Adolph Lestina
Adolph Lestina was an American stage and film actor who was a member of D. W. Griffith's stock company of film actors.
Career
He received positive notice for his performance in Justin McCarthy's If I Were King and in Laurence Irving's The Fool Hath Said There Is No God.Lestina's performance in the play A Citizen's Home was noted as being "sympathetic".
Lestina was credited with "discovering" D. W. Griffith. "This gentleman saw to it that young Griffith played the role of Old Man Marks in The Lights o' London with the Meffert company The gentleman who "discovered Griffith as an actor, Adolphe Lestina, later appeared in many D. W. Griffith film productions, including Hearts of the World and The Love Flower ". Griffith, speaking of his time with the Meffert Stock Company, said that Lestina told him that to be a playwright, one first had to be an actor.
Personal life
Adolph Lestina was married to Bessie Lee Lestina.He died of heart disease in New Rochelle, New York on August 23, 1923.
Broadway credits
Children of the Ghetto The School for Scandal The Eternal City Our American Cousin- ''A Citizen's Home''
Filmography
On the Reef as The Priest- The Cord of Life The Honor of His Family as ServantThe Last Deal as At Card GameWinning Back His Love as A WaiterThe Two Paths as The TempterThe Italian Barber as Buying Newspapers / At BallHis Trust: The Faithful Devotion and Self-Sacrifice of an Old Negro Servant as Black Servant / Confederate SoldierHis Trust Fulfilled as Freed SlaveFate's Turning as The MinisterA Wreath of Orange Blossoms as At PartyHeart Beats of Long Ago as CourtierWhat Shall We Do with Our Old? as The DoctorThe Lily of the Tenements as One of the Father's FriendsA Decree of Destiny as The DoctorConscience as DetectiveThrough Darkened Vales as Oculist's AssistantThe Miser's Heart as The MiserA Woman Scorned as The Sneak ThiefThe Failure as The Bank Manager / In TavernA Terrible Discovery as A Thug / One of the District Attorney's Friends
- The Old Bookkeeper as In OfficeThe Sunbeam as 1st Health InspectorA String of Pearls as The DoctorA Lodging for the Night as A DeputyThe Narrow Road as The BartenderThe Inner Circle as The WidowerSo Near, Yet So Far as In ClubA Feud in the Kentucky Hills as Second Clan MemberThe Chief's Blanket as The DoctorThe Musketeers of Pig Alley as The Bartender / On StreetMy Baby as At TableMy Hero as SettlerThe Burglar's Dilemma as The ButlerThe God Within as In Other TownAn Adventure in the Autumn Woods as At Trading PostBrothers as The DoctorA Chance Deception as The VisitorLove in an Apartment Hotel as The Young Woman's FatherFate as In BarA Welcome Intruder as The Construction BossThe Lady and the Mouse as The DoctorA Timely Interception as Uncle James's FriendRed Hicks Defies the World as Second CreditorThe Mothering Heart as The Doctor / Club PatronHer Mother's Oath as The Justice of the Peace / In ChurchThe Coming of Angelo as Teresa's FatherThe Adopted Brother as The Sheriff – Outside Sheriff's OfficeHer Wedding Bell as Wedding GuestFruits of Desire as Rev. CourtenayThe Yellow Passport as Chief of PoliceHearts of the World as The GrandfatherThe Hun Within as Beth's fatherBattling Jane as Mr. PollettThe Greatest Thing in Life as Leo PeretA Romance of Happy Valley as Vinegar WatkinsThe Girl Who Stayed at Home as Mr. FranceScarlet Days as Randolph's FriendThe Idol Dancer as Black SlaveMary Ellen Comes to Town as Col. FairacresThe Love Flower as Bevan's Old ServantOrphans of the Storm as doctor