Carlyle Blackwell (January 20, 1884 – June 17, 1955) was an American silent film actor and a minor director and producer.

He made his film debut in the 1910 Vitagraph Studios production of Uncle Tom's Cabin directed by J. Stuart Blackton. Between then and 1930, when talkies ended his acting career, he appeared in more than 180 films. For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Blackwell has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6340 Hollywood Boulevard. In his later years he was also active as a producer and writer. After his final film in 1930, Blackwell turned to performing on stage in live theatre.


Blackwell was born in Syracuse, New York. He was married three times, first to actress Ruth Hartman, who was the mother of his daughter and son. In 1923, he divorced Hartman for Desertion; and, in 1926, he married his second wife Leah Barnato, known as the "Queen of Diamonds". She was the daughter of a South African diamond millionaire and sister of Woolf Barnato. His third wife was former Ziegfeld girl Avonne Taylor, whom he met on a transatlantic crossing and married in 1933 after divorcing Leah Blackwell in 1932.

His son, Carlyle Blackwell, Jr. was also an actor. Carlyle Sr. died in Miami, Florida in 1955, aged 71.
The actor Carlyle Blackwell was an American silent movie pioneer with his first film debut in 1910. Some of his first movies include:
Uncle Tom's Cabin (1910)On Her Doorsteps (1910)"Doctor Cupid" (1911)Slim Jim's Last Chance (1911)The Wasp (1911)Over the Garden Wall (1911)The Blackfoot Halfbreed (1911)The Temptation of Rodney Vane (1911)Norma from Norway (1911)The Gun Smugglers (1912)Chasing the Smuggler (1914) - his first movie as a directorThe Man Who Could Not Lose (1914)The Good for Nothing (1917)Leap to Fame (1918)His Royal Highness (1918)Beyond the Cities (1930)Bedrock (1930)His work in England
Carlyle Blackwell went to England in 1921 and played the first Bulldog Drummond in film, in a movie called Bulldog Drummond (1922). He stayed and worked in England until 1931, both in the theater and in movies.
His cinematic works in England include:The Virgin Queen (1923)Shadow of Egypt (1924)She (1925)Monte Carlo (1925)The Rolling Road (1928)The Wrecker (1929)Der Hund von Baskerville (1929)his only talkies:Bedrock (1930)Beyond the Cities (1930)Main roles
He took part in many other productions which increased his popularity. To his numerous appearances in front of the camera belong among others:
The Lodger (1927)Blighty (1927)One of the Best (1927)The Rolling Road (1928)Bedrock (1930)Beyond the Cities (1930)Beyond the Cities (1930)Actor
1930
Beyond the Cities as
Jim Campbell
1930
Bedrock (Short) as
Tim Parke
1929
The Hound of the Baskervilles as
Sherlock Holmes
1929
The Wrecker as
Ambrose Barney
1929
The Crooked Billet as
Dietrich Hebburn
1927
One of the Best as
Philip Ellsworth
1927
The Rolling Road as
Tom Forty
1926
Beating the Book (Short) as
Honourable Teddy Blackton
1926
Riding for a King (Short) as
Capt. Harry Swinden
1925
Monte Carlo as
Sir Hargrave Wendever
1925
She as
Leo Vincy / Kallikrates
1924
Les deux gosses as
Comte Georges de Kerlor
1924
Shadow of Egypt as
Sheik Hanan
1923
The Beloved Vagabond as
Gaston de Nerac / Paragot
1923
The Virgin Queen as
Lord Robert Dudley
1922
Bulldog Drummond as
Captain Hugh Drummond
1920
The Restless Sex as
Oswald Grismer
