Forrest Stanley

Forrest Stanley
Stanley in 1922
Born(1889-08-21)August 21, 1889
New York City, U.S.
DiedAugust 27, 1969(1969-08-27) (aged 80)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeHoly Cross Cemetery, Culver City
Years active1915–1959

Forrest Stanley (August 21, 1889 – August 27, 1969) was an American actor and screenplay writer best known for his work in silent film. He is particularly known for his role as Charles Brandon in the historical film When Knighthood Was in Flower (1922) by Robert G. Vignola and Charles Wilder in the murder mystery film The Cat and the Canary (1927) directed by Paul Leni.[1] He also appeared in the 1912 play The Seven Sisters, opposite Laurette Taylor, directed by Oliver Morosco.[2]

Partial filmography

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Stanley with Marion Davies in The Young Diana (1922)
Year Film Role Director Notes
1915 The Yankee Girl Jack Lawrence Jack J. Clark
1916 The Tongues of Men Reverend Sturgis Frank Lloyd
1916 Madame la Presidente Cyprian Gaudet Frank Lloyd
1916 The Code of Marcia Gray Orlando Castle Frank Lloyd
1916 The Heart of Paula Bruce McLean William Desmond Taylor
1919 The Thunderbolt Spencer Vail Colin Campbell
1919 What Every Woman Wants Philip Belden Jesse D. Hampton
1920 The Notorious Mrs. Sands Ronald Cliffe Christy Cabanne
1920 The Misfit Wife Peter Crandall Edmund Mortimer
1920 The Triflers Monte Moreville Christy Cabanne
1921 Forbidden Fruit Nelson Rogers Cecil B. DeMille
1921 Sacred and Profane Love Samson William Desmond Taylor
1921 Enchantment Ernest Eddison Robert G. Vignola
1921 Big Game Larry Winthrop Dallas M. Fitzgerald
1922 When Knighthood Was in Flower Charles Brandon Robert G. Vignola
1922 Beauty's Worth Cheyne Rovein Robert G. Vignola
1922 The Young Diana Commander Cleeve Robert G. Vignola
1922 The Pride of Palomar[3] Don Mike Farrell Frank Borzage
1923 Bavu Mischa Vleck Stuart Paton
1923 Her Accidental Husband Gordon Gray Dallas M. Fitzgerald
1923 Tiger Rose Michael Devlin Sidney Franklin
1924 Through the Dark Boston Blackie George W. Hill
1924 The Breath of Scandal Gregg Mowbry Louis J. Gasnier
1925 Madame Sans-Gene Léonce Perret
1925 The Unwritten Law Jack Wayne Edward LeSaint
1925 The Girl Who Wouldn't Work William Norworth Marcel De Sano
1925 Up the Ladder James Van Clinton Edward Sloman
1925 The Fate of a Flirt James Frank R. Strayer
1925 Beauty and the Bad Man Madoc Bill William Worthington
1926 Forest Havoc Stuart Paton
1926 Dancing Days Ralph Hedman Albert H. Kelley
1926 Shadow of the Law James Reynolds Wallace Worsley
1927 Eve's Love Letters Adam, Husband Leo McCarey
1927 The Wheel of Destiny Duke Worne
1927 The Cat and the Canary Charles Wilder Paul Leni
1928 Bare Knees John Longworth Erle C. Kenton
1928 Jazzland Hamilton Pew Dallas M. Fitzgerald
1928 The Phantom of the Turf Dunbarton Duke Worne
1928 Into the Night Gavin Murdock Duke Worne
1929 The Drake Case District Attorney Edward Laemmle
1931 Arizona Colonel Frank Bonham George B. Seitz
1932 Sin's Pay Day James Markey George B. Seitz

Selected television appearances

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References

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  1. ^ Hallenbeck, Bruce G. (August 11, 2009). Comedy-Horror Films: A Chronological History, 1914-2008. McFarland. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-7864-5378-8.
  2. ^ Kear, Lynn (January 10, 2014). Laurette Taylor, American Stage Legend. McFarland. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-7864-6193-6.
  3. ^ "San Pedro News Pilot 31 March 1923 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
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