Tyler Brooke (born Victor Hugo de Bierre, June 6, 1886 – March 2, 1943) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1915 and 1943. He was born in

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and died in

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by committing suicide by

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. Before he became an entertainer, Brooke was a bank clerk and an attorney. He began on the stage at the

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in 1912. He went to

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in 1925 with ''

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'' as a comedian and was captured for screen. He worked for

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for a year and a half before going into other films. In 1929, he sued

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for $109,570 damages, alleging that Hardy struck him across the arm with a billiard cue, fracturing it and preventing him working for 12 weeks.

Partial filmography

* ''

Frozen Hearts ''Frozen Hearts'' is a 1923 American silent comedy film starring Stan Laurel. One of a number of films he made before teaming up with Oliver Hardy, here peasant Stan duels with the ruling elite in Tsarist Russia for the love of his girl. The ...

'' (1923, Short) * '' Wandering Papas'' (1926, Short) - Onion, a Bridge Engineer * '' Madame Mystery'' (1926, Short) - Hungry Artist * '' Along Came Auntie'' (1926, Short) - The Under-Sheriff * '' Crazy Like a Fox'' (1926, Short) * '' On the Front Page'' (1926, Short) - Young Hornby * ''

Stage Madness ''Stage Madness'' is a 1927 American drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and written by Randall Faye. The film stars Virginia Valli, Tullio Carminati, Virginia Bradford, Lou Tellegen, Richard Walling and Tyler Brooke. The film was release ...

'' (1927) - H.H. Bragg * ''

Two-Time Mama ''Two-Time Mama'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Tyler Brooke as Mr. Dazzle The Devil * Anita Garvin as Mrs. Dazzle * Glenn Tryon as Mr. Brown * Vivien Oakland - Mrs. Brown * Gale Henry as Nora a.k.a ...

'' (1927, Short) - Mr. Dazzle aka The Devil * '' The Honorable Mr. Buggs'' (1927, Short) * ''

Rich But Honest ''Rich But Honest'' is a 1927 American silent comedy-drama film, written by Randall H. Faye and directed by Albert Ray and Horace Hough. The film was released on May 22, 1927 by Fox Film Corporation, starring Nancy Nash, John Holland, Char ...

'' (1927) - Barney Zoom * '' Cradle Snatchers'' (1927) - Osteopath * '' Fazil'' (1928) - Jacques Dubreuze * '' None but the Brave'' (1928) - Hotel Clerk * ''

The Bees' Buzz ''The Bees' Buzz'' is a 1929 American film directed by Mack Sennett. Cast *Harry Gribbon as Homer Ashcraft *Andy Clyde as Peggy's father * Barbara Leonard as Peggy * Tyler Brooke as Peggy's suitor *Vernon Dent as Jim *Ruth Kane as A party guest ...

'' (1929, Short) - Tyler Smith - Peggy's Suitor * '' Dynamite'' (1929) - The Life of the Party * '' Lilies of the Field'' (1930) - Bert Miller * '' The Furies'' (1930) - Smith * ''

The Divorcee ''The Divorcee'' is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film written by Nick Grindé, John Meehan, and Zelda Sears, based on the 1929 novel ''Ex-Wife'' by Ursula Parrott. It was directed by Robert Z. Leonard, who was nominated for the Academy ...

'' (1930) - Hank * ''

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'' (1930) - Armand * ''

Madam Satan ''Madam Satan'' or ''Madame Satan'' is a 1930 American pre-Code musical comedy film in black and white with Multicolor sequences. It was produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starred Kay Johnson, Reginald Denny, Lillian Roth, and ...

'' (1930) - Romeo * '' Playboy of Paris'' (1930) - Cadeaux * ''

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'' (1930) - Gossipy Passenger on Ship (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1931) - Master of Ceremonies (uncredited) * '' The Magnificent Lie'' (1931) - Pierre LeCoeur * '' A Dangerous Affair'' (1931) - Harvey * '' Million Dollar Legs'' (1932) - Olympics Announcer (uncredited) * ''

Love Me Tonight ''Love Me Tonight'' is a 1932 American pre-Code musical comedy film produced and directed by Rouben Mamoulian, with music by Rodgers and Hart. It stars Maurice Chevalier as a tailor who poses as a nobleman and Jeanette MacDonald as a prince ...