1920
The Third Woman as
Luke Halliday
1919
Three Green Eyes as
Paul Arden
1919
Hit or Miss as
J. Butterfield 'Butts' Conroy
1919
Courage for Two as
Anthony 'Tony' Douglas / Calvin Douglas
1919
Love in a Hurry as
Charles Conant
1918
Hitting the Trail as
Kid Kelly (as Carllyle Blackwell)
1918
The Road to France as
Tom Whitney
1918
By Hook or Crook as
Frederic Pritchard
1918
The Beloved Blackmailer as
Bobby Briggs
1918
The Golden Wall as
Charles de la Fontaine - Marquis d'Aubeterre
1918
The Cabaret as
Ned Lorrimer
1918
Stolen Orders as
Lt. Dennis Gaveston
1918
Leap to Fame as
Charles Trevor
1918
The Way Out as
Robert Barr
1918
His Royal Highness as
Jack Christie
1918
The Beautiful Mrs. Reynolds as
Alexander Hamilton
1917
The Good for Nothing as
Jack Burkshaw
1917
The Burglar as
William Lewis
1917
The Marriage Market as
Richard Marlowe
1917
The Price of Pride as
David / William
1917
The Crimson Dove as
Brand Cameron
1917
The Page Mystery as
Alan Winthrop
1917
The Social Leper as
John Dean
1917
A Square Deal as
Hugh Eltinge
1917
On Dangerous Ground as
Bradford Stewart
1916
The New South as
Harry Ford, as an adult
1916
Beyond the Wall as
Dane Ashley
1916
The Ocean Waif (Short) as
Ronald Roberts
1916
A Woman's Way as
Howard Stanton
1916
Sally in Our Alley as
Paul Taylor
1916
His Brother's Wife as
Howard Barton
1916
The Shadow of a Doubt as
Ned
1916
The Clarion as
Harrington Surtaine
1915
Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo as
Richard Lane
1915
The Case of Becky as
Dr. John Arnold
1915
The Secret Orchard as
Lt. Dodd
1915
The Puppet Crown as
Bob Carewe
1915
The High Hand as
Jim Warren
1914
The Last Chapter as
Donald Gordon
1914
The Man Who Could Not Lose as
Champneys Carter
1914
The Key to Yesterday as
Frederick Marston / Robert Anglo-Saxon
1914
Such a Little Queen as
King Stephen
1914
The Political Boss (Short) as
Tom Nash - Newspaper Editor
1914
The Wire Chief's Reward (Short) as
Jack - the Wire Chief
1914
The Spitfire as
Bruce Morson
1914
Mrs. Peyton's Pearls (Short) as
Tony Peyton - the Son
1914
The Fringe on the Glove (Short) as
Bob Heath
1914
The Detective's Sister (Short) as
Jack Hurley - Gentleman Burglar
1914
The Secret Formula (Short) as
Fred Farnham
1914
The Wiles of a Siren (Short) as
Henry Hughson
1914
The Award of Justice (Short) as
Horace Clark - A Young Evangelist
1914
Chasing the Smugglers (Short) as
Lieutenant Rand
1914
The Fatal Clues (Short) as
Roy Harper - A Criminologist
1914
Out in the Rain (Short) as
Henry
1914
The Convict's Story (Short) as
Lawrence - A Victim of Circumstance
1914
The Masquerader (Short) as
Marshall Black - A Society Parasite
1913
The Invisible Foe (Short) as
Billy Waters - An Architect
1913
The Plot of India's Hillmen (Short) as
Lieutenant Maxam
1913
Perils of the Sea (Short) as
Edward Langdon
1913
The Man Who Vanished (Short) as
Hobart Schuyler
1913
A Daughter of the Underworld (Short) as
Deverill - a Young Minister
1913
Trooper Billy (Short) as
Lt. Blake
1913
The Invaders (Short) as
John Thorpe
1913
The Skeleton in the Closet (Short) as
Dan - the Deputy Sheriff
1913
Intemperance (Short) as
John Brent - a Minister
1913
The Girl and the Gangster (Short) as
Bunk Woods
1913
The Fight at Grizzly Gulch (Short) as
Wentworth - The Trader
1913
The Struggle (Short) as
Bat Thomas
1913
The Tragedy of Big Eagle Mine (Short) as
Young Tom Morton / Tom Morton Jr.
