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Sidney Blackmer

Sidney Blackmer

Acting

Born: July 12, 1895Salisbury, North Carolina, USA

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
Filmography
Do You Take This Stranger?

Do You Take This Stranger?

G.R. Jarvis

1971

Revenge Is My Destiny

Gregory Mann

1971
Rosemary's Baby

Rosemary's Baby

Roman Castevet

1968
A Covenant with Death

A Covenant with Death

Col. Oates

1967
Joy in the Morning

Joy in the Morning

Dean James Darwent

1965
How to Murder Your Wife

How to Murder Your Wife

Judge Blackstone

1965
Stampede at Bitter Creek

Stampede at Bitter Creek

Sam Underwood

1962
What Makes Sammy Run?

What Makes Sammy Run?

H.L. Harrington

1959
Strange Witness

Strange Witness

Christopher

1958
Tammy and the Bachelor

Tammy and the Bachelor

Professor Brent

1957
Accused of Murder

Accused of Murder

Frank Hobart

1956
The Little Foxes

The Little Foxes

Ben

1956
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

Austin Spencer

1956
High Society

High Society

Seth Lord

1956
The View from Pompey's Head

The View from Pompey's Head

Garvin Wales

1955
The High and the Mighty

The High and the Mighty

Humphrey Agnew

1954
Johnny Dark

Johnny Dark

James Fielding

1954
Washington Story

Washington Story

Philip Emery

1952
The San Francisco Story

The San Francisco Story

Andrew Cain

1952
People Will Talk

People Will Talk

Arthur Higgins

1951
Saturday's Hero

Saturday's Hero

T.C. McCabe

1951
Farewell to Yesterday

Farewell to Yesterday

Self - Narrator(voice)

1950
A Song Is Born

A Song Is Born

Adams

1948
My Girl Tisa

My Girl Tisa

Theodore Roosevelt

1948
Duel in the Sun

Duel in the Sun

The Lover

1946
Wilson

Wilson

Josephus Daniels

1944
The Lady and the Monster

The Lady and the Monster

Eugene Fulton

1944
Buffalo Bill

Buffalo Bill

Theodore Roosevelt (uncredited)

1944
Broadway Rhythm

Broadway Rhythm

Press Agent

1944
In Old Oklahoma

In Old Oklahoma

Teddy Roosevelt

1943
I Escaped from the Gestapo

I Escaped from the Gestapo

Bergen

1943
Murder in Times Square

Murder in Times Square

George Nevins

1943
Quiet Please, Murder

Quiet Please, Murder

Martin Cleaver

1943
Sabotage Squad

Sabotage Squad

Carlyle Harrison

1942
March On, America!

March On, America!

Theodore Roosevelt (archive footage) (uncredited)

1942
Gallant Lady

Gallant Lady

Steve Carey

1942
Obliging Young Lady

Obliging Young Lady

Henry - George's Attorney

1942
Always in My Heart

Always in My Heart

Philip Ames

1942
The Panther's Claw

The Panther's Claw

Police Commissioner Thatcher Colt

1942
Nazi Agent

Nazi Agent

Arnold Milbar

1942
Down Mexico Way

Down Mexico Way

Ellery Gibson

1941
The Officer and the Lady

The Officer and the Lady

Blake Standish

1941
The Feminine Touch

The Feminine Touch

Freddie Bond

1941
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime

Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime

Anthony Rhodes

1941
Angels with Broken Wings

Angels with Broken Wings

Guy Barton

1941
Love Crazy

Love Crazy

Lawyer George Renny

1941
Rookies on Parade

Rookies on Parade

Augustus Moody

1941
The Great Swindle

The Great Swindle

Dave Lennox

1941
Murder Among Friends

Murder Among Friends

Mr. Wheeler

1941
Cheers for Miss Bishop

Cheers for Miss Bishop

John Stevens

1941
Third Finger, Left Hand

Third Finger, Left Hand

Hughie Wheeler

1940
I Want a Divorce

I Want a Divorce

Erskine Brandon

1940
Dance, Girl, Dance

Dance, Girl, Dance

Puss in Boots

1940
Maryland

Maryland

Spencer Danfield

1940
Framed

Framed

Tony Bowman

1940
Teddy the Rough Rider

Teddy the Rough Rider

Theodore Roosevelt

1940
Law of the Pampas

Law of the Pampas

Ralph Merritt

1939
The Monroe Doctrine

The Monroe Doctrine

Theodore Roosevelt

1939
Hotel for Women

Hotel for Women

McNeil

1939
Land of Liberty

Land of Liberty

Theodore Roosevelt (edited from 'Teddy the Rough Rider')

