George A. Siegmann (also credited as George Seigmann; February 8, 1882
â€" June 22, 1928) was an American actor and film director in the
silent film era. His work includes roles in notable productions such
as The Birth of a Nation (1915), Intolerance (1916), The Three
Musketeers (1921), Oliver Twist (1922), The Cat and the Canary (1927),
and The Man Who Laughs (1928).Born in New York City in 1882, Siegmann
is listed as having been in over 100 films. His more notable roles
include Silas Lynch in D.W. Griffith's Birth of A Nation (1915), Cyrus
the Great in Intolerance (1916), Porthos in The Three Musketeers
(1921), Bill Sikes in Oliver Twist (1922), the guard in the 1927 film
The Cat and the Canary, and Dr. Hardquanonne in The Man Who Laughs,
which was completed in 1927 but released in 1928. In 1919, Siegmann
served as a director for Universal Pictures' production of the
five-reel horror film The Trembling Hour starring Kenneth Harlan and
Helen Eddy.Siegmann's career almost ended early, in 1915, when he was
seriously injured while riding as a passenger in a car driven by
fellow film actor and director Tod Browning. Browning collided at full
speed with a "street work car loaded with iron rails", reportedly due
to his not seeing that work vehicle's "rear lamp". Another actor,
Elmer Booth, was a passenger as well in Browning's car. Booth died
instantly, and Siegmann suffered four broken ribs, a deeply lacerated
thigh, and internal injuries. Browning was badly injured too,
including a shattered right leg and the loss of his front teeth.
â€" June 22, 1928) was an American actor and film director in the
silent film era. His work includes roles in notable productions such
as The Birth of a Nation (1915), Intolerance (1916), The Three
Musketeers (1921), Oliver Twist (1922), The Cat and the Canary (1927),
and The Man Who Laughs (1928).Born in New York City in 1882, Siegmann
is listed as having been in over 100 films. His more notable roles
include Silas Lynch in D.W. Griffith's Birth of A Nation (1915), Cyrus
the Great in Intolerance (1916), Porthos in The Three Musketeers
(1921), Bill Sikes in Oliver Twist (1922), the guard in the 1927 film
The Cat and the Canary, and Dr. Hardquanonne in The Man Who Laughs,
which was completed in 1927 but released in 1928. In 1919, Siegmann
served as a director for Universal Pictures' production of the
five-reel horror film The Trembling Hour starring Kenneth Harlan and
Helen Eddy.Siegmann's career almost ended early, in 1915, when he was
seriously injured while riding as a passenger in a car driven by
fellow film actor and director Tod Browning. Browning collided at full
speed with a "street work car loaded with iron rails", reportedly due
to his not seeing that work vehicle's "rear lamp". Another actor,
Elmer Booth, was a passenger as well in Browning's car. Booth died
instantly, and Siegmann suffered four broken ribs, a deeply lacerated
thigh, and internal injuries. Browning was badly injured too,
including a shattered right leg and the loss of his front teeth.
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