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...titute]] (AFI) ranked Cooper at No. 11 on its list of the 25 greatest male stars of classic Hollywood cinema. ...and authentic appearance on screen. Throughout his career, he sustained a screen persona that represented the ideal American hero.

...films, mainly designed to showcase her magnetic [[sex appeal]] and strong screen presence before transitioning to more developed roles and achieving massive ...$7 a day. This led to several other roles, and Harlean landed bit parts in silent films such as ''Why Is a Plumber?'' (1927), ''Moran of the Marines'' (1928)

...ared in ''Peg o' My Heart''. While a member of the company, Bellamy shot a screen test for director Thomas H. Ince. In November 1920, she signed a three-year ...ecutives. That year, she refused to accept a role in the highly successful silent epic Ben-Hur. She later attributed her career decline to her own choice of

...''[[Our Gang]]'' films and in a short time his name became synonymous with screen comedy. In 1915 [[Keystone Studios]] became an autonomous production unit o ...Murray, and Harry Langdon. He produced several features with his brightest stars, such as Ben Turpin and Mabel Normand.

...l praise. DeMille soon cast him as the leading man in the highly acclaimed silent drama film ''The Volga Boatman'', another critical success, and with Boyd n ...e indelibly associated with the Hopalong character and, as with the cowboy stars [[Roy Rogers]] and [[Gene Autry]], gained lasting fame in the Western film

...-Jones (as Anna) appeared in Sugar Rush, Ep. #2.1 (06/15/2006, Channel 4): Screen caps #20-37. Spanking in Movies and Television part 11 The Silent Era

...ing Actor. Rains was considered to be "one of the screen's great character stars" who was, according to the All-Movie Guide, "at his best when playing cultu ...age actors in London. At age 29, he played the role of Clarkis in his only silent film, the British film ''Build Thy House'' (1920).

...ten apology, the trial's scandal ruined the actor, who would not appear on screen again for another 10 years. ===Screen comedian===

...8, 1971) was an American film actor and [[producer]], most famous for his silent film comedies. ...omedians of the silent film era. Lloyd made nearly 200 comedy films, both silent and "[[talkies]]", between 1914 and 1947. He is best known for his "Glasses

...19 May 1958) was an English-born actor, starting his career in theatre and silent film in his native country, then immigrated to the United States and having ...type". He was often cast in similar, exotic roles. Towards the end of the silent era, Colman was teamed with Hungarian actress Vilma Bánky under Samuel Gol

...ther lover-murder cases, drug addiction and overdoses (yep, of silent film stars!), and mysterious deaths on millionaire’s yachts. ...his megaphone in the museum. He is going to turn his attention to writing screen stories, so successful has he been in this line. B.P. Schulberg has just si

...ndustry. Under the name Michael Gale (a play on his first name), his first screen role was as a sailor in Coast Guard (1939). After his debut in a small role Stevens guested on shows like Stars Over Hollywood, The Bigelow Theatre and Hollywood Opening Night as well as

...rring role in ''[[My Little Margie]]''. The show, which co-starred former silent film actor Charles Farrell, was originally a summer replacement for ''[[I L ...e role in ''The Gale Storm Show'' (aka ''Oh! Susanna''), featuring another silent movie staple, ZaSu Pitts. This program ran for 143 episodes between 1956 an

...tor, producer, screenwriter, and stunt performer. He is best known for his silent films, in which his trademark was physical comedy with a consistently stoic ==== Silent film era ====

...the name '''Sally Rand'''. She was selected as one of the [[WAMPAS]] Baby Stars in 1927. After the introduction of sound film, she became a [[dancer]], kno ...y’s Repertory Theatre Company before landing in Hollywood. She acted in 20 silent movies, including ''The King of Kings,'' by Cecil B. DeMille, who is said t

...ed on September 29, 1917. Webb also appeared that year with other Broadway stars in the ''National Red Cross Pageant'' a 50-minute film of a stage productio ...us other stage appearances, including {{lc1|vaudeville}}, and a handful of silent films. The revue ''As You Were'', with additional songs by [[Cole Porter]],

...a leading man. Gable died of a heart attack at the age of 59; his final on-screen appearance was as an aging cowboy in ''The Misfits'', released posthumously ...Gable traveled to Hollywood, where he began his film career as an extra in silent films between 1924 and 1926. He progressed to supporting roles for [[Metro-

...became one of the biggest hits of the year and made [[John Wayne]] a major screen star. ...such as cinemascope (1953) and VistaVision used the expanded width of the screen to display spectacular Western landscapes. [[John Ford]]'s use of Monument

...s related to Pornography and I’ve fucked myself silly in orgies on and off-screen more times than I can remember. I’ve had all the usual ups and downs rela ...as headed up to the west 80s to make my first porno "loop". These 8-minute silent shorts, better known as stag films had been around since the dawn of movies

...uline Starke]] in ''Women Love Diamonds'' (1927). In the last years of the silent period he was upped to star billing opposite [[Loretta Young]] in several p Fairbanks has two stars on the {{lc1|Hollywood Walk of Fame}}, one for motion pictures at 6318 Holl