Harry Mestayer
Harry Tweed Mestayer was an actor in silent films and theatrical productions in the U.S. He had leading roles and was a supporting actor in more than two dozen films and numerous theaterical productions. He performed in California, was in several hits in Chicago and performed on Broadway.
He was the son of Shakespearean actor Charles H. Mestayer and had several actors in his family. He was married to actress Victory Bateman from 1901 to 1905, and to Jessie D. Lockwood, a non-professional, from 1908 to 1924.
The Museum of [the City of New York] has several photographs of him in acting roles.
Filmography
- The [House of a Thousand Candles (1915 film)|The House of a Thousand Candles] as Jack Glenam
- Stop Thief! as Jack Dougan
- Millionaire Baby
- Badgered
- Wives of the Rich
- Her Dream of Life
- Wife or Country, co-wrote and starred in as Dale Barker
- The Atom (1918 film) as Montague Booth
- Unguarded Women as Sing Woo
- Flapper Wives, as Charles Bigelow
- Black Oxen as James Oglethorpe
- The Acquittal as District Attorney
- The Locked Door as District Attorney
Plays
- The Wild Duck on Broadway as Gregers Werle
- Ghosts in Walla Walla, Washington as Oswald Alving