Tom Chatterton Explained

Tom Chatterton
Birth Date:12 February 1881
Birth Place:Geneva, New York US
Death Place:Hollywood, California US

Tom Chatterton (February 12, 1881 – August 17, 1952) was an American actor and director.

Born in Geneva, New York, Chatterton was active in sports as a youth. He gained early acting experience with Ben Horning's stock theater company in Syracuse, New York.[1] He worked with several stock theater companies, and for three years he portrayed the mayor in a touring company of The Man of the Hour.[2] He also was active in vaudeville.[3]

He began his film career in 1913 at the New York Motion Picture Company under director Thomas H. Ince. Although never a major star, Chatterton had several leading roles in early silent films. He appeared in a large number of westerns and was able to adapt to talkies allowing him to have a successful career lasting five decades.

Chatterton was also a film director.

He died in Hollywood in 1952 and was interred in the Glenwood Cemetery in his hometown of Geneva.

Selected filmography

Notes and References

  1. Tom Chatterton. Feature Movie Magazine. March 1916. V. 2. 45.
  2. November 1915 . Billie Burke stars in Ince Triangle production . The Movie Magazine . 21 . June 9, 2022.
  3. Web site: Wollstein . Hans J. . Tom Chatterton . AllMovie . June 9, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191030005507/https://www.allmovie.com/artist/tom-chatterton-p12541 . October 30, 2019 . live.

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