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Malcolm Williams (actor)

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Occupation
  
actor, composer

Years active
  
1896-1931


Name
  
Malcolm Williams

Role
  
Actor

Malcolm Williams (actor)

Born
  
July 16, 1870 (
1870-07-16
)
Spring Valley, Minnesota

Died
  
June 10, 1937, New York City, New York, United States

Spouse
  
Florence Reed (m. 1908–1937)

Movies
  
The Dancing Girl, The First Kiss, The Brute

Parents
  
John H. Williams, Sarah Williams

Similar People
  
Florence Reed, Allan Dwan, Rowland V Lee

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Malcolm Williams (July 16, 1870 Spring Valley, Minnesota – June 10, 1937 New York, New York) was an American actor and composer.

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By February 1896 he had moved to New York City and played Phillip Norwood in Charles Dazey's melodrama The War of Wealth on Broadway at the Star Theatre. The play was inspired by the Panic of 1893. In the 1900 census he was listed as a resident of the Ashland House Hotel on Park Avenue South (4th Ave. then) and 24th St. in New York City.

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Family

Malcolm Edgar Williams was the son of John H. and Sarah Williams. Malcolm married actress Florence Reed in February 1908. They often appeared in Broadway shows together and sometimes collaborated writing music. Reed bore no children.

Broadway

  • The War of Wealth (1896) as Philip Norwood
  • Polly of the Circus (1907) as Rev. John Douglass
  • Madame X (1910) as Laroque
  • Master of the House as Frederick Hoffman
  • The Typhoon
  • The Painted Woman (1913)
  • The Phantom Rival (1914)
  • Idol of the Stage (1916)
  • Roads of Destiny (1918) as Alec Harvey
  • The Mirage (1920) as Chester Martin
  • The Wisdom Tooth (1926) as Mr. Porter
  • Beyond the Horizon (1926) as James Mayo
  • The Breaks (1928) as Manson
  • Little Accident (1928) as J.J. Overbeck

    • Selected filmography

  • The Brute (1914) as Donald Rogers
  • The Dancing Girl as a Quaker
  • Idol of the Stage (1916) as Philip Van Kortland
  • Down East (1917)
  • The Saphead (1920) (producer)
  • Lightnin' (1925) (writer)

    • Musical compositions

  • "I Love My Dolly Best" (1898)
  • "Kiss Me Good-Night, Dear" feature song in 1903 comedy play Merely Mary Ann collaborated with Israel Zangwill

    • References

    Malcolm Williams (actor) Wikipedia
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