Boyd Irwin | |
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![]() Cast of The Three Musketeers (1921), Boyd Irwin left in second row | |
Born | |
Died | 22 January 1957 Los Angeles, California, USA | (aged 76)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1915-1948 |
Boyd Irwin (12 March 1880 – 22 January 1957) was an English stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1915 and 1948, both silent and "talkies", including a starring role in Australian film For Australia in 1915.[1][2] He was born in Brighton, Sussex and died in Los Angeles, California.[3]
Selected filmography
[edit]- The Luck of Geraldine Laird (1920)
- Milestones (1920)
- Eyes of the Eagle (1920) [4]
- A Lady in Love (1920)[4]
- A Gilded Dream (1920)[4]
- The Fatal Sign (1920)
- The Three Musketeers (1921)
- The Long Chance (1922)
- Around the World in Eighteen Days (1923)
- Ashes of Vengeance (1923)
- Enemies of Children (1923)
- Captain Blood (1924)
- Madam Satan (1930) - as the skipper of a dirigible[5]
- The Common Law (1931)[5]
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) - as the head of Scotland Yard[5]
- Cardinal Richelieu (1935)
- The Widow from Monte Carlo (1935)
- Accent on Youth (1935)[6]
- Devil's Squadron (1936) - as head of the airport[7]
- Give Me Liberty (1936)
- Killer at Large (1936)
- The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
- The Witness Vanishes (1939)
- The Invisible Killer (1939)
- Sky Patrol (1939)
- Drums of the Desert (1940)
- Passage from Hong Kong (1941)
- The Great Swindle (1941)
- Foreign Agent (1942)
- The Major and the Minor (1942)
- King of the Bandits (1947)
- Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
- Docks of New Orleans (1948)
References
[edit]- ^ "For the Honour of Australia". Australian Screen. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ Palmer, Scott (3 May 1988). A Who's who of Australian and New Zealand Film Actors: The Sound Era. Scarecrow Press. p. 5. ISBN 9780810820906. Retrieved 3 May 2018 – via Internet Archive.
For Australia Boyd Irwin.
- ^ "Boyd Irwin". Los Angeles Times. 25 January 1957. p. II-8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Weaver, John T. (1 January 1971). Twenty Years of Silents, 1908-1928. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810804012. Retrieved 3 May 2018 – via Internet Archive.
Boyd Irwin.
- ^ a b c "Noted Actor To Be Seen At T.C." Denton Record-Chronicle. 18 January 1932. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Accent on Youth". The Los Angeles Times. 29 April 1935. p. 31 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Thrills, Spills, Divers in 'Devil's Squadron' at the Hawaii". The Honolulu Advertiser. 6 August 1936. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
[edit]- Boyd Irwin at IMDb