Edward Hearn (actor)
Guy Edward Hearn was an American actor who, in a forty-year film career, starting in 1915, played hundreds of roles, starting with juvenile leads, then, briefly, as leading man, all during the silent era.
With the arrival of sound, he became a character actor, appearing in scores of productions for virtually every studio, in which he was mostly unbilled, while those credits in which he was listed, reflected at least nine stage names, most frequently Edward Hearn, but also Guy E. Hearn, Ed Hearn, Eddie Hearn, Eddie Hearne, and Edward Hearne.
Born in Dayton, Columbia County, Washington, He became an actor in his twenties, with a first known film credit listed in the 1915 short The Fool's Heart.
His initial feature was Her Bitter Cup in 1916, the year during which he was seen in sixteen shorts and features. 1917 was equally prolific for him, providing seventeen appearances. As short films gave way to features, the number of his annual productions decreased, but he continued to work steadily, with film credits in every year of his career. He was third-billed in Faith, the 1920 production starring Peggy Hyland with J. Parks Jones, and had a supporting role that year in the serial, Daredevil Jack, a vehicle for boxing champion Jack Dempsey.
Engaged by Universal Pictures' early silent film subsidiary, Bluebird Photoplays, as leading man to Ruth Clifford in 1918's The Lure of Luxury, Hearn was subsequently put under contract with the low-budget studio Film Booking Offices of America and alternated between roles as leading man, Jane Novak in Colleen of the Pines, Gladys Walton The Town Scandal, Laura La Plante Excitement, and Josie Sedgwick in The Outlaw's Daughter, and second leads, billed after Patsy Ruth Miller, Ralph Graves and Edna Murphy in Daughters of Today.
In 1925, Hearn was fourth-billed as Clara Bow's brother in The Lawful Cheater, a crime drama fashioned as a vehicle for the flapper star, while he also had a rare first-billed role as the central character, Philip Nolan, in Fox Film Corporation's adaptation of Edward Everett Hale's classic short story, "The Man Without a Country". He was also top-billed in a minor 1924 western, The Devil's Partner, which not released until 1926, the year he was the human leading actor in a May vehicle for the dog star Peter the Great, a German Shepherd who, after appearing in one more film, was fatally shot in June.
In 1926, he was Helen Holmes' leading man in Perils of the Rail, while playing an unbilled cameo as a Union Army officer in another railroad-centered film, Buster Keaton's The General. In 1927, he was second-billed to Cornelius Keefe in Hook and Ladder No. 9, third-billed in the Larry Semon vehicle Spuds, the John Bowers–Anne Cornwall starrer The Heart of the Yukon and the Buffalo Bill, Jr. western series entry Pals in Peril, had lower-billed roles in four other films and played an unbilled bit in Cecil B. DeMille's The King of Kings.
Character actor during sound era
In 1928, as Hearn reached his fortieth birthday, his changing fortunes were reflected through the six productions in which he appeared. He was still briefly cast as a leading man, but only to German Shepherds. "The New Pathé Dog Star, Cyclone" in the Spencer Gordon Bennet-directed Pathé Exchange serial The Yellow Cameo, was first, with the film's poster highlighting only the names of leading lady Allene Ray and Cyclone, while FBO's feature film "Dog Justice", another vehicle for a German Shepherd, came second. The other four titles, however, placed him between fifth and eighth in their cast lists.
In the last of his 1928 titles, also his first sound film, December-released Ned McCobb's Daughter, he was billed below Irene Rich, Theodore Roberts, Robert Armstrong and George Barraud, and directly above future star Carol (Carole) Lombard. As sound films began to make greater inroads at the start of 1929, Hearn's five films that year indicated a further downward spiral. He was second-billed in another silent Ranger vehicle, The One Man Dog and third-billed in the William Collier, Jr. - Jacqueline Logan pairing for Columbia Pictures' part-talkie The Bachelor Girl.
In the remaining three titles, however, his billing was much lower. Frank Capra's first sound film, The Donovan Affair listed him eleventh and another talkie mystery, Universal's The Drake Case, a posthumous release for its star, Gladys Brockwell, listed him eighth. Both of these dialogue-laden productions, exist only in silent versions, following the loss of their sound discs. The last of Hearn's 1929 releases, the western Hell's Heroes, left him with a small unbilled role.
In 1930 Hearn had small supporting roles in three features and an unbilled part in a Charley Chase - Thelma Todd Hal Roach two-reeler, but it was 1931 that set the pattern for the remainder of his career. Forty-three years old in September of that year, he appeared in sixteen features and one short, with nine of those roles being unbilled. For each year, until 1945, he had an uninterrupted run of credits, most of them unbilled. Returning to film work in 1950, he again accumulated numerous credits until the end of 1953. His final two credits, both unbilled, were in 1955's This Island Earth and Tall Man Riding. His television work was limited to a 1952 episode of Cowboy G-Men and a 1953 episode of The Lone Ranger, both of which were early TV series aimed at a juvenile audience.
