Occupation Actor Years active 1912–1925 | Name Lester Cuneo Role Film actor | |
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Born October 25, 1888 ( 1888-10-25 ) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Died November 1, 1925, Los Angeles, California, United States Spouse Francelia Billington (m. 1920–1925) Marriage location Riverside, California, United States Movies Lone Hand Wilson, The Silent Voice Similar People Francelia Billington, Fred J Balshofer, Lafe McKee, Oscar Apfel, E Mason Hopper | ||
Lester H. Cuneo (October 25, 1888 – November 1, 1925) was an American stage and silent film actor. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he began acting in live theatre while still in his teens.
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Career
Lester then embarked on a film career in 1912 with the Chicago-based Selig Polyscope Company then joined Essanay Studios in 1914. Working in early Hollywood, his popularity increased after he switched from comedic roles to the increasingly popular western film genre. However, his career was temporarily interrupted when he served with the United States Army during World War I.
At war's end, Lester Cuneo returned to film and in the early 1920s set up his own production company making primarily western films.
Personal life
He married actress Francelia Billington in 1920 and had two children. the two made fourteen films together until their divorce in October 1925.
Death
Despondent over the breakdown of his marriage and the downhill slide of his film career, Lester Cuneo took his own life with a gunshot to the head in 1925. He was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. His year of death is printed on his gravemarker as 1926 which contradicts 1925, the year usually given.
Filmography
Actor
1925
Range Vultures
1925
Western Promise
1925
Two Fisted Thompson as
Two Fisted Thompson
1925
Hearts of the West
1924
The Lone Hand Texan
1924
Ridin' Fool as
David Bowers
1924
Western Grit as
Walt Powers
1923
Fighting Jim Grant as
Jim Grant
1923
The Eagle's Feather as
Jeff Carey
1923
The Zero Hour
1923
The Vengeance of Pierre as
Pierre
1922
The Devil's Ghost
1922
Blazing Arrows as
Sky Fire - aka John Strong
1922
In the Days of Buffalo Bill as
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
1922
Trapped in the Air
1922
Silver Spurs as
Craig Hamilton
1922
The Masked Avenger as
Austin Patterson
1921
Blue Blazes as
Jerry Connors
1921
The Ranger and the Law as
Dick Dawson (as Dick Douglas)
1920
Are All Men Alike? as
Raoul Uhlan
1920
Lone Hand Wilson as
Lone Hand Wilson
1920
Food for Scandal as
Jack Horner
1920
The Terror as
'Con' Norton
1920
Desert Love as
The Whelp
1917
Paradise Garden as
Jack Ballard
1917
The Rustler's Vindication (Short)
1917
Under Handicap as
Brayley
1917
The Hidden Spring as
Bill Wheeler
1917
The Haunted Pajamas as
Judge Billings
1917
The Hidden Children as
Lt. Boyd
1917
The Promise as
Buck Moncrossen
1916
Pidgin Island as
Donald Smead
1916
Big Tremaine as
Redmond Malvern
1916
Mister 44 as
Eagle Eye
1916
A Virginia Romance (Short) as
Harry Daniels
1916
The River of Romance as
Reginald Williams
1916
The Masked Rider as
Squid Archer
1916
The Come-Back as
Mac Heberton
1916
A Corner in Cotton as
Willis Jackson
1915
