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Harry von Meter
Von Meter in still from In the Sunlight (1915)
Born(1871-03-20)March 20, 1871
DiedJune 2, 1956(1956-06-02) (aged 85)
NationalityAmerican
Other namesHarry van Meter
OccupationActor
SpouseIsabelle Hayden

Harry von Meter (March 20, 1871 – June 2, 1956; sometimes credited as Harry van Meter) was an American actor of stage and silent film.[1] He starred in about 200 films in the period from 1912 through 1929. He retired from acting just as sound films were beginning.

Biography[edit]

Harry von Meter was born on March 20, 1871, in Malta Bend, Missouri. He was a member of the Rough Riders during the Spanish–American War.[1] In his early career he was a stage actor for eighteen years.[1] Von Meter worked for the Alcazar stock company at the Alcazar Theatre in San Francisco, California, followed by a move in 1908 to the Valencia stock company at the Valencia Theater in the same city.[2] He married actress Isabelle Hayden in 1908 in Oakland, California.[3]

He was signed by the Thanhouser Company based in New Rochelle, New York, in 1912, followed by spending a few months with Nestor Film Company in Hollywood, California, and then a few months with Universal Pictures.[1] Around 1913, he moved to American Film Studios in Santa Barbara, California.[1] He appeared in the 1923 film The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Monsignor Neufchatel.

He died in 1956 in Sawtelle, Los Angeles, California, at the age of 85.

Filmography[edit]

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1914[edit]

1915[edit]

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1917[edit]

1918[edit]

1919[edit]

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