Personal life
Eight years after his 1955 retirement, Guy Edward Hearn died in Los Angeles County at the age of 74. He was married to French Canadian Tryda Saindon from the mid-1910s until at least June 1930, as indicated in that year's decennial census. They were the parents of one child, Edward, born in Los Angeles during summer of 1916.
Filmography
Her Bitter Cup as Walter BurkeHer Defiance as Frank WarrenThe Whirlpool of Destiny as DavidsonThe Double Room Mystery as Silver JoeHer Soul's Inspiration as Silent BobTreason as Danick RyssonThe Man from Tia Juana as Larry Kerwin The Lost Express as Francis MurphyLawless Love as Freddie MontgomeryThe Mask as Sam JoplinThe Lure of Luxury as John CoventryThe Light of Western Stars as Al HammondWhom the Gods Would Destroy Jacques of the Silver North as Warren ShermanOver the Garden Wall as Stanley DavisDaredevil Jack as Cyril DennisonFaith as Dr. George KyleInto the Light as The BoyDown Home as Chet ToddThe Coast of Opportunity as Tommy De BoerThe Avenging Arrow as Ralph TroyAll Dolled Up as James Montgomery JohnsonKeeping Up with Lizzie as Dan PettigrewThe Face of the World as Harold MarkThe Honor of Rameriz as The ThiefThe Spirit of the Lake The Fire Bride as Steve MaitlandA Question of Honor as Bill ShannonThe Truthful Liar as David HaggardThe Glory of Clementina as Tommy BurgraveHer Night of Nights as Jerry TrimbleColleen of the Pines as Barry O'NeilThe Flirt as Richard LindleyMind Over Motor as StarterThe Love Letter as Bill CarterThe Town Scandal as Toby CaswellThe Miracle Baby as Hal NortonDaytime Wives as Ben BranscomDaughters of Today as Peter FarnhamWhen a Man's a Man as Stanley ManningExcitement as Arthur DrewThe Dangerous Blonde as Royall RandallThe Turmoil as Roscoe SheridanWinner Take All as Jack HamiltonAs No Man Has Loved as Lt. Philip NolanThe Lawful Cheater as Roy BurnsPerils of the Rail as Jack HathawayThe Outlaw's Daughter as Jim KingOne of the Bravest as Dan KellyDaring Days as CatamountThe Devil's Partner as Glen WilsonDaniel Boone Thru the Wilderness as The StrangerThe Still Alarm as Tom BrandThe Sign of the Claw as Robert ConwayWith Davy Crockett at the Fall of the Alamo as Fred WarrenThe General as Union Officer Winners of the Wilderness as Gen. George WashingtonSpuds as Captain ArthurThe King of Kings The Heart of the Yukon as Jack WaitePals in Peril as Blackie BurnsThe Hero on Horseback as Harvey GreyThe Harvester as Dr. HarmonHook and Ladder No. 9 as Dan DuffyHot Heels as GamblerThe Desert Pirate as NortonThe Yellow Cameo as Terry LawtonDog Justice as Jimmie O'NeilThe Fightin' Redhead as Jim DaltonThe Big Hop as PilotNed McCobb's Daughter as ButterworthThe One Man Dog as PierreThe Donovan Affair as NelsonThe Bachelor Girl as CampbellThe Drake Case as Edmonds / ButlerHell's Heroes as Frank Edwards Hide-Out as Coach LathamThe Spoilers as LieutenantReno as Tom HodgeOne Night at Susie's as Policeman The Painted Desert as TexDirigible as Admiral's Aide The Avenger as Captain Paul LakeClearing the Range as Jim FremontLadies' Man as Maitre D' The Texas Ranger as Texas Ranger Capt. Edwards Up for Murder as Policeman The Vanishing Legion as Jed WilliamsA Son of the Plains as Buck BrokawSmart Money as Reporter Ex-Bad Boy as Assistant Manager Broadminded as Man at Fire Escape Window Bad Girl as Male Nurse The Galloping Ghost as Clay College Coach HarlowLocal Boy Makes Good as Relay Caller The Cheyenne Cyclone as J.C. 