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Bryant Washburn is a Actor American born on 27 april 1889 at Chicago (USA)

Bryant Washburn

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Birth name Franklin Bryant Washburn III
Nationality USA
Birth 27 april 1889 at Chicago (USA)
Death 30 april 1963 (at 74 years) at Hollywood (USA)

Bryant Washburn (born Franklin Bryant Washburn; April 28, 1889 – April 30, 1963) was an American film actor. He appeared in 375 films between 1911 and 1947. He quickly became a comedy star after appearing in films such as Skinner's Baby and Skinner's Dress Suit in 1917.

He died from a heart attack in Hollywood. His interment was located in Culver City, California's Holy Cross Cemetery. His son, Bryant Washburn, Jr. (1915–1960), was also an actor, a major in the US Air Force Reserve, served during World War II and Korea, and predeceased him.

Biography

Bryant Washburn débute au cinéma en 1911, tournant de nombreux courts métrages produit par Essanay Studios, dont Sunshine de Theodore Wharton (1912, avec Ruth Stonehouse) et The Woman Hater de Charles Brabin (1915, avec Charles Brabin et Henry B. Walthall).

En tout, il contribue à environ deux-cent-cinquante films muets américains, le dernier étant le court métrage The Unkissed Man de Leo McCarey (avec Jean Harlow dans un petit rôle), sorti en 1929. Citons également Le Sorcier d'Oz de Larry Semon (1925, avec Dorothy Dwan et Virginia Pearson) et Le Roi des rois de Cecil B. DeMille (1927, avec H. B. Warner et Dorothy Cumming).

Après le passage au parlant, Bryant Washburn collabore encore à plus de cent films, surtout comme second rôle de caractère dans des films de série B (produits notamment par Monogram Pictures). Parmi eux figurent plusieurs serials, tel Le Capitaine Marvel de William Witney et John English (1941, avec Tom Tyler dans le rôle-titre), ainsi que des westerns, comme The Law Rides Again d'Alan James (1943, avec Ken Maynard et Hoot Gibson).

Il tient aussi des petits rôles non crédités, entre autres dans La Chevauchée fantastique de John Ford (1939, avec John Wayne et Claire Trevor) et La Parade aux étoiles de George Sidney (1943, avec Kathryn Grayson et Gene Kelly). Il se retire après deux derniers films sortis en 1947.

Vers 1929, il épouse en secondes noces l'actrice Virginia Vance (1902-1942), dont il reste veuf à la mort de celle-ci.

Usually with

Donald Crisp
Donald Crisp
(12 films)
Renié
Renié
(9 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Bryant Washburn (115 films)

