Edward Connelly (December 30, 1859 – November 21, 1928) was an American stage and film actor of the

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Biography

Connelly had a Broadway theater career going back to the Victorian era. His Broadway credits include ''The Wild Duck'' (1918), ''The Great Adventure'' (1913), ''A Good Little Devil'' (1913), ''The Dollar Princess'' (1909), ''Twiddle-Twaddle'' (1906), ''Bird Center'' (1904), ''Babette'' (1903), and ''The Belle of New York'' (1900). Connelly appeared in 69 films between 1914 and 1929. His last film was ''The Desert Law''. He was born in

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and died of influenza in

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. He was survived by his wife.

Selected filmography

* '' A Good Little Devil'' (1914) * '' Shore Acres'' (1914) * ''

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'' (1915) * '' Marse Covington'' as Covington Halliday ("Marse Covington") * ''

The Fall of the Romanoffs ''The Fall of the Romanoffs'' is a 1917 silent American historical drama film directed by Herbert Brenon. It was released only seven months after the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II in February 1917. This film is notable for starring Rasputin's ri ...

'' (1917) * '' A Successful Adventure'' (1918) * '' The First Law'' (1918) * '' The Lion's Den'' (1919) * '' The Red Lantern'' (1919) * '' The Great Victory'' (1919) * '' The World and Its Woman'' (1919) * '' The Parisian Tigress'' (1919) * '' In Old Kentucky'' (1919) * '' Johnny-on-the-Spot'' (1919) * ''

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'' (1919) * '' Easy to Make Money'' (1919) * '' The Willow Tree'' (1920) * '' Shore Acres'' (1920) * '' The Saphead'' (1920) * '' Hearts Are Trumps'' (1920) * '' Cinderella's Twin'' (1920) * '' Dangerous to Men'' (1920) * '' The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse'' (1921) * '' The Last Card'' (1921) * ''

The Conquering Power ''The Conquering Power'' (1921) is an American silent film, silent romantic drama directed by Rex Ingram (director), Rex Ingram and starring Rudolph Valentino, Alice Terry, and Ralph Lewis (actor), Ralph Lewis. The film was based on the 1833 n ...

'' (1921) * '' Conflict'' (1921) * '' Camille'' (1921) * '' Turn To The Right'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1922) * '' Love in the Dark'' (1922) * '' Seeing's Believing'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1922) * '' Trifling Women'' (1922) * ''

Her Fatal Millions ''Her Fatal Millions'' is a 1923 American Metro Pictures silent comedy film directed by William Beaudine. It stars Viola Dana, Huntley Gordon, and Allan Forrest. It is not known if the film currently survives, which suggests that it is a lost f ...

'' (1923) * ''

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'' (1923) * '' Where the Pavement Ends'' (1923) * '' Slave of Desire'' (1923) * '' The Goldfish'' (1924) * ''

A Fool's Awakening ''A Fool's Awakening'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Harold M. Shaw and starring Mary Alden, Lionel Belmore, and Enid Bennett.Munden p. 260 Plot As described in a film magazine review, John Briggs, who was seen service duri ...

'' (1924) * '' The Denial'' (1925) * '' The Unholy Three'' (1925) * '' Sun-Up'' (1925) * ''

So This Is Marriage? ''So This Is Marriage'' is a lost 1924 American silent drama film directed by Hobart Henley. The film was originally released with sequences filmed in the Technicolor 2-color process that depicted the story of David and Bathsheba from the Boo ...

'' (1925) * ''

The Merry Widow ''The Merry Widow'' ( ) is an operetta by the Austria-Hungary, Austro-Hungarian composer Franz Lehár. The Libretto, librettists, Viktor Léon and Leo Stein (writer), Leo Stein, based the story – concerning a rich widow, and her countrymen's ...

'' (1925) * '' The Torrent'' (1926) * '' Brown of Harvard'' (1926) * '' Bardelys the Magnificent'' (1926) * ''

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'' (1927) * '' The Show'' (1927) * '' The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg'' (1927) * '' Across to Singapore'' (1928) * ''

Forbidden Hours ''Forbidden Hours'' is a 1928 American silent romantic drama film directed by Harry Beaumont as a vehicle for Mexican-born star Ramon Novarro. It was the second of four films to pair Novarro with leading lady Renée Adorée. Plot Set in the fi ...

'' (1928) * '' The Mysterious Lady'' (1928) * '' Brotherly Love'' (1928) * '' The Desert Rider'' (1929)

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