Joel Day was an American actor and artist who worked during the

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Life and career

Joel Arthur Day was born on 16 March 1861 in Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois. He grew up in Salina, Kansas. Day was married to Elizabeth Mets on 28 December 1892, in Somerville, Somerset County, New Jersey. In 1900 Day was living in New Jersey and working as an artist. In 1910 Day listed his occupation as a designer for a magazine in the 1910 US Census. He also acted in stock theater, eventually moving into silent film, and continued to paint between film contracts. Day died in California on 23 November 1923.

Partial filmography

* '' The Egyptian Mummy'' (1914) as Tim, the Egyptian Mummy * ''The Man of Shame'' (1915) as Death * ''

Caprice of the Mountains ''Caprice of the Mountains'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by John G. Adolfi, and starring June Caprice, Harry Hilliard, Joel Day, Lisle Leigh, and Richard Hale. The film was released by Fox Film Corporation on July 9, 1916. Plo ...

'' (1916) as Dave Talbert * ''

The Pride of the Clan ''The Pride of the Clan'' is a 1917 in film, 1917 American silent Romance film, romantic drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur, and starring Mary Pickford and Matt Moore (actor), Matt Moore. Cast *Mary Pickford as Marget MacTavish *Matt Moor ...

'' (1917) as The Dominie * ''Vengeance'' (1918) as Selim * ''

The Challenge Accepted ''The Challenge Accepted'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Edwin L. Hollywood and starring Zena Keefe, Charles Eldridge and Russell Simpson.Katchmer p.887 Plot Cast * Zena Keefe as Sally Haston * Charles Eldridge as John ...

'' (1918) as Tom Carey * ''Hit or Miss'' (1919) as Si Martin * ''

Red Courage ''Red Courage'' is a lost 1921 American silent Western film directed by B. Reeves Eason and featuring Hoot Gibson. Plot As described in a film magazine, Pinto Peters (Gibson) and his pal Chuckwalla Bill (Day) ride into town just as the edit ...

'' (1921) as Chuckwalla Bill * ''Watch your Step'' (1922) as Ky Wilson * ''

The Face Between ''The Face Between'' is a 1922 American silent melodrama film. Directed by Bayard Veiller, the film stars Bert Lytell, Andrée Tourneur, and Sylvia Breamer. It was released on April 17, 1922. Plot Tom Carteret Jr. bears a striking resemblance ...

'' (1922) as Mr Canfield * ''

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

'' (1922) as Abraham Lincoln

References

External links

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