Herschel Mayall (July 12, 1863 – June 10, 1941) was an American stage and film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1912 and 1935.
Biography He was born in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and died in Detroit, Michigan from a cerebral hemorrhage. Mayall was the son of James H. Mayall and Merilla L. Mayall.
Mayall acted on stage, joining the Pike Opera House Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1897 and staying there until the theater burned in 1902, He returned to Cincinnati in 1905 to join the Forepaugh Stock Company and acted with that group for three seasons. In 1906, he was "considered 'Frisco's most popular actor" when the 1906 San Francisco earthquake closed the Alhambra theater, where he had been performing. He and a group of other actors from that theater formed a company that began performing in cities that included Salt Lake City and Reno, Nevada. On Broadway, Mayall portrayed Father Roubier in The Garden of Allah (1911) and Laertes in Hamlet (1912). He also directed Deep Channels (1929) on Broadway.
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes 1913 The Battle of Gettysburg1914 The Wrath of the Gods The Voice at the Telephone Spike Kennedy The Typhoon The Bargain Gambler Uncredited1915 On the Night Stage Handsome Jack Malone The Man from Oregon William Landers Civilization The King of Wredpryd1916 The Aryan Chip Emmett The Sorrows of Love Prince Candoni The Beast David Manning Sins of Her Parent Jim McNeil The Road to Love Sidi Malik1917 The Island of Desire Henry Sayres A Tale of Two Cities Jacques Defarge High Finance Jonathan Platt Some Boy! William Johnson Cleopatra Ventidius The Rose of Blood Koliensky The Babes in the Woods John Hamilton Madame Du Barry Jean DuBarry1918 Treasure Island Prologue Player Carmen of the Klondike 'Silk' McDonald Shackled Henry Hartman Honor's Cross Thomas Dolan Patriotism Sidney Carson Wedlock George Osborne Maid o' the Storm Abe Strohman The Heart of Rachael Clarence Breckenridge The One Woman Mark Overman1919 Todd of the Times Harrison G. Monroe The Man in the Open Trevor The Silver Girl Gilman Parton The Money Corral Carl Bruler The Divorce Trap Daniel Drake The Sleeping Lion Durant Bonds of Honor Paul Berkowitz Wings of the Morning Col. Costabel1920 Daredevil Jack Leonard Billigns Drag Harlan Lane Morgan Kismet Jawan The Scuttlers Captain Machen The Coast of Opportunity Julien Marr1921 The Blushing Bride Lord Lansmere The Queen of Sheba Menton Straight from the Shoulder Joseph Martin The Beautiful Gambler Judge Rand To a Finish Joe Blake Three Word Brand Carroll Uncredited1922 Smiles Are Trumps James Manning Extra! Extra! Edward Fletcher Arabian Love The Sheik The Yellow Stain Dr. Brown Oath-Bound Captain Steele Calvert's Valley Judge Rymal Thirty Days Giacomo Polenta1923 Money! Money! Money! Mr. Carter The Isle of Lost Ships Captain Clark In the Days of Daniel Boone General Braddock Itching Palms Jerry's Father Wild Bill Hickok Gambler 1924 Alimony Blake 1925 After Marriage James Morgan 1929 The Great Power John Power1930 Fast and Loose Judge Summers The Royal Family of Broadway Doctor1931 Corianton: A Story of Unholy Love Laman His Woman Mrs. Morrisey Uncredited1932 The Divorce Racket Medical Examiner Uncredited Hey, Pop! Contest Judge Short, Uncredited Big Town Banker 1933 Hotel Variety 1934 War Is a Racket The economist
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