Edward Dillon (actor)

Edward Dillon (January 1, 1879 – July 11, 1933) was an American actor, director and screenwriter of the silent era.[1] He appeared in 327 films between 1905 and 1932. He also directed 134 films between 1913 and 1926. He was born in New York, New York and died in Hollywood, California from a heart attack, aged 54. He was the brother of actor John T. Dillon.

Edward Dillon
Dillon in Ethel Gets Consent (1915)
Born	(1879-01-01)January 1, 1879 New York, New York, U.S.
Died	July 11, 1933(1933-07-11) (aged 54) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, film director, screenwriter
Years active	1905–1932

Selected filmography

Actor

• Bobby's Kodak (1908)
• The Fight for Freedom (!908)
• After Many Years (1908)
• Monday Morning in a Coney Island Police Court (1908)
• Where the Breakers Roar (1908)
• The Feud and the Turkey (1908)
• The Reckoning (1908)
• The Kentuckian (1908) as Ward Fatherly
• The Welcome Burglar (1909)
• The Brahma Diamond (1909)
• A Flash of Light (1910)
• The Lucky Toothache (1910)
• The Fugitive (1910)
• In the Border States (1910)
• The Modern Prodigal (1910) as guard
• A Mohawk's Way (1910) as Friend
• Fisher Folks (1911)
• The Miser's Heart (1911)
• A Country Cupid (1911)
• Enoch Arden (1911)
• Priscilla and the Umbrella (1911)
• Priscilla's April Fool Joke (1911)
• The Lonedale Operator (1911)
• What Shall We Do with Our Old? (1911)
• The Informer (1912)
• Blind Love (1912)
• The Spirit Awakened (1912)
• Help! Help! (1912)
• The Root of Evil (1912)
• A Voice from the Deep (1912)
• For His Son (1912)
• The Old Bookkeeper (1912)
• Won by a Fish (1912)
• His Auto's Maiden Trip (1912)
• An Indian's Loyalty (1913)
• The Mothering Heart (1913)
• Red Hicks Defies the World (1913)
• Broken Ways (1913)
• Love in an Apartment Hotel (1913)
• The Little Tease (1913)
• Almost a Wild Man (1913)
• Fatty and Minnie He-Haw (1914)
• Shotguns That Kick (1914)
• Fatty's Wine Party (1914)
• Fatty's Jonah Day (1914)
• An Incompetent Hero (1914)
• Lovers' Post Office (1914)
• Fatty and the Heiress (1914)
• Nell's Eugenic Wedding (1914)
• Judith of Bethulia (1914)
• The Skyrocket (1926)
• Lilac Time (1928)
• The Broadway Melody (1929)
• Sob Sister (1931)
• Iron Man (1931)

Director

• With the Aid of Phrenology (1913)
• Those Happy Days (1914)
• The Sky Pirate (1914)
• The Alarm (1914)
• Nell's Eugenic Wedding (1914)
• Sunshine Dad (1916)
• A Daughter of the Poor (1917)
• The Antics of Ann (1917)
• The Frisky Mrs. Johnson (1920)
• A Heart to Let (1921)
• Women Men Marry (1922)
• Broadway Gold (1923)
• The Speeding Venus (1926)
• Bred in Old Kentucky (1926)
• The Danger Girl (1926)

References

1. "Edward Dillon". British Film Institute. Retrieved December 31, 2017.

External links

• Edward Dillon on IMDb
• Edward Dillon at the Internet Broadway Database