E. H. Calvert
American film actor and director (1863-1941) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 78
Elisha Helm Calvert was an American film actor and director. He appeared in more than 170 films, as well as directing a further 60 titles, often using his military title "Captain E. H. Calvert".
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Union PacificFilm, Major (uncredited)1936
Murder at Glen AtholFilm, District Attorney McDougal1935
Death from a DistanceFilm, District Attorney1934
Here Comes the GroomFilm, George Randolph1932
Horse FeathersFilm, Professor in Wagstaff's Study (uncredited)1931
GraftFilm, Police Inspector1930
A Man from WyomingFilm, Maj. Gen. Hunter1929
Blue SkiesFilm, Mr. Semple Jones (episode 1)1928
4 DevilsFilm1927
The First AutoFilm, Elmer Hays - the Inventor1925
The TalkerFilm, Mr. Grayson1924
BluffFilm, Norbert Conroy1915
The Clutch of CircumstanceFilm, Director1912
Back to the Old FarmFilm, Frank Clayton1863Born27 June 1863Known for
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Duck Soup 1933
Horse Feathers 1932
Union Pacific 1939
The Love Parade 1929
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Edward Arnold E. H. Calvert directed Vultures of Society (1916)
Francis X. Bushman E. H. Calvert directed The Slim Princess (1915)
Marguerite Clayton E. H. Calvert directed Vultures of Society (1916)
Frank Tuttle Directed The Canary Murder Case (1929)
Beverly Bayne E. H. Calvert directed One Wonderful Night (1914)
Bryant Washburn E. H. Calvert directed The Slim Princess (1915)
Ruth Stonehouse E. H. Calvert directed The Slim Princess (1915)
Theodore Wharton Directed Upperworld and From the Submerged
William Bailey Also in Upperworld and The Snare
Dolores Cassinelli Also in From the Submerged (1912)
Augustus Carney Also in Bill Mixes with His Relations (1912)
Lillian Drew E. H. Calvert directed One Wonderful Night (1914)
Alfred Edward Green Directed Inez from Hollywood and Sally
Wallace Beery E. H. Calvert directed The Slim Princess (1915)
Jesse Louis Lasky Produced East of Suez and Moran of the Marines
Eugene Pallette Also in The Love Parade (1929)
Rowland V. Lee Directed A Man from Wyoming (1930)
Dorothy Phillips Also in Upperworld and Into the North
Gary Cooper Also in The Virginian (1929)
William Powell Also in The Canary Murder Case (1929)
Leo White E. H. Calvert directed One Wonderful Night (1914)
Robert Bolder E. H. Calvert directed One Wonderful Night (1914)
Morgan Farley Also in Only the Brave (1930)
B. P. Schulberg Produced The Virginian (1929)
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Filmography 40
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Today's audiences may know him from his portrayals of district attorney Markham in the early Philo Vance murder mysteries; Wheeler and Woolsey's senior officer and foil in Half Shot at Sunrise; and one of the college professors having an audience with Groucho Marx in Horse Feathers.
