Frederick Vroom


Frederick Vroom was a Canadian actor of the silent film era. Vroom appeared in more than 70 films between 1912 and 1939, mostly in supporting roles and bit parts. He played featured roles in Buster Keaton's films The Navigator and The General. He was born in Clementsport, Nova Scotia, Canada and died in Hollywood, California from a heart attack.

Partial filmography

  • A Ticket to Red Horse Gulch as Bill Salter, the Old Miner
  • A Gentleman of Leisure as Macklin, Pitt's friend
  • Fighting Bob as President
  • The Invisible Enemy as Governor Webster
  • The Jungle Child as Seqor Grijalva
  • The Serpent's Tooth as Matthew Addison-Brown
  • The Shackles of Truth as Governor Coningsby
  • New York Luck as Peter Van Loon
  • The Gown of Destiny as Sir John Cunningham
  • Betty Takes a Hand as Peter Marshall
  • I Love You as Prince del Chinay
  • Little Red Decides
  • Restitution as Joseph
  • High Tide as Dr. Temple
  • She Hired a Husband as Mr. Trowbridge
  • Fighting Through as Braxton Warren
  • Secret Marriage as Lieutenant MacLaren
  • Where the West Begins as Luther Caldwell
  • The Island of Intrigue as Tomas Waring
  • Devil McCare as Vera's Father
  • One of the Finest as Robert Fulton Hudson
  • Upstairs as James Barrison
  • The Beloved Cheater as Mr. Challoner
  • The Prince of Avenue A as William Tompkins
  • The Triflers as Janet's Father
  • The Six Best Cellars as Mrs. Teak
  • A Tokyo Siren as Mr. Chandler
  • The Misfit Wife as Dr. Morton
  • The Kentucky Colonel as General Buck Hineman
  • The Marriage Pit as Edwin Rossiter
  • 813 as Prefect of Police
  • The Great Lover as Doctor
  • The Faith Healer as Matthew Beeler
  • White and Unmarried as Mr. Welter
  • The Heart Line as Oliver Payson
  • The Great Impersonation as Prince Terniloff
  • The Millionaire as Delmar
  • The Lane That Had No Turning as Governor General
  • The Fourteenth Lover as Mr. Marchmont
  • The Man of Courage as Morgan Deane
  • The Primitive Lover as Mr. Graham
  • The Woman Who Walked Alone as Marquis of Champneys
  • A Tailor-Made Man as Harvey Benson
  • The Glorious Fool as Mr. Lindley Grant
  • The Tiger's Claw as Colonel Byng
  • The Day of Faith as Marley Maynard
  • The Acquittal as Carter Ames
  • Sporting Youth as John K. Walker
  • Phantom Justice as Dr. Wills
  • The Reckless Age as Owen Jephson
  • Hutch of the U.S.A. as Grover Harrison
  • His Hour as English Minister
  • The Navigator as John O'Brien
  • Idaho as David Cameron
  • Eyes Right! as Col. Thomas A. Davis
  • The General as A Southern General
  • The Terrible People as Clayton Shelton
  • The Poor Millionaire as Attorney Wallace
  • The Mighty Barnum as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
  • Woman Against Woman as Justice of the Peace
  • Second Fiddle as Minor Role
  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as Paine's Friend