Roy Stewart (October 17, 1883 – April 26, 1933) was an American actor of the

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. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1915 and 1933. He was born in

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. On April 26, 1933, he died at his Westwood, California, home, of a heart attack. He was 49 years old.

Partial filmography

* '' The Solution to the Mystery'' (1915) * '' The Silver Lining'' (1915) * ''

The Substitute Minister ''The Substitute Minister'' is a 1915 American short film directed by B. Reeves Eason. Cast * Vivian Rich * Roy Stewart Roy Stewart (15 May 1925 – 27 October 2008) was a Jamaican-born British actor. He began his career as a stuntman ...

'' (1915) * '' The Wasp'' (1915) * ''

The Exile of Bar-K Ranch ''The Exile of Bar-K Ranch'' is a 1915 American short silent Western film directed by B. Reeves Eason. Cast * Jack Richardson * Charles Newton * Walter Spencer * Louise Lester * Jimsy Maye * Vivian Rich * Roy Stewart Roy Stewart (15 ...

'' (1915) * ''

The Diamond from the Sky ''The Diamond from the Sky'' is a 1915 American silent film, silent adventure film, adventure-film serial directed by Jacques Jaccard and William Desmond Taylor and starring Lottie Pickford, Irving Cummings, and William Russell (American actor), ...

'' (1915) * '' The Hungry Actors'' (1915) * ''

From Italy's Shores ''From Italy's Shores'' is a 1915 American short drama film featuring Harold Lloyd. Cast * Roy Stewart * Jane Novak * Harold Lloyd See also * Harold Lloyd filmography These are the known films of Harold Lloyd (1893–1971), an American ...

'' (1915) * ''

Just Nuts ''Just Nuts'' is a 1915 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd playing Willie Work, one of the characters that preceded his glasses character. It is also the only surviving film featuring Lloyd as Willie Work. Prints of the film sur ...

'' (1915) * ''

Willie Runs the Park ''Willie Runs the Park'' is a 1915 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. It is considered a lost film, as no copies are known to exist. Cast * Harold Lloyd as Willie Work * Jane Novak as The Pretty Girl * Roy Stewart as Willie ...

'' (1915) * ''

The House Built Upon Sand ''The House Built Upon Sand'' is a 1916 American drama film directed by Edward Morrissey and starring Lillian Gish. This is a lost film. Cast * Lillian Gish as Evelyn Dare * Roy Stewart as David Westebrooke * William H. Brown as Samuel Steven ...

'' (1916) * ''

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'' (1916) * ''

The Bruiser ''The Bruiser'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Charles Bartlett. The film stars Charlotte Burton and William Russell. The film depicts a dispute between honest dock workers and a corrupt management, and has been cited as ...

'' (1916) * '' The Craving'' (1916) * '' The Smugglers of Santa Cruz'' (1916) * '' The Thoroughbred'' (1916) * ''

The Other Side of the Door The Other Side of the Door may refer to: * The Other Side of the Door (1916 film), an American silent romantic drama film * The Other Side of the Door (2016 film), a supernatural horror film * The Other Side of the Door, a song by Taylor Swift fr ...

'' (1916) * '' A Daughter of the Poor'' (1917) * ''

The Double Standard ''The Double Standard'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Phillips Smalley and starring Roy Stewart, Clarissa Selwynne and Joseph W. Girard. The film duration is 50 minutes. As of 2021, this film was considered lost. Premise T ...

'' (1917) * '' The Medicine Man'' (1917) * '' The Boss of the Lazy Y'' (1917) * '' Come Through'' (1917) * '' The Devil Dodger'' (1917) * '' One Shot Ross'' (1917) * '' Follow the Girl'' (1917) * '' The Learning of Jim Benton'' (1917) * ''

Bond of Fear ''Bond of Fear'' is a 1956 British 'B' crime drama film directed by Henry Cass and starring Dermot Walsh, Jane Barrett, and John Colicos. The screenplay was by John Gilling and Norman Hudis. Premise John Sewell and his family are taken hosta ...

'' (1917) * '' The Red-Haired Cupid'' (1918) * ''

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) * ''

The Westerners ''The Westerners'' is a 1919 American silent Western film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Roy Stewart, Robert McKim and Wilfred Lucas.Goble, p. 499. Plot Cast * Roy Stewart as Cheyenne Harry * Robert McKim as Michael 'Black Mike' La ...

'' (1919) * '' The U.P. Trail'' (1920) * '' Riders of the Dawn'' (1920) * '' The Devil to Pay'' (1920) * ''

Just a Wife ''Just a Wife'' is a 1910 play by Eugene Walter that was adapted to silent film in 1920. It was performed on Broadway at the Belasco Theatre in 1910, and was made into a silent film released in 1920 and directed by Howard C. Hickman.(December 6, ...

'' (1920) * ''

The Sagebrusher ''The Sagebrusher'' is a 1920 American silent Western film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Roy Stewart, Marguerite De La Motte and Noah Beery.Goble p.229 Plot Cast * Roy Stewart as Dr. Barnes * Marguerite De La Motte as Mary Warren ...

'' (1920) * ''

The Money Changers ''The Money Changers'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring Robert McKim, Claire Adams, and Roy Stewart. It is based on a 1908 novel by Upton Sinclair. Plot Cast * Robert McKim as Hugh Gordon * Claire ...

