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Herbert Rawlinson in The Woman of the Town (1943)

Biography

Herbert Rawlinson

Overview

  • Born
    November 15, 1885 · Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
  • Died
    July 12, 1953 · Los Angeles, California, USA (lung cancer)
  • Birth name
    Herbert Banemann Rawlinson
  • Nickname
    • Herb
  • Height
    6′ (1.83 m)

Mini bio

  • Herbert Rawlinson was born on November 15, 1885 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK. He was an actor and producer, known for The Flame Fighter (1925), The Carter Case (1919) and The Belle of Broadway (1926). He was married to Loraine Abigail Long, Roberta Arnold and Josephine Norman. He died on July 12, 1953 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Family

  • Spouses
      Loraine Abigail Long(January 1, 1924 - 1947) (2 children)
      Roberta Arnold(1917 - November 1922) (divorced)
      Josephine Norman
  • Children
      Sally Rawlinson

Trivia

  • He reportedly died the morning after completing his scenes for Edward D. Wood Jr.'s Jail Bait (1954).
  • A former circus performer. Though primarily a dramatic actor, he proved his comic flair in the 1910s in Universal's "Victor Comedies", and worked for Hal Roach in the 1920s.
  • In films from 1913 with Selig Polyscope. Joined Universal in 1914. Specialized in authority figures: senior military officers, lawmen, politicians, newspaper editors, and the like.
  • Has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
  • Leading man in Hollywood silents. In sound films thereafter, he was a character player until the year he died.

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