Английская Википедия:E. H. Calvert

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Elisha Helm Calvert (born William Helm; June 27, 1863 – October 5, 1941) was an American film actor and director. He appeared in more than 170 films, as well as directing a further 60 titles.

Biography

He was born William Helm in Madison, Wisconsin, (or in Alexandria, Virginia), and died in Hollywood, California. He was a Spanish–American War veteran who served in Cuba. He was a member of the Adventurers Club of New York.

Calvert was raised in Madison and graduated from Central High School. He acted for a summer at the Fuller Opera House. After a military career from which he retired as a captain, he acted in stock theater, including working in Arizona, where he acted with Theodore Roberts. He also performed in vaudeville. For 18 years, he was a director, beginning with the Essanay Company. He also acted in films for Essanay.

Calvert had a son, also named William Helm.

Selected filmography

• From the Submerged (1912)
• The Snare (1912)
• One Wonderful Night (1914, director) - Chief Detective Steingall
• The Showman (1914)
• The Slim Princess (1915, director)
• The Crimson Wing (1915) - Count Ludwig von Leun-Walram
• A Daughter of the City (1915) - Henry L. Bancroft
• Vultures of Society (1916) - Raymond Raphael
• According to the Code (1916) - Judge Andrews
• The Wide, Wrong Way (Essanay1917, director)
• Branded (1920, director)
• Affinities (1922)
• Silent Evidence (1922, director)
• The Silent Partner (1923) - Jim Harker
• Why Men Leave Home (1924) - Arthur Phillips
• Bluff (1924) - Norbert Conroy
• The Only Woman (1924) - Rodney Blake
• Inez from Hollywood (1924) - Gardner
• East of Suez (1925) - Sidney Forbes
• Sally (1925) - Richard Farquar
• The Talker (1925) - Mr. Grayson
• Havoc (1925) - Regimental Adjutant
• The Girl from Montmartre (1926) - Lord Robert Hautrive
• Ella Cinders (1926) - Studio Actor (uncredited)
• The House Without a Key (1926, Serial) - Dan Winterclip
• Melting Millions (1927)
• Rookies (1927) - Colonel
• The First Auto (1927) - Elmer Hays (uncredited)
• Lonesome Ladies (1927) - Mr. Burton
• The Wizard (1927) - Edwin Palmer
• West Point (1927) - Superintendent (uncredited)
• The Man Without a Face (1928, Serial)
• Let 'Er Go Gallegher (1928) - City Editor
• The Legion of the Condemned (1928) - Commandant
• Why Sailors Go Wrong (1928) - Cyrus Green
• 4 Devils (1928)
• Moran of the Marines (1928) - Gen. Marshall
• Prep and Pep (1928) - Col. Marsh
• The City of Youth (1928, director)
• The Canary Murder Case (1929) - Dist. Atty. John F.X. Markham
• Blue Skies (1929) - Mr. Semple Jones (episode 1)
• The Studio Murder Mystery (1929) - Grant (uncredited)
• Thunderbolt (1929) - Dist. Atty. McKay
• Dark Streets (1929) - Police Lieutenant
• The Greene Murder Case (1929) - Dist. Atty. John F.X. Markham
• Fast Company (1929) - Platt
• Illusion (1929) - Doctor (uncredited)
• The Virginian (1929) - Judge Henry
• The Mighty (1929) - Major General
• The Love Parade (1929) - Sylvanian Ambassador
• Darkened Rooms (1929) - Mr. Clayton (uncredited)
• Peacock Alley (1930) - Paul
• The Kibitzer (1930) - Westcott
• Behind the Make-Up (1930) - Dawson
• Only the Brave (1930) - The Colonel
• Men Are Like That (1930) - Superintendent (uncredited)
• The Benson Murder Case (1930) - Dist. Atty. John F.X. Markham
• Ladies Love Brutes (1930) - Committeeman (uncredited)
• The Social Lion (1930) - Henderson
• The Border Legion (1930) - Judge Savin
• A Man from Wyoming (1930) - Maj. Gen. Hunter
• Let's Go Native (1930) - Diner (uncredited)
• Half Shot at Sunrise (1930) - Gen. Hale (uncredited)
• The Widow from Chicago (1930) - Police Captain R.L. Davis
• Beyond Victory (1931) - Commanding Officer (uncredited)
• Graft (1931) - Police Inspector (uncredited)
• Horse Feathers (1932) - Professor in Wagstaff's office (uncredited)
• The Conquerors (1932) - Doctor
• Wild Horse Mesa (1932) - Sheriff
• The Mysterious Rider (1933) - Sheriff Matt Arnold
• The Power and the Glory (1933) - Board of Directors (uncredited)
• Duck Soup (1933) - Officer in Battle Sequence (uncredited)
• The House of Rothschild (1934) - Lord Chamberlain (uncredited)
• Here Comes the Groom (1934) - George Randolph
• One Exciting Adventure (1934) - Casino Door Man (uncredited)
• The Mighty Barnum (1934) - House Detective (uncredited)
• Rumba (1935) - Police Captain (uncredited)
• So Red the Rose (1935) - Cavalry Major (uncredited)
• Death from a Distance (1935) - District Attorney
• Western Courage (1935) - Colonel Austin
• The Oregon Trail (1936) - Jim Ridgeley
• Murder at Glen Athol (1936) - District Attorney McDougal
• The Glory Trail (1936) - Colonel Strong
• Ellis Island (1936) - Commissioner H.L. Carson (uncredited)
• Union Pacific (1939) - Major (uncredited) (final film role)

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