Jay Belasco Explained

Birth Date:11 January 1888
Birth Place:Brooklyn, New York
Death Place:Santa Monica, California
Occupation:Film actor

Jay Belasco (January 11, 1888 May 1, 1949), born Reginald James Belasco, was an American film actor whose career mostly involved silent film. Belasco was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was a cousin of actors Walter Belasco and David Belasco. He died from a heart attack on May 1, 1949, in Santa Monica, California.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes/refs
1915Lord John in New York Antonio Tostini
Lord John's Journal Paolo Tostini 5-film series[1]
The Little Upstart Paul Newell Short
1916Across the Line Horton Manners Jr. Short
The Phantom Island Robert Law Short
The Grip of Jealousy Harry Grant
Tangled Hearts Ernest Courtney
The Gilded Spider Paul Winston
Bobbie of the Ballet Jack Stimson
The Grasp of Greed Eustace
The Belle and the Bell Hop Salden Short
The Caravan Chons Short
His Baby Minor Role Short, Uncredited
Through Solid Walls Dick Short
The Fascinating Model Jay Short
The Price of Silence Billy Cupps
1917How to Be Happy Though Married Ernest Short
The Last Cigarette Carson Huntley Short
Perils of the Secret Service
The Clash of Steel Short
The Dreaded Tube Short
David's Idle Dream David Short
The Crimson Blade Carson Huntley Short
The Man in the Trunk Short
Clothes and the Man Short
Twice in the Same Place Short
Her Hero Short
The Signet Ring Carson Huntley Short
When Mary Took the Count Short
The Pace That Kills The Other Man Short
The International Spy Carson Huntley Short
And in Walked Uncle Short
Her Wayward Parents Billy Harrison Short
Kleptomaniacs Short
The Great American Game Short
Fat and Foolish The Dude Short
Trixie of the Follies Jack Short
Two of a Kind Short
Bluffing Father Short
A Two-Cylinder Courtship Jack Short
Lorelei of the Sea Dorian
The Master Spy Carson Huntley Short
Green Eyes and Bullets Short
Hearts and Clubs Short
Betty's Big Idea Short
Love and Locksmiths Short
Mary's Merry Mix-Up Jack - Mary's Husband Short
More Haste, Less Speed Short
A Maid to Order Short
Stepping Out Short
Nearly a Papa Jack Gordon Short
Their Seaside Tangle Short
Mary's Boomerang Short
Thirty Days Mr. Newlywed Short
1918Their Honeymoon Baby Short
War Gardens Short
Her Awful Fix Short
Know Your Neighbor Short
Are Second Marriages Happy? Short
Three X Gordon Walter
1919Life's a Funny Proposition Herbert Austin
Hard Luck Short
Stop, Look and Listen Short
Tell Your Wife Everything Short
A Cheerful Liar Short
Lobster Dressing Short
A Flirt There Was Short
1920Smoldering Embers Jack Manners
Jenny Be Good Royal Renshaw
Dollar for Dollar Teddy Mordant
Help Wanted - Male Lieutenant
The Palace of Darkened Windows Billy Hill
1921In for Life Short
Say Uncle Short
1922One Stormy Knight Short
1924Dandy Lions Short
Nerve Tonic Eddie's Rival Short
Hold Your Breath Another Customer
Tootsie Wootsie Short
Bright Lights Short
1927The Wrong Mr. Wright
1931Not So Loud
1933The Woman Accused Tony Graham
1934Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen Friend of Miss Fane Uncredited
1935The Gilded Lily London Cafe Patron Uncredited
The Wedding Night Party Guest Uncredited
The Four-Star Boarder Officer Short, Uncredited
Bonnie Scotland Officer Uncredited
1936The Milky Way Man in car Uncredited
Love Before Breakfast Minor Role Uncredited
Our Relations Denker's Beer Garden / Nightclub Customer Uncredited
1941Szeressük egymást
Footlight Fever Costumer Uncredited, (final film role)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jay Belasco . . November 4, 2019.