'Flash' CorbinEmma as Haskins' Assistant The Rainbow Trail as Jim Lassiter The Sunset Trail as Bank Teller The Local Bad Man as Ben MurdockThe Shadow of the Eagle as Col. Nathan GregoryThe Texas Tornado as Fanner DurkinState's Attorney as Court Reporter The Last of the Mohicans as Col. MunroUnashamed as Mr. Ogden's Secretary Ann Carver's Profession as Dinner Party Guest Fighting with Kit Carson as Henchman MorganHer First Mate as Ferry Captain Penthouse as Detective Golden Harvest as Pierce I'm No Angel as Court Clerk Eskimo as Captain's Mate Roman Scandals as Roman Citizen Son of a Sailor as Admiral The Mystery Squadron as Sheriff Fugitive Lovers as Detective Cross Country Cruise as Bus Passenger The Show-Off as Automobile Attendant Stolen Sweets as Ship's Captain Monte Carlo Nights as Detective The Thin Man as Detective Burn 'Em Up Barnes as Henchman Parker Whom the Gods Destroy as Balkan Passenger Fighting Hero as Bert HawleyParis Interlude as Reporter The Cat's-Paw as Radio Listener The Count of Monte Cristo as Signalman Fighting Through as Lennie LenihanThe Law of the Wild as Spectator King Kelly of the U.S.A. as Mop Salesman Young and Beautiful as Movie Director Belle of the Nineties as Croupier Wake Up and Dream as Reporter Lady by Choice as Detective Against the Law as Fireman In Old Santa Fe as Tracy Henchman Jealousy as Cop Flirting with Danger as San Rico Plant SupervisorMystery Mountain as LakeSing Sing Nights as Governor's Aide Forsaking All Others as Party Guest The Whole Town's Talking as Policeman Announcing Carpenter Naughty Marietta as Mercenary Scout Behind the Green Lights as Detective BrewsterThe Miracle Rider as Emil JanssThe Headline Woman as Headwaiter Let 'Em Have It as Desk Sergeant Public Hero No. 1 as Policeman in Pursuing Car Ladies Crave Excitement as Guard Westward Ho as Townsman Page Miss Glory as Detective Diamond Jim as Job Applicant Tumbling Tumbleweeds as Barney CravenRed Salute as Border Patrolman Streamline Express as Mack - PurserHot Off the Press Confidential as Insp. StoneThe Rainmakers as Farmer A Tale of Two Cities as Leader at Bastille Bulldog Courage as Clayton - HenchmanThe Mysterious Avenger as Cattleman Black Gold as Oilman Lease Holder The Bridge of Sighs as Police Clerk The Lawless Nineties as Townsman The Leathernecks Have Landed as Marine Officer The Preview Murder Mystery as Officer Red River Valley as Sheriff EdKing of the Pecos as Eli JacksonSilly Billies as Mark - Martin's Brother Moonlight Murder as Police Surgeon Avenging Waters as Foreman Jim The Three Wise Guys as CopThe Cattle Thief as Chet Easy Money as Cop San Francisco as Parishioner High Tension as Businessman His Brother's Wife as Laboratory Technician Missing Girls as Police OfficerLady Luck as Bill - a Cop The Unknown Ranger as Jim WrightRide 'Em Cowboy as Man at Dance The President's Mystery as Meeting Moderator I Cover Chinatown as Herbert - Tourist Husband 15 Maiden Lane as Detective Thomas The Man I Marry as Chauffuer Mad Holiday as Policeman The Big Show as Studio Man The Accusing Finger as Bailiff The Boss Rider of Gun Creek as Mal MacGregorThe Mighty Treve as Second Dog Show JudgeThe Devil's Playground as Surgeon Sandflow as Liveryman Penrod and Sam as 2nd G-Man A Star Is Born as Sanitarium Attendant Anything for a Thrill as CollinsIt Can't Last Forever as Federal Man Exclusive as Policeman Souls at Sea as Courtroom Spectator Bad Guy as Policeman Driving Kitty It Happened in Hollywood as Cop Something to Sing About as Studio Guard Life Begins with Love as Detective Ali Baba Goes to Town as Sentry Trouble at Midnight as DeHoffThe Old Wyoming Trail as HammondSpringtime in the Rockies as Jed ThorpePaid to Dance as ButlerHeadin' East as Rancher The Shadow as Circus DoctorMan-Proof as Ticket Man My Old Kentucky Home Penitentiary as Prison Guard with Telegram Assassin of Youth as Doctor Go Chase Yourself as Jack - Raffle Seller in Bank International Crime as Policeman Professor Beware as Cop The Main Event as Detective Young Fugitives as Legion Commander The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok as Tom Stedman Fast Company as Policeman You Can't Take It with You as Court Attendant Boys Town as Train Guard Juvenile Court as Cop in PAL Office West of the Santa Fe as CraneThe Spider's Web as Police Desk Sergeant Red Barry as Detective O'Hara Gang Bullets as Detective Craig Sweethearts as Party Guest Stand Up and Fight as Joe The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt