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Years active
  
1910-1946

Name
  
George Lessey


Role
  
Actor

Spouse
  
May Abbey (m. ?–1947)

George Lessey George Lessey IMDb

Born
  
June 8, 1879 (
1879-06-08
)
Amherst, Massachusetts, USA

Died
  
June 3, 1947, Westbrook, Connecticut, United States

Movies
  
Buffalo Bill, Strike Up the Band, Roxie Hart, Men of Boys Town, Sky Murder

Similar People
  
William A Wellman, Alan Crosland, George B Seitz, Oscar Apfel, Norman Taurog

George Lessey (June 8, 1879 – June 3, 1947) was an American actor and director of the silent era. He appeared in 123 films between 1910 and 1946. He also directed 76 films between 1913 and 1922. Lessey also appeared in the original Broadway production of Porgy and Bess (1935) in one of the few white roles, that of the lawyer Mr. Archdale.

He was born in Amherst, Massachusetts and died in Westbrook, Connecticut.

Selected filmography

  • A Soldier's Duty (1912)
  • A Fresh Air Romance (1912)
  • The Twelfth Juror (1913)
  • Graft (1915)
  • The Eagle's Eye (1918)
  • The $1,000,000 Reward (1920)
  • Why Girls Leave Home (1921)
  • Handcuffs or Kisses (1921)
  • The Silent Command (1923)
  • The Golden Fleecing (1940)
  • Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)
  • Go West (1940)
  • Boom Town (1940) as Judge
  • Sweetheart of the Campus (1941)
  • Forbidden Passage (1941)
  • The Pride of the Yankees (1942) as Clinic Doctor

    • References

    George Lessey Wikipedia
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