Robert Brower (July 14, 1850 – December 8, 1934) was an actor who appeared in many American films. He appeared in several Edison films. He was lauded for his "characterizations" including in ''Apples of Sodom''. Brower was born in

Point Pleasant, New Jersey Point Pleasant is a Borough (New Jersey), borough situated on the Jersey Shore, in northern Ocean County, New Jersey, Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 18,941, an i ...

. While in his teens he performed in theater.

Filmography

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Aida ''Aida'' (or ''Aïda'', ) is a tragic opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni. Set in the Old Kingdom of Egypt, it was commissioned by Cairo's Khedivial Opera House and had its première there on 24 De ...

'' (1911) as High Priest of Isis *'' Silver Threads Among the Gold'' (1911) *'' Hearts and Diamonds'' (1912) *'' The Shadow on the Blind'' (1912) *'' Helping John'' (1912) *'' The Ambassador's Daughter'' (1913) *'' Apples of Sodom'' (1913) *'' Dolly Varden'' (1913) *''

The Diamond Crown ''The Diamond Crown'', from Edison Studios, was a 1913 American silent film (short) written and directed by J. Searle Dawley. It was the first of three "Kate Kirby's Cases" detective stories made in 1913 for Edison before Dawley and actress Laura ...

'' (1913) as Inspector Dalton *''

The Substitute Stenographer ''The Substitute Stenographer'', from Edison Studios, was a 1913 American silent film (short) directed by Walter Edwin The film was the third of three "Kate Kirby's Cases" detective tales produced with Edison in 1913 before actress Laura Sawyer ...

'' (1913) as the Police Inspector *'' The Mystery of the Fadeless Tints'' (1914) as Detective Narko *'' The Mystery of the Glass Tubes'' (1914) as Detective Narko *'' The Vanishing Cracksman'' (1914) as Detective Narko *'' Vanity Fair'' (1915) as Mr. Osborne *'' When Love Is King'' (1916) as The Prime Minister *'' Builders of Castles'' (1917) as The Builder *'' The Tell-Tale Step'' (1917) as Doctor Oppenheim Bertellini *''

The Mystery of the Double Cross ''Mystery of the Double Cross'' (officially without definite article) is a 1917 film and one of the few American silent action film serials to survive in complete form. It was directed by Louis J. Gasnier and William Parke, from a story writte ...

'' (1917) as Herbert Brewster *'' Something to Do'' (1919) as Mr. Remwick *''

The Beauty Market ''The Beauty Market'' is a 1919 American drama film directed by Colin Campbell and written by Margery Land May. The film stars Katherine MacDonald, Roy Stewart, Kathleen Kirkham, Wedgwood Nowell, Winter Hall, and Robert Brower. The film was re ...

'' (1919) as Amelia's Uncle Issacs *''

Rose o' the River ''Rose o' the River'' is a 1919 American drama silent film directed by Robert Thornby and written by Kate Douglas Wiggin and Will M. Ritchey. The film stars Lila Lee, Darrell Foss, George Fisher, Robert Brower, Josephine Crowell, and Sylvia Ash ...

'' (1919) as Grandfather Wiley *'' Hawthorne of the U.S.A.'' (1919) as De Witz *'' Everywoman'' (1919) as Age *'' The Heart of Youth'' (1919) as The Squire *''

Held by the Enemy William Hooker Gillette (July 24, 1853 – April 29, 1937) was an American actor-manager, playwright, and stage manager in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is best remembered for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage and in a 1916 ...

'' (1920) as Uncle Rufus *'' A Cumberland Romance'' (1920) as Mountain Bishop *''

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'' (1920) as Count of Pomerania *'' A City Sparrow'' (1920) as Parson Neil *''

Peck's Bad Boy Henry "Hennery" Peck, popularly known as Peck's Bad Boy, is a fictional character created by George Wilbur Peck (1840–1916). First appearing in the 1883 novel ''Peck's Bad Boy and His Pa'', the Bad Boy has appeared in numerous print, stage, an ...

'' (1921) as The Minister (uncredited) *'' The Little Minister'' (1921) as Hendry Munn *'' The Jucklins'' (1921) as Attorney Conkwright *'' What Every Woman Knows'' (1921) as Scot Lawyer *'' The Lost Romance'' (1921) as Butler *'' The Faith Healer'' (1921) as Dr. Martin *''

Is Matrimony a Failure? ''Is Matrimony a Failure?'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by James Cruze and written by Walter Woods based upon a play of the same name by Leo Ditrichstein, which itself was an adaptation of the German play ''Die Tür ins Fre ...

'' (1922) as Marriage License Clerk *'' The Man Who Saw Tomorrow'' (1922) as Bishop *'' Thirty Days'' (1922) as Professor Huxley *'' Singed Wings'' (1922) as Don José della Guerda *'' Fools First'' (1922) as Butler *'' Racing Hearts'' (1923) as Horatio Whipple *''

Adam's Rib ''Adam's Rib'' is a 1949 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by George Cukor from a screenplay written by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin. It stars Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn as married lawyers who come to oppose each other in ...

'' (1923) as Hugo Kermaier *'' Long Live the King'' (1923) as The King *'' Fifth Avenue Models'' (1924) as Art Salesman * '' Riders Up'' (1924) as General Jeff *'' The Thoroughbred'' (1925) *''

Wild Oats Lane ''Wild Oats Lane'' is a lost 1926 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Viola Dana, Robert Agnew, and John MacSweeney (actor), John MacSweeney.Home Cured'' (1926) (uncredited) *'' The Honeymoon Express'' (1926) as Dick Donaldson *'' The Gay Defender'' (1927) as Ferdinand Murrieta *'' The Last Trail'' (1927) as Sam Beasley *''

Beggars of Life ''Beggars of Life'' is a 1928 American part-talkie sound film that was directed by William Wellman. Although the film featured sequences with audible dialogue, the majority of the film had a synchronized musical score with sound effects. The fi ...

'' (1928) as Blind Sims (uncredited) *''

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'' (1930) (uncredited) *''

Blind Adventure ''Blind Adventure'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code mystery film directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack and starring Robert Armstrong, Helen Mack, Ralph Bellamy, and Roland Young. It was released by RKO Radio Pictures.The Invisible Man ''The Invisible Man'' is an 1897 science fiction novel by British writer H. G. Wells. Originally serialised in '' Pearson's Weekly'' in 1897, it was published as a novel the same year. The Invisible Man to whom the title refers is Griffin, a s ...

'' (1933) as Farmer (uncredited)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brower, Robert 1850 births 1934 deaths Actors from Ocean County, New Jersey American male film actors Male actors from New Jersey People from Point Pleasant, New Jersey