Mahlon Hamilton


Mahlon Preston Hamilton, Jr., was an American stage and screen actor. He was the son of a bartender born in Baltimore, Maryland, the eldest of four children, with the rest of the siblings being girls. Census records indicate his mother died sometime around 1899.
Hamilton served with the Maryland National Guard and attended the Maryland Agricultural College before turning to acting.
From 1908 through 1914, Hamilton appeared in such plays as The Great Question, Israel, When Claudia Smiles, The Chaperon, and Overnight. He began his film career during the silent era, appearing in more than 90 films between 1914 and 1950.

Personal life and death

Hamilton married Aleta Farnum in 1918; the marriage ended in divorce in 1925.
He died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California from cancer and was interred at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery.

Selected filmography

The Final Judgment Molly Make-Believe The Eternal Question Extravagance The Black Butterfly Bridges Burned The Undying Flame The Law of the Land The Hidden Hand To the Death The Silence Sellers