Occupation Actor Years active 1914-1950 | Name Mahlon Hamilton Role Actor | |
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Born June 15, 1880 ( 1880-06-15 ) Baltimore, Maryland, USA Died June 20, 1960, Woodland Hills, California, United States Spouse Aleta Farnum (m. 1918–1925) Movies Daddy‑Long‑Legs, High Barbaree, Little Old New York, The Eternal Question, Peg o' My Heart Similar People Marshall Neilan, King Vidor, J Searle Dawley, Maurice Tourneur, William Desmond Taylor | ||
Mahlon Preston Hamilton Jr. (June 15, 1880 – June 20, 1960) was an American stage and screen actor. He was the son of a bartender born in Baltimore, Maryland, the eldest of three daughters and a son raised by his parents. Census records indicate his mother died sometime around 1899 Hamilton served with the Maryland National Guard and attended the Maryland Agricultural College (today the University of Maryland, College Park) before turning to acting.
Over the latter part of the first decade or so of the new century Hamilton appeared in such plays as The Great Question, Israel, When Claudia Smiles, The Chaperon, and Overnight. Hamilton began his film career during the silent era appearing in at least 92 films between 1914 and 1950. Mahlon Preston Hamilton died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California from cancer and was interred at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery.
Filmography
Actor
1953
Small Town Girl as
Churchgoer (uncredited)
1952
Washington Story as
Congressman (uncredited)
1950
Dial 1119 as
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
1950
Duchess of Idaho as
Train Passenger (uncredited)
1949
Any Number Can Play as
Parent (uncredited)
1949
The Barkleys of Broadway as
Apartment Doorman (uncredited)
1948
Act of Violence as
Wino Pedestrian (uncredited)
1948
Souvenirs of Death (Short) as
Gambler (uncredited)
1948
State of the Union as
Businessman (uncredited)
1948
The Bride Goes Wild as
Man at Train Station (uncredited)
1947
The Hucksters as
Businessman (uncredited)
1947
The Romance of Rosy Ridge as
Northerner (uncredited)
1947
High Barbaree as
Ned Flynn (uncredited)
1947
It Happened in Brooklyn as
Minor Role (uncredited)
1945
Purity Squad (Short) as
Diabetic Patient (uncredited)
1945
Flame of Barbary Coast as
Mr. Santer (uncredited)
1945
Thrill of a Romance as
Poolside Guest (uncredited)
1944
Mrs. Parkington as
Musician at Ball (uncredited)
1944
Barbary Coast Gent as
Townsman (uncredited)
1943
Girl Crazy as
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1943
Air Raid Wardens as
Townsman at Meeting (uncredited)
1943
Slightly Dangerous as
Customer (uncredited)
1943
The Youngest Profession as
Man at Dance (uncredited)
1942
Cairo as
Victory Club Customer (uncredited)
1942
Sunday Punch as
Boxing Spectator (uncredited)
1942
Fingers at the Window as
Reporter (uncredited)
1942
Born to Sing as
Audience Member (uncredited)
1942
The Bugle Sounds as
Train Engineer (uncredited)
1941
Love Crazy as
Party Guest (uncredited)
1941
A Woman's Face as
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
1941
The People vs. Dr. Kildare as
Juror (uncredited)
1940
You, the People (Short) as
Crooked Politician (uncredited)
1940
Jack Pot (Short) as
Slot Machine Repairman (uncredited)
1940
The Ghost Comes Home as
Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)
1940
Pound Foolish (Short) as
Election Rally Supporter (uncredited)
1939
Miracles for Sale as
Magic Show Audience Member (uncredited)
1939
Calling Dr. Kildare as
Bank Employee (uncredited)
1939
The Story of Dr. Jenner (Short) as
Villager (uncredited)
1938
Too Hot to Handle as
Reporter (uncredited)
1938
How to Read (Short) as
Man in Library (uncredited)
1938
They're Always Caught (Short) as
Man in Forensics Lab (uncredited)
1938
What Price Safety! (Short) as
Doctor (uncredited)
1938
What Do You Think? (Number Three) (Short) as
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
1937
The First Hundred Years as
Man in Reception Office (uncredited)
