Neal Hart (April 7, 1879 – April 2, 1949) was an American actor and director of the silent era.
Neal Hart | |
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 Hart in 1920 | |
| Born | April 7, 1879 Staten Island, New York, U.S. |
| Died | April 2, 1949 (aged 69) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Burial place | Holy Cross Cemetery[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Actor Film director |
| Years active | 1916-1949 |
Biography
editHart was born in Staten Island, New York.[citation needed] Before he began working in films, he was a city marshal, cowboy, and stage driver. He worked in entertainment as a member of a wild-west show.[2]
Hart appeared in 125 films between 1916 and 1949. He also directed 23 films between 1919 and 1928.[citation needed] Until 1920 he worked at Universal as an actor, an assistant to director George Marshall, and a scenario writer. He went from Universal to Pinnacle Studios in 1920, adding producing to his writing and acting as he continued to work in Western films through the 1920s.[2]
On April 2, 1949, Hart died at the Motion Picture Country Hospital in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles.[2] He was a distant cousin of William S. Hart who is buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Partial filmography
edit- Stampede in the Night (1916 short)
- The Night Riders (1916 short)
- The Passing of Hell's Crown (1916 short)
- The Committee on Credentials (1916 short)
- For the Love of a Girl (1916 short)
- Love's Lariat (1916)
- Liberty (1916 serial)
- The Man from Montana (1917)
- The Mystery Ship (1917)
- The Lion's Claws (1918)
- Smashing Through (1918)
- The Crow (1919)
- Tangled Trails (1921)
- The Kingfisher's Roost (1921)
- Lure of the Gold (1922)
- Trigger Tricks (1930)
- Wild Horse (1931)
- Guns for Hire (1932)
- The Reckless Rider (1932)
- The Dude Bandit (1933)
- The Renegade Ranger (1938)
- Tucson Raiders (1944) (uncredited)
- Marshal of Reno (1944) (uncredited)
- Cheyenne Wildcat (1944) (uncredited)
- Phantom of the Plains (1945) (uncredited)
- Badman's Territory (1946) (uncredited)
References
edit- ^ "Neal Hart 1879 - 1949 BillionGraves Record". BillionGraves.
- ^ a b c Wollstein, Hans J. "Neal Hart". AllMovie. Archived from the original on December 3, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
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