Guy Elmer Hedlund (August 21, 1884 – December 29, 1964) was an American actor 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 120 films between 1906 and 1947.
Born in
Portland, Connecticut
Portland ( ) is a New England town, town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. The population was 9,38 ...
, on August 21, 1884, worked with newspapers, on a cattle boat, and as a lumberjack before he began acting. His father was the captain of a yacht.
Hedlund began entertaining in England, and he went on to perform in Ireland and Scotland. He returned to the United States, initially acting on stage before he went into films.
Hedlund directed the 1920 industrial film ''
The Making of an American''.
Beginning in 1931, Hedlund spent a decade at
WTIC radio in
Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The city, located in Hartford County, Connecticut, Hartford County, had a population of 121,054 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 ce ...
, managing The Guy Hedlund Players.
Hedlund was married to actress Edith Randle.
He died in
Culver City
Culver City is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,779. It is mostly surrounded by Los Angeles, but also shares a border with the unincorporated area of Ladera Heights to the ea ...
in a road accident.
Selected filmography
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1884 births
1964 deaths
Male actors from Connecticut
American male film actors
American male silent film actors
Road incident deaths in California
20th-century American male actors
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