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Edgar Nelson(1882-1963)

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Edgar Nelson
Edgar Nelson was born on 25 January 1882 in Tower City, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Way Down East (1920), The House of a Thousand Candles (1915) and Sandra (1924). He died on 27 December 1963 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
BornJanuary 25, 1882
DiedDecember 27, 1963(81)
BornJanuary 25, 1882
DiedDecember 27, 1963(81)
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Known for

Lillian Gish and Richard Barthelmess in Way Down East (1920)
Way Down East
7.3
  • Hi Holler
  • 1920
The House of a Thousand Candles (1915)
The House of a Thousand Candles
  • Larry Donovan
  • 1915
Barbara La Marr in Sandra (1924)
Sandra
  • Mr. Stanley
  • 1924
Owen Moore in The Chicken in the Case (1921)
The Chicken in the Case
  • Percival Jones
  • 1921

Credits

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Actor

  • Laughs in the Law
    Short
    • 1933
  • Claudette Colbert and Edmund Lowe in The Misleading Lady (1932)
    The Misleading Lady
    5.1
    • Steve
    • 1932
  • Belle of the Night (1930)
    Belle of the Night
    6.7
    Short
    • Sailor
    • 1930
  • Richard Dix in Womanhandled (1925)
    Womanhandled
    6.3
    • Pinky (uncredited)
    • 1925
  • Barbara La Marr in Sandra (1924)
    Sandra
    • Mr. Stanley
    • 1924
  • Marion Davies in Janice Meredith (1924)
    Janice Meredith
    5.5
    • Tailor
    • 1924
  • Sam Hardy, William T. Hayes, Horace James, Doris Kenyon, Norman Kerry, and Edgar Nelson in Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford (1921)
    Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford
    5.4
    • Eddie Lamb
    • 1921
  • Owen Moore in The Chicken in the Case (1921)
    The Chicken in the Case
    • Percival Jones
    • 1921
  • Lillian Gish and Richard Barthelmess in Way Down East (1920)
    Way Down East
    7.3
    • Hi Holler
    • 1920
  • The House of a Thousand Candles (1915)
    The House of a Thousand Candles
    • Larry Donovan
    • 1915

Personal details

  • Born
    • January 25, 1882
    • Tower City, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • December 27, 1963
    • New Haven, Connecticut, USA(undisclosed)
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared in "Young America" on Broadway, 1915.

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