1937
Madame X as
Spectator (uncredited)
1937
Big City as
Doorman (uncredited)
1937
Bad Guy as
Prison Doctor (uncredited)
1937
It May Happen to You (Short) as
Doctor (uncredited)
1937
Man of the People as
Man at Hearing (uncredited)
1937
Dangerous Number as
George - Assistant Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1937
Under Cover of Night as
Member of Alumni Club (uncredited)
1936
Sworn Enemy as
Butler (uncredited)
1936
The Boss Rider of Gun Creek as
Red Vale
1936
The Devil-Doll as
Detective (uncredited)
1936
San Francisco as
Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)
1936
We Went to College as
Alumnus (uncredited)
1936
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand as
Montgomery [Chs.1,2,5,6]
1936
Moonlight Murder as
Detective (uncredited)
1936
The Perfect Set-Up (Short) as
Witness (uncredited)
1935
Anna Karenina as
Colonel (uncredited)
1935
Escapade as
Announcer (uncredited)
1935
Mississippi as
Gambler (uncredited)
1934
High School Girl as
Will Andrews
1933
I'm No Angel as
Sideshow Spectator (uncredited)
1932
Back Street as
Minor Role (uncredited)
1932
The Western Limited as
Wilkes
1932
Strangers of the Evening as
Charles E. Frisbee, Deputy District Attorney
1931
Sporting Chance as
John Lawrence
1930
Code of Honor as
Jack Cardigan
1929
Rich People as
Beverly Hayden
1929
The Single Standard as
Mr. Glendenning
1929
Don't Be Nervous (Short) as
Smoky O'Brien
1929
Honky Tonk as
Jim Blake
1928
Madame DuBarry (Short) as
Louis XV
1928
White Flame
1927
Life's Crossroads as
The Man
1927
What Price Love? as
Bruce Barton
1927
Her Indiscretion as
Trueman Tisdale
1926
Home Sweet Home
1926
Morganson's Finish as
Dan Morganson
1925
The Other Woman's Story as
Robert Marshall
1925
The Winding Stair as
Gerard
1925
The Wheel as
Edward Baker
1925
Enemies of Youth
1925
Idaho as
Boston Graham
1924
Playthings of Desire as
Pierre du Charme
1924
The Recoil as
Gordon Kent
1923
His Children's Children as
Larry Devereaux
1923
The Heart Raider as
John Dennis - A Bachelor
1923
Little Old New York as
Washington Irving
1923
The Midnight Guest as
John Dryden
1923
The Christian as
Horatio Drake
1922
Peg o' My Heart as
Sir Gerald Adair
1922
Paid Back as
David Hardy
1922
Under Oath as
Jim Powers
1922
A Fool There Was as
Tom Morgan
1922
The Green Temptation as
John Allenby
1922
The Lane That Had No Turning as
George Fournel
1921
Ladies Must Live as
Ralph Lincourt
1921
Under the Lash as
Robert Waring
1921
Greater Than Love as
Bruce Wellington
1921
I Am Guilty as
Robert MacNair
1921
The Truant Husband as
Billy Sayre
1921
That Girl Montana as
Dan Overton
1920
Half a Chance as
John Steele
1920
Earthbound as
Jim Rittenshaw
1920
The Deadlier Sex as
Harvey Judson
1920
The Third Generation as
Alden Van Dusen
1919
In Old Kentucky as
Frank Layson
1919
Her Kingdom of Dreams as
Fred Warren
1919
Playthings of Passion as
Henry Rowland
1919
Daddy-Long-Legs as
Jarvis Pendleton
1919
Adele as
Capt. Fraser
1918
The Sins of the Children as
Peter Guthrie
1918
The Death Dance as
Philip Standish
1918
The Danger Mark as
Duane Mallett
1917
The Hidden Hand as
Jack Ramsey
1917
More Truth Than Poetry as
Ashton Blair / Blake Wendell
1917
Exile as
Richmond Harvey
1917
The Silence Sellers as
Donald Loring
1917
To the Death as
Etienne Du Inette
1917
Law of the Land as
Geoffrey Morton
1917
The Undying Flame as
The Shepherd / Captain Paget
1917
The Soul of a Magdalen as
Carter Vail
1917
The Waiting Soul as
Stuart Brinsley
1917
The Red Woman as
Morton Deal
1917
Bridges Burned as
Ernest Randal
1916
The Black Butterfly as
Alan Hall
1916
Extravagance as
Franklin Hall
1916
The Eternal Question as
Ralph Courtland
1916
Molly Make-Believe as
Carl Stanton
1915
The Final Judgment as
Murray Campbell
1915
The Heart of a Painted Woman as
Young Spendthrift
1914
Three Weeks as
Paul Verdayne
Archive Footage
1936
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand as
Montgomery
References
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