Roy Travers (born 1883 in
London) was a British actor.
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/ref> Travers appeared in a number of films (mostly directed by Kenelm Foss) made by Astra Films
Astra Films was a British film production and film distribution, distribution company of the silent era. It was set up in Leeds following the First World War by the film director Herbert Wilcox, his younger brother Charles Wilcox and H.W. Thompso ...
. He died in 1941.
Selected filmography
* '' East Lynne'' (1913)
* '' Sixty Years a Queen'' (1913)
* '' Lights of London'' (1914)
* '' Tommy Atkins'' (1915)
* ''The Rogues of London
''The Rogues of London'' is a 1915 British silent thriller film directed by Bert Haldane and starring Blanche Forsythe, Fred Paul and Maud Yates.Low p.299
Cast
* Blanche Forsythe as Ruth Davies
* Fred Paul as Ralph Munt
* Maud Yates as V ...
'' (1915)
* ''The Lure of Drink
''The Lure of Drink'' is a 1915 British silent drama film directed by A. E. Coleby and starring Blanche Forsythe and Roy Travers.Low p.293
Cast
* Blanche Forsythe as Peggy
* Roy Travers as Ned
* A. E. Coleby
Albert Ernest Coleby (1876 � ...
'' (1915)
* '' The Man Who Bought London'' (1916)
* ''Diana and Destiny
''Diana and Destiny'' is a 1916 British silent drama film directed by Floyd Martin Thornton and starring Evelyn Boucher, Wyndham Guise and Roy Travers. It was made at Catford Studios, and based on a 1905 novel by Charles Garvice.
Cast
* Evelyn ...
'' (1916)
* ''It Is for England
''It Is for England'' is a 1916 silent film propaganda war drama written and directed by Laurence Cowen. It is also called The Hidden Hand.
It is preserved at the Library of Congress.''Catalog of Holdings'' The American Film Institute Collection ...
'' (1916)
* ''Auld Lang Syne
"Auld Lang Syne" (: note "s" rather than "z") is a popular song, particularly in the English-speaking world. Traditionally, it is sung to bid farewell to the old year at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve. By extension, it is also often ...
'' (1917)
* ''Little Women
''Little Women'' is a coming-of-age novel written by American novelist Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888).
Alcott wrote the book, originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869, at the request of her publisher. The story follows the lives ...
'' (1917)
* ''The Splendid Coward
''The Splendid Coward'' is a 1918 British silent crime film directed by F. Martin Thornton and starring James Knight, Joan Legge and Roy Travers.Goble p.963
Cast
* James Knight as Dick Swinton
* Joan Legge as Dora Dundas
* Roy Travers a ...
'' (1918)
* '' Ave Maria'' (1918)
* ''The Lackey and the Lady
''The Lackey and the Lady'' is a 1919 British silent drama film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Leslie Howard, A. E. Matthews and Roy Travers. It was based on a novel by Tom Gallon.
The film was the subject of a court case after its d ...
'' (1919)
* ''No. 5 John Street
''No. 5 John Street'' is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Kenelm Foss and starring Zena Dare and Mary Odette and Lionelle Howard. It is based on the 1899 novel by Richard Whiteing. The screenplay concerns a soap-making heiress who ...
'' (1921)
* '' Cherry Ripe'' (1921)
* '' The Street of Adventure'' (1921)
* '' All Roads Lead to Calvary'' (1921)
* '' The Double Event'' (1921)
* '' A Romance of Old Baghdad'' (1922)
* ''The House of Peril
''The House of Peril'' is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by Kenelm Foss and starring Fay Compton, Roy Travers, Flora le Breton and A.B. Imeson. It is an adaptation of the 1912 novel '' The Chink in the Armour'' by Marie Belloc Lownd ...
'' (1922)
* '' The Hypocrites'' (1923)
* ''The Indian Love Lyrics
''The Indian Love Lyrics'' is a 1923 British silent film, silent romantic drama film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Catherine Calvert, Owen Nares and Malvina Longfellow.Low p.387 It is based on the poem ''The Garden of Kama'' by Laurence ...
'' (1923)
* '' Moonbeam Magic'' (1924)
* '' For Valour'' (1928)
* ''Q Ships'' (1928)
* ''Down Channel
''Down Channel'' is a 1929 British silent adventure film directed by Michael Barringer and starring Henry Victor, Alf Goddard and Roy Travers. It was made at Cricklewood Studios.Wood p.65
Cast
* Henry Victor as Smiler
* Alf Goddard as Nixon
* ...
'' (1929)
* ''Romany Love
''Romany Love'' is a 1931 British musical film directed by Fred Paul and starring Esmond Knight, Florence McHugh and Roy Travers. It was made at Isleworth Studios as a quota quickie.Chibnall p.265
Cast
* Esmond Knight as Davy Summers
* Flor ...
'' (1931)
* '' Kiss Me Sergeant'' (1932)
References
External links
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1883 births
Year of death unknown
English male film actors
English male silent film actors
Male actors from London
20th-century English male actors
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