F. A. Turner (October 12, 1858 – February 13, 1923) was an American actor of the stage and of the
silent era
A silent film is a film without synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, wh ...
.
He appeared in more than 60 films between 1914 and 1922. He was born in
New York City
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. He is sometimes billed as Fred Turner.
Partial filmography
* ''
The Hunchback'' (1914, Short) - A Hunchback Peddler
* ''
The Quicksands'' (1914, Short)
* ''
The Life of General Villa'' (1914) - American girl's father
* ''
Home, Sweet Home'' (1914)
* ''
The Escape'' (1914) - Jim Joyce
* ''The Next in Command'' (1914) - Pvt. Nolan
* ''
The Lost House'' (1915, Short) - Dosia's Uncle
* ''A Man and His Mate'' (1915) - The Colonel - Betty's Father
* ''The Outlaw's Revenge'' (1915) - The American Girl's Father
* ''
The Living Death'' (1915, Short) - Dr. Farrell
* ''
The Burned Hand'' (1915, Short)
* ''
The Woman from Warren's'' (1915, Short) - Fred Thompson
* ''
The Penitentes
''The Penitentes'' is a lost 1915 silent film drama directed by Jack Conway and starring Orrin Johnson and Seena Owen. It was produced by D. W. Griffith's Fine Arts Film Company and distributed through Triangle Film Corporation.
Cast
* Or ...
'' (1915) - Father Rossi
* ''
Acquitted
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'' (1916) - Police Captain
* ''Little Meena's Romance'' (1916) - Meena's Uncle
* ''Susan Rocks the Boat'' (1916) - Jasper Thornton
* ''
The Devil's Needle'' (1916) - Marshall Devon
* ''
Intolerance
Intolerance may refer to:
* Hypersensitivity or intolerance, undesirable reactions produced by the immune system
* ''Intolerance'' (film), a 1916 film by D. W. Griffith
* ''Intolerance'' (album), the first solo album from Grant Hart, formerly ...
'' (1916) - The Dear One's Father
* ''Atta Boy's Last Race'' (1916) - Phil Strong
* ''The Microscope Mystery'' (1916) - Ira Dayton
* ''
The Children of the Feud'' (1916) - Judge Lee Cavanagh
* ''
The Little Yank'' (1917) - Wilson Carver
* ''
A Girl of the Timber Claims
''A Girl of the Timber Claims'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Paul Powell and starring Constance Talmadge, Allan Sears and Clyde E. Hopkins. It is based on the story "The Girl Homesteader," by Mary H. O'Connor, who also wr ...
'' (1917) - Jess's Father
* ''
A Love Sublime'' (1917) - The Professor
* ''
Her Official Fathers'' (1917) - John Webster
* ''
Madame Bo-Peep'' (1917) - Colonel Beaupree
* ''
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm'' (1917) - Mr. Simpson
* ''
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp'' (1917) - Mustapha - the Tailor
* ''Restitution'' (1918) - Herod
* ''The Love Swindle'' (1918) - Minor Role (uncredited)
* ''Playthings'' (1918) - Jim Carter
* ''
The Velvet Hand'' (1918) - Russo Russelli
* ''She Hired a Husband'' (1918) - Colonel Dunstan
* ''
The Heart of Wetona'' (1919) - Pastor David Wells
* ''
As the Sun Went Down
''As the Sun Went Down'' is a 1919 American silent Western film directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring Edith Storey, Lew Cody, and Harry S. Northrup. It was released on February 10, 1919.
Plot
Colonel Billy is an ex-dance hall girl who ha ...
'' (1919) - Gerald Morton
* ''The Mother and the Law'' (1919) - The Girl's Father
* ''
The Miracle Man'' (1919) - Mr. Higgins
* ''
Bonnie Bonnie Lassie'' (1919)
* ''Peg o' My Heart'' (1919)
* ''
Terror Island'' (1920) - Mr. West
* ''
The Jack-Knife Man
''The Jack-Knife Man'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by King Vidor and his debut film with First National. A story of Christian charity and the virtues of self-help, the work reflects his "Creed and Pledge", a declaration of his ...
'' (1920) - Peter Lane
* ''
Eyes of the Heart'' (1920) - Dr. Dewey
* ''
The Furnace'' (1920) - Albert Vallance
* ''
The Witching Hour'' (1921) - Lew Ellinger
* ''
Tropical Love'' (1921) - The Seeker
* ''
Through a Glass Window'' (1922) - Matt Clancy
References
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1858 births
1923 deaths
American male silent film actors
Male actors from New York (state)
20th-century American male actors
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