Clay Clement Explained

Clay Clement
Birth Name:	Claudius Geiger
Birth Date:	19 May 1888
Birth Place:	Lebanon, Ohio, U.S.^[1]
Death Place:	Watertown, New York, U.S.
Occupation:	Actor
Yearsactive:	1909–1952^[2]
Spouse:	Mary Frey (1888–1947; her death)^[3] ^[4]
Children:	1
Relatives:	J. Kenneth Campbell (grandnephew) Kim Gruenenfelder (great-grandniece)^[5]

Clay Clement (May 19, 1888 – October 20, 1956) was an American stage,^[2] film, and TV actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1918 and 1947. Clement was one of the earliest members of the Screen Actors Guild.^[6] He was born in Lebanon, Ohio and died in Watertown, New York.

Selected filmography

• Stolen Honor (1918) - Robert Macklin
• The Purple Lily (1918) - Frank Farnsworth
• The Heart of a Girl (1918) - J. Drake
• The Power and the Glory (1918) - Shade Buckheath
• Appearance of Evil (1918) - Charlie Royce
• The Sea Waif (1918) - Silas Jones
• Forest Rivals (1919) - Jean Dubois
• The Steel King (1919) - Arthur Whipple
• Hollywood Speaks (1932) - (uncredited)
• False Faces (1932) - Dr. Kelly (uncredited)
• Washington Merry-Go-Round (1932) - Samuel D. Marcus - Producer (uncredited)
• Evenings for Sale (1932) - Von Trask
• Manhattan Tower (1932) - Kenneth Burns
• Rasputin and the Empress (1932) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• Lawyer Man (1932) - Tony's Friend (uncredited)
• Second Hand Wife (1933) - Peter Cavendish
• The Past of Mary Holmes (1933) - G.K. Ethridge
• Tonight Is Ours (1933) - Seminoff
• Hard to Handle (1933) - Federal Man #1 (uncredited)
• The Circus Queen Murder (1933) - Lubbell (uncredited)
• The Working Man (1933) - Atkinson - Hartland Co. Man (uncredited)
• The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933) - Reporter at Trial (uncredited)
• Hold Me Tight (1933) - Blair
• The Nuisance (1933) - Judge (uncredited)
• The Silk Express (1933) - Myton Associate (uncredited)
• Don't Bet on Love (1933) - Arnold Ross, Attorney at Law (uncredited)
• Bureau of Missing Persons (1933) - Burton C. Kingman
• The World Changes (1933) - Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer
• Son of a Sailor (1933) - Blanding (uncredited)
• Advice to the Lovelorn (1933) - Joseph C. Douglas - District Attorney (uncredited)
• Wonder Bar (1934) - Businessman (uncredited)
• Journal of a Crime (1934) - Inspector
• House of Mystery (1934) - John Prendergast aka John Pren
• Upper World (1934) - Medical Examiner (uncredited)
• Let's Be Ritzy (1934) - Mr. Hildreth
• The Thin Man (1934) - Quinn (uncredited)
• The Personality Kid (1934) - Duncan
• Now I'll Tell (1934) - Fight Fan (uncredited)
• Madame Du Barry (1934) - Nobleman at Duc de Choiseul's Meeting (uncredited)
• Side Streets (1934) - Jack
• Friends of Mr. Sweeney (1934) - Charles Cramer (uncredited)
• I Sell Anything (1934) - Peter Van Gruen
• The St. Louis Kid (1934) - Man with Gun at Flora's (uncredited)
• I Am a Thief (1934) - Man at Hoyle's Meeting (uncredited)
• Murder in the Clouds (1934) - Flight Commander
• Sweet Music (1935) - Mr. Johnson
• Dinky (1935) - Gerald Standish
• Chinatown Squad (1935) - Earl Raybold
• Don't Bet on Blondes (1935) - T. Everett Markham
• Woman Wanted (1935) - Smiley's Henchman (uncredited)
• Streamline Express (1935) - John Bradley
• Confidential (1935) - Insp. Arthur M. Preston
• Whipsaw (1935) - Harry Ames
• Hitch Hike Lady (1935) - Warden
• Two Against the World (1936) - Mr. Banning
• The Leavenworth Case (1936) - Inspector Holmes
• It Had to Happen (1936) - McCloskey - Scaffa's Attorney (uncredited)
• The Leathernecks Have Landed (1936) - Capt. Halstead
• Wife vs. Secretary (1936) - Herbert 'Herb' (uncredited)
• The Great Ziegfeld (1936) - Jack - Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)
• The First Baby (1936) - Obstetrician (uncredited)
• Let's Sing Again (1936) - Jackson
• The Three Wise Guys (1936) - Manager of Magnin's (uncredited)
• Hearts in Bondage (1936) - Lt. Worden
• Nobody's Fool (1936) - Fixer Belmore
• Bad Guy (1937) - Bronson
• Rosalie (1937) - Captain Banner
• Arson Gang Busters (1938) - Hamilton
• A Trip to Paris (1938) - Duroche
• Numbered Woman (1938)
• Straight Place and Show (1938) - Carter (uncredited)
• King of Alcatraz (1938) - Fred Cateny (uncredited)
• Disbarred (1939) - Attorney Roberts
• Off the Record (1939) - Jaeggers
• Star Reporter (1939) - Whittaker
• Society Smugglers (1939) - Anthony Harrison
• Each Dawn I Die (1939) - Stacey's Attorney
• Girl from Rio (1939) - 'Mitch' Mitchell
• The Roaring Twenties (1939) - Bramfield, the Broker (uncredited)
• Allegheny Uprising (1939) - John Penn
• Parole Fixer (1940) - Stebbins (uncredited)
• Granny Get Your Gun (1940) - Riff Daggett
• Teddy, the Rough Rider (1940, Short) - Avery D. Andrews (uncredited)
• Passport to Alcatraz (1940) - Drexel Stuyvesunt
• I'm Still Alive (1940) - Roger, First Director
• Boomerang (1947) - Judge Tate (uncredited)
• Celanese Theatre (1952, Episode: "On Borrowed Time") - Dr. Evans

External links

• • • • • Clay Clement(Aveleyman)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Clay Clement. www.familysearch.org.
2. ibdb.com
3. NY State birth record
4. Web site: Mary Clement. NY State death record . March 20, 2015.
5. Book: Frey, Emma . The History of the Frey Family . 8–14 . 1969 . April 13, 2023.
6. http://www.sagaftra.org/the-first-board-1933 Sag-Aftra, The First Board (1933)