Charles K. Gerrard (20 December 1883 – 1 January 1969), also known as Charles Kavanagh, was an Irish-American motion-picture actor, and the elder brother of actor and film director

Douglas Gerrard Douglas Gerrard (12 August 1891 – 5 June 1950) was an Irish-American actor and film director of the silent and early sound era. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1913 and 1949. He also directed 23 films between 1916 and 1920. He ...

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Selected filmography

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His Brother's Wife ''His Brother's Wife'' is a 1936 American romantic drama film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Taylor. Written by Leon Gordon and John Meehan, based on a story by George Auerbach, the film is about a scienti ...

'' (1916) * ''The Prince Chap'' (1916) - Jack Rodney, Earl of Huntington * ''Miss Petticoats'' (1916) - Count Renier * ''The Country That God Forgot'' (1916) - Craig Wells * ''

The Plow Girl ''The Plow Girl'' is a lost 1916 American drama silent film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and written by Edward Morris, Charles Sarver and Harvey F. Thew. The film stars Mae Murray, Elliott Dexter, Charles K. Gerrard, Edythe Chapman, Horace B ...

'' (1916) - Lord Percy Brentwood * ''

The Heart of Texas Ryan The Heart of Texas Ryan, aka The Light of Western Stars, is a 1917 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film starring Tom Mix and Bessie Eyton and directed by E.A. Martin. The film was produced by Sanford Productions. It is Tom ...

'' (1917) - Sen. J. Murray Allison (uncredited) * '' Melting Millions'' (1917) - Hamilton * ''

A Woman's Awakening ''A Woman's Awakening'' is a 1917 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Chester Withey and starring Seena Owen, Kate Bruce and Spottiswoode Aitken. Plot A young naive girl comes to the big city where she is negatively influenced by ...

'' (1917) - Lawrence Topham * '' Down to Earth'' (1917) - Charles Riddles - Ethel's Lover * '' Little Miss Optimist'' (1917) - Samuel Winter * '' The Fair Barbarian'' (1917) - Capt. Francis Barold * ''

The Legion of Death ''The Legion of Death'' is a 1918 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Tod Browning, and released by Metro Pictures, Metro Pictures Corporation. Plot As described in a film magazine, determined to lay down her life if necessary ...

'' (1918) - Grand Duke Orlof * '' The Demon'' (1918) - Tom Rearrdon * ''Playthings'' (1918) - Gordon Trenwith * ''The Hun Within'' (1918) - Karl Wagner * ''Beans'' (1918) - Wingate * ''She Hired a Husband'' (1918) - Gerald Grant * '' Venus in the East'' (1919) - Maddie Knox * '' Pettigrew's Girl'' (1919) - Hugh Varick * '' Something to Do'' (1919) - Thompson * '' The Pest'' (1919) - John Harland * ''

The New Moon ''The New Moon'' is an operetta with music by Sigmund Romberg, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and book by Oscar Hammerstein II, Frank Mandel, and Laurence Schwab. The show was the third in a string of Broadway hits for Romberg (after ''The St ...

'' (1919) - Theo Kameneff * ''

The Isle of Conquest ''The Isle of Conquest'' is a 1919 American silent drama film starring Norma Talmadge and produced by Talmadge and her husband Joseph Schenck. The film is now considered lost. Plot Based upon a short review in a film magazine, a young woman ( ...

'' (1919) - Van Surdam * ''

The Teeth of the Tiger ''The Teeth of the Tiger'' is a thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and released on August 11, 2003. Set in a post-9/11 world, it is the first book to feature The Campus, a covert intelligence agency created by President Jack Ryan before th ...

'' (1919) - Gordon Savage * ''

Counterfeit A counterfeit is a fake or unauthorized replica of a genuine product, such as money, documents, designer items, or other valuable goods. Counterfeiting generally involves creating an imitation of a genuine item that closely resembles the original ...

'' (1919) - Vincent Cortez * ''

Mary Ellen Comes to Town ''Mary Ellen Comes to Town'' is a 1920 American silent comedy film directed by Elmer Clifton and written by Wells Hastings and Helen G. Smith. Starring Dorothy Gish, Kate Bruce, Ralph Graves, Adolph Lestina, Charles K. Gerrard, and Raymond Can ...

'' (1920) - William Gurson, aka 'Will the Weasel' * '' Why Women Sin'' (1920) - Baron de Ville * '' Whispers'' (1920) - J. Dyke Summers * ''

The World and His Wife ''The World and His Wife'' is a lost American 1920 silent drama film produced by Cosmopolitan Productions and distributed through Paramount Pictures. Directed by Robert G. Vignola, the film was based on the 1908 Broadway play of the same name ...