Richard Carvel
1915
Rosemary (unconfirmed)
1915
Pennington's Choice as
Jean
1915
The Silent Voice as
Bobby Delorme
1915
The Second in Command as
Lt. Sir Walter Mannering
1915
The Slim Princess as
The Only Koldo
1915
On the Dawn Road (Short) as
Granger
1915
The Conspiracy at the Chateau (Short) as
Martin Hobart
1915
The Mystery of the Silent Death (Short) as
Mainwright
1915
Graustark as
Prince Gabriel
1915
A Night in Kentucky (Short) as
Colonel Jordan
1915
The Other Woman's Picture (Short) as
Will Strickland
1915
The Strength of the Weak (Short) as
Stanford Black
1915
The Surprise of My Life (Short) as
Joseph Pryor
1915
The Amateur Prodigal (Short) as
Ruth's Brother
1915
The Accounting (Short) as
Sargall
1915
Thirteen Down (Short) as
Baron Schoman
1915
The Ambition of the Baron (Short)
1915
The Lieutenant Governor (Short) as
Dennis McGrath
1915
The Gallantry of Jimmy Rodgers (Short) as
Ralph Morrison
1915
The Shanty at Trembling Hill (Short)
1914
The Way of the Woman (Short)
1914
The Volunteer Burglar (Short)
1914
The Loose Change of Chance (Short)
1914
Every Inch a King (Short) as
King Livian
1914
The Place, the Time and the Man (Short) as
Jim Spear
1914
The Means and the End (Short) as
Jim Parker
1914
The Prince Party (Short) as
James Atteridge
1914
His Dearest Foes (Short) as
Rajah Allem Shah
1914
The Private Officer (Short) as
Captain Osborne
1914
In the Glare of the Lights (Short) as
Joe Brandigan
1914
The Other Man (Short) as
Frederick Braddon
1914
The Fable of the Author and the Dear Public and the Plate of Mush (Short) as
Ernest Coppie
1914
The Moving Picture Cowboy (Short) as
Director
1914
A Splendid Dishonor (Short) as
Dr. Appledane
1914
The Plum Tree (Short) as
Norris Griggs
1914
Under Royal Patronage (Short) as
Baron Spitzhausen
1914
Algie's Sister (Short) as
Algie's 'Sister' - the Female Impersonator
1914
Hearts of Men (Short) as
John Gaunt - the Outlaw
1914
How Lone Wolf Died (Short)
1914
Eugenics at Bar 'U' Ranch (Short)
1914
The Sheep Runners (Short) as
Morris Brayton
1914
A Ticket to Happiness (Short) as
Lowell Robinson
1914
Marian, the Holy Terror (Short) as
Bob Benton
1914
Marrying Gretchen (Short) as
Heinie
1914
A Romance of the Forest Reserve (Short) as
Elmer Benson - the Ranger
1914
A Mix-Up on the Plains (Short)
1914
The Renegade's Vengeance (Short) as
The Mexican
1914
The Little Sister (Short) as
First Badman
1914
A Friend in Need (Short) as
Stanley - the Ranch Owner
1914
By Unseen Hand (Short) as
Warrington - Margaret's Brother
1913
Mother Love vs Gold (Short) as
Jim Sykes
1913
Buster's Little Game (Short) as
Art Robins
1913
Physical Culture on the Quarter Circle V Bar (Short) as
Pete
1913
The Rustler's Reformation (Short)
1913
Cupid in the Cow Camp (Short) as
Arizona Bob
1913
The Escape of Jim Dolan (Short) as
Ed Jones
1913
The Child of the Prairies (Short) as
Ed Dillon
1913
The Sheriff and the Rustler (Short) as
The Sheriff
1913
The Schoolmarm's Shooting Match (Short) as
Brown
1913
Two Sacks of Potatoes (Short)
1913
Dishwash Dick's Counterfeit (Short) as
Dick Mason
1913
The Silver Grindstone (Short) as
Harry Custer
1913
The Cattle Thief's Escape (Short) as
Charley Pointer
1913
The Capture of Bad Brown (Short) as
Bad Brown
1913
The Rejected Lover's Luck (Short) as
Ben
1913
How Betty Made Good (Short) as
