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Elmer Ballard(1879-1947)

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Elmer Ballard was born on 7 May 1879 in Rochford, South Dakota, USA. He was an actor, known for The Squealer (1930), Alibi (1929) and Green Eyes (1934). He died on 5 June 1947 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMay 7, 1879
DiedJune 5, 1947(68)
BornMay 7, 1879
DiedJune 5, 1947(68)
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Jack Holt, Davey Lee, and Dorothy Revier in The Squealer (1930)
The Squealer
  • Pimply-Face
  • 1930
Mae Busch and Chester Morris in Alibi (1929)
Alibi
5.6
  • Soft Malone - Cab Driver(as Mr. Elmer Ballard)
  • 1929
William Bakewell, Claude Gillingwater, Shirley Grey, and Charles Starrett in Green Eyes (1934)
Green Eyes
5.2
  • Lenox - Kester Butler
  • 1934
Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alley (1917)
Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alley
Short
  • Actor
  • 1917

Credits

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  • Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Errol Flynn, John Garfield, Jack Carson, Eddie Cantor, Joan Leslie, Ida Lupino, Dennis Morgan, Ann Sheridan, Dinah Shore, and Alexis Smith in Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
    Thank Your Lucky Stars
    6.7
    • Pub Character in Errol Flynn Number (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Charles Laughton and Fredric March in Les Misérables (1935)
    Les Misérables
    7.6
    • Court Clerk (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • William Bakewell, Claude Gillingwater, Shirley Grey, and Charles Starrett in Green Eyes (1934)
    Green Eyes
    5.2
    • Lenox - Kester Butler
    • 1934
  • Jean Harlow, Charles Brabin, Wallace Ford, Jean Hersholt, and Walter Huston in The Beast of the City (1932)
    The Beast of the City
    6.7
    • Mayor (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Consolation Marriage (1931)
    Consolation Marriage
    6.0
    • Undetermined Role (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • Little Caesar (1931)
    Little Caesar
    7.1
    • Bat Carilla (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • Lew Ayres in The Doorway to Hell (1930)
    The Doorway to Hell
    6.5
    • Tommy - Louie's Chauffeur (uncredited)
    • 1930
  • Jack Holt, Davey Lee, and Dorothy Revier in The Squealer (1930)
    The Squealer
    • Pimply-Face
    • 1930
  • Mae Clarke and Jack Mulhall in The Fall Guy (1930)
    The Fall Guy
    5.3
    • 'Hutch' (uncredited)
    • 1930
  • Her Private Affair (1929)
    Her Private Affair
    5.1
    • Ludwig Grimm (uncredited)
    • 1929
  • Richard Arlen, George Bancroft, and Fay Wray in Thunderbolt (1929)
    Thunderbolt
    6.4
    • Prisoner #8 (uncredited)
    • 1929
  • Mae Busch and Chester Morris in Alibi (1929)
    Alibi
    5.6
    • Soft Malone - Cab Driver (as Mr. Elmer Ballard)
    • 1929
  • Pinched (1917)
    Pinched
    5.9
    Short
    • 1917
  • Lonesome Luke Loses Patients (1917)
    Lonesome Luke Loses Patients
    Short
    • 1917
  • Harold Lloyd in Over the Fence (1917)
    Over the Fence
    5.8
    Short
    • 1917

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Mr. Elmer Ballard
  • Born
    • May 7, 1879
    • Rochford, South Dakota, USA
  • Died
    • June 5, 1947
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

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