Sidney Mason (1886–1923) was an American

film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lit ...

active during the

silent era A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) ...

.Langman p.291 He was the father of the actor Sydney Mason.

Selected filmography

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His Neighbor's Wife ''His Neighbor's Wife'' is a 1913 silent short film directed by Edwin S. Porter and starring Victorian actress and celebrity Lillie Langtry in her only feature screen appearance. It was produced by Adolph Zukor's Famous Players Film Company T ...

'' (1913) * ''

The Daughter of MacGregor ''The Daughter of MacGregor'' is a 1916 American silent film produced by Famous Players Film Company and distributed by Paramount. It was directed by Sidney Olcott with Valentine Grant, his wife who wrote the scenario. Cast *Valentine Grant - J ...

'' (1916) * '' The Honor of Mary Blake'' (1916) * ''

The Peddler ''The Peddler'' is a 1987 Iranian drama film directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf. The music was composed by Majid Entezami Majid Entezami ( fa, مجید انتظامی) (born 9 March 1948) is an Iranian composer, conductor, musician and oboist. He ...

'' (1917) * ''

Susan's Gentleman ''Susan's Gentleman'' is a lost 1917 silent film feature drama directed by Edwin Stevens, a stage actor who made a foray into silent films, and starred Violet Mersereau. It was produced by Bluebird Photoplays and released through the Universal Fi ...

'' (1917) * '' The Little Terror'' (1917) * ''

The Painted Madonna ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in E ...

'' (1917) * '' Little Miss Nobody'' (1917) * ''

The Boy Girl ''The Boy Girl'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Edwin Stevens and starring Violet Mersereau, Sidney Mason and Florida Kingsley. Merserau portrays a tomboy who is controlled by two aunts after her father dies and leaves her an i ...

'' (1917) * ''

Bonnie Annie Laurie ''Bonnie Annie Laurie'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Harry F. Millarde and starring Peggy Hyland, Henry Hallam, William Bailey, Sidney Mason, and Marion Singer. The film was released by Fox Film Corporation on September 1, 19 ...

'' (1918) * ''

The Prussian Cur ''The Prussian Cur'' is a 1918 American anti-German silent propaganda film produced during World War I. Now considered a lost film, it is notable for telling the story of the Crucified Soldier. The film's director, Raoul Walsh, called it his "rott ...

'' (1918) * ''

The Forbidden Path ''The Forbidden Path'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Theda Bara. The film is now considered lost. Plot As described in a film magazine, while posing for Felix Benavente (Mason) for a painting ...

'' (1918) * ''

A Fallen Idol ''A Fallen Idol'' is a lost 1919 American silent melodrama film starring Evelyn Nesbit, a famed former model and Broadway showgirl who had been at the center of two highly publicized court trials after her wealthy husband shot and killed a promi ...

'' (1919) * ''

A Modern Salome ''A Modern Salome'' is a lost 1920 American silent drama film directed by Leonce Perret and starring Hope Hampton. It was produced and distributed by Metro Pictures. The film is based on the 1891 Oscar Wilde play ''Salome''. A display adve ...

'' (1920) * ''

The Good-Bad Wife ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in ...

'' (1920)

References

Bibliography

* Langman, Larry. ''American Film Cycles: The Silent Era''. Greenwood Publishing, 1998.

External links

* American male film actors 1886 births 1923 deaths Actors from Paterson, New Jersey {{US-film-actor-stub