Stanley Walpole (b. 1886 – d: March 14, 1968 (age 82) ) was an Australian actor of stage and screen who was one of the first Australians have success in American films.
Biography
Walpole worked for
Bland Holt
Bland Holt (born Joseph Thomas Holt, (24 March 1851 – 28 June 1942)Dennis Shoesmith,, Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 4, MUP, 1972, pp 413-414. Accessed 1 August 2009 was a comedian and theatrical producer, active in Australia.
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then with J.C. Williamson for six years.
He and his wife Ethel Phillips, along with
Charles Villers, were the resident actors for
Australian Photoplay Company
The Australian Photo-Play Company was a short-lived but highly productive Australian film production company which operated from 1911 to 1912.
Establishment
Stanley Crick, who was Pathe Freres manager in Australia, and Herbert Finlay had enjoye ...
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In 1912 he moved to the USA and appeared in a number of films there, becoming a leading man for the Eclair Company.
He returned to Australia for eight months in Melbourne acting for J.C Williamsons, then returned to the US and was signed by Julius Stern for Universal Heights.
Select filmography
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Dan Morgan
Daniel Thomas Morgan, Jr. (born December 19, 1978) is an American football executive and former linebacker who is the assistant general manager for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the direct ...
'' (1911)
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It Is Never Too Late to Mend'' (1911)
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Captain Starlight, or Gentleman of the Road
''Captain Starlight, or Gentleman of the Road'' is a 1911 Australian silent film about the bushranger Captain Starlight. It was based on Alfred Dampier's stage adaptation of the 1888 novel '' Robbery Under Arms''. It is considered a lost film. ...
'' (1911)
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Moora Neya, or The Message of the Spear
''Moora Neya, or the Message of the Spear'' is a 1911 Australian silent film which was the first Australian movie to emphasise aboriginal people.
It was described by a contemporary newspaper report as "on the same lines as the Indian cowboy pict ...
'' (1911)
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What Women Suffer'' (1911)
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Cooee and the Echo'' (1912)
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The Cheat'' (1912)
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Whose Was the Hand?
''Whose Was the Hand?'' is a 1912 Australian silent film directed by Alfred Rolfe. It is considered a lost film.
Plot
A young man is heavily in debt and decides to get out of it by robbing his uncle. He does this with a criminal accomplice. Dur ...
'' (1912)
*''Death's Short Cut'' (1914)
*''A Fiend and His Friends'' (1914)
*''The Alibi'' (1917)
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In Walked Mary'' (1920)
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A Woman's Business
''A Woman's Business'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by B.A. Rolfe and starring Olive Tell, Edmund Lowe and Donald Hall.Goble p.1021
Cast
* Olive Tell as Barbara
* Edmund Lowe as Johnny Lister
* Donald Hall as Ellis
* Lucille ...
'' (1920)
References
External links
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Stanley Walpoleat
AusStage
AusStage: The Australian Live Performance Database is an online database which records information about live performances in Australia, providing records of productions from the first recorded performance in Australia (1789, by convicts) up un ...
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Male actors from Melbourne
Australian emigrants to the United States
1886 births
1968 deaths