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{{Short description|American actor (1886–1966)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Harry Hilliard
| name = Harry Hilliard
| image =Harry Hilliard Photoplay 1917.jpg
| image = A scene from "Merely Mary Ann" Includes actress Vivian Martin (SAYRE 13739).jpg
| caption = Hilliard {{circa|1917}}
| imagesize =
| caption = [[Niles Welch]], Harry Hilliard, at piano, with [[Vivian Martin]] in ''Merely Mary Ann''
| birth_name =
| birth_date = October 24, 1886
| birth_date = October 24, 1886
| birth_place = [[Cincinnati, Ohio]]
| birth_place = [[Cincinnati, Ohio]], US
| death_date = April 1966
| death_date = April 1966
| death_place =
| death_place =
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| othername =
| othername =
| occupation = actor
| occupation = actor
| yearsactive = 1916-1944
| yearsactive = 1916–1944
| spouse =
| spouse =
| children =
| children =
}}
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'''Harry S. Hilliard''' (1886–1966)<ref>''American and British Theatrical Biography'', p.488 c.1979 by J.P. Wearing ..{{ISBN|0-8108-1201-0}}</ref> was an American [[silent film|silent]] film actor best remembered as one of [[Theda Bara]]'s leading men, if not her most prominent one. He started at [[Fox Films]] and continued on at [[Metro Pictures]]. Other leading ladies were [[June Caprice]], [[May Allison]], [[Carmel Myers]] and [[Gladys Brockwell]]. His career was essentially over by the end of the silent era but he had an uncredited role in a 1944 film. He is not the son of nor is he related to stage actor [[Robert C. Hilliard]] despite the resemblance.<ref>''Silent Film Necrology'', p.243 2nd Edition c.2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana.. {{ISBN|0-7864-1059-0}}</ref>
'''Harry S. Hilliard''' (1886–1966)<ref>''American and British Theatrical Biography'', p.488 c.1979 by J.P. Wearing ..{{ISBN|0-8108-1201-0}}</ref> was an American [[silent film|silent]] film actor best remembered as one of [[Theda Bara]]'s leading men, if not her most prominent one. He started at [[Fox Films]] and continued on at [[Metro Pictures]]. Other leading ladies were [[June Caprice]], [[May Allison]], [[Carmel Myers]] and [[Gladys Brockwell]]. His career was essentially over by the end of the silent era but he had an uncredited role in a 1944 film. He is not the son of nor is he related to stage actor [[Robert C. Hilliard (actor)|Robert C. Hilliard]] despite the resemblance.<ref>''Silent Film Necrology'', p.243 2nd Edition c.2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana.. {{ISBN|0-7864-1059-0}}</ref>

Hilliard could best be described as a cross between Francis X. Bushman and Harold Lockwood.


Hilliard died in April 1966 after complications from a fall.<ref>''Who Was Who on Screen'', p.214 2ndEdition c.1977 by Evelyn Mack Truitt ..{{ISBN|0-8352-0914-8}}</ref>
Hilliard died in April 1966 after complications from a fall.<ref>''Who Was Who on Screen'', p.214 2ndEdition c.1977 by Evelyn Mack Truitt ..{{ISBN|0-8352-0914-8}}</ref>
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*''The Strength of the Weak'' (1916)
*''The Strength of the Weak'' (1916)
*''[[Gold and the Woman]]'' (1916)
*''[[Gold and the Woman]]'' (1916)
*''The Little Fraud'' (1916)*short
*''The Little Fraud'' (1916 short)
*''[[A Modern Thelma]]'' (1916)
*''[[A Modern Thelma]]'' (1916)
*''[[Caprice of the Mountains]]'' (1916)
*''[[Caprice of the Mountains]]'' (1916)
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*''[[Set Free (1918 film)|Set Free]]'' (1918)
*''[[Set Free (1918 film)|Set Free]]'' (1918)
*''The Little White Savage'' (1919)
*''The Little White Savage'' (1919)
*''The Little Rowdy'' (1919)
*''[[The Little Rowdy]]'' (1919)
*''Destiny'' (1919)
*''[[Destiny (1919 film)|Destiny]]'' (1919)
*''The Sneak'' (1919)
*''The Sneak'' (1919)
*''Cheating Herself'' (1919)
*''Cheating Herself'' (1919)
*''[[The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944 film)|The Adventures of Mark Twain]]'' (1944) (uncredited)


==References==
==References==
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* {{IMDb name|0384949}}
* {{IMDb name|0384949}}
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*{{FAG}}


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[[Category:1886 births]]
[[Category:1886 births]]
[[Category:1966 deaths]]
[[Category:1966 deaths]]
[[Category:Actors from Cincinnati]]
[[Category:Male actors from Cincinnati]]
[[Category:People from Ohio]]
[[Category:American male silent film actors]]
[[Category:20th-century American male actors]]

Latest revision as of 06:18, 29 December 2023

Harry Hilliard
Hilliard c. 1917
BornOctober 24, 1886
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
DiedApril 1966
Occupationactor
Years active1916–1944

Harry S. Hilliard (1886–1966)[1] was an American silent film actor best remembered as one of Theda Bara's leading men, if not her most prominent one. He started at Fox Films and continued on at Metro Pictures. Other leading ladies were June Caprice, May Allison, Carmel Myers and Gladys Brockwell. His career was essentially over by the end of the silent era but he had an uncredited role in a 1944 film. He is not the son of nor is he related to stage actor Robert C. Hilliard despite the resemblance.[2]

Hilliard died in April 1966 after complications from a fall.[3]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ American and British Theatrical Biography, p.488 c.1979 by J.P. Wearing ..ISBN 0-8108-1201-0
  2. ^ Silent Film Necrology, p.243 2nd Edition c.2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana.. ISBN 0-7864-1059-0
  3. ^ Who Was Who on Screen, p.214 2ndEdition c.1977 by Evelyn Mack Truitt ..ISBN 0-8352-0914-8
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