Arthur Rankin | |
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| Born | August 30, 1895 |
| Died | March 23, 1947 (aged 51) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1914–1941 (film) |
| Children | Arthur Rankin Jr. |
| Parent(s) | Phyllis Rankin Harry Davenport (step-father) |
Arthur Gardner Rankin Sr.[1] (August 30, 1895 – March 23, 1947) was an American film actor.[2]
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Personal life
Arthur Rankin was born in New York, the son of actress Phyllis Rankin. She later married actor Harry Davenport, who adopted Arthur.[3] He was the nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew. Rankin served in the United States Marine Corps during World War I, and received a medical discharge in 1918. He then joined the British Army. During World War II, Rankin rejoined the Marine Corps.[4] Rankin married Marian Mansfield,[5] and they had two sons, one of them being animator Arthur Rankin Jr. He died on March 22, 1947, of a cerebral hemorrhage.[4]
Selected filmography
- Silas Marner (1916)
- The Truth About Husbands (1920)
- The Great Adventure (1921)
- The Lure of Jade (1921)
- The Five Dollar Baby (1922)
- To Have and to Hold (1922)
- The Call of the Canyon (1923)
- Discontented Husbands (1924)
- Vanity's Price (1924)
- Broken Laws (1924)
- The Fearless Lover (1925)
- Tearing Through (1925)
- Speed (1925)
- Sun-Up (1925)
- Pursued (1925)
- The Love Gamble (1925)
- The Sporting Lover (1926)
- The Man in the Shadow (1926)
- The Hidden Way (1926)
- The Millionaire Policeman (1926)
- Riding to Fame (1927)
- The Woman Who Did Not Care (1927)
- The Blood Ship (1927)
- Slightly Used (1927)
- The Adventurous Soul (1927)
- The Wife's Relations (1928)
- Domestic Troubles (1928)
- Walking Back (1928)
- Say It with Sables (1928)
- Making the Varsity (1928)
- Runaway Girls (1928)
- Submarine (1928)
- Code of the Air (1928)
- Ships of the Night (1928)
- Companionate Marriage (1928)
- Below the Deadline (1929)
- The Fall of Eve (1929)
- The Unwritten Law (1932)
- Trailing North (1933)
- The Thrill Hunter (1933)
- Men of the Night (1934)
- Unknown Woman (1935)
- The Public Menace (1935)
- Case of the Missing Man (1935)
- Roaming Lady (1936)
- The Cowboy Star (1936)
- Two-Fisted Gentleman (1936)
- Midnight Taxi (1937)
- Second Honeymoon (1937)
- Thanks for Everything (1938)
- Quick Millions (1939)
- Here I Am a Stranger (1939)
See also
References
- ^ "Arthur Rankin, 89, Dies; His Puppet Animation Was a Holiday Hallmark". The New York Times. February 5, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ Munden p.476
- ^ Staff (1924). Photoplay: The Aristocrat of Motion Picture Magazines. Vol. 26. p. 130. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
- ^ a b "Arthur Rankin, 50, Actor and Writer". The New York Times. March 24, 1947. p. 25. ProQuest 107989579.
- ^ "Remembered: Arthur Rankin Jr". Variety. February 11, 2014. p. 71. ProQuest 1502957246.
Bibliography
- Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
External links
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