Robert Frazer
Robert W. Frazer (born Robert William Browne[note 1][1] on June 29, 1891 in Worcester, Massachusetts – August 17, 1944 in Los Angeles, California) was an American actor who appeared in some 224 shorts and films from the 1910s until his death. He began in films with the Eclair company which released through Universal Pictures.
Robert Frazer
Robert Frazer and Madge Bellamy in White Zombie by Victor Halperin (1932)
Pola Negri and Robert Frazer in Men (1924)
Acting career
After some theater experience he swiftly moved into acting in silent films. In 1912 he began his movie career by portraying Jesus Christ in The Holy City, and in the same year played the lead in Robin Hood.[1] He also appeared in two classic horror films, White Zombie (1932) and The Vampire Bat (1933).
Personal life
Frazer was married to Mildred Bright, an actress.[1]
Partial filmography
- The Holy City (1912)
- Robin Hood (1912)
- Rob Roy (1913)
- Duty (1914)
- The Lone Star Rush (1915) (filmed in Palm Springs, California)[2]:168–71[3]
- The Decoy (1916)
- The Light at Dusk (1916)
- The Ballet Girl (1916)
- The Dawn of Love (1916)
- The Feast of Life (1916)
- Her Code of Honor (1919)
- Bolshevism on Trial (1919)
- Fascination (1922)
- My Friend the Devil (1922)
- How Women Love (1922)
- Mr. Potter of Texas (1922)
- Jazzmania (1923)
- After the Ball (1924)
- Women Who Give (1924)
- Traffic in Hearts (1924)
- Men (1924)
- When a Man's a Man (1924)
- The Foolish Virgin (1924)
- The Charmer (1925)
- Miss Bluebeard (1925)
- The White Desert (1925)
- The Scarlet West (1925)
- The Keeper of the Bees (1925)
- Why Women Love (1925)
- Secret Orders (1926)
- Sin Cargo (1926)
- The Speeding Venus (1926)
- Desert Gold (1926)
- Dame Chance (1926)
- The Isle of Retribution (1926)
- The City (1926)
- One Hour of Love (1927)
- Out of the Past (1927)
- Back to God's Country (1927)
- Burning Up Broadway (1928)
- The City of Purple Dreams (1928)
- Black Butterflies (1928)
- Out of the Ruins (1928)
- Sioux Blood (1929)
- The Woman I Love (1929)
- The Drake Case (1929)
- Two-Gun Caballero (1931)
- Ten Nights in a Bar-Room (1931)
- Mystery Trooper (1931) rare serial
- The King Murder (1932)
- White Zombie (1932)
- The Three Musketeers (1933)
- The Mystery Squadron (1933)
- The Vampire Bat (1933)
- Found Alive (1933)
- Green Eyes (1934)
- One in a Million (1934)
- The Clutching Hand (1935)
- The Fighting Pilot (1935)
- Trails of The Wild (1935)
- The Black Coin (1936)
- Easy Money (1936)
- We're in the Legion Now! (1936)
- Left-Handed Law (1937)
- Black Aces (1937)
- Religious Racketeers (1938)
- Cipher Bureau (1938)
- Law of the Wolf (1939)
- Navy Secrets (1939)
- Roar of the Press (1941)
- Pals of the Pecos (1941)
- Gangs of Sonora (1941)
- Black Dragons (1942)
- Inside the Law (1942)
- Seeing Hands (1943)
- Captain America (serial) (1944)
- Forty Thieves (1944)
- Law Men (1944)
Notes
- The reference book Encyclopedia of American Film Serials gives his birth name as Robert William Frazer.
References
- Mayer, Geoff (2017). Encyclopedia of American Film Serials. McFarland. p. 129. ISBN 9780786477623. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- Niemann, Greg (2006). Palm Springs Legends: creation of a desert oasis. San Diego, CA: Sunbelt Publications. p. 286. ISBN 978-0-932653-74-1. OCLC 61211290. (here for Table of Contents)
- The Lone Star Rush at the American Film Institute Catalog
External links
Media related to Robert Frazer at Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Frazer at IMDb
- Robert Frazer at Find a Grave
- portraits (New York City Public Library, Billy Rose collection)
- with Pola Negri in the 1924 film Men
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