Vester Pegg (May 23, 1889 – February 19, 1951) was an American actor of the

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when ...

era. He appeared in 140 films between 1912 and 1941, mainly

Westerns The Western is a genre set in the American frontier and commonly associated with folk tales of the Western United States, particularly the Southwestern United States, as well as Northern Mexico and Western Canada. It is commonly referred ...

. He was born in

Appleton City, Missouri Appleton City is a city in St. Clair County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,032 as of the 2020 census. It is the largest city in St. Clair County. History Appleton City was originally called Arlington, and under the latter name wa ...

and died in

Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...

. Pegg became a

picador A ''picador'' (; pl. ''picadores'') is one of the pair of horse-mounted bullfighters in a Spanish-style bullfight that jab the bull with a lance. They perform in the ''tercio de varas'', which is the first of the three stages in a stylized bullf ...

in 1909, working in a bull ring in Mexico City. He left that job after a bull charged and killed the horse on which Pegg was riding. He moved to California, where he began acting in stock theater. After 18 months of acting on stage, he began acting in films, eventually signing with

Universal Pictures Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Ameri ...

, where he worked with

Harry Carey Harry Carey may refer to: *Harry Carey (actor) (1878–1947), American actor * Harry Carey Jr. (1921–2012), American actor * Harry Carey (footballer) (1916–1991), Australian rules footballer See also * Henry Carey (disambiguation) * Harry Car ...

's company.

Selected filmography

* ''

The Birth of a Nation ''The Birth of a Nation'', originally called ''The Clansman'', is a 1915 American silent epic drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. The screenplay is adapted from Thomas Dixon Jr.'s 1905 novel and play ''The Cla ...

'' (1915) - Minor Role (uncredited) * '' The Lucky Transfer'' (1915, Short) - The clerk * ''Jordan Is a Hard Road'' (1915) - (uncredited) * '' Blue Blood and Red'' (1916) * ''

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'' (1916) - Extra (uncredited) * ''

Blood Money Blood money may refer to: * Blood money (restitution), money paid to the family of a murder victim Films * Blood Money (1917 film), ''Blood Money'' (1917 film), a film starring Harry Carey * Blood Money (1921 film), ''Blood Money'' (1921 film ...

'' (1917, Short) - Bud Cameron * '' The Bad Man of Cheyenne'' (1917, Short) - Vesta * ''

The Outlaw and the Lady ''The Outlaw and the Lady'' is a 1917 film featuring Harry Carey (actor born 1878), Harry Carey and released by Universal Pictures. Cast * Harry Carey (actor born 1878), Harry Carey * Louise Lovely * Jack Richardson (actor), Jack Richardson * ...

'' (1917, Short) * ''

Goin' Straight ''Goin' Straight'' is a 1917 American silent film featuring Harry Carey and released by Universal Pictures. Cast * Harry Carey - Cheyenne Harry * Priscilla Dean - Mary Carter * Vester Pegg Vester Pegg (May 23, 1889 – February 19, 195 ...

'' (1917, Short) - Pinnacle Bill * '' The Fighting Gringo'' (1917) - Pedro * ''

Hair-Trigger Burke ''Hair-Trigger Burke'' is a 1917 American silent Western film starring Harry Carey. Cast * Harry Carey * Ted Brooks * Claire Du Brey * Vester Pegg * William Steele (as William Gettinger) See also * Harry Carey filmography This is a list ...

'' (1917, Short) - Bill * ''

A 44-Calibre Mystery ''A 44-Calibre Mystery'' is a 1917 American short film, short Western (genre), Western film, featuring Harry Carey (actor born 1878), Harry Carey. Carey plays the role of Sheriff Cheyenne Harry. He saves Kitty Flanders from Pete McGuire and take ...

'' (1917, Short) - Pete McGuire * ''

The Almost Good Man ''The Almost Good Man'' is a 1917 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by Fred Kelsey, released by Universal Pictures and starring Harry Carey (actor born 1878), Harry Carey. Cast * Harry Carey (actor born 1878), ...

'' (1917, Short) - Pete Willis * '' The Golden Bullet'' (1917, Short) - Dick Henderson, alias Rogue River Charlie * ''

The Wrong Man ''The Wrong Man'' is a 1956 American docudrama film noir directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Henry Fonda and Vera Miles. The film was drawn from the true story of an innocent man charged with a crime, as described in the book ''The True St ...

'' (1917, Short) - Chip Stevens * ''

The Soul Herder ''The Soul Herder'' is a 1917 American silent Western film directed by John Ford, and featuring Harry Carey. The film is presumed to be lost. The film was premiered in Dayton, Ohio, on August 3, 1917. Cast * Harry Carey * Molly Malone * Hoot G ...

