Mahlon Hamilton
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Mahlon Preston Hamilton Jr. (June 15, 1880 – June 20, 1960) was an American stage and screen actor. He was the son of a bartender born in Baltimore, Maryland the eldest of three daughters and a son raised by his parents. Census records indicate his mother died sometime around 1899 Hamilton served with the Maryland National Guard and attended the Maryland Agricultural College (today the University of Maryland, College Park
)) before turning to acting. Over the latter part of the first decade or so of the new century Hamilton appeared in such plays as The Great Question, Israel, When Claudia Smiles The Chaperon and Overnight. Hamilton began his film career during the silent era appearing in at least 92 films between 1914 and 1950. Mahlon Preston Hamilton died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California
from cancer
. and was interred at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
.
University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...
)) before turning to acting. Over the latter part of the first decade or so of the new century Hamilton appeared in such plays as The Great Question, Israel, When Claudia Smiles The Chaperon and Overnight. Hamilton began his film career during the silent era appearing in at least 92 films between 1914 and 1950. Mahlon Preston Hamilton died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California
Woodland Hills is a district in the city of Los Angeles, California.Woodland Hills is located in the southwestern area of the San Fernando Valley, east of Calabasas and west of Tarzana, with Warner Center in its northern section...
from cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
. and was interred at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery is located at 10621 Victory Boulevard in North Hollywood, California.The cemetery has a special section called the Portal of the Folded Wings Shrine to Aviation that is the final resting place for a number of aviation pioneers — barnstormers, daredevils and...
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Selected filmography
- The Law of the LandThe Law of the Land (film)The Law of the Land is a 1917 silent film starring stage actress turned screen vamp Olga Petrova. It was directed by Maurice Tourneur and produced by Jesse Lasky. The story is based on the 1914 play The Law of the Land by George Broadhurst and starred Julia Dean in Petrova's role. Some scenes of...
(1917) - The Hidden HandThe Hidden Hand (serial)The Hidden Hand is a 1917 film serial directed by James Vincent. This is a lost serial.-Cast:* Doris Kenyon - Doris Whitney* Sheldon Lewis - Dr. Scarley* Mahlon Hamilton - Jack Ramsey* Arline Pretty - Vera Orane* Henry Sedley...
(1917) - To the DeathTo the Death (film)To the Death is a 1917 silent American drama film directed by Burton L. King. The film is considered to be lost.- Cast :* Olga Petrova as Bianca Sylva To the Death is a 1917 silent American drama film directed by Burton L. King. The film is considered to be lost.- Cast :* Olga Petrova as Bianca...
(1917) - Daddy-Long-LegsDaddy-Long-Legs (1919 film)Daddy-Long-Legs is a 1919 silent comedy-drama film directed by Marshall Neilan, and based on Jean Webster's novel of the same name. The film stars Mary Pickford.-Plot:A police officer finds a baby in a trash can, and Mrs...
(1919) - The Deadlier SexThe Deadlier SexThe Deadlier Sex is a 1920 comedy film directed by Robert Thornby and featuring Boris Karloff.-Cast:* Blanche Sweet - Mary Willard* Winter Hall - Henry Willard* Roy Laidlaw - Huntley Green* Mahlon Hamilton - Harvey Judson* Russell Simpson - Jim Willis...
(1920) - Greater Than LoveGreater Than LoveGreater Than Love is a 1921 silent drama film directed by Fred Niblo.-Cast:* Louise Glaum - Grace Merrill* Patricia Palmer - Elsie Brown* Rose Cade - Maizie* Eve Southern - Clairice* Willie Mae Carson - Pinkie* Betty Francisco - Helen Wellington...
(1921) - Under the LashUnder the LashUnder the Lash is a 1921 silent drama film directed by Sam Wood and starring Gloria Swanson.-Cast:* Gloria Swanson - Deborah Krillet* Mahlon Hamilton - Robert Waring* Russell Simpson - Simeon Krillet* Lillian Leighton - Tant Anna Vanderberg...
(1921) - Peg o' My HeartPeg o' My Heart (1922 film)Peg o' My Heart is a silent drama film directed by King Vidor and starring Laurette Taylor. It is based on the 1912 play written by Taylor's husband J. Hartley Manners. The play starred Laurette Taylor and famously ran a record number of performances on Broadway...
(1922) - IdahoIdaho (serial)Idaho was a 1925 Western film serial directed by Robert F. Hill. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Mahlon Hamilton - Boston Graham* Vivian Rich - Beth Cameron* Frederick Vroom - David Cameron* Frank Lackteen - Tex Osborne...
(1925) - The Single StandardThe Single StandardThe Single Standard is a 1929 romantic drama film directed by John S. Robertson and starring Greta Garbo, Nils Asther, and Johnny Mack Brown....
(1929) - Mississippi (1935)
- Madame XMadame X (1937 film)Madame X is a drama film, a sanitized remake of several Pre-Code films of the same name. It was directed by Sam Wood with additional direction by Gustav Machatý .-Plot:...
(1937)