Harry Crocker
American journalist and actor
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::summary American journalist and actor ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Harry Crocker |
| image | Tillie the Toiler lobby card.jpg |
| caption | Lobby card for Tillie the Toiler (1927) with Crocker second from right |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | San Francisco, California, US |
| death_date | |
| death_place | Beverly Hills, California, US |
| parents | Henry J. Crocker |
| Mary Ives Crocker | |
| :: |
| name = Harry Crocker | image = Tillie the Toiler lobby card.jpg | caption = Lobby card for Tillie the Toiler (1927) with Crocker second from right | birth_date = | birth_place = San Francisco, California, US | death_date = | death_place = Beverly Hills, California, US | occupation = | years_active = | parents = Henry J. Crocker Mary Ives Crocker
Henry Joseph Crocker II (July 2, 1893 – May 23, 1958) was an American journalist and occasional film actor.
Life and career
Although Crocker was for most of his career a Los Angeles Examiner newsman, he also appeared as Rex in Charlie Chaplin's The Circus in 1928.
Overall, Crocker appeared in 20 films between 1925 and 1952, mostly in small roles or cameo appearances. His other films besides The Circus include The Big Parade (1925), Tillie the Toiler (1927), Sally in Our Alley (1927), A Warm Corner (1930), The Great John L. (1945), A Song for Miss Julie (1945) and Limelight (1952).
His grand uncle was Charles Crocker (1822–1888) who had been a builder of the Central Pacific Railroad and his distant cousins were the philanthropist William Henry Crocker, president of Crocker National Bank, mystic, princess and writer Aimée Crocker and Templeton Crocker past president of the California Historical Society who funded and headed expeditions with the California Academy of Sciences and other academic institutions aboard his personal yacht. Crocker married Elizabeth Jenns in late 1936. Crocker was also a close friend of Cole Porter. He died on May 23, 1958, after being in ill health for three years.
Filmography
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | The Gold Rush | Uncredited unit publicist | |
| 1925 | The Big Parade | Soldier | Uncredited |
| 1926 | La Bohème | Bit part | Uncredited |
| 1927 | Tillie the Toiler | Pennington Fish | |
| 1927 | Sally in Our Alley | Chester Drake | |
| 1927 | Becky | John Carroll Estabrook | |
| 1927 | South Sea Love | Bob Bernard | |
| 1928 | The Circus | Rex, A Tight Rope Walker | Also played a disgruntled property man and a clown. He was also an assistant director and uncredited unit publicist |
| 1928 | Show People | Himself | Cameo appearance |
| 1930 | A Warm Corner | Joseph | |
| 1931 | City Lights | He was Charlie Chaplin's assistant director during the making of this film but was fired, Also an uncredited writer and unit publicist | |
| 1933 | The Good Companions | Unklearther | |
| 1936 | Jack of All Trades | Uncredited appearance | |
| 1941 | H. M. Pulham, Esq. | Bob Ridge | |
| 1942 | Gentleman Jim | Charles Crocker | |
| 1943 | A Night for Crime | Arthur Brisbane | |
| 1945 | A Song for Miss Julie | John Firbank | |
| 1945 | The Great John L. | Arthur Brisbane | |
| 1946 | Night and Day | John Firbank | |
| 1947 | Monsieur Verdoux | Uncredited unit publicist | |
| 1949 | Dancing in the Dark | Master of Ceremonies | |
| 1950 | The Great Jewel Robber | Commentator | |
| 1952 | Limelight | Publicist Director | |
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References
References
- (3 February 2016). "The Untold Story of Charlie Chaplin and Harry Crocker".
- Marshall Kester. (December 6, 1936). "Film Veteran Holds Spotlight at Elaborate Testimonial Fete". Los Angeles Times.
- (October 15, 1936). "Wedding Plans Told by Cable: Harry Crocker and Actress to Seal Troth". Los Angeles Times.
- (May 24, 1958). "Harry Crocker, L.A. Newsman, Dies at 64". [[Los Angeles Times]].
- (May 25, 1958). "Harry Crocker, 64, Dies. Retired Columnist Worked for Los Angeles Examiner". [[The New York Times]].
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