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Actor

Betrayal from the East, 1h22
Directed by William Berke
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Lee Tracy, Regis Toomey, Nancy Kelly, Addison Richards, Richard Loo, Victor Sen Yung
Roles Doctor at Accident (uncredited)
Rating60% 3.0012453.0012453.0012453.0012453.001245
Un américain est recruté par un réseau d'espions japonais opérant aux États-Unis; ils recherchent en particulier des informations sur le Canal de Panama.
Johnny Angel, 1h19
Directed by Edwin L. Marin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors George Raft, Claire Trevor, Signe Hasso, Lowell Gilmore, Hoagy Carmichael, Marvin Miller
Rating61% 3.0963953.0963953.0963953.0963953.096395
A merchant ship captain (George Raft) finds his father's ship – of the same line – derelict at sea, the entire crew having disappeared. From an unlisted passenger (Signe Hasso), the only survivor of the hijacking of the ship, he learns of a plot involving secret gold, and searches New Orleans for his father's murderer.
West of the Pecos, 1h6
Directed by Edward Killy
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Actors Robert Mitchum, Barbara Hale, Thurston Hall, Rita Corday, Russell Hopton, Bill Williams
Roles Doc Howard
Rating60% 3.0435153.0435153.0435153.0435153.043515
Colonel Lambreth's health is poor, so daughter Rill persuades him to leave his Chicago meat-packing business behind and move to their Texas cattle ranch. Her fiance, lawyer Clyde Corbin, stays behind.
The Falcon in Hollywood, 1h7
Directed by Gordon Douglas
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Tom Conway, Barbara Hale, Veda Ann Borg, John Abbott, Sheldon Leonard, Konstantin Shayne
Roles Art Department Runner (uncredited)
Rating64% 3.2448253.2448253.2448253.2448253.244825
Tom Lawrence (Tom Conway), The Falcon, tries to solve a series of Hollywood murders. The killings all seem to be tied in with a "jinxed" movie production, supervised by neurotic studio executive Martin Dwyer (John Abbott). Accompanied by wisecracked lady cabbie Billie (Veda Ann Borg), Lawrence pokes around a studio. Suspects are starlet Peggy Callahan (Barbara Hale), haughty prima donna Lili D'Alio (Rita Corday) or shady "businessman" Louie (Sheldon Leonard).
Follow the Leader, 1h5
Directed by Norman Taurog, William Beaudine
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Crime
Actors Leo Gorcey, Ed Wynn, Huntz Hall, Ginger Rogers, Gabriel Dell, William Benedict
Roles Colonel
Rating60% 3.000773.000773.000773.000773.00077
As he and Glimpy Freedhoff (Huntz Hall) anxiously anticipate their furlough home, Muggs McGinnis (Leo Gorcey) is summoned to the colonel (Bryant Washburn)'s office and informed that he is to be honorably discharged because of poor eyesight. At home in the Bowery, Muggs is tearfully telling his proud mother (Mary Gordon) about his discharge when Glimpy bursts into the apartment with the news that Danny (Dave Durand) has been jailed.
Nabonga
Nabonga (1944)
, 1h15
Directed by Sam Newfield
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Crime
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Buster Crabbe, Julie London, Barton MacLane, Fifi D'Orsay, Bryant Washburn, Herbert Rawlinson
Roles Hunter
Rating42% 2.1200952.1200952.1200952.1200952.120095
T. F. Stockwell (Herbert Rawlinson) steals the money and jewelry contents of safe deposit boxes of the bank he works at in Cairo. He flees south in a private plane with his young daughter Doreen (Jackie Newfield, daughter of the director) and the pilot. Brought down in the jungle during a storm, the three survive the crash but Rawlinson murders the pilot when he sees the stolen loot. Whilst exploring the surroundings, Doreen finds a gorilla (Ray Corrigan) wounded and left for dead by members of a safari.
Heavenly Days, 1h11
Directed by Howard Estabrook
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Marian Driscoll Jordan, Eugene Pallette, Gordon Oliver, Raymond Walburn, Barbara Hale, Donald Douglas
Roles Airport Official (non crédité)
Rating60% 3.002723.002723.002723.002723.00272
The Falcon in Mexico, 1h10
Directed by William Berke
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Tom Conway, Mona Maris, Martha Vickers, Nestor Paiva, Emory Parnell, Pedro de Cordoba
Roles Humphrey Wade
Rating60% 3.047873.047873.047873.047873.04787
The Falcon helps a woman enter an art gallery late at night to supposedly recover a painting that belongs to her. The Falcon discovers that the woman is the model for the artist's painting, however the artist has been dead since 1929, and the body of the owner of the gallery lays murdered on the floor. Wanted by the American police for murder, the Falcon finds the late artist's daughter and they travel to Mexico.
Thousands Cheer, 2h5
Directed by George Sidney
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Military humor in film, Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Kathryn Grayson, Gene Kelly, Mary Astor, John Boles, Ben Blue, Frances Rafferty
Roles lieutenant-colonel Brand
Rating62% 3.100043.100043.100043.100043.10004
The film is essentially a two-part program. The first half consists of a romantic comedy storyline involving an aerialist, played by Gene Kelly, who is drafted into the US Army but really wants to join the air force. During training, he falls in love with Kathryn (played by Kathryn Grayson), the daughter of his commanding officer, who has similarly put her singing career on hold in order to serve by providing entertainment for the troops. Unusually for this type of a film (and for this era of Hollywood), the character Kathryn has only recently met her father for the first time since she was a baby, her parents having divorced. A related subplot has Kathryn conniving to get her parents (played by John Boles and Mary Astor) to reconcile. During the first part of the film, Grayson sings several numbers and Kelly performs one of his most famous routines, dancing with a mop as a partner.
The Girl from Monterrey, 58minutes
Directed by Wallace Fox
Origin USA
Genres Romance
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Boxing films
Actors Armida, Edgar Kennedy, Veda Ann Borg, Jack La Rue, Anthony Caruso, Charles Williams
Roles Fight Commissioner Bogart
Rating50% 2.534522.534522.534522.534522.53452
In a Mexican nightclub, some American fight promoters witness Alberto 'Baby' Valdez, the brother of Lita Valdez knock out a champion fighter. At first Lita is angered that her brother has quit his law studies to become a fighter, but the two move to the United States. Lita literally bumps into reigning champion Jerry O'Leary with the three becoming inseparable friends. However the American fight promoters force Alberto and Jerry to fight each other or face suspension.
The Law Rides Again, 58minutes
Directed by Alan James
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Ken Maynard, Hoot Gibson, Jack La Rue, Betty Miles, Emmett Lynn, Kenneth Harlan
Roles Commissioner Lee
Rating56% 2.822722.822722.822722.822722.82272
We Were Dancing, 1h35
Directed by Robert Z. Leonard
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Norma Shearer, Melvyn Douglas, Gail Patrick, Lee Bowman, Marjorie Main, Reginald Owen
Roles M. Lambert
Rating60% 3.0475153.0475153.0475153.0475153.047515
Vicki Wilomirska, an impoverished Polish princess, falls madly in love while dancing with the charming but penniless Austrian baron Nicki Prax. She ends her engagement to a wealthy lawyer Hubert Tyler. They marry secretly but are exposed by one of Nicki's ex-girlfriends, decorator Linda Wayne. The two support themselves by being professional house guests in the homes of star-struck American nouveau riche. Eventually Nicki decides to do the unthinkable and get a job. Linda pursues Nicki, and Vicki, brokenhearted, sues for divorce. Hubert represents Vicki in the case, and the two again become engaged.
For Me and My Gal, 1h44
Directed by Busby Berkeley
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Political films
Actors Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, George Murphy, Marta Eggerth, Stephen McNally, Ben Blue
Roles Man (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Rating69% 3.495023.495023.495023.495023.49502
In the heyday of vaudeville, on the verge of America's entrance into World War I, two talented performers, Jo Hayden (Judy Garland) and Harry Palmer (Gene Kelly), set their sights on playing the Palace Theatre on Broadway, the epitome of vaudeville success, and marrying immediately after.
Maisie Gets Her Man, 1h26
Directed by Roy Del Ruth
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Ann Sothern, Red Skelton, Leo Gorcey, Allen Jenkins, Lloyd Corrigan, Donald Meek
Roles Maisie's Dance Partner (Uncredited)
Rating61% 3.098613.098613.098613.098613.09861
Showgirl Maisie River (Ann Sothern) is broke and stranded once more and briefly works in a knife-throwing act, then dedicates herself to helping would-be comedian Hap Hixby (Red Skelton) overcome his debilitating stage fright.