Guy Coombs

American actor
Anna Q. Nilsson
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(m. 1916; div. 1917)​

Guy Coombs (June 15, 1882 – December 29, 1947) was an American stage and screen actor who had a prolific career during the silent era. He was born in Washington, D. C. and died in Los Angeles, California. He left films in 1922 to work in real-estate in Florida.[1]

On Broadway, in 1908, Coombs appeared with the likes of James K. Hackett and Arthur Hoops in a revival of The Prisoner of Zenda.

Coombs appeared in films from Edison, Kalem, Kleine and Metro Pictures.[2]

Coombs was married at one time to acting colleague Anna Q. Nilsson.

Selected filmography

  • Nell's Last Deal (1911)
  • Aida (1911)
  • Edna's Imprisonment (1911)
  • Captain Nell (1911)
  • Battle of Pottsburg Bridge (1912)
  • The Drummer Girl of Vicksburg (1912)
  • The Confederate Ironclad (1912)
  • A Celebrated Case (1914)
  • Bab's Diary (1917)
  • Bab's Burglar (1917)
  • The Uphill Path (1918)
  • Flower of the Dusk (1920)
  • The Wrong Woman (1920)
  • When Knighthood Was in Flower (1922)
  • That Woman (1922)

References

  1. ^ Silent Film Necrology p.104 2nd Edition c.2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana ISBN 0-7864-1059-0
  2. ^ Guy Coombs bio. ; allmovie.com

External links

  • Guy Coombs at IMDb
  • IBDb.com