| Robert Milasch | |
|---|---|
| Born | Robert Emmett Milasch April 18, 1885 New York |
| Died | November 14, 1954 (aged 69) Woodland Hills, California |
| Other names | Robert Milash Robert E. Milasch Robert Milach R.E. Milasch |
| Occupation | actor |
| Years active | 1903–1951 |
| Spouse(s) | Frances Strong (1 child) Virginia Rose |
| Children | 1 child |
Robert Milasch (April 18, 1885 – November 14, 1954) was an American character actor in the silent and sound periods. He was 6 feet, 6 inches tall.
Biography
Milasch left his Smoke Mountain, Tennessee, home at age 9, joining a wagon circus that went through the village. At age 13, performing as a contortionist, he joined another circus and went with it to South Africa. He left that troupe after being beaten by his boss and went to England, where he worked as a clown. Back in the United States in 1898, he joined the Gaumont Film Company and began acting in short films for it.
Milasch acted on stage before he worked in films. He began his film career in 1903 at 18 at the Edison Manufacturing Company. One of his first Edison films was two appearances in the classic The Great Train Robbery. In the sound era nearly every film appearance was uncredited.
Milasch died of uremic poisoning on November 14, 1954, in Woodland Hills, California, aged 69.
Selected filmography
- The Great Train Robbery (1903)
- The Eagle's Mate (1914)
- Under the Greenwood Tree (1918)
- The Two Brides (1919)
- Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1919)
- The Rough Neck (1919)
- The Fourteenth Man (1920)
- Black Beauty (1921)
- Catch My Smoke (1922)
- Confidence (1922)
- The Prodigal Judge (1922)
- The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924)
- The Iron Horse (1924)
- Captain Blood (1924)
- Peter Pan (1924)
- The Right of the Strongest (1924)
- The Girl from Montmartre (1926)
- The Phantom Bullet (1926)
- Men of Daring (1927)
- A Hero for a Night (1927)
- The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (1928)
- Chasing Rainbows (1930) (*uncredited)
- Dangerous Nan McGrew (1930)
References
- ^ Katchmer, George A. (May 20, 2015). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. p. 257. ISBN 978-1-4766-0905-8. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
- Silent Film Necrology p.366 2ndEdition c.2001 by Eugene Michael Vazzana
- Mank, Gregory William (May 26, 2022). Angels and Ministers of Grace Defend Us!: More Dark Alleys of Classic Horror Cinema. McFarland. p. 87. ISBN 978-1-4766-4403-5. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
- Othman, Frederick C. (April 13, 1939). "Hollywood Day By Day". The Danville Morning News. United Press. p. 2. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- Who Was Who on Screen, p.321 2ndEdition c.1977 by Evelyn Mack Truitt