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Bertram Mortimer Lytell (February 24, 1885 – September 28, 1954) was an American actor in theater and film during the silent film era and early talkies. He starred in romantic, melodrama, and adventure films.
Born in New York City, Lytell was the son of Blanche Mortimer and actor, author, and producer William H. Lytell. His mother was an actress before she married, and her father and grandfather were actors. Lytell left Upper Canada College at age 16 to become an actor.
Lytell's acting debut came with the Columbia Stock Company in Newark, New Jersey, when he was 17 years old. He went on to appear with stock theater companies in Boston, Honolulu, Los Angeles, New Orleans, and Rochester, in addition to heading his own stock troupes in Albany, New York, and San Francisco. He appeared with Marie Dressler in her 1914 Broadway play, ''A MIX-UP''. He also performed in vaudeville in the 1920s with the one-act play ''The Valiant (play), The Valiant''.(18 May 1929)
Bert Lytell's Old Act A Hit As Motion Picture
''Vaudeville News'' In 1917, Lytell made his film debut starring as Michael Lanyard in ''The Lone Wolf (1917 film), The Lone Wolf''. He subsequently made four Lone Wolf sequels, ending with ''The Last of the Lone Wolf'' (1930). He also starred as Boston Blackie in ''Boston Blackie's Little Pal'' (1918) and ''Blackie's Redemption'' (1919). On old-time radio, Lytell had the title role in ''Alias Jimmy Valentine (radio program), Alias Jimmy Valentine'' – a role he had played in the 1920 Alias Jimmy Valentine (1920 film), film of the same name, and was host of ''Bert Lytell Dramas'' and ''Stage Door Canteen''. His younger brother Wilfred Lytell (1891–1954) also became a stage and screen actor. Bert Lytell married a silent film actor, Evelyn Vaughn, in 1910, and they divorced in 1924. He began dating Claire Windsor during the couple's long estrangement, according to the Cal York gossip column in Photoplay, and they married in 1925; they divorced in 1927. Like many other silent screen stars, Lytell's career collapsed after the advent of Sound film, talking pictures. He worked on NBC daytime shows in the early 1950s while he was Shepherd (President) of the actors club The Lambs from 1947 to 1952. Lytell was named an Immortal Lamb. In 1936 he directed the film ''Along Came Love (1936 film), Along Came Love''. Lytell died in New York City, aged 69. His brother Wilfred died 18 days before. He has a star at 6417 Hollywood Avenue in the Motion Picture section of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Background
Born in New York City, Lytell was the son of Blanche Mortimer and actor, author, and producer William H. Lytell. His mother was an actress before she married, and her father and grandfather were actors. Lytell left Upper Canada College at age 16 to become an actor.
Lytell's acting debut came with the Columbia Stock Company in Newark, New Jersey, when he was 17 years old. He went on to appear with stock theater companies in Boston, Honolulu, Los Angeles, New Orleans, and Rochester, in addition to heading his own stock troupes in Albany, New York, and San Francisco. He appeared with Marie Dressler in her 1914 Broadway play, ''A MIX-UP''. He also performed in vaudeville in the 1920s with the one-act play ''The Valiant (play), The Valiant''.(18 May 1929)Bert Lytell's Old Act A Hit As Motion Picture
''Vaudeville News'' In 1917, Lytell made his film debut starring as Michael Lanyard in ''The Lone Wolf (1917 film), The Lone Wolf''. He subsequently made four Lone Wolf sequels, ending with ''The Last of the Lone Wolf'' (1930). He also starred as Boston Blackie in ''Boston Blackie's Little Pal'' (1918) and ''Blackie's Redemption'' (1919). On old-time radio, Lytell had the title role in ''Alias Jimmy Valentine (radio program), Alias Jimmy Valentine'' – a role he had played in the 1920 Alias Jimmy Valentine (1920 film), film of the same name, and was host of ''Bert Lytell Dramas'' and ''Stage Door Canteen''. His younger brother Wilfred Lytell (1891–1954) also became a stage and screen actor. Bert Lytell married a silent film actor, Evelyn Vaughn, in 1910, and they divorced in 1924. He began dating Claire Windsor during the couple's long estrangement, according to the Cal York gossip column in Photoplay, and they married in 1925; they divorced in 1927. Like many other silent screen stars, Lytell's career collapsed after the advent of Sound film, talking pictures. He worked on NBC daytime shows in the early 1950s while he was Shepherd (President) of the actors club The Lambs from 1947 to 1952. Lytell was named an Immortal Lamb. In 1936 he directed the film ''Along Came Love (1936 film), Along Came Love''. Lytell died in New York City, aged 69. His brother Wilfred died 18 days before. He has a star at 6417 Hollywood Avenue in the Motion Picture section of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Selected filmography
