Ralph Kellard (June 16, 1883 - 1955) was an actor in the U.S. who appeared in theatrical productions and films. His film work included leading roles in several films such as ''

The Shielding Shadow ''The Shielding Shadow'' is a 1916 American action film serial directed by Louis J. Gasnier and Donald MacKenzie and starring Grace Darmond and Ralph Kellard. Plot The 15 chapter story involves the heroine being protected by a shadow with burn ...

'' (1916), ''

The Restless Sex ''The Restless Sex'' is a 1920 American silent drama film starring Marion Davies, and Ralph Kellard. It was directed by Leon D'Usseau and Robert Z. Leonard and written by Frances Marion. The film is based upon the 1918 novel of the same name ...

'' (1920) and '' The Cost (film)''. His son

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also became an actor. His other son, Thomas Kellard was also an actor and then became a Vice President at Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction in Seattle, Washington. Ralph's grandson's from Thomas, Phil and Rick Kellard, are both television writers and producers. His great grandson, Matthew Kellard is a screenwriter. He was born Thomas J. J. Kelly in New York City. Kellard was referred to as a popular local matinee idol of the Auditorium Stock Company in Kansas when he returned on screen in a showing of '' The Cost (film)'' in 1920. In 1915 Kellard was voted the second most handsome film star, and shown in a photograph of "this month's prominent film stars" in ''

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''. Kellard appeared in the French language publication ''Mon Ciné'' on June 28, 1923. Images of Kellard are available at GettyImages, The Wisconsin Historical Society, and The Silent Film Still Archive. Kellard ate a mostly fruit diet and caused slip and fall problems leaving fruit peels and other bits of fruit waste around studio sets.

Theater

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The Warrens of Virginia (play) ''The Warrens of Virginia'' is a dramatic play set during the American Civil War by playwright William C. de Mille. It was produced on Broadway by David Belasco in 1907 and was the basis for two films in 1915 (directed by the playwright's brothe ...

'' (1907), as Gen. Carr *''

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (play) ''Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm'' is a classic American 1903 children's novel by Kate Douglas Wiggin that tells the story of Rebecca Rowena Randall and her aunts, one stern and one kind, in the fictional village of Riverboro, Maine. Rebecca's j ...

'' (1907) *''The Second Tanqueray'' starring

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at the Amerhurst Drama Festival in 1940. *''The Skin of Our Teeth'' (1942)

Filmography

*''Her Mother's Secret'' (1915) *'' The Precious Parcel'' (1916) *''

'' (1916), a serial *''

Pearl of the Army ''Pearl of the Army'' is a 1916 American silent film serial directed by Edward José. The Pathé-Astra Film Corp movie was made when many early film studio and film producers in America's first motion picture industry were based in New Jerse ...

'' (1916), a serial, as Captain *'' The Hillcrest Mystery'' (1918), as Gordon Brett * ''

A Scream in the Night ''A Scream in the Night'' is a 1934 American film directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and starring Lon Chaney Jr. It is not related to the 1919 silent film of the same name. The film was made in 1934, but had trouble finding a distributor. It was on ...

'' (1919) *''

'' (1920), as Jim Cleland *'' The Cost (film)'' (1920), as John Dumont *''

The Master Mind (1920 film) ''The Master Mind'' (also known as Sinners Three) is a lost film, lost 1920 American silent film, silent crime drama film produced by Whitman Bennett and released by Associated First National Pictures, later just First National Pictures). Kennet ...

'', as Wainwright *''Veiled Marriage'' (1920) *''Love, Hate and a Woman'' (1921) * '' Who's Cheating?'' (1924), Larry Fields *'' Virtuous Liars'' (1924), as Jack Banton *'' Women Everywhere'' (1930), as Michael Kopulos

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kellard, Ralph 1883 births 1955 deaths Male actors from New York City American male film actors