Thomas Lockyer Jefferson (September 10, 1856 – April 2, 1932) was an American film and stage actor in mostly

silent film A silent film is a film without synchronized 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) or key lines of dialogue may, w ...

Biography

He was born to Margaret Clements Lockyer (died 1861) and actor

Joseph Jefferson Joseph Jefferson III (February 20, 1829 – April 23, 1905), often known as Joe Jefferson, was an American actor. He was the third actor of this name in a family of actors and managers, and one of the most famous 19th century American comedians ...

. The '' Burns Mantle Yearbook'' reported that he was sixth in a line of famous Jeffersons. He had leading roles in several films including ''

The Grim Game ''The Grim Game'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Irvin Willat and starring Harry Houdini and Ann Forrest.Farmer 1984, p. 312. The basic plotline serves as a showcase for Houdini's talent as an escapologist, stunt performer an ...

'' (1919) with

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. He also starred in two film adaptations of

Rip Van Winkle "Rip Van Winkle" () is a short story by the American author Washington Irving, first published in 1819. It follows a Dutch-American villager in Colonial history of the United States, colonial America named Rip Van Winkle who meets mysterious Du ...

as the title character, a role his father had performed on stage. He toured the U.S. performing a starring role in the play '' Lightnin'.'' He married actress

Daisy Jefferson Daisy Jefferson (born Daisy Marguerite Robinson; April 26, 1889 – June 3, 1967) was an American actress on stage and screen whose work includes leading roles in several silent films. She appeared with her husband Thomas Jefferson in ''Rip ...

and had three daughters from an earlier marriage. Rip Van Winkle poster

Selected filmography

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The Sable Lorcha ''The Sable Lorcha'' is a novel by Horace Hazeltine that was adapted into a 1915 silent film produced by D. W. Griffith. The story features two long-separated brothers, murder, vengeance, and a kidnapping. The film starred Tully Marshall. Book ...

'' (1915) *''Only a Tramp'' (1915) *''

Under the Gaslight ''Under the Gaslight'' is an 1867 play by Augustin Daly. It was his first successful play, and is a primary example of a melodrama, best known for its suspense scene where a person is tied to railroad tracks as a train approaches, only to be ...

'' (1914) *''

The Seats of the Mighty ''The Seats of the Mighty'' is a novel published in 1896 by Gilbert Parker. It was first published in serial form in ''The Atlantic'' starting in March 1895, and released in book form in 1896. It was the Publishers Weekly list of bestselling nove ...

'' (1914) *''

Classmates A classmate is a student who is a member of the same class, in any of its meanings (a course, a lesson, a graduating year). Classmate(s) may also refer to: * ''Classmates'' (1914 film), a 1914 silent film produced by the Biograph Company * ''Cl ...

'' (1914) *'' No Place for Father'' (1913) *'' Olaf—An Atom'' (1913) * '' The Mainspring'' (1916) * ''

Little Eve Edgarton ''Little Eve Edgarton'' is a 1916 American silent comedy film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Ella Hall, Doris Pawn and Gretchen Lederer.Spehr & Lundquist p.351 Cast * Ella Hall as Eve Edgarton * Doris Pawn as Miss Van Eaton * Gret ...

'' (1916) *''

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'' (1916) *''

An Old-Fashioned Young Man ''An Old-Fashioned Young Man'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and starring Robert Harron and Colleen Moore. The role was Moore's second credited film appearance and the first lead role of her career. Story Fr ...

'' (1917) * '' Polly Put the Kettle On'' (1917) *''

A Hoosier Romance ''A Hoosier Romance'' is a 1918 Selig Polyscope silent film, featuring actress Colleen Moore. Plot Pretty Patience Thompson, a "girl with a singing soul," lives with her cold-hearted and avaricious father, Jeff Thompson, on their Indiana farm. H ...

