Arthur Ashley

American actor
  • Actor
  • writer
  • film director
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Still of Ashley with Dorothy Green in The Praise Agent (1919)

Arthur Ashley (October 6, 1886 – December 28, 1970) was an actor, writer, and director of silent films and also acted in legitimate theater.[1] He was involved with World Pictures. He directed and acted in several film productions. Later in his career he established his own stock company for theatrical productions.[2]

His starring roles included The Guardian.

He worked with William A. Brady's daughter Alice Brady on several projects.[3]

He was also the manager of the Percy Williams Actors' Home.[4]

Filmography

Actor

  • The Price of Vanity (1914) as Dick Arnold
  • The Strange Story of Sylvia Gray (1914) as Vanveldt
  • When a Woman Loves (1915) as Edgar Lowe
  • The Little Mademoiselle (1915) as Jim Pemberton
  • Sealed Lips (1915) as Cyril Maitland
  • The Grubstaker (1916)
  • The Gilded Cage (1916) as Capt. Kassari
  • The Revolt (1916) as John Stevens
  • The Summer Girl (1916) as Bruce Haldeman
  • The Men She Married (1916) as Ralph Semple
  • Tangled Fates (1916) as George Blake
  • The Struggle (1916) as Lt. Leonard Dames[5]
  • What Happened at 22[6][7] (1916) as Dave Wilson/Andrew Hart
  • Miss Petticoats (1916) as Guy Hamilton
  • The Page Mystery (1917) as Ralph Cornwell
  • The Social Leper (1917) as Robert Warren
  • Shall We Forgive Her? (1917) as Neil Garth
  • The Bondage of Fear (1917) as Skinny Morgan
  • The Divorce Game (1917) as Jean Le Beau
  • The Marriage Market (1917)
  • The Iron Ring (1917) as Jack Delamore
  • Moral Courage (1917) as Chadwick Anson[5]
  • A Woman Alone (1917) as Stephen Mallery, Jr.
  • The Guardian (1917) as Fenwick Harvey
  • The Marriage Market (1917) as Bradley Spayden
  • Rasputin, the Black Monk (2017) as Raff
  • The Beautiful Mrs. Reynolds (1918) as Aaron Burr
  • Broken Ties (1918) as Arnold Curtis
  • The American Way (1919) as Richard Farrington
  • The Praise Agent (1919) as Jack Bartling
  • Forest Rivals (1919) as Tom King
  • Breaking Home Ties (1922) as Paul Zeidman

Director

  • The Guardian (1917)
  • The Marriage Market (1917)
  • Rasputin, the Black Monk (1917)
  • Shall We Forgive Her? (1917)
  • The Beautiful Mrs. Reynolds (1918)
  • Broken Ties (1918)
  • Oh Mary Be Careful (1921)

References

  1. ^ "ASHLEY, Arthur H." www.thanhouser.org.
  2. ^ Soister, John T.; Nicolella, Henry; Joyce, Steve (2013-01-31). American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913_ÑÐ1929. McFarland. ISBN 9780786487905.
  3. ^ Wollstein, Hans J. "Arthur Ashley | Overview". Retrieved January 1, 2019 – via AllMovie.
  4. ^ "Arthur Ashley." The New York Times, 30 Dec. 1970, p. 28.
  5. ^ a b Langman, Larry (1998). American Film Cycles: The Silent Era. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9780313306570.
  6. ^ "South Bend News-Times 13 July 1916 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program".
  7. ^ "What Happened at 22 (World Pictures, 1916). Good+on Linen. One | Lot #86555".

External links

  • Arthur Ashley at IMDb


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