Harry J. Lonsdale (born Henry Gittus Lonsdale; 6 December 1862 – 8 February 1939) was a British born actor stage and silent film actor. He played leading parts. and married stage actress Alice Lonnon and then divorced.
Lonsdale was born in Worcester, and died in Derby. The National Portrait Gallery has a photograph of him in costume as the Marquis de Corneville in Les Cloches de Corneville from 1890.
Lonsdale had roles in several Colin Campbell directed films for Selig.
Selected filmography
- A Counterfeit Santa Claus (1912)
- Tommy's Atonement (1913)
- The Ex-Convict's Plunge (1913)
- A Change of Administration (1913)
- The Rosary (1915)
- Sweet Alyssum (1915)
- The Ne'er-Do-Well (1916)
- The Garden of Allah (1916)
- His Brothers Keeper (1916)
- Who Shall Take My Life? (1917)
- Beware of Strangers (1917)
- Little Orphant Annie (1918)
- The City of Purple Dreams
- The Illustrious Prince (1919)
- The Shepherd of the Hills (1919)
- The Week-End (1920)
- Where Men Are Men (1921)
- The Fighting Guide (1922)
- The Call of Home (1922)
- The Great Night (1922)
- Thelma (1922)
- Big Dan (1923)
- The Vagabond Trail (1924)
- The Last of the Duanes (1924)
- Brand of Cowardice (1925)
- Her Husband's Secret (1925)
References
- Wearing, J. P. (November 21, 2013). The London Stage 1890-1899: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810892828 – via Google Books.
- "The Moving Picture World". World Photographic Publishing Company. August 19, 1916 – via Google Books.
- "Harry Lonsdale (Henry Gittus Lonsdale) - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk.