Harry Mestayer

American actor
Signed headshot
In Wild Duck
In Wife or Country

Harry Mestayer (1876–1958)[1] was an actor in silent films and theatrical productions in the U.S. He had leading roles and was a supporting actor in more than two dozen films and numerous theaterical productions.[2] He performed in California,[3] was in several hits in Chicago[4] and performed on Broadway.

He was the son of Shakespearean actor Charles Mestayer and had several actors in his family.[5][3]

He eventually married Victory Bateman.

The Museum of the City of New York has several photographs of him in acting roles.[6]

Filmography

  • The House of a Thousand Candles (1915 film) as Jack Glenam
  • Stop Thief! (1915 film) as Jack Dougan
  • Millionaire Baby (1915)
  • Badgered (1916 film) (1916)
  • Wives of the Rich (1916)
  • Her Dream of Life (1916)[7]
  • Wife or Country (1918), co-wrote and starred in[8] as Dale Barker
  • The Atom (1918 film) as Montague Booth
  • Unguarded Women (1924) as Sing Woo
  • Flapper Wives (1924), as Charles Bigelow
  • Black Oxen (1923)[9] as James Oglethorpe
  • The Acquittal (1923) as District Attorney
  • The Locked Door (1929) as District Attorney

Plays

  • The Wild Duck (1918) on Broadway as Gregers Werle
  • Ghosts (1905) in Walla Walla, Washington as Oswald Alving

References

  1. ^ "Harry Mestayer (1876-1958) - Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  2. ^ "Harry Mestayer – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
  3. ^ a b "Theatre Magazine". Theatre Magazine Company. May 11, 1911 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Out West: A Magazine of the Old Pacific and the New". Land of Sunshine Publishing Company. May 11, 1911 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "The World Today". Current Encyclopedia Company. May 11, 1911 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Museum of the City of New York - Search Result". collections.mcny.org.
  7. ^ Ankerich, Michael G. (5 December 2010). "Dangerous Curves atop Hollywood Heels: The Lives, Careers, and Misfortunes of 14 Hard-Luck Girls of the Silent Screen". BearManor Media – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Welsch, Tricia (July 27, 2013). Gloria Swanson: Ready for Her Close-Up. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781617037498 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ "Harry Mestayer". BFI. Archived from the original on December 10, 2021.