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Charles Swickard (March 21, 1861 – May 12, 1929) was a German-born American
Charles Swickard (March 21, 1861 – May 12, 1929) was a German-born American actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), l ...
and film director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, ...
of the silent era
A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) ...
. He was the brother of the actor Josef Swickard
Josef Swickard (26 June 1866 – 1 March 1940) was a Prussian-born veteran stage and screen character actor, who had toured with stock companies in Europe, South Africa, and South America.
Career
Swickard emigrated to the United States from Ge ...
.Katchmer p.366
Selected filmography
Director
* '' The Beckoning Flame'' (1915) * ''The Three Musketeers
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'' (1916)
* '' Hell's Hinges'' (1916)
* ''Mixed Blood
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Northern Wood ...
'' (1916)
* ''The Beggar of Cawnpore
''The Beggar of Cawnpore'' is a 1916 American silent film directed by Charles Swickard and starring H.B. Warner, Lola May and Wyndham Standing. It is set against the backdrop of the 1857 Indian Mutiny.
Cast
* H.B. Warner as Dr. Robert Lowndes ...
'' (1916)
* '' The Raiders'' (1916)
* '' The Beckoning Flame'' (1916)
* '' The Lair of the Wolf'' (1917)
* '' The Plow Woman'' (1917)
* '' The Scarlet Crystal'' (1917)
* '' The Gates of Doom'' (1917)
*''The Phantom's Secret
''The Phantom's Secret'' is a 1917 American silent mystery film directed by Charles Swickard and starring Hayward Mack, Mignon Anderson and Mark Fenton.American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929 p.61
Cast
* Haywa ...
'' (1917)
* '' The Light of Western Stars'' (1918)
* '' Hitting the High Spots'' (1918)
* '' The Spender'' (1919)
* ''Faith
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'' (1919)
* '' Li Ting Lang'' (1920)
* '' An Arabian Knight'' (1920)
* ''The Last Straw
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'' (1920)
References
Bibliography
* George A. Katchmer. ''A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses''. McFarland, 2002.External links
* 1861 births 1929 deaths American film directors American male film actors German emigrants to the United States {{US-actor-stub