Guy Coombs (June 15, 1882 – December 29, 1947) was an American stage and screen actor who had a prolific career during the silent era. He was born in

Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with ...

and died in

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. He left films in 1922 to work in real-estate in Florida. On Broadway, in 1908, Coombs appeared with the likes of James K. Hackett and

Arthur Hoops Arthur Hoops (1870 – September 17, 1916) was an American stage and screen actor. Biography Born in Chicago in 1870, on the stage Hoops was primarily associated with actor James K. Hackett. From 1900 on Hoops supported or costarred with Hac ...

in a revival of ''The Prisoner of Zenda''. Coombs appeared in films from Edison,

Kalem The Kalem Company was an early American film studio founded in New York City in 1907. It was one of the first companies to make films abroad and to set up winter production facilities, first in Florida and then in California. Kalem was sold to V ...

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and

Metro Pictures Metro Pictures Corporation was a Film, motion picture production company founded in early 1915 in Jacksonville, Florida. It was a forerunner of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The company produced its films in New York, Los Angeles, and sometimes at le ...

.Guy Coombs bio. ; allmovie.com
/ref> Coombs was married at one time to acting colleague

Anna Q. Nilsson Anna Quirentia Nilsson (March 30, 1888 – February 11, 1974) was a Swedish-American actress who achieved success in American silent movies. Early life Nilsson was born in Ystad, Sweden in 1888. Her middle name Quirentia is derived from her date ...

Selected filmography

*''Nell's Last Deal'' (1911) *''

Aida ''Aida'' (or ''Aïda'', ) is a tragic opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni. Set in the Old Kingdom of Egypt, it was commissioned by Cairo's Khedivial Opera House and had its première there on 24 De ...

'' (1911) *''

Edna's Imprisonment ''Edna's Imprisonment'' is a 1911 silent short drama film produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company. It starred Miriam Nesbitt and Yale Boss. Released through the General Film Company. Cast *Edna May Weick as Edna *Miriam Nesbitt * Yale B ...

'' (1911) *''

Captain Nell ''Captain Nell'' is a 1911 silent drama short directed by Edwin S. Porter. It was produced by Edison Manufacturing Company and distributed by General Film Company. Cast *Miriam Nesbitt - Captain Nell of the Salvation Army * Charles Ogle - Mr. R ...

'' (1911) *''

Battle of Pottsburg Bridge ''Battle of Pottsburg Bridge'' is a Lost film, lost 1912 silent film, silent motion picture set during the American Civil War. Released in February that year by the Kalem Company of New York City, the drama was filmed in northeastern Florida at ...

'' (1912) *''

The Drummer Girl of Vicksburg ''The Drummer Girl of Vicksburg'' is a Lost film, lost 1912 silent film, silent motion picture produced by Kalem Company of New York City and filmed in Jacksonville, Florida. With a storyline set in the 1860s, during the American Civil War, the ...

'' (1912) *''

The Confederate Ironclad ''The Confederate Ironclad'' is a 1912 short spy film set during the American Civil War. The " one-reeler" stars Guy Coombs, Anna Q. Nilsson and Miriam Cooper. It was released 50 years after the famous Battle of the ''Monitor'' and ''Merrimack'' ...

'' (1912) *''

A Celebrated Case ''A Celebrated Case'' is a 1914 American silent drama film starring Alice Joyce, Guy Coombs and Marguerite Courtot. It is based on the 1877 play ''Une cause célèbre'' by Adolphe Philippe Dennery and Eugene Cormon. A French soldier is wrongful ...

'' (1914) *''

Bab's Diary ''Bab's Diary'' is a 1917 American silent film, silent romantic comedy film directed by J. Searle Dawley and starring Marguerite Clark. The film's scenario was written by Martha D. Foster, based on the screen story "Her Diary" by Mary Roberts Rin ...

'' (1917) *''

Bab's Burglar ''Bab's Burglar'' was a 1917 American silent romantic comedy film directed by J. Searle Dawley and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film followed ''Bab's Diary'', released on October 17, 1917, and was the second in the trilogy of ''Babs'' ...

'' (1917) *''

The Uphill Path The Uphill Path is a 1918 silent film drama directed by James Kirkwood and starring Catherine Calvert. The film was shot at the old Biograph Studios. The working title for this film was The Girl with a Past. The creator of the story, Paul Ar ...

'' (1918) *''

Flower of the Dusk ''Flower of the Dusk'' is a surviving 1918 silent film directed by John H. Collins and starring his wife Viola Dana. It was produced by Maxwell Karger and distributed by Metro Pictures. The film is based on the 1908 novel by Myrtle Reed. A pr ...

'' (1920) *''The Wrong Woman'' (1920) *'' When Knighthood Was in Flower'' (1922) *'' That Woman'' (1922)

References

External links

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IBDb.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Coombs, Guy 1882 births 1947 deaths Male actors from Washington, D.C.