Herschel Mayall Explained

Herschel Mayall
Birth Date:1863 7, mf=yes
Birth Place:Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S.
Death Place:Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1912–1935

Herschel Mayall (July 12, 1863  - June 10, 1941) was an American stage and film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1912 and 1935.

Biography

He was born in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and died in Detroit, Michigan from a cerebral hemorrhage.[1] Mayall was the son of James H. Mayall and Merilla L. Mayall.[2]

Mayall acted on stage, joining the Pike Opera House Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1897 and staying there until the theater burned in 1902, He returned to Cincinnati in 1905 to join the Forepaugh Stock Company and acted with that group for three seasons.[3] In 1906, he was "considered 'Frisco's most popular actor" when the 1906 San Francisco earthquake closed the Alhambra theater, where he had been performing.[4] He and a group of other actors from that theater formed a company that began performing in cities that included Salt Lake City and Reno, Nevada.[4] On Broadway, Mayall portrayed Father Roubier in The Garden of Allah (1911) and Laertes in Hamlet (1912).[5] He also directed Deep Channels (1929) on Broadway.[6]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1913The Battle of Gettysburg
1914The Wrath of the Gods
The Voice at the TelephoneSpike Kennedy
The Typhoon
The BargainGamblerUncredited
1915On the Night StageHandsome Jack Malone
The Man from OregonWilliam Landers
CivilizationThe King of Wredpryd
1916The AryanChip Emmett
The Sorrows of LovePrince Candoni
The BeastDavid Manning
Sins of Her ParentJim McNeil
The Road to LoveSidi Malik
1917The Island of DesireHenry Sayres
A Tale of Two CitiesJacques Defarge
High FinanceJonathan Platt
Some Boy! William Johnson
CleopatraVentidius
The Rose of BloodKoliensky
The Babes in the WoodsJohn Hamilton
Madame Du BarryJean DuBarry
1918Treasure IslandPrologue Player
Carmen of the Klondike'Silk' McDonald
ShackledHenry Hartman
Honor's CrossThomas Dolan
PatriotismSidney Carson
WedlockGeorge Osborne
Maid o' the Storm Abe Strohman
The Heart of RachaelClarence Breckenridge
The One WomanMark Overman
1919Todd of the TimesHarrison G. Monroe
The Man in the OpenTrevor
The Silver GirlGilman Parton
The Money CorralCarl Bruler
The Divorce TrapDaniel Drake
The Sleeping LionDurant
Bonds of HonorPaul Berkowitz
Wings of the MorningCol. Costabel
1920Daredevil JackLeonard Billigns
Drag HarlanLane Morgan
KismetJawan
The ScuttlersCaptain Machen
The Coast of OpportunityJulien Marr
1921The Blushing BrideLord Lansmere
The Queen of ShebaMenton
Straight from the ShoulderJoseph Martin
The Beautiful GamblerJudge Rand
To a FinishJoe Blake
Three Word BrandCarrollUncredited
1922Smiles Are TrumpsJames Manning
Extra! Extra!Edward Fletcher
Arabian LoveThe Sheik
The Yellow StainDr. Brown
Oath-BoundCaptain Steele
Calvert's ValleyJudge Rymal
Thirty DaysGiacomo Polenta
1923Money! Money! Money!Mr. Carter
The Isle of Lost ShipsCaptain Clark
In the Days of Daniel BooneGeneral Braddock
Itching PalmsJerry's Father
Wild Bill HickokGambler
1924AlimonyBlake
1925After MarriageJames Morgan
1929The Great PowerJohn Power
1930Fast and LooseJudge Summers
The Royal Family of BroadwayDoctor
1931Laman
His WomanMrs. MorriseyUncredited
1932The Divorce RacketMedical ExaminerUncredited
Hey, Pop!Contest JudgeShort, Uncredited
Big TownBanker
1933Hotel Variety
1934War Is a RacketThe economist

Notes and References

  1. Book: Katchmer, George A.. A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. May 20, 2015. McFarland. 9781476609058. Google Books.
  2. News: Woman proves her relationship to local actor . January 9, 2022 . The San Francisco Examiner . September 15, 1905 . 7. Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Just Like Coming Home . January 9, 2022 . The Cincinnati Enquirer . June 3, 1924 . 13. Newspapers.com.
  4. News: Clever actor is coming here . January 9, 2022 . Reno Gazette-Journal . July 18, 1906 . 2. Newspapers.com.
  5. Web site: Herschel Mayall . Internet Broadway Database . The Broadway League . January 9, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220109031427/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/herschel-mayall-51979 . January 9, 2022.
  6. Web site: Herschel Mayall . Internet Broadway Database . The Broadway League . January 9, 2022 . https://archive.today/20220109031950/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/herschel-mayall-15592 . January 9, 2022.