Jim - the Cowboy
1913
The Galloping Romeo (Short) as
The Sheriff
1913
The Stolen Moccasins (Short) as
Harden
1913
The Señorita's Repentance (Short) as
Raphael
1913
Made a Coward (Short) as
Tom Jones
1913
Sallie's Sure Shot (Short) as
Coyote Jim
1913
The Marshal's Capture (Short) as
The Marshal's Wife's Brother
1913
Taming a Tenderfoot (Short) as
Willie B. Clever - the Tenderfoot
1913
The Only Chance (Short) as
Train Dispatcher
1913
The Jealousy of Miguel and Isabella (Short) as
Miguel
1913
An Embarrassed Bridegroom (Short) as
Joe Harries - Tom's Rival
1913
The Law and the Outlaw (Short) as
Fred Stallings
1913
Religion and Gun Practice (Short) as
Finley Overmeyer
1913
His Father's Deputy (Short) as
Sam Marvin (a crook)
1913
That Mail Order Suit (Short) as
Steve
1913
The Life Timer (Short) as
Tom
1913
The Sheriff of Yavapai County (Short) as
The Frisco Kid (Apache Frank's partner)
1913
Juggling with Fate (Short) as
Wallace
1913
The Deputy's Sweetheart (Short) as
1st Thief
1913
The Bank's Messenger (Short) as
Dick Randall - the Outlaw
1913
The Range Law (Short) as
Lafe
1913
Bill's Birthday Present (Short) as
Joe
1913
How It Happened (Short) as
Pete Daniels
1913
A Canine Matchmaker; or, Leave It to a Dog (Short) as
Big Skinny
1913
The Suffragette (Short) as
Whooping Pete - Waggy's Best Friend
1913
Bud's Heiress (Short) as
Percy Bellclaire - the Englishman
1913
The Gunfighter's Son (Short) as
Sam Carey - the Gun Fighter
1912
A Rough Ride with Nitroglycerine (Short) as
Jim Dewey - the Foreman
1912
Buck's Romance (Short) as
The Chief
1912
The Ranger and His Horse (Short) as
Pete Rogers
1912
The Mantle of Red Evans (Short) as
Joe - the Porter
1912
Roped In (Short) as
Jim Harris - the Cowboy
1912
The Saint and the Siwash (Short) as
Bill Weemer - the Squaw Man
1912
Between Love and the Law (Short) as
John Miller - Ruth's Father
1912
The Dynamiters (Short) as
Joe Thompson
1912
Jim's Vindication (Short) as
The Prospector / Thief
1912
So-Jun-Wah and the Tribal Law (Short) as
Me-Ha-Jah
1912
The Opium Smugglers (Short) as
Ben Dixon - 1st Smuggler
1912
A Motorcycle Adventure as
The Half Breed
1912
Why Jim Reformed (Short) as
The Sheriff
1912
The Cattle Rustlers (Short) as
Jim - the Cattle Rustler
1912
The Brand Blotter (Short) as
Mowbray - Brent's Foreman
1912
The Fighting Instinct (Short) as
Billy Herrera - the Outlaw
1912
Circumstantial Evidence (Short) as
Hort Ingles
1912
An Equine Hero (Short) as
Pete - the Half Breed
1912
The Whiskey Runners (Short) as
Tom Thiel - the Foreman
1912
A Cowboy's Mother (Short) as
Indian Jim
1912
The Boob (Short) as
Joe Brooks - the Boob
1912
An Unexpected Fortune (Short) as
Andy Mullet - the Type-Setter
1912
The Peculiar Nature of the White Man's Burden (Short) as
Half-Breed Joe
1912
The Double Cross (Short) as
Dionysius Luer - Judd's Partner
1912
According to Law (Short) as
The Officer at the Immigrant Station
1912
Sons of the North Woods (Short) as
Hank Peters
Producer
1925
Hearts of the West (executive producer)
1924
The Lone Hand Texan (producer)
1921
The Ranger and the Law (executive producer)
1920
Lone Hand Wilson (executive producer)
Self
1921
Screen Snapshots, Series 2, No. 14-F (Documentary short) as
Self
References
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