William H. Tooker
William H. Tooker | |
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 Exhibitors Herald, 1920 | |
| Born | September 2, 1869 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | October 10, 1936 (aged 67) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery and Crematory, Los Angeles County California USA |
| Occupation | actor |
| Years active | 1912-1935 |
William H. Tooker (September 2, 1869 - October 10, 1936) was an American stage and film actor.
Tooker acted with the Tivoli Comic Opera Company in San Francisco.[1] On Broadway, he performed in The Coronet of the Duchess (1904) and The Governor's Lady (1912).[2] His film debut was in The Stealers.[1]
In addition to acting, Tooker was a chemist who invented polish for tan shoes.[3]
He was born in New York and died in Hollywood California.[4]
Selected filmography[]
- How Molly Made Good (1915)
- The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde (1915)
- Sunday (1915)
- A Modern Magdalen (1915) as Joe Mercer
- A Fool's Revenge (1916)
- A Modern Thelma (1916)
- East Lynne (1916)
- Ambition (1916)
- Red, White and Blue Blood (1917)
- The Bitter Truth (1917)
- The Light in Darkness (1917)
- Men (1918)
- The Woman the Germans Shot (1918)
- The Lost Battalion (1919)
- Greater Than Fame (1920)
- Heliotrope (1920)
- The Vice of Fools (1920)
- Proxies (1921)
- The Power Within (1921)
- Worlds Apart (1921)
- God's Country and the Law (1921)
- Peacock Alley (1922)
- Beyond the Rainbow (1922)
- My Friend the Devil (1922)
- The Purple Highway (1923)
- Sinner or Saint (1923)
- The Average Woman (1924)
- Who's Cheating? (1924)
- The Lone Wolf (1924)
- The Phantom Express (1925)
- The Scarlet Letter (1926)
- The White Black Sheep (1926)
- The Merry Cavalier (1926)
- Two Girls Wanted (1927)
- The Devil Dancer (1927)
- Birds of Prey (1927)
- A Woman Against the World (1928)
- Virgin Lips (1928)
- Night Watch (1928)
- Romance of the Underworld (1928)
- The Bellamy Trial (1929)
- No Defense (1929)
References[]
- ^ a b "William H. Tooker Of Stage Fame in 'Scarlet Letter'". Daily News. California, Los Angeles. January 7, 1927. p. 16. Retrieved February 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "William H. Tooker". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on June 18, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ "(untitled brief)". Motography: 887. April 15, 1916. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ Silent Film Necrology, 2nd Edition c.2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to William H. Tooker. |
- William H. Tooker at IMDb
- William H. Tooker at the Internet Broadway Database
- William H. Tooker(Kinotv)
Categories:
- 1869 births
- 1936 deaths
- Male actors from New York City
- American male silent film actors
- 20th-century American male actors
- American male film actors
- American male stage actors
- Broadway theatre people