Thomas Jefferson (actor)
Thomas Jefferson | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Jefferson in 1902 | |
| Born | Thomas Lockyer Jefferson September 10, 1856 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | April 2, 1932 (aged 75) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1911–1932 |
| Spouse | Daisy Jefferson |
Thomas Lockyer Jefferson (September 10, 1856 – April 2, 1932) was an American film and stage actor in mostly silent films.
Biography
He was born to Margaret Clements Lockyer (died 1861) and actor Joseph Jefferson.[1] The Burns Mantle Yearbook reported that he was sixth in a line of famous Jeffersons.[2] He had leading roles in several films including The Grim Game (1919) with Harry Houdini. He also starred in two film adaptations of Rip Van Winkle 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'.[1] He married actress Daisy Jefferson and had three daughters from an earlier marriage.[1]
Selected filmography
- The Sable Lorcha (1915)
- Only a Tramp (1915)
- Under the Gaslight (1914)
- The Seats of the Mighty (1914)
- Rip Van Winkle (1914)
- Classmates (1914)
- No Place for Father (1913)
- Olaf—An Atom (1913)
- The Mainspring (1916)
- Little Eve Edgarton (1916)
- The Missing Links (1916)
- An Old-Fashioned Young Man (1917)
- Polly Put the Kettle On (1917)
- A Hoosier Romance (1918)
- The Grim Game (1919)[3]
- The Other Half (1919)
- The Spender (1919)
- Her Kingdom of Dreams (1919)
- Married in Haste (1919)
- Hearts Are Trumps (1920)
- White Youth (1920)
- The Little Grey Mouse (1920)
- A Splendid Hazard (1920)
- Help Wanted - Male (1920)
- The Girl in the Web (1920)
- The Idle Rich (1921)
- Rip Van Winkle (1921)
- My Lady's Latchkey (1921)
- Straight from Paris (1921)
- Beauty's Worth (1922)
- The Son of the Wolf (1922)
- The Thoroughbred (1925)
- Paid to Love (1927)
- Soft Living (1928)
- Ten Nights in a Bar-Room (1931)
- Forbidden (1932)[1]
- The Hatchet Man (1932)[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "HOLLYWOOD HEYDAY: April 3, 1932". July 22, 2009.
- ^ Mantle, Burns; Chapman, John Arthur; Sherwood, Garrison P.; Kronenberger, Louis (April 13, 2019). "Burns Mantle Yearbook". Dodd, Mead. Retrieved April 13, 2019 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Where Was Thomas Jefferson Born? Thomas Jefferson Hometown, Birthplace". Archived from the original on April 13, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
External links
- Thomas Jefferson at IMDb
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