Colin Chase (April 13, 1886 – April 25, 1937) was an American

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Biography

Born in 1886 in

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, Chase signed for his first film role in 1915 and starred in about 45 films. In 1916, he signed a long-term contract with the Morosco-Pallas company. Chase often was cast as a villain in

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, sometimes being billed as "Bud Chase". As a supporting player with

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and other studios, he made the transition to sound films. He had been a cartoonist for a newspaper in

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and had performed in vaudeville. Chase died on April 25, 1937, after an illness of several weeks, and one week after he had become "stricken with paralysis" from either a stroke or an illness. in Sawtelle,

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Partial filmography

* ''

Father and the Boys ''Father and the Boys'' is a 1915 American silent comedy film directed by Joe De Grasse, written by Ida May Park, and co-starring Lon Chaney and Digby Bell. It is based on a popular 1908 Broadway play produced by Charles Frohman, called ''F ...

'' (1915) * ''

The Grip of Jealousy ''The Grip of Jealousy'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse, written by Ida May Park and starring Lon Chaney and Louise Lovely. It was based upon Ida May Park's story "Love Thine Enemy". The film is today considere ...

'' (1916) * ''

Tangled Hearts ''Tangled Hearts'' is a 1916 silent drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualifie ...

'' (1916) * ''

The Making of Maddalena ''The Making of Maddalena'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and written by L. V. Jefferson based upon a play by Samuel Service and Mary Service. The film stars Edna Goodrich, Forrest Stanley, Howard Davies, J ...

'' (1916) * '' The Parson of Panamint'' (1916) * ''

The Road to Love ''The Road to Love'' is a surviving 1916 American drama silent film directed by Scott Sidney and written by Blanche Dougan Cole and Gardner Hunting. The film stars Lenore Ulric, Colin Chase, Lucille Ward, Estelle Allen, Gayne Whitman and Hersch ...

'' (1916) * '' The Right Direction'' (1916) * ''

Her Own People ''Her Own People'' is a 1917 American drama silent film directed by Scott Sidney and written by Gardner Hunting and Julia Crawford Ivers. The film stars Lenore Ulric, Colin Chase, Howard Davies, Adelaide Woods, Jack Stark and Gail Brooks. The ...

'' (1917) * ''

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'' (1917) * '' The Bond Between'' (1917) * '' A Strange Transgressor'' (1917) * '' A Branded Soul'' (1917) * ''

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'' (1918) * ''

Wives and Other Wives ''Wives and Other Wives'' is a 1918 American silent film, silent comedy-drama film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and starring Mary Miles Minter, based on a story by Jules Furthman. As with many of Minter's features, it is thought to be a lost film ...

'' (1918) * '' Bucking the Barrier'' (1923) * ''

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'' (1923) * '' The Godless Girl'' (1929) * '' The Air Legion'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1929) * '' The Lone Star Ranger'' (1930) * '' The Vanishing Riders'' (1935) * '' The Cyclone Ranger'' (1935)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chase, Colin 1886 births 1937 deaths American male silent film actors Male actors from Idaho People from Lewiston, Idaho 20th-century American male actors Male Western (genre) film actors