Emmett King

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Emmett King
Emmett King in Manhattan Tower (1932)
Born
Emmett Carleton King

(1865-05-31)May 31, 1865
Griffin, Georgia, United States
DiedApril 21, 1953(1953-04-21) (aged 87)
Los Angeles, California, United States
OccupationActor
Years active1917–44
SpouseHelen

Emmett Carleton King (May 31, 1865 – April 21, 1953) was an American actor of the stage and screen.

Biography[edit]

King began his acting career on stage. His first Broadway appearance was in 1899, in the farce, The Father of His Country, which he wrote and starred in.[1] He would appear in several more Broadway productions over the next 15 years, including Mary Jane's Pa in 1908–09, and the 1911 production of Ben-Hur.[2]

His screen career was mostly as a character actor, and spanned both the silent and sound film eras. He began his film career with a featured role in the 1917 silent film, Mary Jane's Pa, reprising the role he had played on Broadway almost a decade earlier.[3] Other notable films in which he appeared include: the 1921 silent version of Little Lord Fauntleroy, starring Mary Pickford;[4] 1922's The Beautiful and Damned, starring Marie Prevost and Kenneth Harlan;[5] The Prisoner of Zenda (1937), starring Ronald Colman;[6] James Whale's version of The Man in the Iron Mask in 1939, starring Louis Hayward and Joan Bennett; [7] and Cecil B. DeMille's 1942 swashbuckler, Reap the Wild Wind, starring Ray Milland, John Wayne, and Paulette Goddard.[8] His final screen performance was in a small role as a Senator in the 1944 biopic, Wilson, with an all-star cast headed by Charles Coburn, Alexander Knox, and Geraldine Fitzgerald. [9]

King died at the age 87, in the Woodland Hills section of Los Angeles, California.[10]

Filmography[edit]

(Per AFI database)[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Father of His Country". Internet Broadway Database. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  2. ^ "Emmett C. King". Internet Broadway Database. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  3. ^ "Mary Jane's Pa: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  4. ^ "Little Lord Fauntleroy: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  5. ^ "The Beautiful and Damned: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 2, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  6. ^ "The Prisoner of Zenda: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on February 17, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  7. ^ "The Man in the Iron Mask: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  8. ^ "Reap the Wild Wind: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  9. ^ "Wilson: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 2, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  10. ^ "Emmett King". Internet Movie Database. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  11. ^ "Emmett King". American Film Institute. Retrieved June 10, 2015.

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