Edward Dillon (actor)

Edward Dillon (January 1, 1879 – July 11, 1933) was an American actor, director and screenwriter of the silent era.[1] He appeared in 327 films between 1905 and 1932. He also directed 134 films between 1913 and 1926. He was born in New York, New York, and died in Hollywood, California, from a heart attack, aged 54. He was the brother of actor John T. Dillon.

Edward Dillon
Dillon in Ethel Gets Consent (1915)
Born	January 1, 1879 New York, New York, U.S.
Died	July 11, 1933 (aged 54) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, film director, screenwriter
Years active	1905–1932

Selected filmography

Actor

• Bobby's Kodak (1908, Short) - Father
• The Fight for Freedom (1908, Short) - Man in Bar / Member of the Posse
• The Kentuckian (1908, Short) - Ward Fatherly
• Monday Morning in a Coney Island Police Court (1908, Short)
• Where the Breakers Roar (1908, Short) - Policeman
• After Many Years (1908, Short)
• The Feud and the Turkey (1908, Short)
• The Reckoning (1908, Short)
• The Welcome Burglar (1909, Short)
• The Brahma Diamond (1909, Short)
• In the Border States (1910, Short) - Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
• A Flash of Light (1910, Short) - At First Party
• The Modern Prodigal (1910, Short) - Guard
• The Lucky Toothache (1910, Short) - One of the Boys
• The Fugitive (1910, Short) - John - the Confederate Son
• A Mohawk's Way (1910, Short) - Friend
• What Shall We Do with Our Old? (1911, Short) - In Shop
• Fisher Folks (1911, Short) - At Fair
• The Lonedale Operator (1911, Short) - The Telegrapher
• Priscilla's April Fool Joke (1911, Short) - Paul
• Priscilla and the Umbrella (1911, Short) - Harry
• Enoch Arden (1911, Short) - Rescuer
• A Country Cupid (1911, Short) - Among Students
• The Miser's Heart (1911, Short) - Down-and-Out Young Man
• The Old Bookkeeper (1912, Short) - The Old Bookkeeper's Employer's Friend - the Office Visitor
• For His Son (1912, Short) - At Soda Fountain (uncredited)
• The Root of Evil (1912, Short) - The Wealthy Man's Secretary - the Daughter's Husband
• A Voice from the Deep (1912, Short) - Percy
• Help! Help! (1912, Short) - Office Worker
• Won by a Fish (1912, Short) - Harry
• The Spirit Awakened (1912, Short) - The Christian Farmhand
• Blind Love (1912, Short) - The Young Man
• His Auto's Maiden Trip (1912, Short) - Mr. Jinx
• The Informer (1912, Short) - Confederate Soldier
• Love in an Apartment Hotel (1913, Short) - Pinky Doolan - a Bellboy
• Broken Ways (1913, Short) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• The Little Tease (1913, Short) - In Lunchroom
• Red Hicks Defies the World (1913, Short) - O'Shea, the Fighting Irishman
• Almost a Wild Man (1913, Short) - Rooly, Pooly, Dooly
• The Mothering Heart (1913, Short) - Club Patron (uncredited)
• An Indian's Loyalty (1913, Short) - The Young Foreman
• Judith of Bethulia (1914) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• Home, Sweet Home (1914) - The Musician
• Nell's Eugenic Wedding (1914, Short)
• Fatty and the Heiress (1914, Short)
• Fatty and Minnie He-Haw (1914, Short)
• Shotguns That Kick (1914, Short)
• Fatty's Wine Party (1914, Short)
• Fatty's Jonah Day (1914, Short)
• An Incompetent Hero (1914, Short)
• Lovers' Post Office (1914, Short)
• Don Quixote (1915)
• Mr. Goode, Samaritan (1916) - Shifty Ed
• Intolerance (1916) - Crook
• The Lady Drummer (1916)
• America (1924) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• The Skyrocket (1926)
• Lilac Time (1928) - Corporal 'Smithie'
• The Broadway Melody (1929) - Dillon - Stage Manager (uncredited)
• The Locked Door (1929) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• Hot for Paris (1929) - Ship's Cook
• Caught Short (1930) - Mr. Thutt
• Reducing (1931) - Train passenger (uncredited)
• Iron Man (1931) - Jeff
• Sob Sister (1931) - Pat
• The Trial of Vivienne Ware (1932) - Mr. Hardy (uncredited)
• While Paris Sleeps (1932) - Concierge's Husband
• Week Ends Only (1932) - Guest - Sitting / Standing Gag (uncredited)
• The Golden West (1932) - Pat (uncredited)
• Sherlock Holmes (1932) - Al (uncredited)

Director

• With the Aid of Phrenology (1913)
• Those Happy Days (1914)
• The Sky Pirate (1914)
• The Alarm (1914)
• Nell's Eugenic Wedding (1914)
• Sunshine Dad (1916)
• A Daughter of the Poor (1917)
• The Antics of Ann (1917)
• Might and the Man (1917)
• The Embarrassment of Riches (1918)
• The Frisky Mrs. Johnson (1920)
• A Heart to Let (1921)
• Women Men Marry (1922)
• Broadway Gold (1923)
• The Speeding Venus (1926)
• Bred in Old Kentucky (1926)
• The Danger Girl (1926)

References

1. "Edward Dillon". British Film Institute. Retrieved December 31, 2017.

External links

• Edward Dillon at IMDb
• Edward Dillon at the Internet Broadway Database