Jay Belasco

Jay Belasco (January 11, 1888 – May 1, 1949), born Reginald James Belasco, was an American film actor whose career mostly involved silent film.

Jay Belasco
Belasco and Charlotte Merriam in Up in Betty's Bedroom (1920)
Born	(1888-01-11)January 11, 1888 Brooklyn, New York
Died	May 1, 1949(1949-05-01) (aged 61) Santa Monica, California
Occupation	Film actor

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Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes/refs
1915	Lord John in New York	Antonio Tostini
	Lord John's Journal	Paolo Tostini	5-film series[1]
	The Little Upstart	Paul Newell	Short
1916	Across the Line	Horton Manners Jr.	Short
	The Phantom Island	Robert Law	Short
	The Grip of Jealousy	Harry Grant	[1]
	Tangled Hearts	Ernest Courtney	[1]
	The Gilded Spider	Paul Winston	[1]
	Bobbie of the Ballet	Jack Stimson	[1]
	The Grasp of Greed	Eustace	[1]
	The Belle and the Bell Hop	Salden	Short
	The Caravan	Chons	Short
	His Baby	Minor Role	Short, Uncredited
	Through Solid Walls	Dick	Short
	The Fascinating Model	Jay	Short
	The Price of Silence	Billy Cupps	[1]
1917	How to Be Happy Though Married	Ernest	Short
	The Last Cigarette	Carson Huntley	Short
	Perils of the Secret Service
	The Clash of Steel		Short
	The Dreaded Tube		Short
	David's Idle Dream	David	Short
	The Crimson Blade	Carson Huntley	Short
	The Man in the Trunk		Short
	Clothes and the Man		Short
	Twice in the Same Place		Short
	Her Hero		Short
	The Signet Ring	Carson Huntley	Short
	When Mary Took the Count		Short
	The Pace That Kills	The Other Man	Short
	The International Spy	Carson Huntley	Short
	And in Walked Uncle		Short
	Her Wayward Parents	Billy Harrison	Short
	Kleptomaniacs		Short
	The Great American Game		Short
	Fat and Foolish	The Dude	Short
	Trixie of the Follies	Jack	Short
	Two of a Kind		Short
	Bluffing Father		Short
	A Two-Cylinder Courtship	Jack	Short
	Lorelei of the Sea	Dorian	[1]
	The Master Spy	Carson Huntley	Short
	Green Eyes and Bullets		Short
	Hearts and Clubs		Short
	Betty's Big Idea		Short
	Love and Locksmiths		Short
	Mary's Merry Mix-Up	Jack - Mary's Husband	Short
	More Haste, Less Speed		Short
	A Maid to Order		Short
	Stepping Out		Short
	Nearly a Papa	Jack Gordon	Short
	Their Seaside Tangle		Short
	Mary's Boomerang		Short
	Thirty Days	Mr. Newlywed	Short
1918	Their Honeymoon Baby		Short
	War Gardens		Short
	Her Awful Fix		Short
	Know Your Neighbor		Short
	Are Second Marriages Happy?		Short
	Three X Gordon	Walter	[1]
1919	Life's a Funny Proposition	Herbert Austin	[1]
	Hard Luck		Short
	Stop, Look and Listen		Short
	Tell Your Wife Everything		Short
	A Cheerful Liar		Short
	Lobster Dressing		Short
	A Flirt There Was		Short
1920	Smoldering Embers	Jack Manners	[1]
	Jenny Be Good	Royal Renshaw	[1]
	Dollar for Dollar	Teddy Mordant	[1]
	Help Wanted - Male	Lieutenant	[1]
	The Palace of Darkened Windows	Billy Hill	[1]
1921	In for Life		Short
	Say Uncle		Short
1922	One Stormy Knight		Short
1924	Dandy Lions		Short
	Nerve Tonic	Eddie's Rival	Short
	Hold Your Breath	Another Customer	[1]
	Tootsie Wootsie		Short
	Bright Lights		Short
1927	The Wrong Mr. Wright		[1]
1931	Not So Loud
1933	The Woman Accused	Tony Graham	[1]
1934	Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen	Friend of Miss Fane	Uncredited[1]
1935	The Gilded Lily	London Cafe Patron	Uncredited[1]
	The Wedding Night	Party Guest	Uncredited[1]
	The Four-Star Boarder	Officer	Short, Uncredited
	Bonnie Scotland	Officer	Uncredited[1]
1936	The Milky Way	Man in car	Uncredited[1]
	Love Before Breakfast	Minor Role	Uncredited[1]
	Our Relations	Denker's Beer Garden / Nightclub Customer	Uncredited
1941	Szeressük egymást
	Footlight Fever	Costumer	Uncredited, (final film role)[1]

Personal life

Belasco was born Reginald James Belasco on January 11, 1888, in Brooklyn, New York.

He was the cousin of actors Walter Belasco and David Belasco.

He died from a heart attack on May 1, 1949, in Santa Monica, California.

References

1. "Jay Belasco". AFI. Retrieved November 4, 2019.

External links

• Jay Belasco on IMDb
• Jay Belasco at AllMovie