Joseph Cawthorn
Joseph Cawthorn | |
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Born | Joseph Bridger Cawthorn March 29, 1868 New York City, U.S. |
Died | January 21, 1949 | (aged 80)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1872–1942 |
Spouse |
Joseph Bridger Cawthorn (March 29, 1868 – January 21, 1949) was an American stage and film comic actor.
Biography
Born on March 29, 1868, in New York City[1] to a minstrel-show family, Cawthorn started out in show business as a child, debuting at Robinson's Music Hall in New York in 1872.[2] He appeared in minstrel shows and vaudeville as a "Dutch" comic, employing a thick German dialect.[3] He later worked in British music halls and American touring companies.
Cawthorn made his
When his Broadway stardom waned, Cawthorn moved to Hollywood in 1927 and started a second prolific career, appearing in over 50 films, the last in 1942. He played Gremio in the first sound adaptation of
He was Queenie Vassar's third husband; they were married from 1902 to his death.[6]
Cawthorn died on January 21, 1949, at age 80, in
Complete filmography
- The Secret Studio (1927) - Pa Merton
- Two Girls Wanted (1927) - Philip Hancock
- Very Confidential (1927) - Donald Allen
- Silk Legs (1927) - Ezra Fulton
- Hold 'Em Yale (1928) - Professor George Bradbury
- Speakeasy (1929) - Yokel
- Street Girl (1929) - Keppel - Cafe Owner
- The Taming of the Shrew (1929) - Gremio
- Jazz Heaven (1929) - Herman Kemple
- Dance Hall (1929) - Bremmer
- Dixiana (1930) - Cornelius Van Horn - Carl's Father
- The Princess and the Plumber (1930) - Merkl
- Kiki (1931) - Alfred Rapp
- A Tailor Made Man (1931) - Huber
- The Runaround (1931) - Lou
- Peach O'Reno (1931) - Joe Bruno
- White Zombie (1932) - Dr. Bruner
- Love Me Tonight (1932) - Dr. Armand de Fontinac
- They Call It Sin (1932) - Mr. Hollister
- Men Are Such Fools (1932) - Werner
- Whistling in the Dark (1933) - Otto Barfuss
- Grand Slam (1933) - Alex Alexandrovitch (uncredited)
- Blondie Johnson (1933) - Jewelry Store Manager
- Made on Broadway (1933) - Maxie Schultz
- Best of Enemies (1933) - Gus Schneider
- Broken Dreams (1933) - Pop
- Cold Turkey (1933 short)
- The Cat and the Fiddle (1934) - Rudy
- Lazy River (1934) - Mr. Julius Ambrose
- Glamour (1934) - Ibsen
- Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934) - Herbert Brokman
- The Last Gentleman (1934) - Dr. Wilson
- Housewife (1934) - Krueger
- The Human Side (1934) - Fritz Speigal
- Young and Beautiful (1934) - Herman Cline
- Music in the Air (1934) - Hans Uppman
- Sweet Adeline (1934) - Oscar Schmidt
- Maybe It's Love (1935) - Adolph Sr.
- Sweet Music (1935) - Sidney Selzer
- Naughty Marietta (1935) - Herr Schuman
- Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935) - Schultz
- Smart Girl (1935) - Karl Krausemeyer
- Bright Lights (1935) - Oscar Schlemmer
- Page Miss Glory (1935) - Mr.Freischutz
- Harmony Lane (1935) - Professor Henry Kleber
- Freshman Love (1936) - Wilson, Sr.
- The Great Ziegfeld (1936) - Dr. Ziegfeld
- Brides Are Like That (1936) - Fred Schultz
- One Rainy Afternoon (1936) - Monsieur Pelerin
- Hot Money (1936) - Max Dourfuss
- Crime Over London (1936) - Mr. Sherwood / Reilly
- Lillian Russell (1940) - Leopold Damrosch
- Scatterbrain (1940) - Nicholas Raptis
- So Ends Our Night (1941) - Leopold Potzloch
- The Postman Didn't Ring (1942) - Silas Harwood
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7864-5019-0. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
- ISBN 9780415938532. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19-533533-0. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
- ^ "Joseph Cawthorn Biography". starpulse.com. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
- ^ a b Joseph Cawthorn at the Internet Broadway Database
- ^ "Queenie Vassar to Wed Cawthorn" New York Times (June 1, 1902).
External links
- Joseph Cawthorn at IMDb
- Joseph Cawthorn at the Internet Broadway Database
- Joseph Cawthorn at Find a Grave