'' (1917, Short) - Topeka Jack * '' Cheyenne's Pal'' (1917, Short) - Cowboy * ''

Straight Shooting ''Straight Shooting'' is a 1917 American silent Western film directed by John Ford and featuring Harry Carey. Prints of this film survive in the International Museum of Photography and Film at George Eastman House. Like many American films of ...

'' (1917) - Placer Fremont * ''

The Texas Sphinx } ''The Texas Sphinx'' is a 1917 American silent Western film, featuring Harry Carey and released by Universal Pictures. Cast * Harry Carey * Hoot Gibson * Ed Jones * Alice Lake * William Steele credited as William Gettinger * Vester Pegg ...

'' (1917, Short) - Steve * ''

The Secret Man ''The Secret Man'' is a 1917 American silent Western film, directed by John Ford and featuring Harry Carey. Two of the five reels of the film survive at the Library of Congress film archive. Plot As described in a film magazine, Cheyenne Harr ...

'' (1917) - Bill - Molly's Brother * ''

A Marked Man ''A Marked Man'' is a 1917 American silent Western film directed by John Ford and featuring Harry Carey. It is considered to be a lost film. Plot As described in a film magazine, Cheyenne Harry (Carey), in his search for food, breaks into the ...

'' (1917) - Ben Kent * '' Bucking Broadway'' (1917) - Eugene Thornton * ''

The Phantom Riders ''The Phantom Riders'' is a 1918 silent American Western film directed by John Ford and featuring Harry Carey. The film is considered to be lost. Plot As described in a film magazine, Dave Bland (Steele), head of a band of cattle rustlers op ...

'' (1918) - The Unknown * '' Wild Women'' (1918) - Pegg * ''

Thieves' Gold ''Thieves' Gold'' is a 1918 American Western (genre), Western film directed by John Ford and featuring Harry Carey (actor born 1878), Harry Carey. It is considered to be a lost film. Plot Cheyenne Harry tries to help his outlaw friend Padden ev ...

'' (1918) - Curt Simmons * ''

The Scarlet Drop ''The Scarlet Drop'' is a 1918 American silent Western film directed by John Ford and featuring Harry Carey. Just over 30 minutes of footage of the film now survives in the Getty Images Archive. Plot As described in a film magazine, "Kaintuck ...

'' (1918) - Marley Calvert * '' Hell Bent'' (1918) - Jack Thurston * ''

A Woman's Fool ''A Woman's Fool'' is a 1918 American silent Western film directed by John Ford featuring Harry Carey. The film is considered to be lost. Plot As described in a film magazine, Lin McLean (Carey), a cowboy, is a fool where women are concerned. ...

'' (1918) - Tommy Lusk * ''

The Black Horse Bandit ''The Black Horse Bandit'' is a 1919 American short silent Western film directed by Harry Harvey and featuring Hoot Gibson. Cast * Hoot Gibson * Helen Gibson * Pete Morrison * Vester Pegg * Buck Connors See also * List of American films ...

'' (1919, Short) * '' Bare Fists'' (1919) - Lopez * ''The Border Terror'' - Zorro * ''

Riders of Vengeance ''Riders of Vengeance'' is a 1919 American Western film directed by John Ford and featuring Harry Carey. The film is considered to be lost. Plot Harry's bride is murdered at their wedding along with Harry's mother and father, and the good-heart ...

'' (1919) * ''

The Outcasts of Poker Flat "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" (1869) is a short story written by writer of the American West Bret Harte. An example of naturalism and local color of California during the first half of the nineteenth century. The story was first published in Janua ...

'' (1919) * ''

Ace of the Saddle ''Ace of the Saddle'' is a 1919 American silent Western film directed by John Ford and featuring Harry Carey. The film is considered to be lost. Plot As described in a film magazine, Cheyenne Harry Henderson (Carey) owns a cattle ranch on th ...

'' (1919) - Gambler * ''

Rider of the Law ''Rider of the Law'' is a 1919 American Western film directed by John Ford and featuring Harry Carey. The film is considered to be lost. Cast * Harry Carey as Jim Kyneton * Vester Pegg as Nick Kyneton (as Vesta Pegg) * Ted Brooks as The Kid ...

'' (1919) - Nick Kyneton * ''

Vanishing Trails ''Vanishing Trails'' is a 1920 American silent Western film serial directed by Leon De La Mothe. The film is considered to be lost. Plot As described in a summary in a film publication, the serial involves the mystery of the murder of William ...

