Alphonse Ethier (December 10, 1874 – January 4, 1943) was an American film actor.[1] He appeared in more than 70 films between 1910 and 1939. His first name was sometimes spelled Alphonz.[2]
Alphonse Ethier | |
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 Frank H. Crane, Violet Heming and Alphonse Ethier in An Assisted Elopement (1910) | |
| Born | December 10, 1874 Virginia City, Nevada, U.S. |
| Died | January 4, 1943 (aged 68) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1910–1939 |
| Spouse | Catherine Falloway |
Ethier acted on stage before he began making films with the Thanhouser Company. His film debut came in Thelma (1910).[3]
Ethier was married to the former Catherine Falloway, a "prima donna of light opera and musical comedy".[4]
Partial filmography
edit- She (1911)
- The Patriot and the Spy (1915)
- The Forbidden Path (1918)
- Rough and Ready (1918)
- Oh, Johnny! (1918)
- Sandy Burke of the U-Bar-U (1919)
- A Message from Mars (1921)
- The Lone Wolf (1924)
- The Moral Sinner (1924)
- The Alaskan (1924)
- Contraband (1925)
- The People vs. Nancy Preston (1925)
- The Lone Wolf Returns (1926)
- Breed of the Sea (1926)
- The Fighting Eagle (1927) - Major Oliver
- Alias the Lone Wolf (1927)
- Shadows of the Night (1928)
- Say It with Sables (1928)
- The Donovan Affair (1929)
- His First Command (1929)
- Smoke Bellew (1929)
- Men of America (1932)
- Baby Face (1933)
- Ex-Lady (1933)
- British Agent (1934)
- Red Morning (1934)
- The Baroness and the Butler (1938)
References
edit- ^ "Alphonse Ethier". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2016. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
- ^ "Alphonse Ethier". AllMovie. Archived from the original on July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ Katchmer, George A. (May 20, 2015). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. p. 108. ISBN 978-1-4766-0905-8. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ "Actor fears wife foul play victim". Times Union. New York, Brooklyn. December 21, 1923. p. 10. Retrieved October 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.