* ''The Lone Wolf (1917 film), The Lone Wolf'' (1917) – Michael Lanyard * ''Empty Pockets'' (1918) – Dr. Clinton Worthing * ''The Trail to Yesterday'' (1918) – Ned 'Dakota' Keegles * ''No Man's Land (1918 film), No Man's Land'' (1918, also co-wrote scenario) – Garrett Cope * ''Boston Blackie's Little Pal'' (1918) – Boston Blackie * ''Unexpected Places (1918 film), Unexpected Places'' (1918) – Dick Holloway * ''Hitting the High Spots'' (1918, also co-wrote scenario) – Bob Durland * ''The Spender (1919 film), The Spender'' (1919) – Dick Bisbee * ''Faith (1919 film), Faith'' (1919) – George Farrelly * ''Blind Man's Eyes'' (1919) – Hugh Overton, aka Philip D. Eaton * ''Blackie's Redemption'' (1919) – Boston Blackie * ''The Lion's Den (1919 film), The Lion's Den'' (1919) – Reverend Sam Webster * ''One-Thing-at-a-Time O'Day'' (1919) – Stradivarius O'Day * ''Easy to Make Money'' (1919) – James 'Jimmy' Frederick Slocum Jr. * ''Lombardi, Ltd.'' (1919) – Tito Lambardi * ''The Right of Way (1920 film), The Right of Way'' (1920) – Charley Steele * ''Alias Jimmy Valentine (1920 film), Alias Jimmy Valentine'' (1920) – Lee Randall / Jimmy Valentine * ''The Price of Redemption'' (1920) – Leigh Dering * ''The Misleading Lady (1920 film), The Misleading Lady'' (1920) – Jack Craigen * ''A Message from Mars (1921 film), A Message from Mars'' (1921) – Horace Parker * ''The Man Who (film), The Man Who'' (1921) – Bedford Mills * ''A Trip to Paradise (film), A Trip to Paradise'' (1921) – 'Curley' Flynn * ''Alias Ladyfingers'' (1921) – Robert Ashe – Ladyfingers * ''A Trip to Paradise'' (1921, an adaptation of ''Liliom'') * ''The Idle Rich (1921 film), The Idle Rich'' (1921) – Samuel Weatherbee * ''The Right That Failed'' (1922) – Johnny Duffey * ''A Trip to Paramountown'' (1922, Documentary short) – Himself * ''The Face Between'' (1922) – Tommy Carteret Sr. * ''Sherlock Brown'' (1922) – William Brown * ''To Have and to Hold (1922 film), To Have and to Hold'' (1922) – Captain Ralph Percy * ''Kick In (1922 film), Kick In'' (1922) – Chick Hewes * ''Rupert of Hentzau (1923 film), Rupert of Hentzau'' (1923) – King of Ruritania / Rudolph Rassendyll * ''The Meanest Man in the World (1923 film), The Meanest Man in the World'' (1923) – Richard Clark * ''The Eternal City (1923 film), The Eternal City'' (1923) – David Rossi * ''A Son of the Sahara'' (1924) – Raoul Le Breton * ''Sandra (1924 film), Sandra'' (1924) – David Waring * ''Born Rich (1924 film), Born Rich'' (1924) – Jimmy Fairfax * ''The Boomerang (1925 film), The Boomerang'' (1925) – Dr. Sumner * ''Steele of the Royal Mounted'' (1925) – Philip Steele * ''Eve's Lover (film), Eve's Lover'' (1925) – Baron Geraldo Maddox * ''Never the Twain Shall Meet (1925 film), Never the Twain Shall Meet'' (1925) – Dan Pritchard * ''The Sporting Life (1925 film), The Sporting Life'' (1925) – Lord Woodstock * ''The Ship of Souls (film), The Ship of Souls'' (1925) – Langley Barnes * ''Lady Windermere's Fan (1925 film), Lady Windermere's Fan'' (1925) – Lord Windermere * ''The Gilded Butterfly'' (1926) – Brian Anestry * ''The Lone Wolf Returns (1926 film), The Lone Wolf Returns'' (1926) – Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf * ''That Model from Paris'' (1926) – Robert Richmond * ''Obey the Law (1926 film), Obey The Law'' (1926) – Phil Schuyler * ''The First Night (film), The First Night'' (1927) – Dr. Richard Bard * ''Alias the Lone Wolf'' (1927) – Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf * ''Women's Wares'' (1927) – Robert Crane * ''On Trial (1928 film), On Trial'' (1928) – Robert Strickland * ''The Lone Wolf's Daughter (1929 film), The Lone Wolf's Daughter'' (1929) – Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf * ''The Last of the Lone Wolf'' (1930) – Michael Lanyard * ''Brothers (1930 film), Brothers'' (1930) – Bob Naughton / Eddie Connolly * ''The Stolen Jools'' (1931) – Joe Strickland * ''Stage Door Canteen (film), Stage Door Canteen'' (1943) – Canteen Master of CeremoniesReferences
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lytell, Bert 1885 births 1954 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors 20th-century American male actors Male actors from New York City The Lambs presidents American vaudeville performers Presidents of the Actors' Equity Association