Pat Somerset
Appearance
Pat Somerset | |
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Born | London, United Kingdom | 28 February 1897
Died | 20 April 1974 Apple Valley, California, United States | (aged 77)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1918-1930 (film) |
Pat Somerset (1897–1974) was a British stage and film actor.
After appearing in some British silent films early in his career, he moved to the United States. In 1922 he starred on Broadway in Victor Herbert's musical Orange Blossoms.[1] Somerset established himself in Hollywood , but was restricted to supporting roles and bit parts in numerous films during the 1920s and 1930s. He was a regular of the John Ford Stock Company, appearing in nine of the director's films. He was married to the actresses Edith Day and Margaret Bannerman.
Selected filmography
- The Key of the World (1918)
- Walls of Prejudice (1920)
- The White Hen (1921)
- One of the Bravest (1925)
- Paris (1926)
- The Black Watch (1929)
- From Headquarters (1929)
- Good Intentions (1930)
- Hell's Angels (1930)
- Born Reckless (1930)
- Body and Soul (1931)
- Christopher Strong (1933)
- Murder in Trinidad (1934)
- The Key (1934)
- The Gilded Lily (1935)
- Mary of Scotland (1936)
- Wee Willie Winkie (1937)
- I Cover the War! (1937)
- Death in the Air (1937)
- Parnell (1937)
References
- ^ Dietz p.122
Bibliography
- Dan Dietz. The Complete Book of 1920s Broadway Musicals. Rowman & Littlefield, 2019.
External links
- Pat Somerset at IMDb