Robert Henderson Bland (10 March 1876 – 20 August 1941) was an English film actor and poet. He was active in film between 1912 and 1921. He was killed during

the Blitz The Blitz (English: "flash") was a Nazi Germany, German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom, for eight months, from 7 September 1940 to 11 May 1941, during the Second World War. Towards the end of the Battle of Britain in 1940, a co ...

in August 1941.

Personal life

Bland served as a

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in the

Gloucestershire Regiment The Gloucestershire Regiment, commonly referred to as the Glosters, was a line infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 until 1994. It traced its origins to Colonel Gibson's Regiment of Foot, which was raised in 1694 and later became the ...

during the

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and was wounded in April 1918, having been deployed to

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in July 1916.

Select filmography

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From the Manger to the Cross ''From the Manger to the Cross or Jesus of Nazareth'' (often shortened to simply ''From the Manger to the Cross'') is a 1912 American drama (film and television), drama film directed by Sidney Olcott, written by Gene Gauntier (who also portrays ...

'' (1912) *''

Mr. Gilfil's Love Story ''Mr. Gilfil's Love Story'' is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by A. V. Bramble and starring Robert Henderson Bland, Mary Odette and Peter Upcher. It was based on the short story ''Mr. Gilfil's Love Story'' from George Eliot's 1857 w ...

'' (1920) *''

General Post ''General Post'' is a 1920 British silent film, silent drama film directed by Thomas Bentley (director), Thomas Bentley and starring Douglas Munro (actor), Douglas Munro, Lilian Braithwaite and Joyce Dearsley. It was based on the play ''General ...

'' (1920) *'' A Cigarette-Maker's Romance'' (1920) *'' The Wife whom God Forgot'' (1920) *'' Gwyneth of the Welsh Hills'' (1921)

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* 1876 births 1941 deaths People from Croydon Poets from London Actors from the London Borough of Croydon English male silent film actors 20th-century English male actors English World War I poets British Army personnel of World War I Gloucestershire Regiment officers British civilians killed in World War II Deaths by German airstrikes during The Blitz Military personnel from the London Borough of Croydon Male actors from Surrey {{England-actor-stub