as Precinct Night Sergeant St. Louis Blues as Actor Texas Stampede as OwensRollin' Westward as Poker Player I Was a Convict as McGee, a Guard Sergeant Madden as Guard in Jail Let Us Live as Detective Carson Broadway Serenade as Frank Union Pacific as Sergeant Man of Conquest as Minor Role Western Caravans as Rancher Dick Tracy's G-Men as Forest Ranger Thunder Afloat as Fisherman Fast and Furious as Turnkey Smashing the Money Ring as Guard Muldoon Bad Little Angel as Fireman Another Thin Man as Detective The Stranger from Texas as Marshal Ritchie Nick Carter, Master Detective as Deputy Wolf of New York as Cop Chasing Trouble as Callahan's Boss My Little Chickadee as Barfly Drinking Panther The Man from Dakota as Confederate Captain The Ghost Comes Home as Townsman at Banquet Son of the Navy as Desk Sgt. Flaherty Dark Command as Jury Foreman Two Girls on Broadway as Doorman Covered Wagon Days as Captain Hudson Edison, the Man as Broker Gangs of Chicago as Policeman at Crime Scene Florian as Policeman Phantom Raiders as Officer on the Orchid New Moon as Bondsman Adventures of Red Ryder as Colonel Lang Sporting Blood as Bank Guard We Who Are Young as Turnkey Deadwood Dick as Tom Sharp I Love You Again as Observer of Man Overboard Sky Murder as Man in Monrose's Office The Green Archer as Cop Little Nellie Kelly as Second Court Clerk Remedy for Riches as Police Patrolman-Driver Go West as Man at Saloon Door Santa Fe Trail as Abolitionist in Armory The Green Hornet Strikes Again! as Patrol Cop The Wild Man of Borneo White Eagle as Mr. Gardner Meet John Doe as Mayor's Secretary Love Crazy as Policeman The Get-Away as Policeman Outside Dance Hall Caught in the Draft as Operation Manager Blossoms in the Dust as Mill Worker Lady Be Good as Bailiff Honky Tonk as Poker Player on Train Holt of the Secret Service as Agent Jim LaytonShadow of the Thin Man as Policeman in Molly's Office Unholy Partners as Newspaperman Listening to Teletype Report Sullivan's Travels as Policeman at Beverly Hills Station Steel Against the Sky as Minor Role Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. as Cutter Captain Pacific Blackout as Sergeant Don Winslow of the Navy as Mill Henchman Nazi Agent as Reporter The Vanishing Virginian as Juror Dr. Kildare's Victory as Accident Bystander Klondike Fury as Medical Board Member My Favorite Blonde as Train Official I Was Framed as Policeman Kid Glove Killer as Truck Driver Eating at Eddire's Fingers at the Window as Citizen Mokey as Policeman Dr. Broadway as Jim - Policeman Jackass Mail as Miner Sabotage Squad as Foreman Cairo as Cavity Rock Townsman / Egyptian with Trampolines The Talk of the Town as Sergeant Baby Face Morgan as Payoff Victim in Montage The Omaha Trail as Man without Oxen to Sell Northwest Rangers as Gambler Journey for Margaret as Air-Raid Warden at Fire Air Raid Wardens as Plant Watchman A Stranger in Town as Courtroom Spectator The Desperadoes as Armed Townsman Swing Shift Maisie as Plant Guard Lost Angel as Reporter Shine On, Harvest Moon as Disturbed Patron And the Angels Sing as Squad Car Policeman An American Romance as Mill Gateman The Great Flamarion as Vagrant on Park Bench Saratoga Trunk as Man with Lantern The Great Jewel Robber as Canadian Desk Sergeant Atom Man vs. Superman as Prof. Stone Storm Warning as Mr. Rainey Sugarfoot as Auction Merchant Raton Pass as Treadwell - Lawyer Lightning Strikes Twice as Hank Strangers on a Train as Lt. Campbell Tomorrow Is Another Day as Prison Guard Pistol Harvest as Terry MoranRoad Agent as Sheriff QuillinCarson City as Sheriff The Kid from Broken Gun as Jury Foreman My Man and I as Deputy Springfield Rifle as Calhoun The Man Behind the Gun as Maj. Nichols Count the Hours as Howard Combes Port Sinister as Capt. CrawleyPowder River as Man on Horse Conquest of Cochise as Gen. Gadsden Three Sailors and a Girl as Workman This Island Earth as Reporter Tall Man Riding as Townsman