Occupation Actor Parents Grant Nye Role Actor | Name G. Nye Years active 1912-1952 | |
 | ||
Movies Salome, Hard Hombre, Sand, Under the Yoke, Tenderloin Similar People J Gordon Edwards, George Melford, Edward Sedgwick, William Wyler, Michael Curtiz | ||
G. Raymond Nye (April 13, 1889 – July 23, 1965) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 111 films between 1912 and 1952.
Contents
Biography
Nye was born in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Pennsylvania. He was noted for his striking appearance which consisted of dark brown hair and dark brown eyes. After many years of stage acting, he settled in Los Angeles where he lived with his father, U.S. Grant Nye, in the Sunset Junction section of the Silver Lake neighborhood of town according to the 1920 census reports. On October 3, 1929, at age 40, Nye walked into his apartment to find his father had committed suicide by shooting himself in the head. He also found an apology letter written by his father explaining that he was sorry for taking his own life and he couldn't "bear this physical condition." At 67 years old the elder Nye was suffering from the effects of three paralytic strokes.
Nye would continue to appear in films until the 1950s.
Filmography
Actor
1952
Carrie as
Waiter (uncredited)
1951
Man in the Saddle as
Townsman (uncredited)
1945
The Dolly Sisters as
Tom (uncredited)
1945
Where Do We Go from Here? (uncredited)
1945
Eadie Was a Lady as
Policeman (uncredited)
1942
Eyes in the Night as
Hugo (uncredited)
1937
Git Along Little Dogies as
Sheriff (uncredited)
1936
The Man Who Lived Twice as
Stoney - Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
1936
The King Steps Out as
Secret Service Man (uncredited)
1936
The Music Goes 'Round as
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
1935
In Old Kentucky as
Deputy Officer (uncredited)
1935
Escape from Devil's Island as
Sergeant Major (uncredited)
1935
Grand Exit as
Al, the turnkey (uncredited)
1935
Les Misérables as
Jacques (uncredited)
1934
Murder in the Private Car as
Detective (uncredited)
1933
Somewhere in Sonora as
Crooked Gambler (uncredited)
1933
King Kong as
Police Captain (uncredited)
1932
The Big Stampede as
Steele's Guard (uncredited)
1932
The Boiling Point as
Nick - Henchman (as Bill Nye)
1932
The Reckless Rider as
'Wheezer' Bill
1932
Heroes of the West as
Railroad Worker [Ch. 3] (uncredited)
1932
A Man's Land as
Pudge - Cowhand (as Bill Nye)
1931
The Deadline as
Sheriff Grady
1931
The Hard Hombre as
Joe Barlow
1931
The Painted Desert as
Bill (uncredited)
1930
The Last of the Duanes as
Watson (uncredited)
1929
The Devil Bear as
Capt. Epsom
1928
Tenderloin as
Cowles
1928
The Devil's Skipper as
Nick the Greek
1926
Driftin' Thru as
Joe Walters
1925
Nine and Three-Fifths Seconds as
Link Edwards
1925
Let 'er Buck as
James Ralston
1925
The Saddle Hawk as
Zach Marlin
1924
The Sawdust Trail as
Gorilla Lawson
1924
Tiger Love as
El Pezuño)
1924
The Fighting Coward as
Maj. Patterson
1924
Do It Now
1923
The Ramblin' Kid as
Mike Sabota
1923
Salomy Jane as
Red Pete
1923
Snowdrift as
Johnnie Claw (story)
1922
The Boss of Camp Four as
Dave Miller
1922
Bells of San Juan as
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
1922
Pardon My Nerve! as
Bill McFluke
1921
To a Finish as
Bill Terry
1921
Straight from the Shoulder as
Big Ben Wiliams
1921
The Queen of Sheba as
Adonijah
1921
Oliver Twist, Jr. as
Bill Sykes
1921
While the Devil Laughs as
'Fence' McGee
