Bertram Lytell (February 24, 1885 â€" September 28, 1954) was an actor
in theater and film during the silent film era and early talkies. He
starred in romantic, melodrama, and adventure films.Born in New York
City, Lytell was the son of actor, author, and producer William H.
Lyttel and Blanche Mortimer. His mother was an actress before she
married, and her father and grandfather were actors. Lytell left Upper
Canada College at age 16 to become an actor.Lytell's acting debut came
with the Columbia Stock Company in Newark, New Jersey, when he was 17
years old. He went on to appear with stock theater companies in
Boston, Honolulu, Los Angeles, New Orleans, and Rochester, in addition
to heading his own stock troupes in Albany, New York, and San
Francisco. He appeared with Marie Dressler in her 1914 Broadway play,
A MIX-UP. He also performed in vaudeville in the 1920s with the
one-act play The Valiant.In 1917, Lytell made his film debut starring
as Michael Lanyard in The Lone Wolf. He subsequently made four Lone
Wolf sequels, ending with The Last of the Lone Wolf (1930). He also
starred as Boston Blackie in Boston Blackie's Little Pal (1918) and
Blackie's Redemption (1919).
in theater and film during the silent film era and early talkies. He
starred in romantic, melodrama, and adventure films.Born in New York
City, Lytell was the son of actor, author, and producer William H.
Lyttel and Blanche Mortimer. His mother was an actress before she
married, and her father and grandfather were actors. Lytell left Upper
Canada College at age 16 to become an actor.Lytell's acting debut came
with the Columbia Stock Company in Newark, New Jersey, when he was 17
years old. He went on to appear with stock theater companies in
Boston, Honolulu, Los Angeles, New Orleans, and Rochester, in addition
to heading his own stock troupes in Albany, New York, and San
Francisco. He appeared with Marie Dressler in her 1914 Broadway play,
A MIX-UP. He also performed in vaudeville in the 1920s with the
one-act play The Valiant.In 1917, Lytell made his film debut starring
as Michael Lanyard in The Lone Wolf. He subsequently made four Lone
Wolf sequels, ending with The Last of the Lone Wolf (1930). He also
starred as Boston Blackie in Boston Blackie's Little Pal (1918) and
Blackie's Redemption (1919).
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