'' (1920) * '' Prisoners of Love'' (1921) * ''

The Mistress of Shenstone The Mistress of Shenstone may refer to: * The Mistress of Shenstone (novel), a 1910 romance novel by Florence L. Barclay * The Mistress of Shenstone (film), a 1921 silent film based on the novel {{DEFAULTSORT:Mistress of Shenstone, The ...

'' (1921) * ''

A Motion to Adjourn ''A Motion to Adjourn'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Roy Clements and starring Harry L. Rattenberry, Roy Stewart and Marjorie Daw.Munden p.528 Plot The playboy son of a wealthy New York financier is disinherited when he ...

'' (1921) * ''

The Innocent Cheat ''The Innocent Cheat'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Ben F. Wilson and starring Roy Stewart, Sidney De Gray and Rhea Mitchell.Munden p.381 Plot Cast * Roy Stewart as John Murdock * Sidney De Gray as Bruce Stanhope * George ...

'' (1921) * '' The Heart of the North'' (1921) * '' The Sagebrush Trail'' (1922) * ''

The Radio King ''The Radio King'' is a 1922 American adventure film serial directed by Robert F. Hill and released by the Universal Film Manufacturing Co. The ten chapters began with "A Cry for Help" released October 22, 1922. The film is now considered to ...

'' (1922) * '' The Snowshoe Trail'' (1922) * ''

Back to Yellow Jacket ''Back to Yellow Jacket'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Ben F. Wilson and starring Roy Stewart, Kathleen Kirkham and Earl Metcalfe. Plot Cast * Roy Stewart as Jim Ballantyne * Kathleen Kirkham as Carmen, his wife * Ear ...

'' (1922) * ''

One Eighth Apache ''One Eighth Apache'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Ben F. Wilson and starring Roy Stewart, Kathleen Kirkham and Wilbur McGaugh.Munden, p. 568. Cast * Roy Stewart as Brant Murdock * Kathleen Kirkham as Norma Biddie * Wilb ...

'' (1922) * '' Burning Words'' (1923) * '' Pure Grit'' (1923) * ''

Trimmed in Scarlet ''Trimmed in Scarlet'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway and produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. It is based on the 1920 Broadway play, ''Trimmed in Scarlet'', by William Hurlbut and starring Broadway's ...

'' (1923) * ''

The Woman on the Jury ''The Woman on the Jury'' is a lost 1924 American silent drama film produced and released by Associated First National and directed by Harry Hoyt. It is based on a Broadway stage play, ''The Woman on the Jury'', and stars Sylvia Breamer and B ...

'' (1924) * '' Sundown'' (1924) * ''

Time, the Comedian ''Time, the Comedian'' is an American 1925 silent drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard that stars Mae Busch Mae Busch (born Annie May Busch; 18 June 1891 – 20 April 1946) was an Australian-born actress who worked in both silent and so ...

'' (1925) * ''

Where the Worst Begins ''Where the Worst Begins'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by John McDermott and starring Ruth Roland Ruth Roland (August 26, 1892 – September 22, 1937) was an American stage and film actress and film producer. Early life ...

'' (1925) * '' Daniel Boone Thru the Wilderness'' (1926) * ''

With Buffalo Bill on the U. P. Trail With or WITH may refer to: * With, a preposition in English * Carl Johannes With (1877–1923), Danish doctor and arachnologist * With (character), a character in ''D. N. Angel'' * ''With'' (novel), a novel by Donald Harrington * ''With'' (album ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Lady from Hell ''(not to be confused with the 1929 Mary Astor film -- The Woman from Hell)'' ''The Lady from Hell'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Stuart Paton and starring Roy Stewart, Blanche Sweet, and Ralph Lewis. It was released in ...

'' (1926) * ''

General Custer at the Little Big Horn ''General Custer at the Little Big Horn'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Harry L. Fraser and starring Roy Stewart. It depicts the Battle of the Little Bighorn and was filmed and released for the 50th anniversary of the bat ...

'' (1926) * ''

One Woman to Another ''One Woman to Another'' is a lost 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Frank Tuttle and written by J.L. Campbell and George Marion Jr. based upon a play by Frances Nordstrom.

'' (1927) * '' Roaring Fires'' (1927) * '' The Viking'' (1928) * '' Stormy Waters'' (1928) * '' The Candy Kid'' (1928) * '' The Great Divide'' (1929) * ''

Rough Romance ''Rough Romance'' is a 1930 American lumberjack Western film directed by A. F. Erickson. The film stars George O'Brien, Helen Chandler, Antonio Moreno, Roy Stewart, and Harry Cording and a 23-year-old John Wayne had a minor uncredited role. P ...

'' (1930) * '' Born Reckless'' (1930) * '' Come on Danger!'' (1932) * '' Come On, Tarzan'' (1932) * ''

Exposed Expose, exposé, or exposed may refer to: News sources * Exposé (journalism), a form of investigative journalism * '' The Exposé'', a British conspiracist website * '' Exeposé'', a student-run newspaper of the University of Exeter Film and TV ...

'' (1932) * ''

Fargo Express ''Fargo Express'' is a 1933 American pre-Code Western film directed by Alan James and starring Ken Maynard, Helen Mack and Roy Stewart.Darby, p. 355 Plot Cast * Ken Maynard as Ken Benton * Helen Mack as Helen Clark * Roy Stewart as Sam Gos ...

'' (1933)

References

External links

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