Robert Milasch
Robert Milasch (1885–1954)[1] was an American character actor in the silent and sound periods. He was one of Hollywood's tallest actors hovering somewhere between 6'6" and 6'9". He began his career in 1903 at 18 at the Edison Manufacturing Company. One of his first Edison films was two appearances in the classic The Great Train Robbery.[2] In the sound era nearly every film appearance was uncredited.
Robert Milasch | |
|---|---|
| Born | Robert Emmett Milasch April 18, 1885 |
| Died | November 14, 1954 (aged 69) |
| Other names | Robert Milash Robert E. Milasch Robert Milach R.E. Milasch |
| Occupation | actor |
| Years active | 1903–1951 |
| Spouse(s) | Frances Strong (1 child) Virginia Rose |
| Children | 1 child |
Selected filmography
- The Great Train Robbery (1903)
- The Eagle's Mate (1914)
- Under the Greenwood Tree (1918)
- The Two Brides (1919)
- Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1919)
- The Rough Neck (1919)
- The Fourteenth Man (1920)
- Black Beauty (1921)
- Catch My Smoke (1922)
- The Prodigal Judge (1922)
- The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924)
- The Iron Horse (1924)
- Captain Blood (1924)
- Peter Pan (1924)
- The Right of the Strongest (1924)
- The Girl from Montmartre (1926)
- The Phantom Bullet (1926)
- Men of Daring (1927)
- A Hero for a Night (1927)
- The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (1928)
- Chasing Rainbows (1930) (*uncredited)
- Dangerous Nan McGrew (1930)
References
- Silent Film Necrology p.366 2ndEdition c.2001 by Eugene Michael Vazzana
- Who Was Who on Screen, p.321 2ndEdition c.1977 by Evelyn Mack Truitt
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