G. Raymond Nye
George Raymond Nye was an American film actor whose career began in silent era and lasted until the 1950s. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1912 and 1952.
Early life and education
Nye was born in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
Career
Nye was noted for his striking appearance which consisted of dark brown hair and dark brown eyes. After many years of stage acting, he settled in Los Angeles, where he lived with his father, U.S. Grant Nye, in the Sunset Junction section of the Silver Lake neighborhood of town, according to the 1920 United States census reports.
On October 3, 1929, at age 40, Nye walked into his apartment to find his father had committed suicide by shooting himself in the head. He also found an apology letter written by his father explaining that he was sorry for taking his own life and he couldn't "bear this physical condition." At 67 years old the elder Nye was suffering from the effects of three paralytic strokes.
Nye continued to appear in films until the 1950s.
Selected filmography
The New Adventures of Terence O'Rourke - Prince AzizThe Passing of Hell's Crown - Chuck WellsThe Adventures of Peg o' the Ring - Big Bill BarnenLiberty - Pancho LopezIs Any Girl Safe? When a Man Sees Red - Captain SuttonThe Curse of Eve - AttorneyThe Kingdom of Love - Caribou BillThe Girl with the Champagne Eyes - Warren McKenzieTrue Blue - Hank HigginsUnder the Yoke - Diablo RamirezPlay Straight or Fight - Fred OsborneThe Midnight Flyer - Duke - Danny's PalThe Branded Man - Val HeywoodSalomé - King HerodAli Baba and the Forty Thieves - AbdullahThe Strange Woman - Walter HemingwayFor Freedom - Bill HarrisMother, I Need You When Men Desire - Major Von RohnThe Jungle Trail - EbanoThe Lone Star Ranger - Bully BromeWolves of the Night - SladeThe Last of the Duanes - PogginThe Broken Commandments - BergerWings of the Morning - Mir JanThe Orphan - Bill HowlandSand! - Joseph GarberThe Joyous Trouble-Makers - Bill RiceDrag Harlan - Luke DevenyThe Scuttlers - EricksonWhile the Devil Laughs - 'Fence' McGeeOliver Twist, Jr. - Bill SykesThe Queen of Sheba - AdonijahStraight from the Shoulder - Big Ben WilliamsTo a Finish - Bill TerryPardon My Nerve! - Bill McFlukeBells of San Juan - Minor Role The Boss of Camp 4 - Dave MillerSnowdrift - Johnnie Claw Salomy Jane - Red PeteThe Ramblin' Kid - Mike SabotaDo It Now The Fighting Coward - Maj. PattersonTiger Love - El PezuñoThe Sawdust Trail - Gorilla LawsonThe Saddle Hawk - Zach MarlinLet 'er Buck - James RalstonNine and Three-Fifths Seconds - Link EdwardsDriftin' Thru - Joe WaltersThe Devil's Skipper - Nick the GreekTenderloin - CowlesThe Devil Bear - Capt. EpsomThe Last of the Duanes - Watson The Painted Desert - Bill The Hard Hombre - Joe BarlowThe Deadline - Sheriff GradyA Man's Land - Pudge - CowhandHeroes of the West - Railroad Worker The Reckless Rider - 'Wheezer' BillThe Boiling Point - Nick - HenchmanThe Big Stampede - Steele's Guard King Kong - Police Captain at Headquarters Somewhere in Sonora - Crooked Gambler Murder in the Private Car - Detective Les Misérables - Jacques Grand Exit - Al, the turnkey Escape from Devil's Island - Sergeant Major In Old Kentucky - Deputy Officer The Music Goes 'Round - Motorcycle Cop The King Steps Out - Secret Service Man The Man Who Lived Twice - Stoney - Fingerprint Man Git Along Little Dogies - Sheriff Eyes in the Night - Hugo Eadie Was a Lady - Policeman Where Do We Go from Here? - The Dolly Sisters - Tom Man in the Saddle - Townsman Carrie - Waiter