'' (1920) - Rankin * ''The Galloping Devil'' (1920) - Pink * ''The Fighting Stranger'' (1921) - Joe Kilburn * ''The Last Chance'' (1921) - Black Sparr * ''The Struggle'' (1921) - Diamond Joe * ''The Raiders'' (1921) - Bob Thiele * '' The Kickback'' (1922) - Ramon Pinellos * ''

Boomerang Justice ''Boomerang Justice'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring George Larkin, Fritzi Ridgeway and Al Ferguson. Cast * George Larkin as Kit Carson Boone * Fritzi Ridgeway as Ruth Randolph * Al Ferguson ...

'' (1922) * '' Canyon of the Fools'' (1923) - Knute * ''

Lone Fighter ''Lone Fighter'' is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by Albert Russell and starring J.B. Warner, Vester Pegg, and Josephine Hill. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Certain Lee, a Texas Ranger, is trailing an outlaw ba ...

'' (1923) - Harvey Bates * ''His Own Law'' (1924) * ''The Broken Law'' (1924) * ''The Shield of Silence'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1925) - (uncredited) * '' Rough Going'' (1925) - Jim Benson * ''Tearin' Loose'' (1925) - Jim * ''The Hurricane Horseman'' (1925) - Jim Marden * ''

Bucking the Truth ''Bucking the Truth'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by Milburn Morante and starring Pete Morrison, Brinsley Shaw and Bruce Gordon (actor/director), Bruce Gordon. Cast * Pete Morrison as 'Slim' Dua ...

'' (1926) - Sheriff Findlay * ''

3 Bad Men ''3 Bad Men'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by John Ford. Bob Mastrangelo has called it "One of John Ford's greatest silent epics." The film possibly inspired the title for Akira Kurosawa's 1958 fi ...

'' (1926) - Henchman Shooting Lucas (uncredited) * ''Jack O'Hearts'' (1926) * ''

The Flying Horseman ''The Flying Horseman'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Orville O. Dull and written by Gertrude Orr. The film stars Buck Jones, Gladys McConnell, Bruce Covington, Walter Percival, Hank Mann, and Harvey Clark. The film was ...

'' (1926) - Henchman * '' Man of the Forest'' (1926) - Moses * ''

The Desert Pirate ''The Desert Pirate'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by James Dugan and starring Tom Tyler, Frankie Darro and Duane Thompson.Katchmerp.967 Cast * Tom Tyler as Tom Corrigan * Frankie Darro as Jimmy Rand * Duane Thompson as A ...

'' (1927) - Henchman * ''

Yellow Contraband ''Yellow Contraband'' is a 1928 American silent thriller film directed by Leo D. Maloney and starring Maloney, Eileen Sedgwick and Noble Johnson.Munden, p. 930. Cast * Leo D. Maloney as Leo McMahon / Blackie Harris * Eileen Sedgwick as Ma ...

'' (1928) - Dude McClain * ''Beyond the Law'' (1930) - Slade Henchman (uncredited) * ''

The Dawn Trail ''The Dawn Trail'' is a 1930 American Western film, directed by Christy Cabanne. It stars Marceline Day, Miriam Seegar, and Charles Morton, and was released on November 28, 1930. It was remade as the 1939 film ''Texas Stampede''. Cast list * ...

'' (1930) - Mac (uncredited) * '' Not Exactly Gentlemen'' (1931) - Henchman (uncredited) * '' The Sunset Trail'' (1932) - Connors (uncredited) * '' Heritage of the Desert'' (1932) - Naab Man (uncredited) * ''

Sundown Rider ''Sundown Rider'' is a 1932 American pre-Code Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Buck Jones. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. A print is held by the Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Con ...

'' (1932) - Ranch Hand (uncredited) * ''

Judge Priest ''Judge Priest'' is a 1934 American comedy film starring Will Rogers. The film was directed by John Ford, produced by Sol M. Wurtzel in association with Fox Film, and based on humorist Irvin S. Cobb's character Judge Priest. The picture is set i ...

'' (1934) - Joe Herringer (uncredited) * '' The Dude Ranger'' (1934) - Brings Horse (uncredited) * '' Elinor Norton'' (1934) - Ranch Hand (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1935) - Small Town Man (uncredited) * '' The Little Colonel'' (1935) - Frontiersman (uncredited) * ''

The Revenge Rider ''The Revenge Rider'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by David Selman, which stars Tim McCoy, Robert Allen, and Billie Seward. Cast list * Tim McCoy as Tim O'Neil * Robert Allen as Chad Harmon * Billie Seward as Myra Harmon * ...

'' (1935) - Henchman Thomas (uncredited) * ''

Party Wire A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, recreation, or as part of a festival or other commemoration or celebration of a special occasion. A party will often feature ...

