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Carl Gerard

Carl Gerard
Gerard c. 1920
Born
Carl Gerhard Petersen

(1885-09-28)28 September 1885
Died6 January 1966(1966-01-06) (aged 80)
Resting placeHollywood Forever Cemetery
Other namesCarl Gerrard
OccupationActor
Years active1915–1932
Spouse
(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]

Biography

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.[citation needed]

He married American actress Ethel Grey Terry in 1910 and remained with her until her death in 1931.[2]

Gerard died on 6 January 1966 in Los Angeles of a heart attack at the age of 80. His ashes were interred at Hollywood Forever Cemetery along with his wife.[3]

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. 122–124. ISBN 978-0-8108-2938-1.
  2. ^ "Ethel Grey Terry, actress, dies in Los Angeles". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Associated Press. 7 January 1931. p. 13 A. Retrieved 13 August 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Resting Places: The Burial Places of 14,000 Famous Persons, by Scott Wilson.