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Harlan Knight(1875-1940)

  • Actor
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Harlan Knight was born on 6 August 1875 in Limerick, Maine, USA. He was an actor, known for Tol'able David (1930), White Mice (1926) and The Warrens of Virginia (1924). He died on 8 April 1940 in Manhattan, New York, USA.
BornAugust 6, 1875
DiedApril 8, 1940(64)
BornAugust 6, 1875
DiedApril 8, 1940(64)
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Known for

Richard Cromwell and Joan Peers in Tol'able David (1930)
Tol'able David
6.6
  • Iska Hatburn
  • 1930
White Mice (1926)
White Mice
2.9
  • MacKildrick
  • 1926
The Warrens of Virginia (1924)
The Warrens of Virginia
7.6
  • Pap
  • 1924
Mary Astor and Harry T. Morey in The Rapids (1922)
The Rapids
4.5
  • John Minton
  • 1922

Credits

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Actor

  • Buck Jones and Silver in The Roaring West (1935)
    The Roaring West
    6.0
    • Clem Morgan
    • 1935
  • Will Rogers, Kent Taylor, and Evelyn Venable in The County Chairman (1935)
    The County Chairman
    6.1
    • Sheepherder (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Ramon Novarro and Lupe Velez in Laughing Boy (1934)
    Laughing Boy
    4.7
    • Wounded Face (as Tall Man's Boy)
    • 1934
  • Randolph Scott, Noah Beery, Buster Crabbe, Jack La Rue, and Esther Ralston in To the Last Man (1933)
    To the Last Man
    6.2
    • Grandpa Chet Spelvin
    • 1933
  • Miriam Hopkins in The Story of Temple Drake (1933)
    The Story of Temple Drake
    7.1
    • Pap (as Harlan E. Knight)
    • 1933
  • Whistlin' Dan (1932)
    Whistlin' Dan
    6.2
    • July - Posing as Pecos (as Harlan E. Knight)
    • 1932
  • Lew Ayres and Anita Louise in Heaven on Earth (1931)
    Heaven on Earth
    4.9
    • Preacher Daniel
    • 1931
  • Buck Jones in The Fighting Sheriff (1931)
    The Fighting Sheriff
    5.7
    • Deputy Calico Cox (as Harlan E. Knight)
    • 1931
  • Richard Cromwell and Joan Peers in Tol'able David (1930)
    Tol'able David
    6.6
    • Iska Hatburn
    • 1930
  • Dance Magic (1927)
    Dance Magic
    • Jahala's Father
    • 1927
  • Things Wives Tell
    • Colonel Burgess
    • 1926
  • Johnny Hines in Rainbow Riley (1926)
    Rainbow Riley
    • Zeb White
    • 1926
  • The Wives of the Prophet
    • The Patriarch
    • 1926
  • White Mice (1926)
    White Mice
    2.9
    • MacKildrick
    • 1926
  • His Buddy's Wife (1925)
    His Buddy's Wife
    • Mr. Jones
    • 1925

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Tall Man's Boy
  • Born
    • August 6, 1875
    • Limerick, Maine, USA
  • Died
    • April 8, 1940
    • Manhattan, New York, USA
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

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