Roy Watson (August 6, 1876 – June 7, 1937) was an American actor of the
silent era
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. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1911 and 1935.
Biography
Born in
Richmond, Virginia
(Thus do we reach the stars)
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, Watson began to act on stage in 1895. He went to Hollywood in 1909. Watson's first work with films was with the
Selig Company
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when he appeared in ''
The Hazards of Helen
''The Hazards of Helen'' is an American adventure film serial (or possibly a film series) of 119 twelve-minute episodes released over a span of slightly more than two years by the Kalem Company between November 7, 1914, and February 24, 1917.
At ...
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Watson was married to, and divorced from actress
Jane Keckley
Jane Keckley (September 10, 1876 – August 14, 1963) was an American actress of the silent and sound film eras.
Biography
Keckley was born in Charleston, South Carolina, and went to school there and in Georgia.
Before she acted in films, Kec ...
. He lived at the McCadden Hotel before moving to a rest home. He died at the Hollywood Hospital in
Hollywood, California
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, on June 7, 1937.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Count of Monte Cristo
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'' (1912)
* ''
The Adventures of Kathlyn
''The Adventures of Kathlyn'' (1913) is an American motion picture serial released on December 29, 1913, by the Selig Polyscope Company. An adventure serial filmed in Chicago, Illinois, its thirteen episodes were directed by Francis J. Grandon ...
The Hazards of Helen
''The Hazards of Helen'' is an American adventure film serial (or possibly a film series) of 119 twelve-minute episodes released over a span of slightly more than two years by the Kalem Company between November 7, 1914, and February 24, 1917.
At ...
Cupid's Round Up
''Cupid's Round Up'' is a lost 1918 American silent Western film directed by Edward LeSaint and starring Tom Mix. It was produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation. This was Mix's first film with Fox.The Trail of the Holdup Man'' (1919)
* '' Wolf Blood'' (1925)
* ''
Chasing Trouble
''Chasing Trouble'' is a 1940 American comedy-drama film directed by Howard Bretherton, from Monogram Pictures.
Plot summary
Jimmy "Mr. Cupid" O’Brien (Frankie Darro) and Thomas H. Jefferson (Mantan Moreland) are making deliveries for th ...
Restless Youth
''Restless Youth'' is a 1928 silent American melodrama film, directed by Christy Cabanne. It stars Marceline Day, Ralph Forbes, and Norman Trevor, and was released on November 30, 1928.
The film's plot came from a story by Cosmo Hamilton.
Ca ...
'' (1928)
* ''The House of Terror'' (1928) a 10-chapter serial, today considered lostWorkman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p.324. .