William Barrymore (1899–1979) was a Russian-born American
film actor
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
active in the
silent and early
sound era
A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image, as opposed to a silent film. The first known public exhibition of projected sound films took place in Paris in 1900, but decades passed befo ...
. Born as Elia Bulakh he also acted under the name Boris Bullock and Kit Carson.
[Katchmer p.43]
Selected filmography
* ''
His Greatest Battle'' (1925)
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The Range Terror'' (1925)
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Don X'' (1925)
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Ridin' Wild'' (1925)
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Cowboy Courage'' (1925)
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Racing Romance'' (1926)
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Twin Six O'Brien'' (1926)
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Walloping Kid'' (1926)
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Prince of the Saddle'' (1926)
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Lawless Trails'' (1926)
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The Millionaire Orphan'' (1926)
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The Grey Vulture'' (1926)
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Pony Express Rider'' (1926)
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The Border Cavalier
''The Border Cavalier'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by William Wyler and written by Basil Dickey and Gardner Bradford. The film stars Fred Humes, Evelyn Peirce, C.E. Anderson, William Barrymore, Joyce Compton, and Dick La ...
'' (1927)
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Across the Plains'' (1928)
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Cheyenne Trails
''Cheyenne Trails'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Robert J. Horner and starring Ted Wells, Bud Osborne and William Barrymore.
Cast
* Ted Wells
* Bud Osborne
* Ione Reed
* William Barrymore
* Bill Nestell
Bill N ...
'' (1928)
* ''
Midnight on the Barbary Coast'' (1929)
* ''
Forgotten Commandments
''Forgotten Commandments'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and William Schorr and written by James B. Fagan and Agnes Brand Leahy. The film stars Sari Maritza, Gene Raymond, Marguerite Churchill, Irving ...
'' (1932)
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Lightning Range
''Lightning Range'' is a 1933 American Western film directed by Victor Adamson and starring Buddy Roosevelt, Patsy Bellamy and Lafe McKee.Pitts p.4
Plot
Cast
* Buddy Roosevelt as Deputy Marshal Buddy
* Patsy Bellamy as Dorothy Horton
* La ...
'' (1933)
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The Fighting Cowboy'' (1933)
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Rawhide Romance'' (1934)
* ''
The Rawhide Terror
''The Rawhide Terror'' is a 1934 American Western horror film directed by Bruce M. Mitchell and Jack Nelson.
Plot summary
A gang of renegades, disguised as Native Americans, launches a savage attack on a family, murdering the parents of two ...
'' (1934)
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The Whirlwind Rider'' (1934)
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Two-Gun Lady'' (1955)
References
Bibliography
* Katchmer, George A. ''A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses''. McFarland, 2015.
* Pitts, Michael R. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each''. McFarland & Company, 2005.
External links
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1899 births
1979 deaths
American male film actors
Russian male film actors
Emigrants from the Russian Empire to the United States
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