Harry Lonsdale (actor)

Harry J. Lonsdale (born Henry Gittus Lonsdale; 6 December 1862 – 8 February 1939) was a British born actor stage and silent film actor. He played leading parts.[1][2] and married stage actress Alice Lonnon and then divorced.

Flier for Tommy's Atonement

Lonsdale was born in Worcester, and died in Derby. The National Portrait Gallery has a photograph of him in costume as the Marquis de Corneville in Les Cloches de Corneville from 1890.[3]

Lonsdale had roles in several Colin Campbell directed films for Selig.

Selected filmography

• Tommy's Atonement (1913)
• The Ex-Convict's Plunge (1913)
• A Change of Administration (1913)
• The Rosary (1915)
• Sweet Alyssum (1915)
• The Ne'er-Do-Well (1916)
• The Garden of Allah (1916)
• His Brothers Keeper (1916)
• Who Shall Take My Life? (1917)
• Beware of Strangers (1917)
• Little Orphant Annie (1918)
• The City of Purple Dreams
• The Illustrious Prince (1919)
• The Shepherd of the Hills (1919)
• Where Men Are Men (1921)
• The Fighting Guide (1922)
• The Great Night (1922)
• Thelma (1922)
• Big Dan (1923)
• The Vagabond Trail (1924)
• The Last of the Duanes (1924)
• Brand of Cowardice (1925)
• Her Husband's Secret (1925)

References

1. Wearing, J. P. (November 21, 2013). The London Stage 1890-1899: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810892828 – via Google Books.
2. "The Moving Picture World". World Photographic Publishing Company. August 19, 1916 – via Google Books.
3. "Harry Lonsdale (Henry Gittus Lonsdale) - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk.

External links

• Harry Lonsdale at IMDb