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Harry S. Northrup


Foto: Albert Witzel (1879-1929)

1875 - 1936

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The actor Harry S. Northrup was born as Henri Stabo Wallace Northrup in Paris.

When he emigrated to the USA he became a film pioneer of the Amercian film industry.
He already took part in first movies from 1911 like "By Woman's Wit" (11), "Madge of the Mountains" (11), "The Girl and the Sheriff" (11) and "The Little Spy" (11).

He became a much demanded movie actor in the next years and he impersonated numerous roles in productions like "The Star Reporter" (12), "The Cave Man" (12), "The Lady of the Lake" (12), "The Mills of Gods" (12), "The Weapon" (13), "The Prince of Evil" (13), "Children of the Feud" (14), "The Painted World" (14), "The Enemies" (15), "From Out of the Past" (16), "Greed" (17), "The Trail of the Shadow" (17), "The Trail to Yesterday" (18), "Arizona" (18), "Two Women" (19) and "The Hushed Hour" (19).

He continued his film career successfully in the 20s and he took part in movies of well-known directors at the side of the new stars like Douglas Fairbanks and Rudolph Valentino.
To his most popular works of those years belong "The Prince of Avenue A" (20), "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" (21), "Hate" (22), "The Christian" (23), "Human Wreckage" (23), "A Woman of Paris" (23), "Devil's Island" (26), "Wanted: A Coward" (27), "The Divine Sinner" (28) and "Prisoners" (29).

With the transition to the sound film his roles became smaller and his number of movies diminished.
To his last appearances in front of the camera belong "Men Call It Love" (31), "The Squaw Man" (31), "Half a Sinner" (34), "Marie Galante" (34) and "Vagabond Lady" (35).

Harry S. North was married with the actress Merceita Esmond.

Other movies with Harry S. Northrup: 
Ups and Downs (11) Vanity Fair (11) Where the Money Went (12) The Illumination (12) The Hieroglyphic (12) On Her Wedding Day (12) The Black Sheep (12) Rock of Ages (12) At the Eleventh Hour (12) Vultures and Doves (12) Coronets and Hearts (12) The Hindoo's Curse (12) The Indian Mutiny (12) His Lordship, the Valet (12) The Dawning (12) Two Women and Two Men (12) Sue Simpkins' Ambition (12) Casey at the Bat (13) The Vengeance of Durand or The Two Portraits (13) Alixe or The Test of Friendship (13) Out of the Storm (13) Playing with Fire (13) Hearts of the First Empire (13) A Soul in Bondage (13) His Life for His Emperor (13) His House in Order or The Widower's Quest (13) The Silver Cigarette Case (13) Roughing the Cub (13) When Glasses Are Not Glasses (13) The Kiss of Retribution (13) The Other Woman (13) Under the Daisies or As a Tale That Is Told (13) The Test (13) His Silver Bachelorhood (13) Fanny's Conspiracy (13) The Whimsical Threads of Destiny (13) 'Mid Kentucky Hills (13) The Christian (14) The Countess Veschi's Jewels (14) The Right of Way (14) Mr. Bingle's Melodrama (14) A Wayward Daughter (14) Bread Upon the Waters (14) Four Thirteen (14) A Double Error (14) Regan's Daughter (14) Within an Ace (14) Two Women (14) Hearts and the Highway (15) Breaking In (15) Lifting the Ban of Coventry (15) The Guttersnipe (15) The Battle Cry of Peace (15) West Wind (15) The Butterfly's Lesson (15) The Plague Spot (15) To Cherish and Protect (15) My Lady's Slipper (16) The Secret Seven (16) Britton of the Seventh (16) Husks (16) Fathers of Men (16) Fifty-Fifty (16) The Blue Envelope Mystery (16) The Traveling Salesman (16) The Millionaire's Double (17) The Beautiful Lie (17) The Greatest Power (17) Their Compact (17) The Voice of Conscience (17) The Seven Deadly Sins (17) The Eyes of Mystery (18) In Judgment of.. (18) As the Sun Went Down (19) Way of the Strong (19) The Fear Woman (19) The Painted World (19) The Brute Breaker (19) The Luck of the Irish (20) Polly of the Storm Country (20) The White Circle (20) The Blue Moon (20) Wing Toy (21) Sowing the Wind (21) The Flower of the North (21) Wining with Wits (22) Saved by Radio (22) Jazzmania (23) The Greatest Menace (23) A Fool's Awakening (24) The Gambling Fool (25) He Who Laughs Last (25) The Unchastened Woman (25) Racing Romance (26) The Outlaw Breaker (26) The Heart of Maryland (27) The Shield of Honor (27) The Cheer Leader (28) Burning Daylight (28) The Last Warning (29) Party Girl (30) Arizona (31) The Wolf Dog (33) Stand Up and Cheer! (34) One More River (34)


 
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