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Guy Hedlund

Guy Hedlund
Born
Guy Elmer Hedlund

(1884-08-21)August 21, 1884
Portland, Connecticut, U.S.
DiedDecember 29, 1964(1964-12-29) (aged 80)
Culver City, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1906-1947

Guy Elmer Hedlund (August 21, 1884 – December 29, 1964) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1906 and 1947.

Born in Portland, Connecticut, on August 21, 1884, worked with newspapers, on a cattle boat, and as a lumberjack before he began acting. His father was the captain of a yacht.[1]

Hedlund began entertaining in England, and he went on to perform in Ireland and Scotland. He returned to the United States, initially acting on stage before he went into films.[1] Hedlund directed the 1920 industrial film The Making of an American.

Beginning in 1931, Hedlund spent a decade at WTIC radio in Hartford, Connecticut, managing The Guy Hedlund Players.[1]

Hedlund was married to actress Edith Randle.[1] He died in Culver City in a road accident.

Selected filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1908 Romance of a Jewess
The Taming of the Shrew
1909 In Little Italy At the Ball Unconfirmed
1910 The Woman from Mellon's Butler
In the Border States Confederate Soldier
A Flash of Light At First Party/At Second Party
The Modern Prodigal The Prodigal Son
A Mohawk's Way Indian
1911 His Trust Black servant
His Trust Fulfilled Freed slave/Man in wedding group
Was He a Coward? An Indian
The Lonedale Operator On Train
What Shall We Do with Our Old? Young Carpenter in Shop/In Court
Enoch Arden On Rescue Ship
The Indian Brothers The Renegade
The Blind Princess and the Poet
The Battle A Union Soldier
1912 For the Cause of the South Colonel Randall's Son
The Eternal Mother A Friend

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Portland's Guy Hedlund: Actor and Activist". connecticuthistory.org. December 29, 2020. Archived from the original on September 8, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2022.


Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Hedlund