Jack Ganzhorn
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BornMarch 21, 1881
DiedSeptember 19, 1956 (aged 75)
Occupations
- Silent Film Actor
- Script Writer
- Author
Yearsactive1922–1942
Jack Ganzhorn | |
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| Born | March 21, 1881 |
| Died | September 19, 1956 (aged 75) |
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| Years active | 1922–1942 |
Jack Ganzhorn (1881–1956) was a silent film actor and script writer of the 1920s and 1930s – primarily in silent film Westerns, Hawk of the Hills (1927 serial) and Fightin' Odds.[1]
John W. "Jack" Ganzhorn was born on March 21, 1881, in Fort Thomas, Arisona Territory the son of William D. Ganzhorn and Ida A.[2] His mother died in December 1882, when Jack was almost two years old.
Early years
Ganzhorn spent his early years living near Tombstone, Arizona. When the Battleship Maine was fired upon in February 1898, Ganzhorn joined the U.S. Navy during the Spanish–American War, from February 1898 to March 1899, and was wounded in the left foot.[3]
Filmography
- Thorobred, 1922 – as Blackie Wells
- The Iron Horse, 1924 – as Thomas C. Durant (uncredited)
- Fightin' Odds, 1925 – as Dave Ormsby
- Thank You, 1925 – as Gossiping Man (uncredited)
- Hawk of the Hills, 1927 – as Henry Selby
- The Apache Raider (1928) – as Breed Artwell
- The Valley of Hunted Men (1928) – as Frenchy Durant
- Hawk of the Hills, 1929 – as Henry Selby