'' (1932) - Composer (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1932) - Commercial Singer (uncredited) * '' Hallelujah, I'm a Bum'' (1933) - Mayor's Secretary * '' Child of Manhattan'' (1933) - Dulcey (uncredited) * '' Don't Bet on Love'' (1933) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1933) - Charles Van Duesen * ''

My Lips Betray ''My Lips Betray'' is a 1933 American pre-Code musical comedy film directed by John G. Blystone and starring Lilian Harvey, John Boles and El Brendel.Solomon p. 343 The film's sets were designed by the art director Joseph C. Wright. Plot In ...

'' (1933) - Radio Announcer (uncredited) * ''

Blind Date A blind date is a social engagement between two people who have not met, usually arranged by a mutual acquaintance. Structure A blind date is arranged for by a mutual acquaintance of both participants. The two people who take part in the blind ...

'' (1934) - Emory * '' Belle of the Nineties'' (1934) - Comedian * ''

The Merry Widow ''The Merry Widow'' (german: Die lustige Witwe, links=no ) is an operetta by the Austro-Hungarian composer Franz Lehár. The librettists, Viktor Léon and Leo Stein, based the story – concerning a rich widow, and her countrymen's attempt to ...

'' (1934) - Escort (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1934) - Tipsy Man at Party (uncredited) * '' 365 Nights in Hollywood'' (1934) - Casting Director (uncredited) * ''

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch ''Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch'' is a 1901 novel by American author Alice Hegan Rice, about a southern family humorously coping with poverty. It was highly popular on its release,Lowell Hayes Harrison, ''A New History of Kentucky'' (1997), p. ...

'' (1934) * ''

Night Life of the Gods ''Night Life of the Gods'' (also known as ''Thorne Smith's Night Life of the Gods'') is a 1935 American fantasy film released by Universal Pictures. Based on a 1931 novel by Thorne Smith, the film was directed by Lowell Sherman and starred Ala ...

'' (1935) - Store Manager (uncredited) * '' Times Square Lady'' (1935) - Casa Nova Bandmaster (uncredited) * ''

Call of the Wild ''The Call of the Wild'' is a short adventure novel by Jack London, published in 1903 and set in Yukon, Canada, during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, when strong sled dogs were in high demand. The central character of the novel is a dog named Bu ...

'' (1935) - Jim, Man on Stage with Show Girls (uncredited) * '' Here Comes the Band'' (1935) - Dentist * '' It's in the Air'' (1935) - Hotel Clerk (uncredited) * '' Next Time We Love'' (1936) - Author (uncredited) * '' Poor Little Rich Girl'' (1936) - Dan Ward * '' Suzy'' (1936) - Raoul (uncredited) * ''

To Mary – with Love ''To Mary – with Love'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by John Cromwell, written by Richard Sherman and Howard Ellis Smith, and starring Warner Baxter, Myrna Loy, Ian Hunter, Claire Trevor, Jean Dixon and Pat Somerset. The film was re ...

'' (1936) - Guest * ''In His Steps'' (1936) - (uncredited) * ''

Two in a Crowd ''Two in a Crowd'' is a 1936 romantic comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Joan Bennett and Joel McCrea. It was released by Universal Pictures. The screenplay was written by Lewis R. Foster, Doris Malloy, and Earle Snell, based o ...

'' (1936) - Charles Brock (uncredited) * '' All American Chump'' (1936) - Andrews (uncredited) * ''

This Is My Affair ''This Is My Affair'' is a 1937 American crime film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Robert Taylor, Barbara Stanwyck, Victor McLaglen and Brian Donlevy. It was released by 20th Century Fox. Plot In 1901, US President William McKinle ...