1913
The Battle for Freedom (Short) as
Charles Willis
1913
The Poet and the Soldier (Short) as
The Soldier
1913
The Cheyenne Massacre (Short) as
Lt. Ellis
1913
The Wayward Son (Short) as
Wilfred Cartwell
1913
The California Oil Crooks (Short) as
George Cresswell
1913
The Sacrifice (Short) as
Crane - the Young Broker
1913
The Attack at Rocky Pass (Short) as
Lieutenant Kellar
1913
The Honor System (Short) as
Richard Strong - a Prisoner
1913
The Missing Bonds (Short) as
Robert Randolph
1913
The Mountain Witch (Short) as
Edwin Revell - A Young Minister
1913
The Redemption (Short) as
Red Ellis
1913
A Life in the Balance (Short) as
Dr. Alberts - A Young Physician
1913
The Buckskin Coat (Short) as
Ed - a Young Settler
1913
The Last Blockhouse (Short) as
Jim - a Settler
1913
The Pride of Angry Bear (Short) as
Jim Lance - A Prospector
1913
The Boomerang (Short) as
John Smith - A Workman
1913
Red Sweeney's Mistake (Short) as
Red Sweeney - a Clever Crook
1913
A Dangerous Wager (Short) as
Jack - a Young Westerner
1913
The Usurer (Short) as
David Mills
1912
The Two Runaways (Short) as
Jackson - The Bank Clerk
1912
The Mayor's Crusade (Short) as
Royal Fendrick - the Mayor's Son
1912
The Indian Uprising at Santa Fe (Short) as
Captain Gomez / Governor Don Diego de Vargas
1912
The Water Rights War (Short) as
Steve
1912
Red Wing and the Paleface (Short) as
Elmore
1912
The Flower Girl's Romance (Short) as
Arthur Rodney
1912
Days of '49 (Short) as
Ben
1912
Mountain Dew (Short) as
Officer Lane of the Secret Service
1912
The Skinflint (Short) as
Osborn - Gabriel's Sweetheart
1912
The Power of a Hymn (Short) as
George
1912
The Peril of the Cliffs (Short) as
Dr. Carl Boswell
1912
The Plot That Failed (Short) as
Jack - the Young Inventor
1912
The Redskin Raiders (Short) as
Rolfe - the Trapper
1912
When Youth Meets Youth (Short) as
Bernard Thurvell - Will's Brother
1912
The Village Vixen (Short) as
Willis - Harrison's Son
1912
The Apache Renegade (Short) as
Jack Lane - a Cowboy
1912
The Parasite (Short) as
Fred Adams / Benson (dual role)
1912
The Frenzy of Firewater (Short) as
Dan
1912
The Daughter of the Sheriff (Short) as
Jack Bernard
1912
Kentucky Girl (Short) as
Bob Hopkins
1912
The Wandering Musician (Short) as
Joseph Thomas - The Wandering Musician - 30 Years Ago
1912
Freed from Suspicion (Short) as
Tom - Mary's Sweetheart
1912
The Family Tyrant (Short) as
Young Clary
1912
Fantasca, the Gipsy (Short) as
John Neville
1912
The Suffragette Sheriff (Short) as
Simple Sam
1912
Saved by Telephone (Short) as
Mr. J.W. Lawson
1912
The Organ Grinder (Short) as
Bariola
1912
The Colonel's Escape (Short) as
James Boyd - Soldier of Fortune
1912
The Bag of Gold (Short) as
Sam Prentiss - a Young American
1912
The Gun Smugglers (Short) as
Logan Jarrow - The Smuggler's Son
1912
The Outlaw (Short) as
Jim - the Prospector
1912
The Stolen Invention (Short) as
Floyd Dandridge, Gladys' Suitor
1912
The Mexican Revolutionist (Short) as
Juan - Mexican Revolutionist
1912
The Adventures of American Joe (Short) as
Joseph Chapman aka American Joe - a Sailor
1912
The Secret of the Miser's Cave (Short) as
Tom Mitchell
1912
The Spanish Revolt of 1836 (Short) as
Juan Alvarado
1912
Jean of the Jail (Short) as
Pedro - the Jailer
1912
The Defeat of the Brewery Gang (Short) as
Undetermined Leading Role (unconfirmed)
1912
The Bell of Penance (Short) as
Henry Fitch
1912
The Alcalde's Conspiracy (Short) as
