'' (1927) * '' A Million Bid'' (1927) * ''

Dearie "Dearie" is a popular song. The music was written by David Mann, and the lyrics, by Bob Hilliard. The song was published in 1950. The song is about reminiscences, and often sung as a duet. When done as a duet, each one of the singers asks the ...

'' (1927) * '' The College Widow'' (1927) * ''

The Desired Woman ''The Desired Woman'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Irene Rich, William Russell and William Collier Jr. It is now considered to be lost. It was produced and distributed by Warner Bros. The film ...

'' (1927) * '' Wolf's Clothing'' (1927) * '' Five and Ten Cent Annie'' (1928) * '' Ladies of the Night Club'' (1928) * '' The Hottentot'' (1929) * '' General Crack'' (1929) * '' Lilies of the Field'' (1930) * '' Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back'' (1934) * '' The Ghost Walks'' (1934) * '' Ants in the Pantry'' (1936) * ''

Under Two Flags Under Two Flags may refer to: *Under Two Flags (novel), a novel by British writer Ouida, and its adaptations: **Under Two Flags (play), a 1901 play by Paul M. Potter **Under Two Flags (1912 George Nichols film), ''Under Two Flags'' (1912 George Nich ...

'' (1936) * '' Quick Millions'' (1939)

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* * * 1891 births 1950 deaths Irish male film actors Irish male silent film actors Irish film directors Male actors from Dublin (city) 20th-century Irish male actors Irish emigrants to the United States (before 1923) {{Ireland-actor-stub