George Ovey
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| Born | December 13, 1870 Trenton, Missouri, USA |
| Died | December 23, 1951 (aged 81) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1915-1951 |
| Spouse | Louise Horner[1] |
George Overton O’Dell [2], known as George Ovey professionally (December 13, 1870 – September 23, 1951), was an American film actor and comedian. Ovey was born December 13, 1870 in Trenton, Missouri. He appeared in 207 films between 1915 and 1951, but he is best known as the character "Merry Jerry" in dozens of short films known as the "Cub Comedies" that were produced in the mid 1910s by Mutual Films[3] and directed by Milton Fahrney. Ovey died September 23, 1951 in Hollywood, California.[4]
Partial filmography
- Fatty's Reckless Fling (1915)
- Jerry in the Movies (1916)
- Oh, Mabel Behave (1922)
- The Arizona Sweepstakes (1926)
- The Sporting Lover (1926)
- Transcontinental Limited (1926)
- Strings of Steel (1926)
- Pals in Peril (1927)
- Desert Dust (1927)
- A Trick of Hearts (1928)
- The Pirate of Panama (1929)
- Night Ride (1930)
- Hit the Deck (1930)
- Gold Dust Gertie (1931)
- Hold 'Em Jail (1932)
- Alice in Wonderland (1933)
- You're Telling Me! (1934)
- 6 Day Bike Rider (1934)
- Pop Goes the Easel (Short 1935)
- Texas Terror (1935)
- The Roaring West (1935)
- Lawless Range (1935)
- King of Burlesque (1936)
- Cain and Mabel (1936)
- Theodora Goes Wild (1936)
- True Confession (1937)
- Wells Fargo (1937)
- You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)
- Calling Dr. Kildare (1939)
- The Great Victor Herbert (1939)
- Granny Get Your Gun (1940)
- Edison, the Man (1940)
- The Wagons Roll at Night (1941)
- Life Begins for Andy Hardy (1941)
- Woman of the Year (1942)
- Captains of the Clouds (1942)
- Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
- Tish (1942)
- The Stratton Story (1949)
- Sealed Cargo (1951)
References
- ^ Katchmer, George (2002). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland Publishing. ISBN 978-0786407637.
- ^ Katchmer, George (2002). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland Publishing. ISBN 978-0786407637.
- ^ "That funny fellow". Evening World (final edition). New York. January 29, 1916. p. 6. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ^ George Ovey at IMDb
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to George Ovey.
- George Ovey at IMDb
- George Ovey at the Internet Broadway Database
- Louise Horner at IMDb
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