'' (1920) - Don Alvarez * '' Blackbirds'' (1920) - Duval * ''

The Passionate Pilgrim ''The Passionate Pilgrim'' (1598 or 1599) is an anthology of 21 poems collected and published by William Jaggard that were attributed to " W. Shakespeare" on the title page, only five of which are considered authentically Shakespearean. These ...

'' (1921) - Qualters * '' Out of the Chorus'' (1921) - Ned Ormsby * '' The Gilded Lily'' (1921) - John Stewart * ''Sheltered Daughters'' (1921) - French Pete * ''

Conceit An extended metaphor, also known as a conceit or sustained metaphor, is the use of a single metaphor or analogy at length in a work of literature. It differs from a mere metaphor in its length, and in having more than one single point of contact be ...

'' (1921) - Carl Richards * '' French Heels'' (1922) - Keith Merwyn * ''

Heroes and Husbands ''Heroes and Husbands'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Chester Withey and starring Katherine MacDonald, Nigel Barrie and Charles K. Gerrard. Plot Cast * Katherine MacDonald as Susanne Danbury * Nigel Barrie as Walter Gaylo ...

'' (1922) - Martin Tancray * ''

Sure Fire Flint ''Sure Fire Flint'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Dell Henderson and starring Johnny Hines. Cast *Johnny Hines as Sure Fire Flint *Edmund Breese as Johnny Jets *Robert Edeson as Anthony De Lanni *Effie Shannon as Mrs. De Lann ...

'' (1922) - Dipley Poole * '' When Knighthood Was in Flower'' (1922) - Sir Adam Judson * '' The Lights of New York'' (1922) - Jim Slade * '' Pawned'' (1922) - Dr. Crang * ''

Anna Ascends ''Anna Ascends'' is a 1922 American silent romantic drama film directed by Victor Fleming, and based on the 1920 play of the same title by Harry Chapman Ford. Alice Brady reprises her starring role from the Broadway play. The film is largely ...

'' (1922) - Count Rostoff *''

The Darling of the Rich ''The Darling of the Rich'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by John G. Adolfi and starring Betty Blythe, Gladys Leslie, and Montagu Love.Munden p. 172 Plot Cast * Betty Blythe as Charmion Winship * Gladys Leslie as Lizzie Calla ...

'' (1922) - Torrence Welch * '' The Glimpses of the Moon'' (1923) - 'Streffy' (Lord Altringham) * ''

Richard the Lion-Hearted Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199), known as Richard the Lionheart or Richard Cœur de Lion () because of his reputation as a great military leader and warrior, was King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199. He also ru ...

'' (1923) - Sultan Saladin * ''

The Dangerous Maid The Dangerous Maid is a 1923 American silent historical comedy-drama film produced and distributed by Joseph M. Schenck Productions and directed by Victor Heerman. Based upon the novel ''Barbara Winslow, Rebel'' by Elizabeth Ellis, it was distr ...

'' (1923) - Sir Peter Dare * ''

Her Temporary Husband ''Her Temporary Husband'' is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by John McDermott and starring Owen Moore. Based upon a play of the same name by Edward A. Paulton, it was produced and distributed by Associated First National (later Fir ...

'' (1923) - Clarence Topping * '' Loving Lies'' (1924) - Tom Hayden * '' Lilies of the Field'' (1924) - Ted Conroy * ''

Circe, the Enchantress ''Circe, the Enchantress'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard. The film starred Leonard's then-wife Mae Murray. This was their last collaboration, and they divorced soon after. Considered to be a lost film for d ...

'' (1924) - Ballard 'Bal' Barrett * '' Off the Highway'' (1925) - Hector Kindon * ''

California Straight Ahead ''California Straight Ahead!'' is a 1937 American action film about truck drivers starring John Wayne and directed by Arthur Lubin for Universal Pictures. The action movie features a memorable cross-country race between a caravan of trucks and ...

'' (1925) - Creighton Deane * ''The Man on the Box'' (1925) - Count Karaloff * '' The Wedding Song'' (1925) - Paul Glynn * '' Accused'' (1925) - Lait Rodman * ''

The Better 'Ole ''The Better 'Ole'', also called ''The Romance of Old Bill'', is an Edwardian musical comedy with a book by Bruce Bairnsfather and Arthur Elliot, music by Herman Darewski, and lyrics by Percival Knight and James Heard, based on the cartoon char ...

