Carl Gerard

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Carl Gerard
Carl Gerard.jpg
Gerard c. 1920
Born
Carl Gerhard Petersen

(1885-09-28)28 September 1885
Copenhagen, Denmark
Died6 January 1966(1966-01-06) (aged 80)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeHollywood Forever Cemetery
Other namesCarl Gerrard
OccupationActor
Years active1915–1932
Spouse(s)
(m. 1910; died 1931)

Carl Gerard (born Carl Gerhard Petersen; 28 September 1885 ��� 6 January 1966), sometimes credited as Carl Gerrard, was a Danish-American actor known for playing supporting roles.[1]

Career[]

Gerard spent much of his career in Los Angeles and once worked alongside legendary actor Boris Karloff in the film The Public Defender (1931), in which he and his colleagues attempt to protect a millionaire from being framed.

Selected filmography[]

References[]

  1. ^ Hans J. Wollstein (1994). Strangers in Hollywood: the history of Scandinavian actors in American films from 1910 to World War II. Scarecrow Press. pp. 122–4. ISBN 978-0-8108-2938-1.

External links[]

Retrieved from ""