Harry Mestayer
American actor
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Harry Tweed Mestayer (1876–1958)[1] was an actor in silent films and theatrical productions in the U.S. He had leading roles and was a supporting actor in more than two dozen films and numerous theaterical productions.[2] He performed in California,[3] was in several hits in Chicago[4] and performed on Broadway.
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He was the son of Shakespearean actor Charles H. Mestayer and had several actors in his family.[5][3] He was married to actress Victory Bateman from 1901 to 1905,[6][7] and to Jessie D. Lockwood, a non-professional, from 1908 to 1924.[8][9]
The Museum of the City of New York has several photographs of him in acting roles.[10]
Filmography
- The House of a Thousand Candles as Jack Glenam
- Stop Thief! as Jack Dougan
- Millionaire Baby (1915)
- Badgered (1916)
- Wives of the Rich (1916)
- Her Dream of Life (1916)[11]
- Wife or Country (1918), co-wrote and starred in[12] as Dale Barker
- The Atom (1918 film) as Montague Booth
- Unguarded Women (1924) as Sing Woo
- Flapper Wives (1924), as Charles Bigelow
- Black Oxen (1923)[13] as James Oglethorpe
- The Acquittal (1923) as District Attorney
- The Locked Door (1929) as District Attorney
Plays
- The Wild Duck (1918) on Broadway as Gregers Werle
- Ghosts (1905) in Walla Walla, Washington as Oswald Alving
