Mahlon Preston Hamilton, Jr. (June 15, 1880 – June 20, 1960), was an American stage and screen actor. He was the son of a bartender born in Baltimore, Maryland,[1][2] the eldest of four children, with the rest of the siblings being girls. Census records indicate his mother died sometime around 1899.[3]
From 1908 through 1914, Hamilton appeared in such plays as The Great Question,[6]Israel,[7]When Claudia Smiles,[8]The Chaperon,[9] and Overnight.[10] He began his film career during the silent era, appearing in more than 90 films between 1914 and 1950.
Personal life and death
Hamilton married Aleta Farnum in 1918; the marriage ended in divorce in 1925.[citation needed]