Edwin Stevens (August 16, 1860 – January 3, 1923) was an American
stage
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and
film actor
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.
[Langman p.25] He also directed several films during the
silent era
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. His
Broadway performance credits included The Marquis Imari in ''
The Geisha'' (1896 and 1913 revival), Robert Hutton in ''
Brother Officers'' (1900 and 1901 revival), Professor Belliarti in ''
Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines'' (1901), Baron Stein in ''
Diplomacy
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'' (1901), Hang Chow in ''
A Chinese Honeymoon'' (1902), Muley Mustapha in ''
Nancy Brown'' (1903), Colonel Villiers in ''
Sweet Kitty Bellairs'' (1903), McGinty in ''The Pearl and the Pumpkin'' (1905), the title role in
Ferenc Molnár
Ferenc Molnár ( , ; born Ferenc Neumann; January 12, 1878April 1, 1952), often anglicized as Franz Molnar, was a Hungarians, Hungarian-born author, stage director, dramatist, and poet. He is widely regarded as Hungary's most celebrated and c ...
's ''
The Devil
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'' (1908), the
Sheriff of Nottingham in
Reginald De Koven
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Biography
De Koven was born in Middletown, Connecticut, and moved to Europe in 1870, where he receive ...
's ''
Robin Hood
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'', and the Honorable Henry Villiers in ''Kitty Darlin' '' (1917).
Selected filmography
Actor
* ''
The Man Inside'' (1916)
* ''
The Devil's Toy'' (1916)
* ''
The Yellow Menace'' (1916)
* ''
The Squaw Man'' (1918)
* ''
Cheating Cheaters'' (1919)
* ''
The Lone Wolf's Daughter'' (1919)
* ''
The Crimson Gardenia'' (1919)
* ''
The Homebreaker'' (1919)
* ''
Faith
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'' (1919)
* ''
Upstairs'' (1919)
* ''
The Profiteers'' (1919)
* ''
Love Insurance'' (1919)
* ''
Her Kingdom of Dreams'' (1919)
* ''
Sahara
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'' (1919)
* ''
The Unpardonable Sin'' (1919)
* ''
Duds'' (1920)
* ''
Passion's Playground'' (1920)
* ''
The Figurehead'' (1920)
* ''
Her Unwilling Husband'' (1920)
* ''
Her First Elopement'' (1920)
* ''
The Charm School'' (1921)
* ''
The Sting of the Lash'' (1921)
* ''
What's Worth While?'' (1921)
* ''
One Wild Week'' (1921)
* ''
The Dollar-a-Year Man'' (1921)
* ''
Crazy to Marry'' (1921)
* ''
Everything for Sale'' (1921)
* ''
The Little Minister'' (1921)
* ''
The Golden Gallows'' (1922)
* ''
A Game Chicken'' (1922)
* ''
The Ragged Heiress'' (1922)
* ''
The Man Unconquerable
''The Man Unconquerable'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Joseph Henabery and written by Julien Josephson and Hamilton Smith. The film stars Jack Holt, Sylvia Breamer, Clarence Burton, Anne Schaefer, Jean De Briac, and E ...
'' (1922)
* ''
The Hands of Nara'' (1922)
* ''
The Voice from the Minaret'' (1923)
* ''
The Spider and the Rose'' (1923)
* ''
The Woman of Bronze'' (1923)
* ''
Quicksands'' (1923)
* ''
A Lover's Oath
''A Lover's Oath'' is a lost film, lost 1925 American silent film, silent fantasy film directed by Ferdinand P. Earle, jun. and featuring Ramon Novarro. The film is based upon the ''Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam'', as translated by Edward Fitzgerald ( ...
'' (1925)
Director
* ''
The Honor of Mary Blake'' (1916)
* ''
Susan's Gentleman'' (1917)
* ''
The Boy Girl'' (1917)
References
Bibliography
* Langman, Larry. ''American Film Cycles: The Silent Era''. Greenwood Publishing, 1998.
External links
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1860 births
1923 deaths
American male film actors
American male stage actors
Film directors from San Francisco
Male actors from San Francisco
Burials at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
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