Rockliffe St. Patrick Fellowes (17 March 1884 – 28 January 1950),''Who Was Who on Screen'' c.1977 by Evelyn Mack Truitt..Retrieved 22 June 2018 was a Canadian actor born in

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. He starred in films such as '' Regeneration'' and '' Monkey Business''.

Biography

After following a business career for some years, he gave it up to go onto the stage in 1907 and later made his entry into films as the redemptive hero of

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's 1915 silent gangster film '' Regeneration''. He appeared mostly in

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and is probably best known today for his role as gangster Joe Helton in '' Monkey Business'' (1931) starring the

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. At one time he was married to the stage actress Lucile Watson. He retired from acting in 1934. Fellowes died in

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in 1950 at the age of 66.

Partial filmography

* '' Regeneration'' (1915) * ''

Where Love Leads ''Where Love Leads'' is a lost 1916 silent film drama directed by Frank Griffin and starring Ormi Hawley and Rockliffe Fellowes. It was produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation. Cast * Ormi Hawley - Marion Barstow *Rockliffe Fellowes - ...

'' (1916) * '' The Web of Desire'' (1917) * '' The Bondage of Fear'' (1917) *'' Man's Woman'' (1917) * '' Friend Husband'' (1918) * '' The Panther Woman'' (1918) * '' The Cup of Fury'' (1920) * '' Yes or No ?'' (1920) * ''

In Search of a Sinner ''In Search of a Sinner'' is a 1920 American silent comedy film directed by David Kirkland and written by John Emerson and Anita Loos. The film stars Constance Talmadge, Rockliffe Fellowes, Corliss Giles, William Roselle, Marjorie Milton and ...

'' (1920) * ''

The Point of View ''The Point of View'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Alan Crosland and starring Elaine Hammerstein, Rockliffe Fellowes, and Arthur Housman. Cast * Elaine Hammerstein as Marjory Thorncroft * Rockliffe Fellowes as David L ...

'' (1920) * ''

The Price of Possession ''The Price of Possession'' is a lost 1921 American silent romantic drama film directed by Hugh Ford and starring Ethel Clayton. It was produced by Jesse Lasky. Cast *Ethel Clayton as Helen Carston *Rockliffe Fellowes as Jim Barston, A Bushrid ...

'' (1921) * '' Bits of Life'' (1921) * ''

Island Wives ''Island Wives'' is a lost 1922 American silent adventure drama film directed by Webster Campbell and starring Corinne Griffith. The Vitagraph Company of America produced and distributed. Some of the film was shot in Florida. The famous writer ...

'' (1922) * ''

The Strangers' Banquet ''The Strangers' Banquet'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Hobart Bosworth, Claire Windsor, and Rockliffe Fellowes.Connelly p. 272 It is based on the 1919 novel of the same title by Brian Oswald Donn ...

'' (1922) * ''

Trifling with Honor ''Trifling with Honor'' is a 1923 American silent crime drama film directed by Harry A. Pollard and starring Rockliffe Fellowes and Fritzi Ridgeway. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures under their Jewel banner. It was also kno ...

'' (1923) * ''

The Remittance Woman ''The Remittance Woman'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Wesley Ruggles and starring Ethel Clayton, Rockliffe Fellowes, and Mario Carillo. A remittance man (or woman) was one sent away from home (usually Britain) to avoid shame ...

'' (1923) * '' The Spoilers'' (1923) * ''

Borrowed Husbands ''Borrowed Husbands'' is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by David Smith and starring Florence Vidor. It was produced and distributed by Vitagraph Company of America. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Nancy Burrard's hus ...

'' (1924) * ''

Flapper Wives ''Flapper Wives'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Justin H. McCloskey and Jane Murfin and starring May Allison, Rockliffe Fellowes, and Vera Reynolds. Cast * May Allison as Claudia Bigelow * Rockliffe Fellowes as Stephen C ...

'' (1924) * '' The Signal Tower'' (1924) * '' Missing Daughters'' (1924) * '' Cornered'' (1924) * '' The Border Legion'' (1924) * ''

The Garden of Weeds ''The Garden of Weeds'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by James Cruze and starring Betty Compson. It is based on the Broadway play ''Garden of Weeds'' by Leon Gordon and Doris Marquette. Famous Players-Lasky produced and Paramoun ...

'' (1924) * ''

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'' (1925) * '' Without Mercy'' (1925) * ''

Counsel for the Defense ''Counsel for the Defense'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Jay Hunt, Betty Compson, and House Peters. It is based on the 1912 novel of the same name by Leroy Scott. Plot As described in a film ma ...

'' (1925) * '' Rose of the World'' (1925) * '' Rocking Moon''(1926) * ''

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'' (1926) * ''

Honesty – The Best Policy ''Honesty – The Best Policy'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Chester Bennett and Albert Ray and starring Rockliffe Fellowes, Pauline Starke and Johnnie Walker.Solomon p.299 Cast * Rockliffe Fellowes as Nick Randall * ...

'' (1926) * ''

Syncopating Sue ''Syncopating Sue'' is a 1926 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Richard Wallace and starring Corinne Griffith and Tom Moore. It is based on a 1924 Broadway play, ''Ashes'' by Regianld Goode. Cast Preservation With no copies o ...

'' (1926) * '' The Taxi Dancer'' (1927) * '' The Satin Woman'' (1927) * '' Outside the Law'' (1930) * '' Monkey Business'' (1931) * '' Renegades of the West'' (1932) * ''

20,000 Years in Sing Sing ''20,000 Years in Sing Sing'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code drama film set in Sing Sing Penitentiary, the maximum security prison in Ossining, New York, starring Spencer Tracy as an inmate and Bette Davis as his girlfriend. It was directed by Mic ...

'' (1932) unbilled * '' The Phantom Broadcast'' (1933) * '' Rusty Rides Alone'' (1933) * '' Back Page'' (1934)

References

External links

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Rockcliffe Fellowes portraits
(New York City Public Library, Billy Rose collection) 1880s births 1950 deaths Male actors from Ottawa Canadian male film actors Canadian male silent film actors 20th-century Canadian male actors Canadian emigrants to the United States {{Canada-actor-stub