Herschel Mayall


Herschel Mayall was an American stage and film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1912 and 1935.

Biography

He was born in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and died in Detroit, Michigan from a cerebral hemorrhage. Mayall was the son of James H. Mayall and Merilla L. Mayall.
Mayall acted on stage, joining the Pike Opera House Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1897 and staying there until the theater burned in 1902, He returned to Cincinnati in 1905 to join the Forepaugh Stock Company and acted with that group for three seasons. In 1906, he was "considered 'Frisco's most popular actor" when the 1906 San Francisco earthquake closed the Alhambra theater, where he had been performing. He and a group of other actors from that theater formed a company that began performing in cities that included Salt Lake City and Reno, Nevada. On Broadway, Mayall portrayed Father Roubier in The Garden of Allah and Laertes in Hamlet. He also directed Deep Channels on Broadway.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1913The Battle of Gettysburg
1914The Wrath of the Gods
1914The Voice at the TelephoneSpike Kennedy
1914The Typhoon
1914The BargainGamblerUncredited
1915On the Night StageHandsome Jack Malone
1915The Man from OregonWilliam Landers
1915CivilizationThe King of Wredpryd
1916The AryanChip Emmett
1916The Sorrows of LovePrince Candoni
1916The BeastDavid Manning
1916Sins of Her ParentJim McNeil
1916The Road to LoveSidi Malik
1917The Island of DesireHenry Sayres
1917A Tale of Two CitiesJacques Defarge
1917High FinanceJonathan Platt
1917Some Boy!William Johnson
1917CleopatraVentidius
1917The Rose of BloodKoliensky
1917The Babes in the WoodsJohn Hamilton
1917Madame Du BarryJean DuBarry
1918Treasure IslandPrologue Player
1918Carmen of the Klondike'Silk' McDonald
1918ShackledHenry Hartman
1918Honor's CrossThomas Dolan
1918PatriotismSidney Carson
1918WedlockGeorge Osborne
1918Maid o' the StormAbe Strohman
1918The Heart of RachaelClarence Breckenridge
1918The One WomanMark Overman
1919Todd of the TimesHarrison G. Monroe
1919The Man in the OpenTrevor
1919The Silver GirlGilman Parton
1919The Money CorralCarl Bruler
1919The Divorce TrapDaniel Drake
1919The Sleeping LionDurant
1919Bonds of HonorPaul Berkowitz
1919Wings of the MorningCol. Costabel
1920Daredevil JackLeonard Billigns
1920Drag HarlanLane Morgan
1920KismetJawan
1920The ScuttlersCaptain Machen
1920The Coast of OpportunityJulien Marr
1921The Blushing BrideLord Lansmere
1921The Queen of ShebaMenton
1921Straight from the ShoulderJoseph Martin
1921The Beautiful GamblerJudge Rand
1921To a FinishJoe Blake
1921Three Word BrandCarrollUncredited
1922Smiles Are TrumpsJames Manning
1922Extra! Extra!Edward Fletcher
1922Arabian LoveThe Sheik
1922The Yellow StainDr. Brown
1922Oath-BoundCaptain Steele
1922Calvert's ValleyJudge Rymal
1922Thirty DaysGiacomo Polenta
1923Money! Money! Money!Mr. Carter
1923The Isle of Lost ShipsCaptain Clark
1923In the Days of Daniel BooneGeneral Braddock
1923Itching PalmsJerry's Father
1923Wild Bill HickokGambler
1924AlimonyBlake
1925After MarriageJames Morgan
1929The Great PowerJohn Power
1930Fast and LooseJudge Summers
1930The Royal Family of BroadwayDoctor
1931Corianton: A Story of Unholy LoveLaman
1931His WomanMrs. MorriseyUncredited
1932The Divorce RacketMedical ExaminerUncredited
1932Hey, Pop!Contest JudgeShort, Uncredited
1932Big TownBanker
1933Hotel Variety
1934War Is a RacketThe economist