George Hackathorne (February 13, 1896 – June 25, 1940) was an American actor of the

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. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1916 and 1939. Hackathorne was born and educated in

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. Despite his mother's wishes that he get a college education, he chose to be an actor. He began his career as a child actor in stock theater, after which he performed in vaudeville. He and his brother had a dramatic act that toured the United States. On June 25, 1940, Hackathorne died in Hollywood, California, at age 44. He was buried in

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Partial filmography

* ''Oliver Twist'' (1916) * ''

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'' (1917) - Sid Sawyer * '' Huck and Tom'' (1918) - Sid Sawyer * ''

Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley ''Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley'' is a 1918 American silent romantic comedy film starring Mary Pickford that was directed by Marshall Neilan and written by Frances Marion based upon a novel by Belle K. Maniates. Plot Set in San Francisco duri ...

'' (1918) - Amarilly's Brother (uncredited) * ''

A Law Unto Herself ''A Law Unto Herself'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Wallace Worsley and starring Louise Glaum, Sam De Grasse and Joseph J. Dowling. Cast * Louise Glaum as Alouette DeLarme * Sam De Grasse as Kurt Von Klassner * Joseph J. ...

'' (1918) - Bertrand Von Klassner at age 20 * ''

The Heart of Humanity ''The Heart of Humanity'' is a 1918 American silent war propaganda film produced by Universal Pictures and directed by Allen Holubar. The film stars Dorothy Phillips, William Stowell, and Erich von Stroheim. Overview The film "follows the gen ...

'' (1918) - Louis Patricia * ''Sue of the South'' (1919) - Shad Peters * '' Josselyn's Wife'' (1919) - Joe Latimer * '' The Shepherd of the Hills'' (1919) - Ollie Stuart * '' Better Times'' (1919) - Tony * ''The Splendid Sin'' (1919) - The Honorable George Granville * ''

The Speed Maniac ''The Speed Maniac'' is a lost 1919 silent action drama film directed by Edward LeSaint and starring Tom Mix and Eva Novak. It was produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation.Too Much Johnson ''Too Much Johnson'' is a 1938 American silent comedy film written and directed by Orson Welles. An unfinished film component of a stage production, it was made three years before Welles directed ''Citizen Kane'', but it was never publicly screen ...

'' (1919) - Henry McIntosh * ''

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'' (1920) - Captain Randolph * '' To Please One Woman'' (1920) - Freddy * '' The Sin of Martha Queed'' (1921) - Atlas * ''

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'' (1921) - Laurie Trevor * ''

What Do Men Want? ''What Do Men Want?'' is a 1921 American silent drama film written, produced, and directed by Lois Weber and starring her muse Claire Windsor. Surviving reels were released on DVD and Blu-ray in 2018. Plot As described in a film magazine, at t ...

'' (1921) - Arthur * ''

The Light in the Clearing ''The Light in the Clearing'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Eugenie Besserer Eugenie Besserer ( – May 29, 1934) was an American actress who starred in silent films and features of the early ...

'' (1921) - Amos Grimshaw * '' The Little Minister'' (1921) - Gavin * ''

The Gray Dawn ''The Gray Dawn'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Jean Hersholt and starring by Carl Gantvoort, Claire Adams and Robert McKim.Munden p.404 Some scenes were also likely directed by others, including producer Benjamin B. Hampton. ...

'' (1922) - Calhoun Bennett * ''

The Worldly Madonna ''The Worldly Madonna'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Harry Garson and starring Clara Kimball Young and William P. Carleton.. Plot A nun at the convent, Janet Trevor plans to save her sister Lucy, who's been framed for murd ...

'' (1922) - Ramez * ''

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'' (1922) - Jimmy Logan * ''

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'' (1922) - Batty * ''

The Village Blacksmith "The Village Blacksmith" is a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, first published in 1840. The poem describes a local blacksmith and his daily life. The blacksmith serves as a role model who balances his job with the role he plays with his family ...

'' (1922) - Johnnie Hammond * ''

Human Wreckage ''Human Wreckage'' is a 1923 American independent silent drama propaganda film that starred Dorothy Davenport and featured James Kirkwood, Sr., Bessie Love, and Lucille Ricksen. The film was co-produced by Davenport and Thomas H. Ince and dist ...

'' (1923) - Jimmy Brown * ''

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'' (1923) - Bartholomew Gruber *''

Judgment of the Storm ''Judgment of the Storm'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Del Andrews and starring Lloyd Hughes, Lucille Ricksen, and George Hackathorne George Hackathorne (February 13, 1896 – June 25, 1940) was an American actor of ...

'' (1924) - Bob Heath * ''

When a Man's a Man ''When a Man's a Man'' is a 1935 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Edward F. Cline and written by Frank Mitchell Dazey and Agnes Christine Johnston. The film stars George O'Brien (actor), George O'Brien, Dorothy Wilson (actres ...

