Dee Lampton (October 6, 1898 – September 2, 1919) was an American film actor of the
silent era
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. Lampton was born in
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Tarrant County, Texas, Tarrant County, covering nearly into Denton County, Texas, Denton, Johnson County, Texas, Johnson, Parker County, Texas, Parker, and Wise County, Te ...
, and died of appendicitis in
Los Angeles
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on September 2, 1919.
He appeared in 52 films between 1915 and 1920. He was one of the regulars in the
Hal Roach
Harold Eugene "Hal" Roach Sr. Skretvedt, Randy (2016), ''Laurel and Hardy: The Magic Behind the Movies'', Bonaventure Press. p.608. (January 14, 1892 – November 2, 1992) was an American film and television producer, director and screenwriter, ...
crew of actors and was the heavy set character. His last film for Roach wasn't released until the year following his death, due to
Harold Lloyd
Harold Clayton Lloyd Sr. (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) was an American actor, comedian, and stunt performer who appeared in many Silent film, silent comedy films.Obituary ''Variety'', March 10, 1971, page 55.
One of the most influent ...
's accident with a prop bomb.
Selected filmography
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Haunted Spooks
''Haunted Spooks'' is a 1920 American silent film, silent Southern Gothic comedy horror film, produced and co-directed by Hal Roach,Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). ''Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era''. Midnight Marquee ...
Heap Big Chief
''Heap Big Chief'' is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. Previously thought to be a lost film, a print was located at the Cinema Museum in London in 2018. The recovered film was later shown to audiences on the second da ...
The City Slicker
''The City Slicker'' is a 1918 American short film, short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. Prints of the film survive in the film archive of the Library of Congress.
Plot
Harold arrives in the backward town of Punkville by train to answer a ...
A Night in the Show
''A Night in the Show'' was Charlie Chaplin's 12th film for Essanay. It was made at Majestic Studio in Los Angeles in late 1915. Chaplin played two roles: one as Mr. Pest and one as Mr. Rowdy. The film was created from Chaplin's stage work from ...