Carl Gerard sometimes credited as Carl Gerrard, was a Danish

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

-American actor well known for playing supporting roles.

Personal life

Gerard was born Carl Gerhard Petersen in Copenhagen

Copenhagen

Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...

, Denmark. He was married to actress Ethel Grey Terry

Ethel Grey Terry

Ethel Grey Terry was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 52 films between 1914 and 1928...

, the daughter of actress Lillian Lawrence.

Career

Gerard spent much of his career in Los Angeles and once worked alongside legendary actor Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

William Henry Pratt , better known by his stage name Boris Karloff, was an English actor.Karloff is best remembered for his roles in horror films and his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in Frankenstein , Bride of Frankenstein , and Son of Frankenstein...

 in the film The Public Defender

The Public Defender

The Public Defender is a 1931 crime film directed by J. Walter Ruben, starring Richard Dix and featuring Boris Karloff. Rich playboy Pike Winslow dons the mantle of 'The Reckoner', a mysterious avenger, when he learns that his lady friend Barbara Gerry's father has been framed in a bank...

(1931), in which he and his colleagues attempt to protect a rich and wealthy millionaire for being framed..

Filmography

• The Roadhouse Murder (1932) .... Defense Attorney
• Secret Service (1931/I) (uncredited) .... Lieutenant Foray
• The Public Defender (1931)  aka Million Dollar Swindle aka The Reckoner.... Cyrus Pringle
• Bachelor Apartment (1931) ... aka Apartamento de Soltero (USA(uncredited) .... Bit Role
• Leathernecking (1930) aka Present Arms.... Colonel
• Confessions of a Wife (1928) .... Handsome Harry
• Sharp Tools (1928)... aka Ethel Grey Terry in Sharp Tools (USA: copyright title)
• Ladies of the Mob (1928) .... Joe
• So This Is Love? (1928) .... Otto
• That Certain Thing (1928) .... Secretary Brooks
• Up in Mabel's Room (1926) .... Arthur Walters
• Wild Bill Hickok (1923) .... Clayton Hamilton
• The Love Piker (1923) (as Carl Gerrard) .... Archie Pembroke
• The Voice from the Minaret (1923) .... Secretary Barry
• Youth to Youth (1922) .... Howe Snedecor
• Under Oath (1922) .... Steve Powers
• Too Much Business (1922) .... Ray Gorham
• Hole in the Wall (1921) (as Carl Gerrard) .... Donald Ramsey
• The Great Reward (1921)
• Uncharted Seas aka Uncharted Sea (USA: copyright title)(1921) .... Tom Eastman
• The Secret Gift (1920) (as Carl Gerrard) .... Sydney Ullman
• The Silver Horde (1920) .... Alton Clyde
• Body and Soul (1920/I) .... Charles Houghton
• The Beautiful Mrs. Reynolds (1918) (as Carl Girard) .... James Reynolds
• The Little Samaritan (1917) .... Reverend
• The Little American (1917) (uncredited) .... Reverend
• Crime and Punishment (1917) .... Razmouhin Porkovitch
• The Vixen aka The Love Pirate(1916)
• Police Nr. 1111 (1915) .... Detektiv Voß
• The Family Stain (1915)

External links

• Carl Gerard biography at Imdb.com.
• Carl Gerard grave info at Findagrave.com.