'' (1918) *''

'' (1919) *'' The Other Half'' (1919) *'' The Spender'' (1919) * ''

Her Kingdom of Dreams ''Her Kingdom of Dreams'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Anita Stewart, Spottiswoode Aitken, and Frank Currier Frank Currier (September 4, 1857 – April 22, 1928) was an American film and ...

'' (1919) * ''

Married in Haste ''Married in Haste'' is a 1919 American Silent film, silent comedy film directed by Arthur Rosson and starring Albert Ray, Elinor Fair and Robert Klein (actor), Robert Klein.Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36'' 40(2) ...

'' (1919) *'' Hearts Are Trumps'' (1920) * ''

White Youth ''White Youth'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Norman Dawn and starring Edith Roberts, Alfred Hollingsworth, Thomas Jefferson, Arnold Gray, and Hattie Peters. The film was released by Universal Film Manufacturing Company in Dec ...

'' (1920) *'' The Little Grey Mouse'' (1920) *''

A Splendid Hazard ''A Splendid Hazard'' is a 1920 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Henry B. Walthall. The film is based on the 1910 book of the same name. The film was produced by the Mayflower Photoplay Company. It is n ...

'' (1920) *''

Help Wanted - Male Help may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Help'' (2010 film), a Bollywood horror film * ''Help'' (2021 theatrical film), a British psychological thriller film * ''Help'' (2021 TV film), a TV film about the COVID-19 pand ...

'' (1920) * ''

The Girl in the Web ''The Girl in the Web'' is a 1920 American silent film, silent mystery film directed by Robert Thornby and starring Blanche Sweet, Nigel Barrie, and Adele Farrington. Plot Cast * Blanche Sweet as Esther Maitland * Nigel Barrie as Dick Ferguso ...

'' (1920) *'' The Idle Rich'' (1921) *''

'' (1921) *''

My Lady's Latchkey ''My Lady's Latchkey'' is a 1921 American mystery film directed by Edwin Carewe and written by Finis Fox. It is based on the 1920 novel ''The Second Latchkey'' by Charles Norris Williamson and Alice Muriel Williamson. The film stars Katherine M ...

'' (1921) * ''

Straight from Paris ''Straight from Paris'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Harry Garson and starring Clara Kimball Young, Bertram Grassby and Betty Francisco.Connelly p.46 Plot Cast * Clara Kimball Young as Lucette Grenier * Bertram Grass ...

'' (1921) *''

Beauty's Worth ''Beauty's Worth'' is a 1922 American romantic comedy drama film directed by Robert G. Vignola, starring Marion Davies as an unsophisticated Quaker who ventures to a seaside resort, meets a Bohemian artist, and falls in love. Plot As described ...

'' (1922) *'' The Son of the Wolf'' (1922) * '' The Thoroughbred'' (1925) *''

Paid to Love ''Paid to Love'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Howard Hawks and written by Malcolm Stuart Boylan, William M. Conselman, Benjamin Glazer, and Seton I. Miller. The film stars George O'Brien, Virginia Valli, J. Farrell MacD ...

'' (1927) *''

Soft Living ''Soft Living'' is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by James Tinling and starring Madge Bellamy, Johnny Mack Brown and Mary Duncan. Cast * Madge Bellamy as Nancy Woods * Johnny Mack Brown as Stockney Webb * Mary Duncan as Lorna ...

'' (1928) *'' On with the Show'' (1929) * '' Just Like Heaven'' (1930) *'' Ten Nights in a Bar-Room'' (1931) *'' Forbidden'' (1932) *''

The Hatchet Man ''The Hatchet Man'' (1932) is a pre-Code film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Edward G. Robinson. Warner Bros. had purchased the David Belasco/ Achmed Abdullah play ''The Honorable Mr. Wong'' about the Tong gang wars. Made dur ...

'' (1932)

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* * 1856 births 1932 deaths American male silent film actors American male stage actors 20th-century American male actors {{US-theat-actor-1850s-stub