George Hackathorne

American actor (1896-1940)

George Hackathorne
Stars of the Photoplay, 1924
Born	(1896-02-13)February 13, 1896 Pendleton, Oregon, US
Died	June 25, 1940(1940-06-25) (aged 44) Los Angeles, California, US
Years active	1916-1938

George Hackathorne (February 13, 1896 – June 25, 1940) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1916 and 1939.

Hackathorne was born and educated in Pendleton, Oregon. Despite his mother's wishes that he get a college education, he chose to be an actor.^[1] He began his career as a child actor^[2] in stock theater, after which he performed in vaudeville. He and his brother had a dramatic act that toured the United States.^[1]

On June 25, 1940, Hackathorne died in Hollywood, California, at age 44.^[3] He was buried in Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

Partial filmography

Oliver Twist (1916)
Tom Sawyer (1917) - Sid Sawyer
Huck and Tom (1918) - Sid Sawyer
Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley (1918) - Amarilly's Brother (uncredited)
A Law Unto Herself (1918) - Bertrand Von Klassner at age 20
The Heart of Humanity (1918) - Louis Patricia
Sue of the South (1919) - Shad Peters
Josselyn's Wife (1919) - Joe Latimer
The Shepherd of the Hills (1919) - Ollie Stuart
Better Times (1919) - Tony
The Splendid Sin (1919) - The Honorable George Granville
The Speed Maniac (1919) - Tom Matthews
Too Much Johnson (1919) - Henry McIntosh
The Last of the Mohicans (1920) - Captain Randolph
To Please One Woman (1920) - Freddy
The Sin of Martha Queed (1921) - Atlas
High Heels (1921) - Laurie Trevor
What Do Men Want? (1921) - Arthur
The Light in the Clearing (1921) - Amos Grimshaw
The Little Minister (1921) - Gavin
The Gray Dawn (1922) - Calhoun Bennett
The Worldly Madonna (1922) - Ramez
Human Hearts (1922)^[4] - Jimmy Logan
Notoriety (1922) - Batty
The Village Blacksmith (1922) - Johnnie Hammond
Human Wreckage (1923) - Jimmy Brown
Merry-Go-Round (1923) - Bartholomew Gruber
Judgment of the Storm (1924) - Bob Heath
When a Man's a Man (1924) - Yapavai Joe
Surging Seas (1924) - Charles Stafford
The Turmoil (1924) - Bibbs Sheridan
Capital Punishment (1924) - Dan OConnor
The Lady (1925) - Leonard Cairns
Night Life of New York (1925) - Jimmy
Wandering Fires (1925) - Raymond Corroll
His Master's Voice (1925) - Bob Henley
The Highbinders (1926) - Humpty Dugan
Things Wives Tell (1926) - Charles
The Truth About Men (1926) - James
The Sea Urchin (1926) - Jack Trebarrow
Cheaters (1927) - Paul Potter
Paying the Price (1927) - Basil Payson
Sally's Shoulders (1928) - Beau
The Tip Off (1929) - 'Shrimp' Riley
The Squall (1929) - Niki
Captain of the Guard (1930) - Robespierre
Hide-Out (1930) - Atlas
The Lonesome Trail (1930) - Oswald
Beyond the Law (1930) - Monty
Riders of the North (1931) - Henchman Canuck Joe
Self Defense (1932) - Paul
Flaming Guns (1932) - Hugh - Ramsey's Secretary
Only Yesterday (1933) - (uncredited)
The Countess of Monte Cristo (1934) - Headwaiter (uncredited)
Strange Wives (1934) - Guggin's Secretary
Magnificent Obsession (1935) - Ex-Patient (uncredited)
I Cover Chinatown (1936) - Head Waiter
The Man I Married (1936) - Critic (uncredited)
Smashing the Rackets (1938) - Detective (uncredited)
Gone with the Wind (1939) - wounded soldier in pain (uncredited)

References

^ ^a ^b Stars of the Photoplay. Chicago: Photoplay Magazine. 1924. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
^ "You're wrong; it's not Richard: He's George Hackathorne, newcomer". The Capital Times. Wisconsin, Madison. August 29, 1922. p. 7. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "George Hackathorne". The New York Times. June 27, 1940. p. 23. ProQuest 105252035. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via ProQuest.
^ Institute, American Film (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States. University of California Press. p. 349. ISBN 9780520209695. Retrieved June 3, 2018.