Kate Toncray (1867 – December 6, 1927) was an American actress of the
silent era
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. She appeared in more than 170 films between 1905 and 1925. She was born in
St. Louis, Missouri and died in
Manhattan
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,
New York City
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.
Bibliographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses by George A. Katchmer
Retrieved October 20, 2017
Selected filmography
* '' A Smoked Husband'' (1908)
* '' A Flash of Light'' (1910)
* '' His Trust'' (1911)
* '' Heart Beats of Long Ago'' (1911)
* ''Fisher Folks
''Fisher Folks'' is a 1911 silent film short directed by D. W. Griffith. It was produced and released by the Biograph Company.''Pictorial History of the Silent Screen'' p.20 c.1953 by Daniel Blum
Cast
*Wilfred Lucas - Steve Hardester
*Linda Arvi ...
'' (1911)
* '' Her Awakening'' (1911)
* '' A Decree of Destiny'' (1911)
* '' Was He a Coward?'' (1911)
* '' The Spanish Gypsy'' (1911)
* '' The New Dress'' (1911)
* ''The Primal Call
''The Primal Call'' is a 1911 American short silent romance film directed by D. W. Griffith, starring Wilfred Lucas and featuring Blanche Sweet.
Cast
* Wilfred Lucas as The Fisherman
* Claire McDowell as The Woman
* Grace Henderson as The Woma ...
'' (1911)
* '' Fighting Blood'' (1911)
* '' The Indian Brothers'' (1911)
* ''Love in the Hills
''Love in the Hills'' is a 1911 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet.
Cast
* Blanche Sweet as The Girl
* Wilfred Lucas as The Manley Suitor
* Charles West as The Shiftless Suitor
* Joseph ...
'' (1911)
* '' The Battle'' (1911)
* '' The Miser's Heart'' (1911)
* '' For His Son'' (1912)
* '' Under Burning Skies'' (1912)
* '' Won by a Fish'' (1912)
* '' One Is Business, the Other Crime'' (1912)
* '' An Outcast Among Outcasts'' (1912)
* '' The Sands of Dee'' (1912)
* '' The Inner Circle'' (1912)
* '' A Change of Spirit'' (1912)
* '' Blind Love'' (1912)
* ''Heredity
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'' (1912)
* '' A Welcome Intruder'' (1913)
* '' So Runs the Way'' (1913)
* ''Under the Shadow of the Law
''Under the Shadow of the Law'' is a 1913 American drama film featuring Harry Carey.
Cast
* Harry Carey as The Convict
* Charles West as John Haywood, a Clerk
* Claire McDowell as John Haywood's Sister
* Lionel Barrymore as Charles Darnton, ...
'' (1913)
* '' Red Hicks Defies the World'' (1913)
* '' The Wanderer'' (1913)
* '' The Lady and the Mouse'' (1913)
* '' The Hero of Little Italy'' (1913)
* ''Love in an Apartment Hotel
''Love in an Apartment Hotel'' is a 1913 American drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet.
Cast
* Blanche Sweet - The Young Woman
* Adolph Lestina - The Young Woman's Father
* Henry B. Walthall - The Young Woman's Fian ...
'' (1913)
* ''Almost a Wild Man
''Almost a Wild Man'' is a 1913 Canadian silent short black and white film directed by Dell Henderson, written by William Beaudine and starring Dorothy Gish.
Cast
* Charles Murray as McDoo
* Gus Pixley as The Wild Man
* Edward Dillon as Roo ...
'' (1913)
* ''Brute Force
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People
* Brut ...
'' (1914)
* '' Judith of Bethulia'' (1914)
* '' Old Heidelberg'' (1915)
* '' The Lamb'' (1915)
* '' Casey at the Bat'' (1916)
* '' Puppets'' (1916)
* '' The Little Yank'' (1917)
* '' Stage Struck'' (1917)
* '' Hands Up!'' (1917)
* ''Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
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'' (1917)
* '' The Hope Chest'' (1918)
* '' Boots'' (1919)
* ''Peppy Polly
''Peppy Polly'' is a lost 1919 American silent drama film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Dorothy Gish. D. W. Griffith
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'' (1919)
* '' The Charm School'' (1921)
* '' Prisoners of Love'' (1921)
* ''The Match-Breaker
''The Match-Breaker'' is a lost 1921 American silent romantic comedy film produced and distributed by Metro Pictures
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'' (1921)
* '' Silent Years'' (1921)
* ''The Snowshoe Trail
''The Snowshoe Trail'' is a 1922 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by Chester Bennett and starring Jane Novak, Roy Stewart (silent film actor), Roy Stewart and Lloyd Whitlock.Munden, p. 203.
Cast
* Jane Novak a ...
'' (1922)
* '' Bobbed Hair'' (1925)
* '' The Narrow Street'' (1925)
References
External links
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left to right: Blanche Sweet and Kate Toncray in an early Biograph
1867 births
1927 deaths
American silent film actresses
Actresses from St. Louis
20th-century American actresses
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