Herbert Fortier (1867 – 16 February 1949) was a Canadian 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 50 films between 1915 and 1937. He was born in

Toronto Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...

and died in

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. In 1913 he lived with his wife Frances in Newfield, New Jersey.

Partial filmography

* ''

The Ringtailed Rhinoceros ''The Ringtailed Rhinoceros'' (also cited ''The Ring-Tailed Rhinoceros'') is a Lost film, lost 1915 American silent film, silent comedy-drama film that depicted the ruinous effects of alcohol on a good-natured man and on the lives of the people ...

'' (1915) * '' The City of Failing Light'' (1916) * ''

The Gulf Between ''The Gulf Between'' is a 1917 American comedy-drama film that was the first motion picture made in Technicolor, the fourth feature-length color film, and the first feature-length color film produced in the United States. A copy of the film wa ...

'' (1917) * '' Who's Your Brother?'' (1919) * ''

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court ''A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'' is an 1889 historical novel by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. The book was originally titled ''A Yankee in King Arthur's Court''. Some early editions are titled ''A Yankee at the Court ...

'' (1921) * '' Beyond'' (1921) * '' The Shark Master'' (1921) * '' Garments of Truth'' (1921) * ''

Midnight Midnight is the transition time from one day to the next – the moment when the date changes, on the local official clock time for any particular jurisdiction. By clock time, midnight is the opposite of noon, differing from it by 12 hours. ...

'' (1922) * '' The Black Bag'' (1922) * '' Dusk to Dawn'' (1922) * '' Little Wildcat'' (1922) * ''

The Eagle's Talons ''The Eagle's Talons'' is a 1923 American film serial directed by Duke Worne. The film is considered to be lost. Cast * Fred Thomson Frederick Clifton Thomson (February 26, 1890 – December 25, 1928) was an American silent film cowbo ...

'' (1923) * '' The Clean Up'' (1923) * '' Thundering Dawn'' (1923) * '' Railroaded'' (1923) * '' Slander the Woman'' (1923) * ''

Legally Dead ''Legally Dead'' is a 1923 American drama film directed by William Parke and written by Harvey Gates. The film stars Milton Sills, Margaret Campbell, Claire Adams, Eddie Sturgis, Faye O'Neill, and Charles A. Stevenson. The film was released o ...

'' (1923) * ''

Ridgeway of Montana ''Ridgeway of Montana'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Jack Hoxie, Olive Hasbrouck, and Herbert Fortier. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Buck Ridgeway, wealthy ranchman, capture ...

'' (1924) * ''

The Whispered Name ''The Whispered Name'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by King Baggot and starring Ruth Clifford, Charles Clary, and W.E. Lawrence. It was based on a Broadway play that had previously been made into the 1917 film '' The Co-Resp ...

'' (1924)

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* 1867 births 1949 deaths 20th-century Canadian male actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male silent film actors Canadian expatriate male actors in the United States Male actors from New Jersey Male actors from Toronto Actors from Gloucester County, New Jersey {{Canada-film-actor-stub