Edward Elkas (February 8, 1862 – December 17, 1933) was an American film actor of the
silent era
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 ...
. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1911 and 1926. He was born in New York City. On Broadway, Elkas portrayed a headwaiter in ''A Tale of the Wolf'' (1925) and was assistant stage manager for ''The Wedding Day'' (1897).
Selected filmography
* ''
The Strange Story of Sylvia Gray'' (1914)
* ''
The Foolish Virgin
''For the earlier silent.film of the same name see The Foolish Virgin (1916 film)''
''The Foolish Virgin'' is a lost 1924 American silent romantic drama film released by Columbia Pictures. It was directed by George W. Hill and stars Elaine ...
'' (1916)
* ''
The Suspect'' (1916)
* ''
The Enemy'' (1916)
* ''
Aladdin's Other Lamp'' (1917)
* ''
The Beloved Adventuress'' (1917)
* ''
The Awakening of Ruth
''The Awakening of Ruth'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Edward H. Griffith and starring Shirley Mason, George J. Forth and Donald Hall.Matheson p.207
Cast
* Shirley Mason as Ruth Hoagland
* George J. Forth as Bob Winthrop
...
'' (1917)
* ''
The Money Mill'' (1917)
* ''
Moral Courage
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Courage is required to take action when one has doubts or fears about the consequences. Moral courage therefore involves deliberation or caref ...
'' (1917)
* ''
Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation
''Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation'' is a 1917 American lost silent drama film directed by J. Stuart Blackton and William P. S. Earle, and written by Blackton, Helmer W. Bergman, and Cyrus Townsend Brady. It is a sequel to the 1915 movie '' ...
'' (1917)
* ''
The Blue Bird'' (1918)
* ''
Joan of Plattsburg
''Joan of Plattsburg'' is a 1918 American propaganda comedy-drama film co-directed by William Humphrey and George Loane Tucker, written by Tucker from a story by Porter Emerson Browne, photographed by Oliver T. Marsh, released by the Goldwyn P ...
'' (1918)
* ''
The Yellow Ticket
''The Yellow Ticket'' is a 1931 pre-Code American drama film based on the 1914 play of the same name by Michael Morton, produced by the Fox Film Corporation, directed by Raoul Walsh, and starring Elissa Landi, Lionel Barrymore and Laurence Ol ...
'' (1918)
* ''
Stolen Orders'' (1918)
* ''
The Venus Model'' (1918)
* ''
The Birth of a Race
''The Birth of a Race'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by John W. Noble. It was made as a response to the 1915 film ''The Birth of a Nation'', and was meant to discredit the negative stereotypes perpetuated by the film. Initiall ...
'' (1918)
* ''
Hitting the Trail'' (1918)
* ''
When Men Desire'' (1919)
* ''
The Tower of Jewels'' (1919)
* ''
The Woman Under Oath
''The Woman Under Oath'' is a 1919 American silent mystery film directed by John M. Stahl and starring stage star Florence Reed. As with the previous Stahl and Reed film, '' Her Code of Honor'', it was produced by Tribune Productions and released ...
'' (1919)
* ''
The House of the Tolling Bell'' (1920)
* ''
Velvet Fingers'' (1920)
* ''
The Way Women Love'' (1920)
* ''
The Mystery Mind'' (1920)
* ''
West of the Water Tower'' (1924)
* ''
A Sainted Devil
''A Sainted Devil'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Joseph Henabery and starring Rudolph Valentino. The film was produced by Adolph Zukor and Jesse Lasky.
Plot
As described in a review in a film magazine, in accordance with c ...
'' (1924)
* ''
Too Much Money
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'' (1926)
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1862 births
1933 deaths
American male film actors
American male silent film actors
20th-century American male actors
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