Basilio
1912
An American Invasion (Short) as
James Pattie
1912
A Princess of the Hills (Short) as
Don Miguel Valdez
1912
An Interrupted Wedding (Short) as
Frank
1912
The Russian Peasant (Short) as
Dimitri Andrevitch
1911
The Higher Toll (Short) as
Edgar
1911
Between Father and Son (Short) as
Raphaelo (unconfirmed)
1911
Norma from Norway (Short) as
Valdamar
1911
The Long Arm of the Law (Short) as
Dave Carlton - the Ranch Foreman (unconfirmed)
1911
How Betty Captured the Outlaw (Short) as
Jim West aka Slim Jim Ward
1911
The Temptation of Rodney Vane (Short) as
Jack Satire - The Vineyard Owner's Son
1911
Dan, the Lighthouse Keeper (Short) as
Dan, the Lighthouse Keeper (unconfirmed)
1911
When California Was Won (Short) as
Lt. Tom Marston (unconfirmed)
1911
The Engineer's Daughter (Short) as
Jack Sinclair (unconfirmed)
1911
The Price of Ambition (Short) as
Cesare
1911
For Her Brother's Sake (Short) as
Allen - Mary's Brother
1911
The Peril of the Plains (Short) as
Mr. Walker - the Father
1911
A Prisoner of Mexico (Short) as
Paul Mason (unconfirmed)
1911
The Mistress of Hacienda del Cerro (Short) as
Richard Young - the Young American
1911
The California Revolution of 1848 (Short) as
Harry Cutler
1911
The Blackfoot Halfbreed (Short) as
Capt. Tingley
1911
The Alpine Lease (Short) as
Rodney Willis
1911
When the Sun Went Out (Short)
1911
On the Warpath (Short)
1911
The Branded Shoulder (Short) as
Ivor Thaine
1911
Don Ramon's Daughter (Short) as
Francisco (unconfirmed)
1911
The Wasp (Short) as
Redfern - the Artist
1911
Peggy, the Moonshiner's Daughter (Short) as
Tom Hatfield
1911
Over the Garden Wall (Short) as
Carl
1911
The Mexican Joan of Arc (Short)
1911
The Indian Maid's Sacrifice (Short) as
Don Pablo
1911
By the Aid of a Lariat (Short) as
Lariat Jim
1911
The Badge of Courage (Short) as
Tom - Jane's Sweetheart
1911
Reckless Reddy Reforms (Short) as
Undetermined Role
1911
A Cattle Herder's Romance (Short) as
Allen Ford - Young Cowboy
1911
The Love of Summer Morn (Short) as
Lieutenant Bob
1911
The Loyalty of Don Luis Verdugo (Short) as
A Young Cavalry Lieutenant (unconfirmed)
1911
Slabsides (Short) as
An English Tourist
1911
Slim Jim's Last Chance (Short) as
Slim Jim aka Red Davis
1911
Big Hearted Jim (Short) as
Tom
1911
Though the Seas Divide (Short) as
The Pianist
1911
The Mission Carrier (Short)
1911
Bertha's Mission (Short)
1911
Mexican Filibusterers (Short) as
Pedro
1911
The Lost Ribbon (Short) as
Dick
1911
The Broken Trail (Short) as
The Successful Lover
1911
The Trail of the Pomas Charm (Short) as
Dick - a Prospector (unconfirmed)
1911
Doctor Cupid (Short) as
Percy Primrose, A Poet
1910
When Lovers Part (Short)
1910
A Dixie Mother (Short) as
The Son
1910
On Her Doorsteps (Short)
1910
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Short) as
Shelby
Director
1914
The Man Who Could Not Lose
1914
The Political Boss (Short)
1914
Chasing the Smugglers (Short)
1914
Out in the Rain (Short)
Producer
1930
Beyond the Cities (producer)
1930
Bedrock (Short) (producer)
1927
One of the Best (producer)
1927
The Rolling Road (co-producer)
1927
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (producer - uncredited)
1926
The Triumph of the Rat (producer)
1923
The Beloved Vagabond (producer)
Writer
Miscellaneous
1927
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (presenter)
Self
1917
The Volunteer as
Self - Cameo Appearance