Jay Morley (July 14, 1890 – November 9, 1976), was an American actor, active in silent films.

Career

Morley began his acting career in a traveling vaudeville act and performed in dramas with stock theater companies for five years. He had success in silent films, but retired at the beginning of the sound era to serve as sheriff of Malibu. He returned to films and television in the early 1950s.

Filmography

* ''The Man Who Tried to Forget'' (1913) * ''Elsie Venner'' (1914) * ''The Getaway'' (1914) * ''The City'' (1914) * ''Man to Man'' (1914) * ''The Best Man'' (1914) * ''The School Teacher at Angel Camp'' (1914) * ''In the Background'' (1915) * ''What Money Will Do'' (1915) * ''The Discontented Man'' (1915) * ''The Taunt'' (1915) * ''The Red Virgin'' (1915) * ''When the Wires Crossed'' (1915) * ''The Emerald God'' (1915) * ''The Lonely Fisherman'' (1915) * ''A Night in Old Spain'' (1915) * ''Margie of the Underworld'' (1915) * ''The Death Web'' (1915) * ''The Palace of Dust'' (1915) * ''The New Adventures of Terence O'Rourke'' (1915) * ''Meg o' the Cliffs'' (1915) * ''When a Queen Loved O'Rourke'' (1915) * ''The Legend of the Poisoned Pool'' (1915) * ''With Stolen Money'' (1915) * ''The Road to Paradise'' (1915) * ''Saved from the Harem'' (1915) * ''The Convict King'' (1915) * ''The Lost Bracelet'' (1916) * ''The Old Watchman'' (1916) * ''The Little Sister of the Poor'' (1916) * ''Two News Items'' (1916) * ''A Modern Paul'' (1916) * ''The Repentant'' (1916) * ''At the Doors of Doom'' (1916) * ''A Sister to Cain'' (1916) * ''The Return of James Jerome'' (1916) * ''One of the Pack'' (1916) * ''The Candle'' (1916) * ''The Beggar King'' (1916) * ''The Half Wit'' (1916) * ''By Right of Love'' (1916) * ''Their Mother'' (1916) * ''Who Knows?'' (1917) * ''Loyalty'' (1917) * ''Humility'' (1918) * ''

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'' (1918) * '' An Alien Enemy'' (1918) * '' Ace High'' (1918) * '' Todd of the Times'' (1919) * ''The Usurper'' (1919) * ''

The Busher ''The Busher'' is a 1919 American drama film directed by Jerome Storm featuring Colleen Moore, and produced by Thomas H. Ince. The film still exists and is available on DVD from Kino Video, running 55 minutes. There is an alternate edition avai ...

'' (1919) * '' The Little Boss'' (1919) * ''

Over the Garden Wall ''Over the Garden Wall'' is an American animated television miniseries created by Patrick McHale for Cartoon Network. The series centers on two half-brothers who travel across a mysterious forest to find their way home, encountering a variety ...

'' (1919) * '' A Fighting Colleen'' (1919) * ''The Invisible Hand'' (1920) * '' Pegeen'' (1920) * ''Telemachus, Friend'' (1920) * '' The Green Flame'' (1920) * ''The Woman Untamed'' (1920) * ''The Roads We Take'' (1920) * ''The Call Loan'' (1920) * ''Fighting Fate'' (1921) * '' The Honor of Rameriz'' (1921) * ''

The Heart of Doreon ''The Heart of Doreon'' (also known as ''In the Heart of Doreon'' and misspelled as ''The Heart of Dorean'') is a 1921 American silent short Western romantic drama film produced by Cyrus J. Williams and distributed by Pathé Exchange. It was d ...

'' (1921) * '' Trailin''' (1921) * ''The Verdict'' (1922) * ''

In the Days of Buffalo Bill ''In the Days of Buffalo Bill'' is a 1922 American silent Western film serial directed by Edward Laemmle. The film, which consisted of 18 episodes, is currently classified as lost. Cast * Art Acord as Art Taylor * Duke R. Lee as Buff ...

'' (1922) * ''

The Man Who Waited ''The Man Who Waited'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring Jay Morley, Vonda Phelps and Milla Davenport.Munden, p. 487. Cast * Frank Braidwood as Frank Magee * Inez MacDonald as June Rance * Jay Morl ...

'' (1922) * ''Crimson Gold'' (1923) * '' Out of Luck'' (1923) * ''Rustlin (1923) * ''Face to Face'' (1923) * ''The Wolf Trapper'' (1923) * ''No Tenderfoot'' (1923) * ''The Twilight Trail'' (1923) * ''Waterfront Wolves'' (1924) * ''

Paying the Limit ''Paying the Limit'' is a 1924 silent film melodrama directed by Tom Gibson and starring Ora Carew. A print survives in the Library of Congress. Cast * Ora Carew as Raffles * Helen Nowell as Joan Lowden * Eddie O'Brien as Thunder Lowden * Art ...

'' (1924) * '' Wanted by the Law'' (1924) * ''

Getting Her Man ''Getting Her Man'' is a 1924 silent film comedy starring Ora Carew. The independent Renown Pictures released the film. A print is preserved at the Library of Congress.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Ar ...

'' (1924) * ''Three Days to Live'' (1924) * ''

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'' (1924) * ''

Reckless Courage ''Reckless Courage'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Tom Gibson and starring Buddy Roosevelt, Helen Foster and Jay Morley.Munden, p. 636 Cast * Buddy Roosevelt as Bud Keenan * J.C. Fowler as Jasper Bayne * Helen Foster a ...

'' (1925) * '' With Buffalo Bill on the U. P. Trail'' (1926) * '' Daniel Boone Thru the Wilderness'' (1926) * '' With Davy Crockett at the Fall of the Alamo'' (1926) * '' Sitting Bull at the Spirit Lake Massacre'' (1927) * ''

The Mojave Kid ''The Mojave Kid'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring Bob Steele, Lillian Gilmore and Buck Connors. Cast * Bob Steele as Bob Saunders * Lillian Gilmore as Thelma Vaddez * Buck Connors as Sile ...

'' (1927) * ''

The Slingshot Kid ''The Slingshot Kid'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Louis King and written by Oliver Drake. The film stars Buzz Barton, Frank Rice, Jean Fenwick, Buck Connors, Jay Morley, and Arnold Gray. The film was released on Dece ...

'' (1927) * '' Driftin' Sands'' (1928) * ''Man in the Rough'' (1928) * '' Trail of Courage'' (1928) * ''

Come and Get It! ''Come and Get It'' is a lost 1929 American silent action film directed by Wallace Fox and starring Bob Steele, James Quinn, and Betty Welsh. Shortly after the film's production, FBO was merged into the larger RKO Pictures. The film was re ...

'' (1929) * ''The Amazing Vagabond'' (1929) * ''Near the Trail's End'' (1931) * ''

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'' (1950) – TV series * ''

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'' (1950) * '' Dark City'' (1950) * '' Mr. Music'' (1950) * '' The Enforcer'' (1951) * '' A Place in the Sun'' (1951)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Morley, Jay 1890 births 1976 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors Vaudeville performers People from Port Orange, Florida 20th-century American male actors