Edward M. Kimball was an American actor of the silent era

Silent film

A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...

. He appeared in 63 films between 1912

1912 in film

The year 1912 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Mack Sennett, who had previously worked as an actor and comedy director with D. W. Griffith, formed a new company with New York City entrepreneur Adam Kessel called Keystone Studios...

 and 1936

1936 in film

The year 1936 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*May 29 - Fritz Lang's first Hollywood film Fury, starring Spencer Tracy and Bruce Cabot, is released.*November 6 - first Porky Pig animated cartoon...

. Like many older actors of the Victorian and Edwardian eras, he enjoyed a varied stage career on and off Broadway before entering the silent films.

He was born Edward Marshall Kimball in Keokuk, Iowa

Keokuk, Iowa

Keokuk is a city in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Iowa and one of the county seats of Lee County. The other county seat is Fort Madison. The population was 11,427 at the 2000 census. The city is named after the Sauk Chief Keokuk, who is thought to be buried in Rand Park...

 and died in Hollywood, California. He was the father of actress Clara Kimball Young

Clara Kimball Young

Clara Kimball Young was an American film actress, who was highly regarded and publicly popular in the early silent film era.-Early life:...

 in whose films he sometimes appeared.

Filmography

1. Modern Times (1936)...(uncredited)...as a Doctor

2. I'll Show You the Town (1925)...as Professor Carlyle McCabe

3. Passion's Pathway (1924)...as John Deering

4. The Cheat (1923)...as a Judge

5. Trilby (1923)...as Impresario

6. The Remittance of Woman (1923)...as Anthony Campbell

7. The Woman of Bronze

The Woman of Bronze

The Woman of Bronze is a 1923 silent drama film directed by King Vidor and distributed through Metro Pictures. It is based on a 1920 Broadway play by Henry Kistemaekers which starred Margaret Anglin, John Halliday and Mary Fowler...

 (1923)...as Papa Bonelli

8. Omar the Tentmaker

Omar the Tentmaker (film)

Omar the Tentmaker is a 1922 drama film directed by James Young and featuring Boris Karloff.-Cast:* Guy Bates Post - Omar the tentmaker* Virginia Brown Faire - Shireen* Nigel De Brulier - Nizam ul Mulk* Noah Beery - The shah of shahs...

 (1922)...(Edward M. Kimball)...as Omar's Father

9. The Masquerader (1922)...(Edward M. Kimball)...as Brock

10. What No Man Knows (1921)...(uncredited)...as Bit

11. Charge It (1921)...(Edward M. Kimball)...as Tom Garreth

12. An Unwilling Hero (1921)...as Lovejoy

13. Boys Will Be Boys (1921)...as Judge Priest

14. Roman Candles (aka Yankee Doodle Jr., 1920)...(Edward M. Kimball)...as John Arnold Sr.

15. Mid-Channel (1920)...(Edward M. Kimball)...as Honorable Peter Mottram

16. For the Soul of Rafael (1920)...(Edward M. Kimball)...as Ricardo

17. Silk Husbands and Calico Wives (1920)...as Jerome Appleby

18. Eyes of Youth (1919)

19. The Better Wife (1919)...as Mr. Page

20. The Road Through the Dark (1918)...(Edward M. Kimball)...as Father Alphonse

21. The Savage Woman (1918)...(Edward M. Kimball)...as Jacques Benoit

22. The Claw (1918)...(E.M. Kimball)...as the Postmaster

23. The Accidental Honeymoon (1918)...as Roland Edwards

24. The House of Glass (1918)...as Lawyer McClellan

25. The Marionettes (1918)...(Edward M. Kimball)...as Professor De Ferney

26. A Son of Strife (1918)...as Count Andre Vaskova

27. Magda (1917)...(Edward M. Kimball)

28. The Mad Lover (1917)...as the Pastor
AKA A Modern Othello (USA), The Lash of Jealousy (USA), The Shadow of the Night (USA)

29. Man's Woman (1917)...as Jimmy Regan

30. The Web of Desire (1917)...(Edward M. Kimball)...as Thomas Hurd

31. The Bondage of Fear (1917)...(Edward M. Kimball)...as Dr. Jason Wheatley

32. A Woman Alone (1917)...as Rufus Waldron
AKA Lonliness

33. The Hidden Scar (1916)...as Reverend James Overton
AKA The Scorching Way

34. The Common Law (1916)...(Edward M. Kimball)...as Mr. Neville

35. A Woman's Way (1916)...(Ed M. Kimball)...as John Livingston

36. Miss Petticoats (1916)...(Edward M. Kimball)...as Captain Joel Stewart

37. Tangled Fates (1916)...as Mr. Lawson
AKA The Grubstaker

38. The Feast of Life (1916)...as Father Venture

39. A Woman's Power (1916)...(E.M. Kimball)...as MacAllister Falkins

40. Love's Crucible (1916)...(Ed M. Kimball)...as Mr. Dymsley

41. The Yellow Passport (1916)...as David Sokoloff
AKA The Badge of Shame (USA: Reissue Title)

42. Camille (1915)...(Edward M. Kimball)...as The Doctor

43. The Little Mademoiselle (1915)...as Mr. Pemberton

44. The Impostor (1915)
AKA The Impostors (copyright title)

45. Marrying Money (1915)...as Lyman Niles
AKA Marriage a la Carte (USA: Reissue Title)

46. The Little Miss Brown (1915)...(Edward M. Kimball)...as Justin Glenton

47. The Deep Purple (1915)...as Reverend William Moore

48. Lola (1914)...(Edward M. Kimball)...as Dr. Crossett
AKA Without A Soul (USA: Reissue Title)

49. Lily of the Valley (1914)...(Edward M. Kimball)

50. The House on the Hill (1914)

51. The Gang (1914)
AKA The Reformation of the Gang (USA)

52. The Crime of Cain (1914)

53. The Awakening of Barbara Dare (1914)

54. The Spirit and the Clay (1914)...as Galton

55. Memories That Haunt (1914)...(Edward M. Kimball)

56. The Christian (1914)...as Lord Storm

57. The Cure (1913)

58. The Only Way (1913)

59. The Little Minister (1913)...(Edward M. Kimball)

60. The Delayed Letter (1913)...as Mabel's Father

61. A Vitagraph Romance (1912)...as Senator Carter of Montana

62. The Awakening of Jones (1912)...(Edward M. Kimball)

63. Martha's Rebellion (1912)...as Dr. Goodwill

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