Jefferson Osborne (25 September 1872 - 11 June 1932) was an American actor, who between 1912 and 1920 appeared in at least 60 silent films.
Biography
Osborne was born J.W. Schroeder on 25 September 1872 in
Bay City, Michigan
Bay City is a city in Bay County, Michigan, United States, and its county seat. The population was 32,661 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city is located just upriver from the Saginaw Bay on the Saginaw River. It is the princip ...
. He acted as a supporting actor in several short comedy films known as the "Cub Comedies" that were produced by Mutual Films and featured comedian
George Ovey
George Overton O’Dell, known as George Ovey professionally (December 13, 1870 – September 23, 1951), was an American film actor and comedian. Ovey was born December 13, 1870, in Trenton, Missouri. He appeared in more than 200 films betwe ...
as "merry Jerry". Osborne's last three films, which were produced in 1919 and 1920, were 5- to 6-reel dramas and adventure films of a more serious nature that ran an hour or more. Osborne died of a cerebral hemorrhage on 11 June 1932 in
Hondo, California.
Selected filmography
*
Mary Magdalene
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(1914)
* Jerry in the Movies (1916)
*
The Great Radium Mystery
''The Great Radium Mystery'' is a 1919 American silent adventure film serial directed by Robert Broadwell and Robert F. Hill. This serial is now considered a lost film.
Cast
* Cleo Madison as Countess Nada
* Bob Reeves as Jack Turner (credit ...
(1919)
* ''
Homespun Folks'' (1920)
* Once a Plumber (1920)
References
External links
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1872 births
1932 deaths
American male film actors
American male silent film actors
20th-century American male actors