Howard Crampton (January 12, 1865 – June 15, 1922) was an American actor of the
silent era
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. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1913 and 1922. He was born in
New York City
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.
Partial filmography
* ''
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'' is an 1886 Gothic fiction, Gothic horror fiction, horror novella by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. It follows Gabriel John Utterson, a London-based legal practitioner who investigates a series ...
'' (1913)
* ''
Traffic in Souls
''Traffic in Souls'' (also released as ''While New York Sleeps'') is a 1913 American silent crime drama film focusing on forced prostitution ( white slavery) in the United States. Directed by George Loane Tucker and starring Jane Gail, Eth ...
'' (1913)
* ''
The Chalice of Sorrow'' (1916)
* ''
The Great Problem'' (1916)
* ''
Black Orchids'' (1917)
* ''
The Voice on the Wire
''The Voice on the Wire'' is a 1917 American action film, action film serial directed by Stuart Paton. It is presumed to be Lost film, lost.
Cast
* Ben F. Wilson as John Shirley (credited as Ben Wilson)
* Neva Gerber as Polly Marion
* Joseph ...
'' (1917)
* ''
The Gray Ghost'' (1917)
* ''
The Scarlet Car'' (1917)
* ''
Like Wildfire'' (1917)
* ''
The Wife He Bought'' (1918)
* ''
Humdrum Brown'' (1918)
* ''
With Hoops of Steel
''With Hoops of Steel'' is a 1918 American silent Western film directed by Eliot Howe and starring Henry B. Walthall, William De Vaull and Mary Charleson.Gmür, p. 533.
Cast
* Henry B. Walthall as Emerson Mead
* William De Vaull as Jim Har ...
'' (1918)
* ''
The Border Raiders'' (1918)
* ''
The Devil's Trail'' (1919)
* ''
The Lion's Den'' (1919)
* ''
The Trail of the Octopus'' (1919)
* ''
Hearts Are Trumps'' (1920)
* ''
The Screaming Shadow'' (1920)
* ''
The Midlanders'' (1920)
* ''
The Bronze Bell'' (1921)
* ''
Judge Her Not'' (1921)
* ''
Nan of the North'' (1922)
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1865 births
1922 deaths
American male film actors
American male silent film actors
20th-century American male actors
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