Otis B. Thayer
Actor, Director · United States · On the map · Directors · Lived 1863 to 1935 · aged 72
Otis Bryant Thayer was an American actor, director, producer and owner of silent era film production companies. Before his film career he was a stage actor and operatic comedian. By 1910, he piloted the Chicago based Selig Polyscope Company filming westerns on locations at Canon City.
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1935Died16 August 19351928
Tracy the OutlawFilm, Director1923Riders of the RangeFilm, Director1921
Finders KeepersFilm, Director1919
Miss ArizonaFilm, Director1918
Little Red Riding HoodFilm, Director1914
Across the BorderFilm, Director
Pirates of the PlainsFilm, 1914Director1913
Saved by the Juvenile CourtFilm, Director1912
A Cowboy's Best GirlFilm, DirectorAll on Account of CheckersFilm, 1912Director
The ScapegoatFilm, 1912Director, Writer1911
A Romance of the Rio GrandeFilm, Director, Writer
The Bully of Bingo GulchFilm, 1911Director, Writer
Western HeartsFilm, 1911Dr. Lane (as Otis B. Thayer)1863Born
Tracy the OutlawFilm, Director1923Riders of the RangeFilm, Director1921Finders KeepersFilm, Director1919Miss ArizonaFilm, Director1918Little Red Riding HoodFilm, Director1914Across the BorderFilm, DirectorPirates of the PlainsFilm, 1914Director1913Saved by the Juvenile CourtFilm, Director1912A Cowboy's Best GirlFilm, DirectorAll on Account of CheckersFilm, 1912DirectorThe ScapegoatFilm, 1912Director, Writer1911A Romance of the Rio GrandeFilm, Director, WriterThe Bully of Bingo GulchFilm, 1911Director, WriterWestern HeartsFilm, 1911Dr. Lane (as Otis B. Thayer)1863BornPeople around Otis
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Tom Mix Otis directed The Scapegoat (1912)
Kathlyn Williams Otis directed An Unexpected Fortune (1912)
William Nicholas Selig Produced A New York Cowboy (1911)
John Halliday Otis directed A Western Feud and The Golden Lure
Myrtle Stedman Otis directed The Scapegoat (1912)
Winifred Greenwood Otis directed His Chance to Make Good (1912)
Edmund Cobb Otis directed The Desert Scorpion (1920)
Lester Cuneo Otis directed According to Law (1912)
Charles Clary Otis directed An Unexpected Fortune (1912)
Lillian Leighton Also in A Fair Exchange (1911)
William V. Mong Otis directed All on Account of Checkers (1912)
William Duncan Also in The Bully of Bingo Gulch (1911)
Violet Mersereau Otis directed Out of the Depths (1921)
Rex De Rosselli Also in The Bully of Bingo Gulch (1911)
Pauline Bush Otis directed Driftwood (1912)
J. Warren Kerrigan Otis directed Driftwood (1912)
Jack Richardson Otis directed Driftwood (1912)
Lafe McKee Otis directed All on Account of Checkers (1912)
Betty Harte Otis directed A Romance of the Rio Grande (1911)
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About this person
He founded the Art-O-Graf film company of Denver in 1919. And by 1920, he was the president of the "Superior Foto Play Company."
Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1863 to 1935 · aged 72
