Cosmo Kyrle Bellew

Cosmo Kyrle Bellew (November 23, 1883[1]–January 25, 1948) was a British/American vaudeville and film actor.

Bellew, the son of noted silent film actor Kyrle Bellew and Alice Racketrow, was born in London, England,[2] and immigrated to the United States in 1914.[1] His actual birth date is unclear, with various official documents giving dates between 1874 and 1883. He began his career as a vaudeville actor, appearing in The Devil's Mate in 1915.[3]

In 1917 he enlisted in the British Army in World War I.[4]

Following the war he continued his career in theater, appearing in the musical vaudeville skit Somewhere in France in 1918, when he was stranded in Omaha, Nebraska by the Spanish flu, and was reduced to working in a meat-packing plant and subsisting on free meals.[5][6] He appeared in the musicals Dearie[7] and The Canary in 1920,[8] and The Boy and Good Morning Judge" in 1921,[9][10]

In 1926 he appeared on stage in the Ziegfeld musical Louie the Fourteenth,[11] and the Fox Film Summer Bachelors (as Bachelor No. 3).[12]

In 1927 he moved to Los Angeles and signed with Sam Goldwyn.[13] Following this he appeared in a number of films, although never in a starring role. In 1928 he appeared in Hit of the Show, starring Joe E. Brown,[14] The Bellamy Trial,[15] The Magic Flame starring Ronald Colman and Vilma Banky,[16] and Man, Woman and Sin, which starred John Gilbert.[17]

Filmography
Year Title Role
1926 Summer Bachelors Bachelor No. 3
1927 The Magic Flame The husband[18]
1927 French Dressing [19]
1927 Man, Woman and Sin (uncredited)
1928 The Hit of the Show Henry Carson
1928 Black Butterflies Judge Davis[20]
1928 Midnight Life Harlan Phillips
1929 Disraeli Mr. Terle (uncredited)
1929 The Bellamy Trial Farwell
1929 Strange Cargo Sir Richard Barclay
1929 The Devil's Apple Tree the roué[19]
1930 Lummox John Bixby[21]
1930 The Second Floor Mystery [19]
1931 The Lady Who Dared Seton Boone-Fleming[22]
1931 The Love Contract Sir George
1933 Design for Living Basington's voice[23]:123
1934 The Merry Widow escort[23]:127
1934 Beloved doctor[22]
1934 Behold my Wife! Mr. Lawson[22]
1934 Now I'll Tell Oakley Evans[22]
1934 Riptide [22]
1935 The Perfect Gentleman English fop[22]
1935 Splendor guest at dinner[22]
1935 Here Comes Cookie dignified man[22]
1936 Collegiate [24]
1938 Vogues of 1938 man in tuxedo (uncredited)

Personal

Bellew was notable for his "young face" that was "emphasized by his snow-white hair, it having turned grey at the age of 18."[25] It was also reported that, as a singer, he had an "excellent voice."[6]

In 1925 he married Anita Blun in Greenwich, Connecticut.[26] Anita later appeared with him in Lummox. The couple had no children. In his later years Bellew suffered from a heart condition,[27] and died at home in Beverly hills on January 25, 1948. Anita passed away on May 15, 1960.[28] The couple are buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.[29]

References
  1. "Declaration of Intention - Cosmo Bellew". ancestry.com. Retrieved Apr 11, 2020.
  2. "Cosmo Kyrle Bellew". U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. Retrieved Apr 10, 2020.
  3. "Vaudeville at Hip all Summer". The Reading News-Times. June 21, 1915. Retrieved Apr 10, 2020.
  4. "Victor of Boelke left Montreal as an Artillery Man". The Gazette, Montreal. 14 Jun 1917. Retrieved Apr 10, 2020.
  5. "Free Meals Served to Stranded Actors". The Sun. 29 Oct 1919. Retrieved Apr 10, 2020.
  6. "At the Theaters". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 3 Mar 1919. Retrieved 10 Apr 2020.
  7. "One New Play to be Shown". Philadelphia Inquirer. 10 Oct 1920. Retrieved Apr 10, 2020.
  8. ""The Canary"". The Buffalo Enquirer. 27 Jan 1920. Retrieved Apr 10, 2020.
  9. ""The Boy" will be at Russell". The Citizen. 19 Feb 1921. Retrieved 10 Apr 2020.
  10. "Good Morning Judge". The Binghamton Press. 28 Jan 1921. Retrieved 10 Apr 2020.
  11. ""Louie" at Werba's". The Brooklyn Daily Times. 19 Jan 1926. Retrieved Apr 10, 2020.
  12. McGowen, Roscoe (21 Dec 1926). ""Summer Bachelors" fills Capitol with Gay Sounds". Daily News. Retrieved Apr 10, 2020.
  13. "Cosmo Bellew Signs". The Los Angeles Times. 5 Mar 1927. Retrieved Apr 10, 2020.
  14. "Musical Comedy Star in Picture". The Pasadena Post. 15 Dec 1928. Retrieved Apr 10, 2020.
  15. "Filmograms". The Evening Star. 15 Apr 1928. Retrieved Apr 10, 2020.
  16. "Now at Savoy". The Courier-Journal. 26 Jul 1928. Retrieved Apr 10, 2020.
  17. "John Gilbert at Strand". The Tribune. 12 Jan 1928. Retrieved Apr 10, 2020.
  18. "THE MAGIC FLAME(1927) overview". tcm.com. Retrieved Apr 13, 2020.
  19. "Cosmo Kyrle Bellew". BFI. Retrieved Apr 13, 2020.
  20. ""black Butterflies"". The Film Daily. Oct 14, 1928. Retrieved Apr 11, 2020.
  21. Alicoate, Jack, ed. (1931). The 1931 Film Daily Year Book. The Film Daily. p. 111. Retrieved Apr 13, 2020.
  22. "Overview for Cosmo Kyrle Bellew". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved Apr 13, 2020.
  23. Carringer, Robert; Sabath, Barry. Ernst Lubitsch a guide to references and resources. Boston: G.K.Hall.&co. ISBN 0-8161-7895-X. Retrieved Apr 12, 2020.
  24. "Productions in Work". Motion Picture Herald. Sep 14, 1935. Retrieved Apr 11, 2020.
  25. Knight, Lass (February 19, 1927). "Kafe Kavortings of Lass Knight". Hollywood Topics. 1 (12): 29. Retrieved Apr 11, 2020.
  26. "Anita Blun". Connecticut Marriage Records, 1897-1968. Retrieved Apr 10, 2020.
  27. Parsons, Louella (29 Jan 1948). "In Hollywood". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved Apr 11, 2020.
  28. . San Francisco Examiner. 19 May 1960 https://www.newspapers.com/image/458727025/?terms=%22anita%2Bbellew%22. Retrieved Apr 10, 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  29. "Cosmo Bellew". findagrave.com. Retrieved Apr 12, 2020.
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