Roy Stewart (October 17, 1883 – April 26, 1933) was an American actor of the
silent era.
He appeared in more than 130 films between 1915 and 1933. He was born in
San Diego, California
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. On April 26, 1933, he died at his Westwood, California, home, of a heart attack. He was 49 years old.
Partial filmography
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The Solution to the Mystery
''The Solution to the Mystery'' is a 1915 short film produced by the American Film Manufacturing Company, released by Mutual Film and directed by B. Reeves Eason.
Cast
* Vivian Rich as Bessie Mitchell
* Roy Stewart as James T. Willard
* ...
'' (1915)
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The Silver Lining'' (1915)
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The Substitute Minister'' (1915)
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The Wasp'' (1915)
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The Exile of Bar-K Ranch'' (1915)
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The Diamond from the Sky'' (1915)
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The Hungry Actors'' (1915)
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From Italy's Shores'' (1915)
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Just Nuts
''Just Nuts'' is a 1915 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd playing Willie Work, one of the characters that preceded his glasses character. It is also the only surviving film featuring Lloyd as Willie Work. Prints of the film sur ...
'' (1915)
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Willie Runs the Park'' (1915)
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The House Built Upon Sand'' (1916)
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Liberty
Liberty is the ability to do as one pleases, or a right or immunity enjoyed by prescription or by grant (i.e. privilege). It is a synonym for the word freedom.
In modern politics, liberty is understood as the state of being free within society fr ...
'' (1916)
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The Bruiser'' (1916)
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The Craving'' (1916)
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The Smugglers of Santa Cruz'' (1916)
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The Thoroughbred'' (1916)
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The Other Side of the Door'' (1916)
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A Daughter of the Poor'' (1917)
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The Double Standard'' (1917)
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The Medicine Man'' (1917)
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The Boss of the Lazy Y'' (1917)
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Come Through'' (1917)
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The Devil Dodger'' (1917)
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One Shot Ross'' (1917)
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Follow the Girl'' (1917)
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The Learning of Jim Benton'' (1917)
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Bond of Fear'' (1917)
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The Red-Haired Cupid'' (1918)
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The Beauty Market'' (1919)
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The Westerners'' (1919)
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The U.P. Trail
''The U.P. Trail'' is a 1920 American silent Western film directed by Jack Conway and starring Kathlyn Williams
Kathlyn Williams (born Kathleen Mabel Williams, May 31, 1879 – September 23, 1960) was an American actress, known for her b ...
'' (1920)
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Riders of the Dawn'' (1920)
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The Devil to Pay'' (1920)
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Just a Wife
''Just a Wife'' is a 1910 play by Eugene Walter that was adapted to silent film in 1920.
It was performed on Broadway at the Belasco Theatre in 1910, and was made into a silent film released in 1920 and directed by Howard C. Hickman.(Decemb ...
'' (1920)
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The Sagebrusher'' (1920)
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The Money Changers'' (1920)
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Prisoners of Love'' (1921)
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The Mistress of Shenstone
''The Mistress of Shenstone'' is a 1921 silent film romance directed by Henry King and starring Pauline Frederick and Roy Stewart based upon the 1910 novel of the same title by Florence L. Barclay.
It is a surviving film but in an abridged ve ...
'' (1921)
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A Motion to Adjourn'' (1921)
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The Innocent Cheat'' (1921)
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The Heart of the North'' (1921)
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The Sagebrush Trail'' (1922)
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The Radio King'' (1922)
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The Snowshoe Trail
''The Snowshoe Trail'' is a 1922 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by Chester Bennett and starring Jane Novak, Roy Stewart (silent film actor), Roy Stewart and Lloyd Whitlock.Munden, p. 203.
Cast
* Jane Novak a ...
'' (1922)
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Back to Yellow Jacket'' (1922)
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One Eighth Apache
''One Eighth Apache'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Ben F. Wilson and starring Roy Stewart, Kathleen Kirkham and Wilbur McGaugh.Munden, p. 568.
Cast
* Roy Stewart as Brant Murdock
* Kathleen Kirkham as Norma Biddie
* W ...
'' (1922)
* ''
Burning Words
''Burning Words'' is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by Stuart Paton and starring Roy Stewart, Laura La Plante, and Harold Goodwin.Munden, p. 100
Cast
* Roy Stewart asDavid Darby
* Laura La Plante as Mary Malcolm
* Harold Goodw ...
'' (1923)
* ''
Pure Grit
''Pure Grit'' is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by Nat Ross and starring Roy Stewart, Esther Ralston, and Jack Mower. It is based on the 1911 novel ''A Texas Ranger'' by William MacLeod Raine.
Plot
As described in a film magazine ...
'' (1923)
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Trimmed in Scarlet'' (1923)
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The Woman on the Jury'' (1924)
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Sundown'' (1924)
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Time, the Comedian'' (1925)
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Where the Worst Begins'' (1925)
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Daniel Boone Thru the Wilderness'' (1926)
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With Buffalo Bill on the U. P. Trail'' (1926)
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The Lady from Hell'' (1926)
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General Custer at the Little Big Horn'' (1926)
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One Woman to Another'' (1927)
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Roaring Fires'' (1927)
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The Viking'' (1928)
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Stormy Waters'' (1928)
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The Candy Kid'' (1928)
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The Great Divide'' (1929)
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Rough Romance'' (1930)
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Born Reckless'' (1930)
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Come on Danger!'' (1932)
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Come On, Tarzan'' (1932)
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Exposed'' (1932)
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Fargo Express'' (1933)
References
External links
*
Roy Stewartat Virtual History
1883 births
1933 deaths
American male film actors
American male silent film actors
20th-century American male actors
Male actors from San Diego
Male Western (genre) film actors
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