Larry Wheat

Laurence Wheat (October 10, 1876 – August 7, 1963), professionally known as Larry Wheat, was an American character actor of the silent and sound film eras.

Larry Wheat
Wheat in Magic Town (1947)
Born(1876-10-10)October 10, 1876
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States
DiedAugust 7, 1963(1963-08-07) (aged 86)
Los Angeles, California, United States
OccupationActor
Years active1921–47

Biography

Born on October 20, 1876,[1] in Wheeling, West Virginia, Wheat entered the film industry in 1921 with a supporting role in the film, The Land of Hope, which starred Jason Robards Sr.[2] During his 27-year career he would appear in over 70 films, in small and supporting roles, many of which were unbilled.[3] Some of the more notable films in which Wheat appeared include: Peck's Bad Boy (1934), starring Jackie Cooper;[4] Frank Capra's Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), starring Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur;[5] 1936's The Great Ziegfeld, starring William Powell and Myrna Loy;[6] arguably one of the greatest films ever made, Citizen Kane (1941), directed, starring and co-written by Orson Welles;[7] the classic film noir, Murder, My Sweet (1944), directed by Edward Dmytryk, and starring Dick Powell, Claire Trevor, and Anne Shirley;[8] and 1946's The Spiral Staircase, with Dorothy McGuire, George Brent, and Ethel Barrymore.[9] Wheat's final film role would be in a small unbilled role in the 1947 film, Killer McCoy, starring Mickey Rooney, Brian Donlevy and Ann Blyth.[10] Wheat died on August 7, 1963 in Los Angeles, California, and was buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.[1]

Filmography

(Per AFI database)[3]

References
  1. "Larry Wheat". Find a Grave. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  2. "The Land of Hope". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 2, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  3. "Larry Wheat". American Film Institute. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  4. "Peck's Bad Boy". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  5. "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on October 26, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  6. "The Great Ziegfeld". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 2, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  7. "Citizen Kane". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  8. "Murder, My Sweet". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 28, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  9. "The Spiral Staircase". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 30, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  10. "Killer McCoy". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
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