Elliott Dexter (March 29, 1870 – June 21, 1941) was an American film and stage actor. He started his career in

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and did not move to films until he was 45. He retired from acting in 1925.

Biography

Elliott Dexter Motion Picture Classic 1920

Dexter was born in

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. He married silent film actress

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in 1915. However, the union was brief and the couple soon divorced, having had no children. Dexter died in

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, aged 71.

Partial filmography

* '' Helene of the North'' (1915) * '' The Masqueraders'' (1915) * ''

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'' (1916) * '' Daphne and the Pirate'' (1916) * ''

The Heart of Nora Flynn ''The Heart of Nora Flynn'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. It stars Marie Doro in her first film for Jesse L. Lasky. Art direction for the film was done by Wilfred Buckland. It premiered on April 23, 191 ...

'' (1916) * '' The American Beauty'' (1916) * '' An International Marriage'' (1916) * ''

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'' (1916) * '' The Victory of Conscience'' (1916) * '' The Lash'' (1916) * '' The Plow Girl'' (1916) * '' Lost and Won'' (1917) * '' Castles for Two'' (1917) * '' The Tides of Barnegat'' (1917) * '' Stranded in Arcady'' (1917) * ''

A Romance of the Redwoods ''A Romance of the Redwoods'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Mary Pickford. Art direction for the film was done by Wilfred Buckland. Location shooting for the film took place in the redwood ...

'' (1917) * '' Vengeance Is Mine'' (1917) * '' The Inner Shrine'' (1917) * '' Sylvia of the Secret Service'' (1917) * '' The Rise of Jennie Cushing'' (1917) * '' The Eternal Temptress'' (1917) * '' Woman and Wife'' (1918) * ''

The Whispering Chorus ''The Whispering Chorus'' is a 1918 American silent film, silent Psychological drama (film genre), psychological drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. It is the first and earliest film considered a Psychological drama (subgenre), psychologi ...

'' (1918) * ''

Old Wives for New ''Old Wives for New'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. It is based on the 1908 novel of the same title by David Graham Phillips. The initial release of the film was delayed for fear that local censors would ...

'' (1918) * '' We Can't Have Everything'' (1918) * '' The Girl Who Came Back'' (1918) * '' Women's Weapons'' (1918) * '' The Squaw Man'' (1918) * '' Don't Change Your Husband'' (1919) * '' Maggie Pepper'' (1919) * '' For Better, for Worse'' (1919) * '' A Daughter of the Wolf'' (1919) * '' Behold My Wife!'' (1920) * ''

Something to Think About ''Something to Think About'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. The film stars Elliott Dexter and Gloria Swanson. Art direction for the film was done by Wilfred Buckland and art titles were done by Ferdin ...

'' (1920) * '' The Witching Hour'' (1921) * '' The Affairs of Anatol'' (1921) * ''

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'' (1921) * '' Don't Tell Everything'' (1921) * '' The Hands of Nara'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1922) * '' Enter Madame'' (1922) * '' An Old Sweetheart of Mine'' (1923) * '' Adam's Rib'' (1923) * '' Mary of the Movies'' (1923) - cameo * '' Only 38'' (1923) * '' The Common Law'' (1923) * '' Flaming Youth'' (1923) * '' Broadway Gold'' (1923) * '' The Spitfire'' (1924) * '' Hello, 'Frisco'' (1924) * '' By Divine Right'' (1924) * '' The Fast Set'' (1924) * '' The Age of Innocence'' (1924) * '' The Triflers'' (1924) * ''

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'' (1925) * '' Wasted Lives'' (1925) * ''

The Verdict ''The Verdict'' is a 1982 American legal drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and written by David Mamet, adapted from Barry Reed's 1980 novel of the same name. The film stars Paul Newman as a down-on-his-luck alcoholic lawyer in Boston who acc ...

'' (1925)

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