Lawrence D'Orsay (1853–1931); some sources (Lawrance D'Orsay), was a British born stage and film actor.
Biography
He was born in 1853 as Dorset William Lawrance to solicitor John W. Lawrance. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School and was intended to go into Law.
[''Who Was Who in the Theatre: 1912-1976'' volume 2 D-H p.690 c.1976 (from editions originally published annually by John Parker), 1976 edition by Gale Research] Made his first appearance on the stage in 1877, he toured the English provinces for five years to 1882. Much work in London theatres. He went to New York City in 1884, making his first appearance at Haverley's Theatre on 6 October 1884. He started in silent films in 1912, making his last film in 1926.
In the theatre he played the type of servile Englishman remembered by later actors such as
Arthur Treacher
Arthur Veary Treacher, Jr. ( ; 23 July 1894 – 14 December 1975) was an English film and stage actor active from the 1920s to the 1960s, and known for playing English types, especially butler and manservant roles, such as the P. G. Wodehouse ...
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Sebastian Cabot.
Selected filmography
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Ruggles of Red Gap
''Ruggles of Red Gap'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Leo McCarey and starring: Charles Laughton, Mary Boland, Charlie Ruggles and ZaSu Pitts and featuring Roland Young and Leila Hyams. It was based on the best-selling 1915 nove ...
'' (1918)
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The Bond Boy
''The Bond Boy'' is a lost 1922 American silent drama film directed by Henry King and starring Richard Barthelmess. It was produced by Barthelmess and Charles Duell and released through Associated First National Pictures.
Plot
Cast
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His Children's Children
''His Children's Children'' is a lost 1923 American silent drama film directed by Sam Wood and starring the winsome Bebe Daniels. It is based on a novel, ''His Children's Children'' by Arthur Train. Famous Players–Lasky produced and Paramount ...
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The Side Show of Life'' (1924)
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Miss Bluebeard
''Miss Bluebeard'' is a 1925 American silent film, silent comedy film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Bebe Daniels. It is based on a play, ''Little Miss Bluebeard'', by Avery Hopwood.
Synopsis
Larry Charters is a composer who is visiting ...
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The Sorrows of Satan
''The Sorrows of Satan'' is an 1895 Faustian novel by Marie Corelli. It is widely regarded as one of the world's first best-sellers – partly due to an upheaval in the system British libraries used to purchase their books, and partly due to it ...
'' (1926)
References
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portrait Gallery(University of Washington, Sayre collection)
1853 births
1931 deaths
Male actors from Peterborough
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