'' (1926) - Maj. Russett * ''

The Nervous Wreck ''The Nervous Wreck'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent comedy film, comedy adventure film directed by Scott Sidney and starring Harrison Ford (silent film actor), Harrison Ford, Phyllis Haver and Chester Conklin.Connelly p.182 It is based ...

'' (1926) - Reggie De Vere * '' For Wives Only'' (1926) - Dr. Carl Tanzer * '' The Cheerful Fraud'' (1926) - Steve * '' Play Safe'' (1927) - Scott's son * '' The Heart Thief'' (1927) - Count Lazlos * '' Framed'' (1927) - Arthur Remsen * ''Painting the Town'' (1927) - Raymond Tyson * '' Home Made'' (1927) - Robert Van Dorn * ''

The Port of Missing Girls ''The Port of Missing Girls'' is a 1928 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Irving Cummings. It stars Barbara Bedford (actress), Barbara Bedford and Hedda Hopper, making it one of the rare occasions when Hopper actually starred i ...

'' (1928) - DeLeon * ''

Ladies of the Night Club ''Ladies of the Night Club'' is a 1928 American comedy film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Ricardo Cortez, Barbara Leonard and Lee Moran.Munden p.413 It was produced during the transition to sound film and is essentially a silent fil ...

'' (1928) * '' The Wright Idea'' (1928) - Mr. Roberts * '' Caught in the Fog'' (1928) - Crook * '' Romance of a Rogue'' (1928) - Leonard Hardingham * ''

The Lone Wolf's Daughter ''The Lone Wolf's Daughter'' is the title of two films whose protagonist is Michael Lanyard, the Lone Wolf: * ''The Lone Wolf's Daughter'' (1919 film), starring Bertram Grassby * ''The Lone Wolf's Daughter'' (1929 film), featuring Bert Lytell ...

'' (1929) - Count Polinac * ''Circumstantial Evidence'' (1929) - Henry Lord * ''

Light Fingers Light Fingers (1961−1988) was a New Zealand bred thoroughbred racehorse who won the Melbourne Cup in 1965. In 2017 Light Fingers was inducted to the Australian Racing Hall of Fame. Background The lightly built chestnut was by the highly succes ...

'' (1929) - London Tower * '' Men Without Women'' (1930) - Cmdr. Weymouth * ''

Journey's End ''Journey's End'' is a 1928 dramatic play by English playwright R. C. Sherriff, set in the trenches near Saint-Quentin, Aisne, towards the end of the First World War. The story plays out in the officers' dugout of a British Army infantry com ...

'' (1930) - Pvt. Mason * ''

Anybody's Woman ''Anybody's Woman'' is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by Dorothy Arzner and written by Zoe Akins and Doris Anderson, as based on the short story "The Better Wife", which had been written by Gouverneur Morris; the movie was form ...

'' (1930) - Walter Harvey * ''

Another Fine Mess ''Another Fine Mess'' is a 1930 short comedy film directed by James Parrott and starring Laurel and Hardy. It is based on the 1908 play ''Home from the Honeymoon'' by Arthur J. Jefferson, Stan Laurel's father, and is a remake of their earl ...

'' (1930, Short) - Lord Leopold Ambrose Plumtree (uncredited) * '' The Lion and the Lamb'' (1931) - Bert * '' The Man Who Came Back'' (1931) - Gibson (uncredited) * ''

Dracula ''Dracula'' is an 1897 Gothic fiction, Gothic horror fiction, horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. The narrative is Epistolary novel, related through letters, diary entries, and newspaper articles. It has no single protagonist and opens ...

'' (1931) - Martin * '' Always Goodbye'' (1931) - Bit Role (uncredited) * '' The Big Gamble'' (1931) * '' The Menace'' (1932) - Bailiff * ''

Devil's Lottery ''Devil's Lottery'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Sam Taylor and written by Guy Bolton. The film stars Elissa Landi, Victor McLaglen, Alexander Kirkland, Ralph Morgan, Paul Cavanagh and Barbara Weeks. The film was re ...

'' (1932) - Toaster (uncredited) * '' Man About Town'' (1932) - Minor Role * ''

If I Were Free ''If I Were Free'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Elliott Nugent and written by Dwight Taylor, based on the play, '' Behold, We Live'' by John Van Druten. The film stars Irene Dunne, Clive Brook, Nils Asther and Henry Step ...

'' (1933) - Minor Role (uncredited) * '' Facing the Music'' (1933) - (uncredited) * '' A Political Party'' (1934) - Mr. Whitman (final film role)

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* * 1883 births 1969 deaths Actors from County Carlow Irish male film actors Irish male silent film actors 20th-century Irish male actors Irish emigrants to the United States {{Ireland-actor-stub