Harry Lonsdale (actor) explained

Harry J. Lonsdale (born Henry Gittus Lonsdale; 6 December 1862 – 8 February 1939) was a British born actor stage and silent film actor. He played leading parts.^{[1] [2]} and married stage actress Alice Lonnon and then divorced.

Lonsdale was born in Worcester, and died in Derby. The National Portrait Gallery has a photograph of him in costume as the Marquis de Corneville in Les Cloches de Corneville from 1890.^[3]

Lonsdale had roles in several Colin Campbell directed films for Selig.

Selected filmography

• A Counterfeit Santa Claus (1912)
• Tommy's Atonement (1913)
• The Ex-Convict's Plunge (1913)
• A Change of Administration (1913)
• The Rosary (1915)
• Sweet Alyssum (1915)
• The Ne'er-Do-Well (1916)
• The Garden of Allah (1916)
• His Brothers Keeper (1916)
• Who Shall Take My Life? (1917)
• Beware of Strangers (1917)
• Little Orphant Annie (1918)
• The City of Purple Dreams
• The Illustrious Prince (1919)
• The Shepherd of the Hills (1919)
• Where Men Are Men (1921)
• The Fighting Guide (1922)
• The Call of Home (1922)
• The Great Night (1922)
• Thelma (1922)
• Big Dan (1923)
• The Vagabond Trail (1924)
• The Last of the Duanes (1924)
• Brand of Cowardice (1925)
• Her Husband's Secret (1925)

Notes and References

1. Book: Wearing, J. P.. The London Stage 1890-1899: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. November 21, 2013. Scarecrow Press. 9780810892828. Google Books.
2. Web site: The Moving Picture World. August 19, 1916. World Photographic Publishing Company. Google Books.
3. Web site: Harry Lonsdale (Henry Gittus Lonsdale) - National Portrait Gallery. www.npg.org.uk.