Sidney Blackmer

Sidney Blackmer

Sidney Alderman Blackmer (13 July 1895 – 6 October 1973) was an American actor. Blackmer was born and raised in Salisbury, North Carolina. He started off in an insurance and financial business but gave up on it. While working as a builder's laborer on a new building, he saw a Pearl White serial being filmed and immediately decided to go into acting. Blackmer went to New York hoping to act on the stage. While in the city, he took jobs and extra work at various film studios at the then motion picture capital, Fort Lee, New Jersey, including a bit part in the highly popular serial, The Perils of Pauline (1914). He made his Broadway debut in 1917, but his career was interrupted by service in the U.S. military in World War I. After the war, he returned to the theatre and in 1929 returned to motion pictures and went on to be a major character actor in more than 120 films. He won the 1950 Tony Award for Best Actor (Drama) for his role in the Broadway play, Come Back, Little Sheba. In film, Blackmer is remembered for his more than a dozen portrayals of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt and for his role in the Academy Award-winning 1968 Roman Polanski film about urban New York witches, Rosemary's Baby, in which he played an over-solicitous neighbor. A humanitarian, Blackmer served as the national vice president of the United States Muscular Dystrophy Association. In 1972, he was honored with the North Carolina Award in the Fine Arts category. It is the state of North Carolina's highest civilian award. On his passing in 1973, Blackmer was interred in the Chestnut Hill Cemetery in his hometown of Salisbury, North Carolina. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sidney Blackmer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Salisbury, North Carolina, USA
    Birthday
    7/12/1895
Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby
7.8
My Girl Tisa
My Girl Tisa
0
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
6.9
Love Crazy
Love Crazy
7.1
High Society
High Society
6.9
People Will Talk
People Will Talk
7.1
Duel in the Sun
Duel in the Sun
6.3
How to Murder Your Wife
How to Murder Your Wife
6.3
The Great Swindle
The Great Swindle
0
Trapped in the Sky
Trapped in the Sky
0
Little Caesar
Little Caesar
6.9
Within the Law
Within the Law
6
The Last Gangster
The Last Gangster
6.3
Quiet Please, Murder
Quiet Please, Murder
6.6
The Officer and the Lady
The Officer and the Lady
6
Accused of Murder
Accused of Murder
4.5
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo
6.6
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo
6.5
Nazi Agent
Nazi Agent
6.6
It's a Wonderful World
It's a Wonderful World
6.4
The High and the Mighty
The High and the Mighty
5.9
Third Finger, Left Hand
Third Finger, Left Hand
6.8
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
5.8
Heart of the West
Heart of the West
4.5
Broadway Rhythm
Broadway Rhythm
5.5
The Panther's Claw
The Panther's Claw
6
Cocktail Hour
Cocktail Hour
4.8
Wilson
Wilson
5.5
Thank You, Mr. Moto
Thank You, Mr. Moto
6.2
The Feminine Touch
The Feminine Touch
5.1
In Old Chicago
In Old Chicago
6.4
The House of Secrets
The House of Secrets
5.6
Always in My Heart
Always in My Heart
6
Behind the Green Lights
Behind the Green Lights
0
Missing Girls
Missing Girls
5
The President's Mystery
The President's Mystery
5.3
While New York Sleeps
While New York Sleeps
0
Convict's Code
Convict's Code
6.5
Murder Among Friends
Murder Among Friends
0
Framed
Framed
5.8
Murder in Times Square
Murder in Times Square
4.6
Johnny Dark
Johnny Dark
5.2
The Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine
7
Joy in the Morning
Joy in the Morning
3.5
Down Mexico Way
Down Mexico Way
0
The Lady and the Monster
The Lady and the Monster
5.8
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
3.4
Good-bye Love
Good-bye Love
5.5
False Pretenses
False Pretenses
5
Shadows of the Orient
Shadows of the Orient
5
From Hell to Heaven
From Hell to Heaven
7.2
Trade Winds
Trade Winds
6.3
The Women Men Marry
The Women Men Marry
5.5
Saturday's Hero
Saturday's Hero
5.7
Washington Story
Washington Story
6
The San Francisco Story
The San Francisco Story
4.8
Hotel for Women
Hotel for Women
6
The Lady Who Dared
The Lady Who Dared
5
This Man Is Mine
This Man Is Mine
5.5
The Fire-Trap
5
Great God Gold
Great God Gold
9
Maryland
Maryland
6.2
I Want a Divorce
I Want a Divorce
0
A Covenant with Death
A Covenant with Death
5
John Meade's Woman
John Meade's Woman
0
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
4.2
Down to Their Last Yacht
Down to Their Last Yacht
6
The View from Pompey's Head
The View from Pompey's Head
3.5
Kismet
Kismet
3.5
Suez
Suez
5.4
A Notorious Gentleman
A Notorious Gentleman
6
Sharpshooters
Sharpshooters
0
Angels with Broken Wings
Angels with Broken Wings
3.7
Heidi
Heidi
6.8
Deluge
Deluge
5.5
Land of Liberty
Land of Liberty
0
Buffalo Bill
Buffalo Bill
5.7
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
6
The Girl Who Came Back
The Girl Who Came Back
5.7
The Love Racket
The Love Racket
0
Revenge Is My Destiny
3.5
The President Vanishes
The President Vanishes
7
The Wrecker
The Wrecker
1
Streamline Express
Streamline Express
4.7
Fast and Loose
Fast and Loose
5.7
Mothers Cry
Mothers Cry
0
Teddy the Rough Rider
Teddy the Rough Rider
5.9
Do You Take This Stranger?
Do You Take This Stranger?
5
Unmarried
Unmarried
3
Woman Trap
Woman Trap
0
Tammy and the Bachelor
Tammy and the Bachelor
7
Forced Landing
Forced Landing
0
It's a Wise Child
It's a Wise Child
0
Smart Girl
Smart Girl
0
The Bad Man
The Bad Man
0
Straight, Place and Show
Straight, Place and Show
6
Speed to Burn
Speed to Burn
6
Rookies on Parade
Rookies on Parade
0
I Escaped from the Gestapo
I Escaped from the Gestapo
5.5
Sabotage Squad
Sabotage Squad
6
Law of the Pampas
Law of the Pampas
5
This Is My Affair
This Is My Affair
7.3
In Old Oklahoma
In Old Oklahoma
6.3
Strictly Modern
Strictly Modern
0
A Doctor's Diary
A Doctor's Diary
10
Dance, Girl, Dance
Dance, Girl, Dance
6.4
Cheers for Miss Bishop
Cheers for Miss Bishop
5.9
Sweethearts and Wives
0
The Little Colonel
The Little Colonel
6.4
Early to Bed
Early to Bed
7
Florida Special
Florida Special
6
The Little Foxes
The Little Foxes
0
Obliging Young Lady
Obliging Young Lady
5
What Makes Sammy Run?
What Makes Sammy Run?
7
A Song Is Born
A Song Is Born
6.5
Girl Overboard
Girl Overboard
0
Gallant Lady
Gallant Lady
5
Woman Hungry
Woman Hungry
0
Down on the Farm
Down on the Farm
0
March On, America!
March On, America!
4.7
A Most Immoral Lady
A Most Immoral Lady
1
Michael O'Halloran
Michael O'Halloran
0
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