John Cumberland (actor)

Cumberland in 1919

John Cumberland was a Canadian actor on stage and screen. He had starring roles and featured in comedies.

In 1919 he starred in the Pathé film The Gay Old Dog directed by Hobart Henley.[1]

He co-starred in Mrs. Sidney Drew's After Thirty comedy film series[2] and starred in her 1919 film The Gay Old Dog.[3]

Theater

Filmography

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  • Baby Mine, as Jimmie
  • The Gay Old Dog (1919), as Jimmy Dodd
  • A Sisterly Scheme[2] (1919)
  • The Unconventional Maida Greenwood (1920), a short, as Maida's Husband
  • The Stimulating Mrs. Barton (1920), a short
  • The Emotional Miss Vaughn (1920), a short[7]
  • The Charming Mrs. Chase (1920), a short

References

  1. ^ Vazzana, Eugene Michael (2001). Silent Film Necrology. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-1059-0.
  2. ^ a b Massa, Steve. "Slapstick Divas: The Women of Silent Comedy". BearManor Media – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Motion Picture News". Motion Picture News. March 8, 1919 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Bordman, Gerald (March 8, 1995). American Theatre: A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama 1914-1930. OUP USA. ISBN 9780195090789 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Theatre Magazine". Theatre Magazine Company. March 8, 1918 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "PICKWICK. With John Cumberland.; Theatre Program. Shubert - Majestic Theatre. Beginning Monday, April 25, 1927 by Dickens, Charles. 1812 - 1870]. Hamilton, Cosmo & Reilly, Frank C. - Playwrights. Gullen, Campbell - Director: (1927) | Tavistock Books, ABAA". www.abebooks.com.
  7. ^ The New York Times Film Reviews. New York Times. 1970.