1939
Trapped in the Sky

Trapped in the Sky

Mann

1939
Unmarried

Unmarried

Cash Enright

1939
It's a Wonderful World

It's a Wonderful World

Al Mallon

1939
Within the Law

Within the Law

George Demarest

1939
Fast and Loose

Fast and Loose

"Lucky" Nolan

1939
Convict's Code

Convict's Code

Gregory Warren

1939
Trade Winds

Trade Winds

Thomas Bruhme II

1938
While New York Sleeps

While New York Sleeps

Ralph Simmons

1938
Sharpshooters

Sharpshooters

Baron Orloff

1938
Suez

Suez

Marquis Du Brey

1938
Down on the Farm

Down on the Farm

Political Boss

1938
Straight, Place and Show

Straight, Place and Show

'Lucky' Braddock

1938
Speed to Burn

Speed to Burn

Hastings

1938
In Old Chicago

In Old Chicago

General Phil Sheridan

1938
Thank You, Mr. Moto

Thank You, Mr. Moto

Herr Eric Koeger

1937
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo

Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo

Victor Karnoff

1937
The Last Gangster

The Last Gangster

San Francisco Editor

1937
Heidi

Heidi

Sesemann

1937
Wife, Doctor and Nurse

Wife, Doctor and Nurse

Dr. Gordon Therberg

1937
The Women Men Marry

The Women Men Marry

Walter Wiley

1937
This Is My Affair

This Is My Affair

President Theodore Roosevelt

1937
Michael O'Halloran

Michael O'Halloran

Jim Mintum

1937
John Meade's Woman

John Meade's Woman

Rodney

1937
A Doctor's Diary

A Doctor's Diary

Dr. Anson Ludlow

1937
Girl Overboard

Girl Overboard

Alex LeMaire

1937
The House of Secrets

The House of Secrets

Tom Starr

1936
The President's Mystery

The President's Mystery

George Sartos

1936
Missing Girls

Missing Girls

Dan Collins

1936
Early to Bed

Early to Bed

Rex Daniels

1936
Florida Special

Florida Special

Jack Macklyn

1936
Woman Trap

Woman Trap

Riley Ferguson

1936
Heart of the West

Heart of the West

Big John Trumbull

1936
Forced Landing

Forced Landing

Tony Bernardi

1935

The Fire-Trap

Cedric McIntyre

1935
False Pretenses

False Pretenses

Kenneth Alden

1935
The Girl Who Came Back

The Girl Who Came Back

Bill Rhodes

1935
Streamline Express

Streamline Express

Gilbert Landon

1935
Smart Girl

Smart Girl

Harry Courtland

1935
Shadows of the Orient

Shadows of the Orient

King Moss

1935
Great God Gold

Great God Gold

John Hart

1935
Behind the Green Lights

Behind the Green Lights

Raymond Cortell

1935
The Little Colonel

The Little Colonel

Swazey

1935
A Notorious Gentleman

A Notorious Gentleman

Clayton Bradford

1935
The President Vanishes

The President Vanishes

D.L. Voorman

1934
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round

Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round

Lee Lother

1934
The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

Mondego

1934
Down to Their Last Yacht

Down to Their Last Yacht

Barry Forbes

1934
This Man Is Mine

This Man Is Mine

Mort Holmes

1934
Good-bye Love

Good-bye Love

Chester Hamilton

1933
Deluge

Deluge

Martin Webster

1933
The Wrecker

The Wrecker

Tom Cummings

1933
Cocktail Hour

Cocktail Hour

Lawton

1933
From Hell to Heaven

From Hell to Heaven

Cliff Billings

1933
The Lady Who Dared

The Lady Who Dared

Charles Townsend

1931
It's a Wise Child

It's a Wise Child

Steve

1931
Woman Hungry

Woman Hungry

Geoffrey Brand

1931
Little Caesar

Little Caesar

Big Boy

1931
Mothers Cry

Mothers Cry

Mr. Gerald Hart

1930
Kismet

Kismet

Wazir Mansur

1930
The Bad Man

The Bad Man

Morgan Pell

1930
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

Self

1930

Sweethearts and Wives

Anthony Peel

1930
Strictly Modern

Strictly Modern

Heath Desmond

1930
The Love Racket

The Love Racket

1929
A Most Immoral Lady

A Most Immoral Lady

Humphrey Sergeant

1929

Beating Back

1914