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Edward Dillon
Edward Dillon
	Dillon in Ethel Gets Consent (1915)
Born	1872 or 1873; New York City, U.S.
Died	July 11, 1933 (aged 60); Hollywood, California, U.S.
Other names	Eddie Dillon
Occupations	Actor; film director; screenwriter;
Years active	1905–1932
Relatives	John T. Dillon (brother)

Edward Dillon (1872 or 1873^[1] or 1879^[2] or 1882^[3]– July 11, 1933) was an American actor, director and screenwriter of the silent era.^[4]

Early and personal life

Dillon was born in 1872, 1873, 1879 or 1882, in New York City. His brother John T. Dillon was also an actor.^[1] He married Franc Newman in October 1914, and they divorced sometime before 1930.^[5]^[6] Newman kept her married name, Dillon.^[7] She attended his funeral in 1933, and afterward listed herself as a widow rather than divorced.^[8]

Career

Dillon's work on Broadway included acting in Prince Otto (1900), Francesca da Rimini (1901), The Taming of the Shrew (1905), and The Ranger (1907).^[9] He left the stage to begin acting in films in 1908, working under D. W. Griffith at Biograph.^[10] He performed in more than 320 films between 1905 and 1932 and also directed 134 productions between 1913 and 1926. He was Mary Pickford's first leading man, and he was instrumental in Fay Tincher's developing into a star.^[1] He was known as an "ace" director for D. W. Griffith.^[11] In 1915 he was described as a director for Komic Pictures Company when a fire devastated his home.^[12]

Dillon died on July 11, 1933, at the age of 60 in Hollywood, California from a heart attack.^[1]

Selected filmography

Actor

The Invisible Fluid (1908, Short) - Messenger
Bobby's Kodak (1908, Short) - Father
When Knights Were Bold (1908) *short
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

Radio

The Edwin/Dillon Show (January 15, 1928 – July 13, 1928) (Distributed by KSTP St. Paul and The Film Booking Offices of America)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Edward Dillon". The New York Times. July 12, 1933. p. 17. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
^ Kear, Lynn; King, James (2009). Evelyn Brent: The Life and Films of Hollywood's Lady Crook. McFarland. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-7864-5468-6. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
^ His marriage license shows that he was 32 on October 14, 1914, but he may have lowered his age when working in Hollywood. State of California, County of Los Angeles, Marriage License, October 14, 1914.
^ "Edward Dillon". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
^ State of California, County of Los Angeles, Marriage License, October 14, 1914.
^ United States Census, 1930.
^ "Club Elects Franc Dillon". The Los Angeles Times. December 10, 1930. p. 29.
^ "Edward Dillon". The New York Times. July 12, 1933. p. 17. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
^ "Edward Dillon". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on July 13, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
^ "Edward Dillon". AllMovie. Archived from the original on March 31, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
^ The Evening Star (Washington, DC), 12 July 1933, p. 24.
^ "Director Edward Dillon Burned Out". The Moving Picture World. 24 (13): 2108. June 26, 1915 – via Internet Archive.