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Guy Elmer Hedlund (August 21, 1884 – December 29, 1964) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1906 and 1947.
Guy Hedlund | |
|---|---|
| Born | Guy Elmer Hedlund August 21, 1884 Portland, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | December 29, 1964 (aged 80) Culver City, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1906-1947 |
Born in Portland, Connecticut, on August 21, 1884, worked with newspapers, on a cattle boat, and as a lumberjack before he began acting. His father was the captain of a yacht.[1]
Hedlund began entertaining in England, and he went on to perform in Ireland and Scotland. He returned to the United States, initially acting on stage before he went into films.[1] Hedlund directed the 1920 industrial film The Making of an American.
Beginning in 1931, Hedlund spent a decade at WTIC radio in Hartford, Connecticut, managing The Guy Hedlund Players.[1]
Hedlund was married to actress Edith Randle.[1] He died in Culver City in a road accident.
Selected filmography edit
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | Romance of a Jewess | ||
| The Taming of the Shrew | |||
| 1909 | In Little Italy | At the Ball | Unconfirmed |
| 1910 | The Woman from Mellon's | Butler | |
| In the Border States | Confederate Soldier | ||
| A Flash of Light | At First Party/At Second Party | ||
| The Modern Prodigal | The Prodigal Son | ||
| A Mohawk's Way | Indian | ||
| 1911 | His Trust | Black servant | |
| His Trust Fulfilled | Freed slave/Man in wedding group | ||
| Was He a Coward? | An Indian | ||
| The Lonedale Operator | On Train | ||
| What Shall We Do with Our Old? | Young Carpenter in Shop/In Court | ||
| Enoch Arden | On Rescue Ship | ||
| The Indian Brothers | The Renegade | ||
| The Blind Princess and the Poet | |||
| The Battle | A Union Soldier | ||
| 1912 | For the Cause of the South | Colonel Randall's Son | |
| The Eternal Mother | A Friend |
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Portland's Guy Hedlund: Actor and Activist". connecticuthistory.org. December 29, 2020. Archived from the original on September 8, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
External links edit
Works by or about Guy Hedlund at Wikisource- Guy Hedlund at IMDb
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