Colin Chase
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Colin Chase was an early American
silent film
actor
.
He was signed in 1915 and starred in about 45 films until his death from a paralysis attack in 1937.
In films from 1915, Chase played scores of villainous roles, often in Westerns where he took to using the more relaxed moniker of Bud Chase. Chase was a busy supporting player, especially with Fox
, and he had no trouble adjusting to talkies. He died, suddenly, from an attack of paralysis
. A former cartoonist for a Chicago
paper and veteran vaudevillian often listed 'expert horsemanship' among his accomplishments.
He starred with William Garwood
in films such as Wives and Other Wives
in 1918.
United States
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silent film
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
.
He was signed in 1915 and starred in about 45 films until his death from a paralysis attack in 1937.
In films from 1915, Chase played scores of villainous roles, often in Westerns where he took to using the more relaxed moniker of Bud Chase. Chase was a busy supporting player, especially with Fox
20th Century Fox
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation — also known as 20th Century Fox, or simply 20th or Fox — is one of the six major American film studios...
, and he had no trouble adjusting to talkies. He died, suddenly, from an attack of paralysis
Paralysis
Paralysis is loss of muscle function for one or more muscles. Paralysis can be accompanied by a loss of feeling in the affected area if there is sensory damage as well as motor. A study conducted by the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, suggests that about 1 in 50 people have been diagnosed...
. A former cartoonist for a Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
paper and veteran vaudevillian often listed 'expert horsemanship' among his accomplishments.
He starred with William Garwood
William Garwood
William Garwood was an American stage and film actor and director of the early silent era in the 1910s....
in films such as Wives and Other Wives
Wives and Other Wives
Wives and Other Wives is a 1918 American silent comedy drama directed by Lloyd Ingraham based on a story by Jules Furthman. Starring Mary Miles Minter and Colin Chase in the lead roles.-Cast:*Mary Miles Minter .... Robin Challoner...
in 1918.
Selected filmography
- The Godless GirlThe Godless GirlThe Godless Girl is a drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, shown for years as his last completely silent film.-Production background:...
(1929) - Wives and Other WivesWives and Other WivesWives and Other Wives is a 1918 American silent comedy drama directed by Lloyd Ingraham based on a story by Jules Furthman. Starring Mary Miles Minter and Colin Chase in the lead roles.-Cast:*Mary Miles Minter .... Robin Challoner...
(1918) - Tangled HeartsTangled HeartsTangled Hearts is a 1916 silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse and starring Lon Chaney, Sr.-Cast:* Louise Lovely - Vera Lane* Agnes Vernon - Lucille Seaton* Lon Chaney, Sr. - John Hammond* Marjorie Ellison - Enid Hammond...
(1916) - The Grip of JealousyThe Grip of JealousyThe Grip of Jealousy is a 1916 silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse and starring Lon Chaney, Sr.-Cast:* Louise Lovely - Virginia Grant* Lon Chaney, Sr...
(1916) - Father and the BoysFather and the BoysFather and the Boys is a 1915 silent comedy film directed by Joe De Grasse and featuring Lon Chaney, Sr. The film is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Digby Bell - Lemuel Morewood* Louise Lovely - Bessie Brayton* Harry Ham - William Rufus Morewood...
(1915)