Fred R. Stanton

American Actor
The Spirit of Good lobby card

Fred R. Stanton, born Frederick R. Schwerd, (1881–May 27, 1925) was an actor in the United States.[1][2][3] He had numerous film roles and also performed in theater.[4]

He portrays a Native American in Son of the Wolf and has a memorable knife fight with the star.[5] He died on May 27, 1925, in Los Angeles of stomach cancer.[3]

Filmography

  • Daredevil Kate (1916) as Bently
  • The Great Secret (1917) as The Great Master
  • De Luxe Annie (1918) as Detective Cronin
  • The Great Victory (1919) as Sergeant Gross
  • The Great Secret (serial) (1920), a serial as The Great Master
  • The Fighting Chance (1920) as Beverly Plank
  • The Spirit of Good (1920) as Neal Bradford
  • Jenny Be Good (1920) as Aaron Shuttles
  • The Silver Horde (1920) as big George Bolt
  • The Fire Bride (1922)[6]
  • Her Sturdy Oak (1921) as Ranch Foreman
  • Perils of the Yukon (1922), a serial as Ivan Petroff
  • The Son of the Wolf (1922)
  • Danger Ahead (1923)
  • Little Church Around the Corner (1923) as The Sheriff
  • A Million to Burn (1923) as Langden
  • Canyon of the Fools (1923) as Jim Harper / Polhill
  • Trifling with Honor (1923) as Lute Clotz
  • When a Man's a Man (1924) as Nick Cambert
  • Find Your Man (1924) as Sheriff

References

  1. ^ Katchmer, George A. (2015). "Stanton, Fred". A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. ISBN 9781476609058.
  2. ^ Truitt, Evelyn Mack (1977). Who was who on screen. Bowker. ISBN 9780835209144.
  3. ^ a b Vazzana, Eugene Michael (2001). Silent Film Necrology. McFarland. p. 497. ISBN 978-0-7864-1059-0.
  4. ^ "Fred R. Stanton". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  5. ^ Variety Film Reviews. Garland Pub. 1983. ISBN 978-0-8352-2780-3.
  6. ^ Connelly, Robert B. (1998). The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36. December Press. ISBN 9780913204368.