Alfred Rolfe, real name Alfred Roker (1862â€" 9 September 1943), was
an Australian film director and actor, best known for being the
son-in-law of the celebrated actor-manager Alfred Dampier, with whom
he appeared frequently on stage, and for his prolific output as a
director during Australia's silent era, including Captain Midnight,
the Bush King (1911), Captain Starlight, or Gentleman of the Road
(1911) and The Hero of the Dardanelles (1915). Only one of his films
as director survives today.Rolfe started as an actor. He was born in
Ballarat and joined Charles Holloway's acting company, where he acted
alongside Richard Stewart and Essie Jenyns.In 1888 he toured New
Zealand in George Darrell's company.He then joined the Alfred Dampier
Company in 1890, first appearing in Robbery Under Arms. He mostly
played smaller parts but in 1892 was promoted to the role of Mercutio
in Romeo and Juliet. The following year Rolfe married Dampier's
daughter Lily. Rolfe acted opposite his wife and father-in-law
numerous times around the country throughout the 1890s and early
1900s, most commonly playing juvenile leads.
an Australian film director and actor, best known for being the
son-in-law of the celebrated actor-manager Alfred Dampier, with whom
he appeared frequently on stage, and for his prolific output as a
director during Australia's silent era, including Captain Midnight,
the Bush King (1911), Captain Starlight, or Gentleman of the Road
(1911) and The Hero of the Dardanelles (1915). Only one of his films
as director survives today.Rolfe started as an actor. He was born in
Ballarat and joined Charles Holloway's acting company, where he acted
alongside Richard Stewart and Essie Jenyns.In 1888 he toured New
Zealand in George Darrell's company.He then joined the Alfred Dampier
Company in 1890, first appearing in Robbery Under Arms. He mostly
played smaller parts but in 1892 was promoted to the role of Mercutio
in Romeo and Juliet. The following year Rolfe married Dampier's
daughter Lily. Rolfe acted opposite his wife and father-in-law
numerous times around the country throughout the 1890s and early
1900s, most commonly playing juvenile leads.
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