Malcolm Cherry (17 May 1878 in

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– 13 April 1925 in

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), was an English actor.

Life and career

Malcolm Gibson Cherry was born in Liverpool on 17 May, 1878, the son of William Francis Cherry, a cotton broker, and his wife Emily, Lees. Cherry made his first appearance on the stage at the Queen's Theatre, Manchester, 1897, as Mardian in ''

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'' with Louis Calvert, subsequently playing in ''Hamlet'', and other Shakespeare plays at the same theatre. In 1900 he toured with

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in ''

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''. His West End debut was in ''Sweet Nell of Old Drury'' at the

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in August 1900, and played intermittently in Neilson and

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's company between then and 1912. In September 1912 he went to the United States, and appeared in Chicago, as John Rhead in ''

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'', subsequently touring in the same part. After returning to London he appeared mainly in modern plays, but played Cinna in the Shakespeare Tercentenary production of ''

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'' with F. R. Benson in the title role,

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as Brutus, H. B. Irving as Cassius and

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as Mark Antony. In May 1919 he succeeded Charles Hawtrey in the leading male role in Frederick J. Jackson's comedy '' The Naughty Wife'', co-starring with

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, and in August of that year, he, Hawtrey and Cooper played the three lead roles in

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'' at the

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. Mander and Mitchenson, pp. 152–153 As a playwright, Cherry co-wrote ''Mr Jarvis'', seen at

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in 1911 and ''Jack o' Jingles'', seen at the New Theatre in 1919. Cherry was twice married: first to Kathleen Doyle and secondly to the actress Una Vane. He died in London on 13 April 1925.

Selected filmography

* '' Far from the Madding Crowd'' (1915) * ''

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'' (1916) * '' A Place in the Sun'' (1916) * ''

Grim Justice ''Grim Justice'' is a 1916 British silent drama film directed by Laurence Trimble and starring Florence Turner, Henry Edwards, Malcolm Cherry.Low p.288 Cast * Florence Turner as Chrystal Transom * Henry Edwards as Gideon Midhurst * Malcolm ...

'' (1916) * ''

A Member of Tattersall's ''A Member of Tattersall's'' is a 1919 British silent film, silent sports film directed by Albert Ward (director), Albert Ward and starring Isobel Elsom, Malcolm Cherry and Campbell Gullan. It was based on a play by H.V. Browning. Cast * Isobel ...

'' (1919) * '' Linked by Fate'' (1919) * ''

The Call of Youth ''The Call of Youth'' is a 1921 British short romance film directed by Hugh Ford. Alfred Hitchcock is credited as a title designer. The film is now lost. It was made at Islington Studios by the British subsidiary of the American company Fam ...

'' (1921)

Notes, references and sources

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cherry, Malcolm 1878 births 1925 deaths English male film actors English male silent film actors Male actors from Liverpool 20th-century English male actors