Carl Gerard (born Carl Gerhard Petersen; 28 September 1885 – 6 January 1966), sometimes credited as Carl Gerrard, was a Danish-American actor known for playing supporting roles.
Biography
Gerard spent much of his career in Los Angeles and once worked alongside legendary actor
Boris Karloff
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in the film ''
The Public Defender'' (1931), in which he and his colleagues attempt to protect a millionaire from being framed.
He married American actress
Ethel Grey Terry in 1910 and remained with her until her death in 1931.
Gerard died on 6 January 1966 in Los Angeles of a heart attack at the age of 80. His ashes were interred at
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
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along with his wife.
[''Resting Places: The Burial Places of 14,000 Famous Persons'', by Scott Wilson.]
Selected filmography
* ''The Family Stain'' (1915)
* ''
The Vixen'' (1916)
* ''
The Little American
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'' (1917)
* ''
Crime and Punishment
''Crime and Punishment'' is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. It was first published in the literary journal '' The Russian Messenger'' in twelve monthly installments during 1866. '' (1917)
* ''
The Little Samaritan'' (1917)
* ''
The Silver Horde'' (1920)
* ''
Uncharted Seas'' (1921)
* ''The Great Reward'' (1921)
* ''
The Hole in the Wall'' (1921)
* ''
Youth to Youth'' (1922)
* ''
Too Much Business'' (1922)
* ''
Under Oath
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'' (1922)
* ''
The Voice from the Minaret'' (1923)
* ''
The Love Piker'' (1923)
* ''
Wild Bill Hickok
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'' (1923)
* ''
Up in Mabel's Room'' (1926)
* ''
So This Is Love?'' (1928)
* ''
That Certain Thing'' (1928)
* ''
Confessions of a Wife'' (1928)
* ''
Ladies of the Mob'' (1928)
* ''
Leathernecking'' (1930)
* ''
The Public Defender'' (1931)
* ''
Bachelor Apartment'' (1931)
* ''
Secret Service
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'' (1931)
* ''
The Roadhouse Murder'' (1932)
References
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20th-century American male actors
1885 births
1966 deaths
Danish emigrants to the United States
American male silent film actors
American male film actors
Danish male film actors