Leo D. Maloney

Leo D. Maloney
Other names	Leon Maloney Leo Maloney
Occupation(s)	Actor Film director Film producer Screenwriter
Years active	1911 - 1929

Leo D. Maloney (1885 – 2 November 1929) was an American film actor, director, producer and screenwriter of the silent era. He appeared in 156 films between 1911 and 1929. He also directed 47 films between 1914 and 1929.

Maloney was born in Santa Rosa, California and built the "Leo Maloney Studio" in the San Bernardino Mountains of Southern California. Maloney's final film was one of the first sound pictures, 1929's "Overland Bound." While at a party in Manhattan to celebrate the completion of that picture, Maloney suffered a fatal stroke.

Selected filmography

• Overland Bound (1929)
• The Fire Detective (1929)
• The Vanishing West (1928)
• Vultures of the Sea (1928)
• One Law for All (1920)
• The Grinning Granger (1920)
• A Gamblin' Fool (1920)
• The Big Catch (1920)
• The Fatal Sign (1920)
• The Man from the East (1914)
• The Hazards of Helen (1914)
• The Telltale Knife (1914)

External links

• Leo D. Maloney at Find a Grave