'' (1924) - Yapavai Joe * ''Surging Seas'' (1924) - Charles Stafford * '' The Turmoil'' (1924) - Bibbs Sheridan * ''

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'' (1924) - Dan OConnor * '' The Lady'' (1925) - Leonard Cairns * '' Night Life of New York'' (1925) - Jimmy * '' Wandering Fires'' (1925) - Raymond Corroll * ''

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'' (1925) - Bob Henley * ''

The Highbinders ''The Highbinders'' is a 1915 American short crime film directed by Tod Browning. It is not known whether the film currently survives. Plot As recorded in a film magazine, Maggie, the daughter of Pat Gallagher, a brutal saloon keeper, to esc ...

'' (1926) - Humpty Dugan * ''

Things Wives Tell ''Things Wives Tell'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Hugh Dierker and starring Gaston Glass, Edna Murphy and George Hackathorne.Munden p.799 Cast * Gaston Glass as Carl Burgess * Edna Murphy as Elaine Mackay * Harlan Knight ...

'' (1926) - Charles * ''

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'' (1926) - James * '' The Sea Urchin'' (1926) - Jack Trebarrow * ''Cheaters'' (1927) - Paul Potter * ''

Paying the Price ''Paying the Price'' is a 1927 American silent film directed by David Selman, which stars Marjorie Bonner, Priscilla Bonner, John Miljan, and George Hackathorne. The screenplay was written by J. Grubb Alexander from a story by Dorothy Howell. ...

'' (1927) - Basil Payson * '' Sally's Shoulders'' (1928) - Beau * '' The Tip Off'' (1929) - 'Shrimp' Riley * ''

The Squall ''The Squall'' is a 1929 American pre-Code drama film directed by Alexander Korda and starring Myrna Loy, Richard Tucker, Alice Joyce and Loretta Young, and based on the 1926 play ''The Squall'' by Jean Bart. Plot In Hungary, a beautiful, young ...

'' (1929) - Niki * '' Captain of the Guard'' (1930) - Robespierre * ''

Hide-Out ''Hide-Out'' is a 1934 American pre-Code comedy, crime, drama, romance film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starring Robert Montgomery and Maureen O'Sullivan. It also features a young Mickey Rooney. The film was nominated for an Academy Award f ...

'' (1930) - Atlas * '' The Lonesome Trail'' (1930) - Oswald * '' Beyond the Law'' (1930) - Monty * ''

Riders of the North ''Riders of the North'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Western (genre), Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Bob Custer, Blanche Mehaffey and Eddie Dunn (actor), Eddie Dunn. Cast * Bob Custer as Mountie Sergeant Stone * Blanche Meha ...

'' (1931) - Henchman Canuck Joe * ''

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'' (1932) - Paul * ''

Flaming Guns ''Flaming Guns'' is a 1932 American Western film directed by Arthur Rosson and written by Jack Cunningham. The film stars Tom Mix, William Farnum, Ruth Hall, Clarence Wilson, George Hackathorne and Duke R. Lee. The film was released on Decem ...

'' (1932) - Hugh - Ramsey's Secretary * '' Only Yesterday'' (1933) - (uncredited) * '' The Countess of Monte Cristo'' (1934) - Headwaiter (uncredited) * ''

Strange Wives ''Strange Wives'' is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Richard Thorpe, written by James Mulhauser, Barry Trivers, and Gladys Buchanan Unger, and starring Roger Pryor, June Clayworth, Esther Ralston, Hugh O'Connell, Ralph Forbes, and Cesa ...

'' (1934) - Guggin's Secretary * ''

Magnificent Obsession ''Magnificent Obsession'' is a 1929 novel by American author Lloyd C. Douglas. It was one of four of his books that were eventually made into blockbuster motion pictures, the other three being '' The Robe'', '' White Banners'' and ''The Big Fisher ...

'' (1935) - Ex-Patient (uncredited) * '' I Cover Chinatown'' (1936) - Head Waiter * ''

The Man I Married ''The Man I Married'' (alternative title ''I Married a Nazi'') is an American 1940 drama film starring Joan Bennett, Francis Lederer, Lloyd Nolan and Anna Sten. Plot A successful, and yet naive American woman, art critic Carol Cabbott (Joan Benn ...

'' (1936) - Critic (uncredited) * ''

Smashing the Rackets ''Smashing the Rackets'' is a 1938 American drama film directed by Lew Landers, written by Lionel Houser, and starring Chester Morris, Frances Mercer, Rita Johnson, Bruce Cabot and Edward Pawley. It was released on August 19, 1938, by RKO Pict ...

'' (1938) - Detective (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1939) - wounded soldier in pain (uncredited)

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