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Birth Name: | Thomas Lockyer Jefferson |
Birth Date: | 10 September 1856 |
Birth Place: | New York City, U.S. |
Death Place: | Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Nationality: | American |
Occupation: | Actor |
Years Active: | 1911–1932 |
Spouse: | Daisy Jefferson |
Thomas Lockyer Jefferson (September 10, 1856 – April 2, 1932) was an American film and stage actor in mostly silent films.
He was born to Margaret Clements Lockyer (died 1861) and actor Joseph Jefferson. The Burns Mantle Yearbook reported that he was sixth in a line of famous Jeffersons.[1] He had leading roles in several films including The Grim Game (1919) with Harry Houdini. He also starred in two film adaptations of Rip Van Winkle as the title character, a role his father had performed on stage.
He toured the U.S. performing a starring role in the play Lightnin'. He married actress Daisy Jefferson and had three daughters from an earlier marriage.[2]