Robert Frazer (born Robert William Browne, June 29, 1891 – August 17, 1944) was an American
actor
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who appeared in some 224 shorts and films from the 1910s until his death.
He began in films with the
Eclair company which released through
Universal Pictures
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.
Early years
Frazer was born in
Worcester, Massachusetts
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, and educated in Massachusetts. When he was young, he worked in a grocery store during vacations and spent much of his spare time reading plays and literature about becoming an actor. He also staged backyard plays for his friends.
Acting career
Frazer acted with several repertory companies,
including the Cosgrove Stock Company, toured the
United States
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in productions, and performed on Broadway in ''Seremonda'' (1917).
After some theater experience he swiftly moved into acting in silent films. In 1912 he began his movie career by portraying
Jesus Christ
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in ''The Holy City'', and in the same year played the lead in ''
Robin Hood
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''.
[ He also appeared in two classic horror films, '' White Zombie'' (1932) and '' The Vampire Bat'' (1933).
]
Personal life and death
Frazer was married to Mildred Bright, an actress.[
On August 17, 1944, Frazer died of ]leukemia
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Partial filmography
* '' The Holy City'' (1912)
* ''Robin Hood
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'' (1912)
* '' Rob Roy'' (1913)
* ''Duty
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'' (1914)
* '' The Lone Star Rush'' (1915) (filmed in Palm Springs, California
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Men
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'' (1924)
* '' When a Man's a Man'' (1924)
* '' The Foolish Virgin'' (1924)
* '' The Charmer'' (1925)
* '' Miss Bluebeard'' (1925)
* '' The White Desert'' (1925)
* '' The Other Woman's Story'' (1925)
* '' The Love Gamble'' (1925)
* '' The Scarlet West'' (1925)
* '' The Keeper of the Bees'' (1925)
* '' Why Women Love'' (1925)
* '' Secret Orders'' (1926)
* '' Sin Cargo'' (1926)
* '' The Speeding Venus'' (1926)
* '' Desert Gold'' (1926)
* '' Dame Chance'' (1926)
* '' The Isle of Retribution'' (1926)
* '' The City'' (1926)
* '' One Hour of Love'' (1927)
* '' The Silent Hero'' (1927)
* ''Lightning
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'' (1927)
* ''Out of the Past
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'' (1927)
* '' Back to God's Country'' (1927)
* '' Burning Up Broadway'' (1928)
* '' The City of Purple Dreams'' (1928)
* '' Black Butterflies'' (1928)
* '' Out of the Ruins'' (1928)
* '' Sioux Blood'' (1929)
* '' The Woman I Love'' (1929)
* '' The Drake Case'' (1929)
* '' Beyond the Law'' (1930)
* '' Two-Gun Caballero'' (1931)
* '' Ten Nights in a Bar-Room'' (1931)
* ''Mystery Trooper'' (1931) rare serial
* '' The King Murder'' (1932)
* '' The Arm of the Law'' (1932)
* '' White Zombie'' (1932)
* ''The Three Musketeers
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'' (1933)
* '' The Mystery Squadron'' (1933)
* '' The Vampire Bat'' (1933)
* '' The Fighting Parson'' (1933)
* '' Found Alive'' (1933)
* '' Love Past Thirty'' (1934)
* '' Green Eyes'' (1934)
* '' One in a Million'' (1934)
* '' The Clutching Hand'' (1935)
* '' The Fighting Pilot'' (1935)
* '' Trails of The Wild'' (1935)
* '' Million Dollar Haul'' (1935)
* '' The Black Coin'' (1936)
* '' Easy Money'' (1936)
* '' We're in the Legion Now!'' (1936)
* '' Left-Handed Law'' (1937)
* '' Black Aces'' (1937)
* '' Religious Racketeers'' (1938)
* '' Cipher Bureau'' (1938)
* ''Law of the Wolf
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'' (1939)
* '' Navy Secrets'' (1939)
* '' Crashing Thru'' (1939)
* '' Roar of the Press'' (1941)
* '' Pals of the Pecos'' (1941)
* '' Gangs of Sonora'' (1941)
* '' Black Dragons'' (1942)
* '' Inside the Law'' (1942)
* '' Seeing Hands'' (1943)
* ''Captain America
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'' (1944, Serial)
* '' Forty Thieves'' (1944)
* '' Law Men'' (1944)
Notes
References
External links
*
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portraits
(New York City Public Library, Billy Rose collection)
with Pola Negri in the 1924 film ''Men''
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1891 births
1944 deaths
American male silent film actors
Male actors from Massachusetts
20th-century American male actors
Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)