'' (1937) - Specialty * ''

You Can't Have Everything ''You Can't Have Everything'' is a 1937 Fox musical film directed by Norman Taurog and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. The film stars Alice Faye and Don Ameche, and was the film debut for Gypsy Rose Lee credited as Louise Hovick part of her bir ...

'' (1937) - Hotel Clerk (uncredited) * '' In Old Chicago'' (1938) - Speciality Singer * '' Bluebeard's Eighth Wife'' (1938) - Clerk * '' Alexander's Ragtime Band'' (1938) - Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited) * ''

Tom Sawyer, Detective ''Tom Sawyer, Detective'' is an 1896 novel by Mark Twain. It is a sequel to ''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' (1876), ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' (1884), and '' Tom Sawyer Abroad'' (1894). Tom Sawyer attempts to solve a mysterious murder ...

'' (1938) - Store Clerk (uncredited) * '' Pacific Liner'' (1939) - Ship Steward (uncredited) * ''

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell ''The Story of Alexander Graham Bell'' is a somewhat fictionalized 1939 biographical film of the famous inventor. It was filmed in black-and-white and released by Twentieth Century-Fox. The film stars Don Ameche as Bell and Loretta Young as Mab ...

'' (1939) - Mr. Calhoun (uncredited) * ''

The Wizard of Oz ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' or ''The Wizard of Oz'' most commonly refers to: *'' The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'', a 1900 American novel by L. Frank Baum often reprinted as ''The Wizard of Oz'' ** Wizard of Oz (character), from the Baum novel serie ...

'' (1939) -

Emerald City The Emerald City (sometimes called the City of Emeralds) is the capital city of the fictional Land of Oz in L. Frank Baum's Oz books, first described in '' The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' (1900). Fictional description Located in the center of the ...

citizen (uncredited) * '' Little Old New York'' (1940) - Singer * ''

One Night in the Tropics ''One Night in the Tropics'' is a 1940 comedy film which was the film debut of Abbott and Costello. They are listed as supporting actors but have major exposure with five of their classic routines, including an abbreviated version of " Who's On F ...

'' (1940) - First Man Polled by Jim (uncredited) * '' Street of Memories'' (1940) - Barbershop Manager (uncredited) * ''

Tin Pan Alley Tin Pan Alley was a collection of music publishers and songwriters in New York City that dominated the popular music of the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It originally referred to a specific place: West 28th Street ...

'' (1940) - Bert Melville * '' Kitty Foyle'' (1940) - Husband in Prologue (uncredited) * ''

Lydia Lydia ( Lydian: ‎𐤮𐤱𐤠𐤭𐤣𐤠, ''Śfarda''; Aramaic: ''Lydia''; el, Λυδία, ''Lȳdíā''; tr, Lidya) was an Iron Age kingdom of western Asia Minor located generally east of ancient Ionia in the modern western Turkish provin ...

'' (1941) - Vaudeville Singer (uncredited) * ''

Two Latins from Manhattan ''Two Latins from Manhattan'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Charles Barton and starring Joan Davis, Jinx Falkenburg, and Joan Woodbury. Cast list * Joan Davis as Joan Daley * Jinx Falkenburg as Jinx Terry * Joan Woodbury as ...

'' (1941) - Hotel Clerk (uncredited) * ''

I Married an Angel ''I Married An Angel'' is a 1938 musical comedy by Rodgers and Hart. It was adapted from a play by Hungarian playwright János Vaszary, entitled ''Angyalt Vettem Felesegul''. The book was by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, with music by Rodge ...

'' (1942) - Lucien (uncredited) * ''Lucky Legs'' (1942) - Jenkins (uncredited) * ''

The McGuerins from Brooklyn ''The McGuerins from Brooklyn'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Kurt Neumann and written by Earle Snell and Clarence Marks. The film stars William Bendix, Grace Bradley, Arline Judge, Max Baer, Marjorie Woodworth, Joe Sawyer, Marion M ...

'' (1942) - Spa Desk Clerk (uncredited) * '' She Has What It Takes'' (1943) - Stage Manager (uncredited)

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