Robert Milasch (April 18, 1885 – November 14, 1954) was an American character actor in the silent and

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periods. He was 6 feet, 6 inches tall.

Biography

Milasch left his Smoke Mountain, Tennessee, home at age 9, joining a wagon circus that went through the village. At age 13, performing as a contortionist, he joined another circus and went with it to South Africa. He left that troupe after being beaten by his boss and went to England, where he worked as a clown. Back in the United States in 1898, he joined the

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and began acting in short films for it. Milasch acted on stage before he worked in films. He began his film career in 1903 at 18 at the

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. One of his first Edison films was two appearances in the classic '' The Great Train Robbery''.''Who Was Who on Screen'', p.321 2ndEdition c.1977 by Evelyn Mack Truitt In the sound era nearly every film appearance was uncredited. Milasch died of uremic poisoning on November 14, 1954, in Woodland Hills, California, aged 69.

Selected filmography

*'' The Great Train Robbery'' (1903) *'' The Eagle's Mate'' (1914) *''

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'' (1918) *'' The Two Brides'' (1919) *''

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch ''Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch'' is a 1901 novel by American author Alice Hegan Rice, about a southern family humorously coping with poverty. It was highly popular on its release,Lowell Hayes Harrison, ''A New History of Kentucky'' (1997), p ...

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The Rough Neck ''The Rough Neck'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed Oscar Apfel and starring Montagu Love, Robert Broderick and Barbara Castleton.Katchmer p.477 Cast * Montagu Love Montagu Love (15 March 1877 – 17 May 1943) was an Engli ...

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The Fourteenth Man ''The Fourteenth Man'' is a lost 1920 American silent comedy film starring Robert Warwick and Bebe Daniels. It was directed by Joseph Henabery and produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures. This film is an adaption of F. Anstey's play, ' ...

'' (1920) *''

Black Beauty ''Black Beauty: His Grooms and Companions, the Autobiography of a Horse'' is an 1877 novel by English author Anna Sewell. It was written from a horse as main character's perspective. She wrote it in the last years of her life, during which s ...

'' (1921) *''

Catch My Smoke ''Catch My Smoke'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by William Beaudine, based on the novel ''Shoe-bar Stratton'' by Joseph Bushnell Ames. It stars Tom Mix, Lillian Rich, and Claude Payton. Plot As described in a film magazine, ...

'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1922) * '' The Prodigal Judge'' (1922) *''

The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln ''The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln'' is a 1924 American feature film directed by Phil Rosen and written by Frances Marion. By the date of release, the film's title was shortened to ''Abraham Lincoln'', since the previous title was regarded ...

'' (1924) *'' The Iron Horse'' (1924) *'' Captain Blood'' (1924) *''

Peter Pan Peter Pan is a fictional character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie. A free-spirited and mischievous young boy who can fly and never grows up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood having adventures on the mythical ...

'' (1924) * '' The Right of the Strongest'' (1924) *''

The Girl from Montmartre ''The Girl from Montmartre'' is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Barbara La Marr in her last film role. It was distributed through First National on the day after La Marr died. Plot As descr ...

'' (1926) *'' The Phantom Bullet'' (1926) *'' Men of Daring'' (1927) *'' A Hero for a Night'' (1927) *'' The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come'' (1928) *'' Chasing Rainbows'' (1930) (*uncredited) *''

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'' (1930)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Milasch, Robert 1885 births 1954 deaths Male actors from New York City American male stage actors American male film actors American male silent film actors 20th-century American male actors