1920
The Scuttlers as
Erickson
1920
Drag Harlan as
Luke Deveny
1920
The Joyous Trouble-Makers as
Bill Rice
1920
Sand as
Joseph Garber
1920
The Orphan as
Bill Howland
1919
Wings of the Morning as
Mir Jan
1919
The Broken Commandments as
Berger
1919
The Last of the Duanes as
Poggin
1919
Wolves of the Night as
Slade
1919
The Lone Star Ranger as
Bully Brome
1919
The Jungle Trail as
Ebano
1919
When Men Desire as
Major Von Rohn
1918
For Freedom as
Bill Harris
1918
The Strange Woman as
Walter Hemingway
1918
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves as
Abdullah
1918
The Fast Mail (Short)
1918
Mother, I Need You
1918
Salome as
King Herod
1918
The Branded Man (Short) as
Val Heywood
1918
The Midnight Flyer (Short) as
Duke - Danny's Pal
1918
Play Straight or Fight (Short) as
Fred Osborne
1918
Under the Yoke as
Diablo Ramirez
1918
True Blue as
Hank Higgins
1918
The Girl with the Champagne Eyes as
Warren McKenzie
1917
The Kingdom of Love as
Caribou Bill
1917
When a Man Sees Red as
Captain Sutton
1917
The Curse of Eve as
Attorney
1917
The Desert Ghost (Short) as
Jacobs
1916
The Cry of Conscience (Short) as
Rush Enderby
1916
The Eternal Way (Short) as
Bill
1916
For Her Mother's Sake (Short)
1916
Is Any Girl Safe?
1916
The Song of the Woods (Short) as
Joe
1916
The Panel Game (Short) as
Vincent Lee
1916
Liberty as
Pancho Lopez
1916
Weapons of Love (Short) as
Bill Murrel
1916
The Social Slave (Short) as
The Man
1916
The Cage Man (Short) as
Number 341
1916
A Fight for Love (Short) as
Marisco Napoli
1916
The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring as
Big Bill Barnen
1916
The Other Half (Short) as
Blackie Connors
1916
The Passing of Hell's Crown (Short) as
Chuck Wells (as Bill Nye)
1916
The Mystery of Orcival (Short) as
De Tremorel
1916
The Guilt of Stephen Eldridge (Short) as
William Eldridge
1916
The Iron Will (Short) as
Fatia Negra
1916
Stronger Than Woman's Will (Short)
1916
The Avenging Shot (Short)
1915
The Woman of Mystery (Short) as
General Tremont
1915
The Tides of Retribution (Short) as
Tom Larkin
1915
Her Stepchildren (Short) as
Philip Ray
1915
A Woman Without a Soul (Short) as
Zane Ambrose
1915
The Road to Paradise (Short) as
Prince Aziz
1915
When a Queen Loved O'Rourke (Short) as
Prince Aziz
1915
The New Adventures of Terence O'Rourke as
Prince Aziz (as Raymond Nye)
1915
The Palace of Dust (Short) as
Prince Aziz
1915
The Chief Inspector (Short) as
Arthur Wheeler
1915
The Laurel of Tears (Short) as
Mason Downs
1915
His Hand and Seal (Short)
1915
The Worth of a Woman (Short) as
Holmes
1915
His Wife's Story (Short) as
William Courtnay
1915
The Rehearsal (Short)
1915
Ashes of Inspiration (Short)
1915
The Law of Love (Short)
1915
Reapers of the Whirlwind (Short) as
Charles Howard - John's Son
1915
A Daughter of Earth (Short) as
Judson
1915
The Smuggler's Ward (Short) as
Cutler
1915
The Wives of Men (Short) as
The Blast Foreman
1915
Captain Fracasse (Short) as
Agostino
1915
Felix Holt (Short) as
Felix Holt
1915
The Black Sheep (Short) as
Stewart Routh
1915
Lorna Doone (Short) as
Carver Doone
1915
Smouldering Fires (Short)
1915
A Bogus Bandit (Short) as
Bat Collins
1914
The King and the Man (Short) as
Tomavenis
1914
Disillusioned (Short)
1914
The Proof of a Man (Short)
1914
A Gentleman from Kentucky (Short) as
Ezra Hoover
1912
The Girl at the Key (Short) as
Undetermined Secondary Role (unconfirmed, uncredited)
References
G. Raymond Nye Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA