Dick Sutherland (born Archibald Thomas Johnson, December 23, 1881 – February 3, 1934) was an American film actor, active mostly during the

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era. Born in

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, in 1881, Sutherland appeared in more than 70 films between 1921 and 1932. Sutherland died at his home in

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, from a

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, at the age of 52. He was survived by his wife, Verba, and three sons, Harry, Everett, and Lester. He is interred at

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. His distinctive facial features were a result of

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Partial filmography

Betty Compson and Dick Sutherland - Screenland 1922-12

* '' The Foolish Matrons'' (1921) * '' A Sailor-Made Man'' (1921) * '' The Magnificent Brute'' (1921) * ''

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'' (1922) * '' Grandma's Boy'' (1922) * '' The Deuce of Spades'' (1922) * '' The Phantom Fortune'' (1923) * '' Masters of Men'' (1923) * '' His Last Race'' (1923) * ''

Battling Mason ''Battling Mason'' is a 1924 American silent comedy drama film directed by William James Craft and Jack Nelson and starring Frank Merrill, Eva Novak and Joseph W. Girard.Munden p.42 Synopsis Mason a young New Yorker, who loves a fight, runs ...

'' (1924) * '' The Red Lily'' (1924) * '' Men'' (1924) * '' The Dangerous Blonde'' (1924) * '' The Tornado'' (1924) * '' The Mask of Lopez'' (1924) * '' Defying the Law'' (1924) * '' Excuse Me'' (1925) * '' Jimmie's Millions'' (1925) * '' With This Ring'' (1925) * '' Zander the Great'' (1925) * ''

The Fighting Demon ''The Fighting Demon'' is a 1925 American silent melodrama film. Directed by Arthur Rosson Arthur Henry Rosson (24 August 1886 – 17 June 1960) was an English film director. From 1917 to 1948, Rosson directed 61 feature films (includin ...

'' (1925) * ''

Spook Ranch ''Spook Ranch'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Edward Laemmle (Carl Laemmle's nephew) and starring Hoot Gibson. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film featured a white actor in blackface (Ed Cowle ...

'' (1925) * ''

The Fighting Dude ''The Fighting Dude'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed and written by Fatty Arbuckle as William Goodrich. Although Arbuckle was acquitted in the third trial for the death of Virginia Rappe, he could not obtain work in Hollywood un ...

'' (1925) * '' The Flying Fool'' (1925) * ''

Don Juan Don Juan (), also known as Don Giovanni ( Italian), is a legendary, fictional Spanish libertine who devotes his life to seducing women. Famous versions of the story include a 17th-century play, ''El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra'' ...

'' (1926) * '' Broken Hearts of Hollywood'' (1926) * ''

Twinkletoes ''Twinkletoes'' is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by Charles Brabin and starring Colleen Moore. The film, as with most of Moore's vehicles at this time, was produced by her husband John McCormick with the couple distribu ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Jazz Girl ''The Jazz Girl'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Howard M. Mitchell and starring Gaston Glass, Edith Roberts and Howard Truesdale. The film is presumed lost. Cast * Gaston Glass as Rodneey Blake * Edith Roberts as Janet Mars ...

'' (1926) * ''

When a Man Loves ''When a Man Loves'' is a 1927 American silent historical drama film directed by Alan Crosland and produced and distributed by Warner Bros. The picture stars John Barrymore and features Dolores Costello in the frequently filmed story of Ab ...

'' (1927) * '' The Beloved Rogue'' (1927) * ''

Uncle Tom's Cabin ''Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly'' is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in two volumes in 1852, the novel had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the U ...

'' (1927) * ''

The Battle of the Century ''The Battle of the Century'' is a 1927 silent short film starring comedy double act Laurel and Hardy, who appeared in 107 films between 1921 and 1951. The film is famous for its use of more than 3,000 cream pies (although the Guinness Book of ...

'' (1927) * '' The Viking'' (1928) * '' The Hoose-Gow'' (1929) * '' Wild Orchids'' (1929) * '' Chandu the Magician'' (1932)

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* * 1881 births 1934 deaths Male actors from Kentucky American male film actors American male silent film actors People with acromegaly People from Benton, Kentucky Burials at Inglewood Park Cemetery 20th-century American male actors {{US-film-actor-1880s-stub