'' (1935) - Poker Quartet Member (uncredited) * ''

Steamboat Round the Bend ''Steamboat Round the Bend'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by John Ford, released by 20th Century Fox and produced by Fox Film Corporation, based on the 1933 novel of the same name by author Ben Lucien Burman. It was the final film made ...

'' (1935) - Mink - Pride of Paducah Pilot (uncredited) * ''

Gallant Defender ''Gallant Defender'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by David Selman and starring Charles Starrett. Plot Roving cowboy is involved in struggle between homesteaders and cattle ranchers. Cast * Charles Starrett as Johnny Flagg * Joan ...

'' (1935) - Cattleman (uncredited) * ''

The Prisoner of Shark Island ''The Prisoner of Shark Island'' is a 1936 American drama film loosely based on the life of Maryland physician Samuel Mudd, who treated the injured presidential assassin John Wilkes Booth and later spent time in prison after his controversial c ...

'' (1936) - Soldier (uncredited) * '' Forlorn River'' (1937) - Deputy Hank (uncredited) * '' Wild and Woolly'' (1937) - Man on Street (uncredited) * ''

Thunder Trail ''Thunder Trail'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Charles Barton, written by Robert Yost and Stuart Anthony, and starring Gilbert Roland, Charles Bickford, Marsha Hunt, J. Carrol Naish, James Craig and Monte Blue. The film, base ...

'' (1937) - Tate Henchman (uncredited) * ''

Checkers Checkers (American English), also known as draughts (; British English), is a group of strategy board games for two players which involve diagonal moves of uniform game pieces and mandatory captures by jumping over opponent pieces. Checkers ...

'' (1937) - (uncredited) * '' Born to the West'' (1937) - Bartender #2 (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1937) - Fargo Rider (uncredited) * ''

Stagecoach A stagecoach is a four-wheeled public transport coach used to carry paying passengers and light packages on journeys long enough to need a change of horses. It is strongly sprung and generally drawn by four horses although some versions are draw ...

'' (1939) - Hank Plummer (uncredited) * ''

Trouble in Sundown ''Trouble in Sundown'' is a 1939 American Western film directed by David Howard, using a screenplay by Oliver Drake, Dorrell McGowan and Stuart McGowan, based on a story by Charles F. Royal. Starring George O'Brien, Rosalind Keith, Ray Wh ...

'' (1939) - Posse Rider (uncredited) * ''

Frontier Pony Express '' Frontier Pony Express '' is a 1939 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers, Lynne Roberts (as Mary Hart) and Noble Johnson as the lead villain. Plot At the start of the American Civil War in 1861 the Pony Expr ...

'' (1939) - Henchman Doyle (uncredited) * ''

My Little Chickadee ''My Little Chickadee'' is a 1940 American comedy-western film starring Mae West and W. C. Fields, featuring Joseph Calleia, Ruth Donnelly, Margaret Hamilton, Donald Meek, Willard Robertson, Dick Foran, William B. Davidson, and Addison Ri ...

'' (1940) - Gambler (uncredited) * ''

Prairie Law ''Prairie Law'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by David Howard from a screenplay by Doris Schroeder and Arthur V. Jones, based on a story by Bernard McConville. Released on June 14, 1940, the film was produced and distributed by RKO ...

'' (1940) - Henchman (uncredited) * ''

The Ranger and the Lady ''The Ranger and the Lady'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers, and George "Gabby" Hayes. Plot Texas Ranger Captain Roy Colt (Roy Rogers) disapproves of the tactics of his superior, General Augustus ...

'' (1940) - Freighter (uncredited) * ''

Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of t ...

'' (1940) - Sam Smith - Henchman * '' Under Texas Skies'' (1940) - Henchman (uncredited) * ''

West of Abilene ''West of Abilene'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Ralph Ceder and written by Paul Franklin. The film stars Charles Starrett, Marjorie Cooley, Bruce Bennett, William Pawley, Don Beddoe and George Cleveland. The film was released on ...

'' (1940) - Kennedy * ''

Sheriff of Tombstone '' Sheriff of Tombstone '' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers and George "Gabby" Hayes. Plot Lawman Brett Starr leaves his job in Dodge City to take up a sheriff's job in Tombstone, Arizona ...

'' (1941) - Henchman (uncredited) * ''

Best Man Wins ''Best Man Wins'' is a 1948 American historical drama film directed by John Sturges and starring Edgar Buchanan, Anna Lee and Robert Shayne. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. It it based on the story ''The Celebrated Jumping F ...

'' (1948) - Creditor (uncredited)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pegg, Vester 1889 births 1951 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors People from Appleton City, Missouri Male actors from Missouri 20th-century American male actors Male Western (genre) film actors American male stage actors