Harry Oakes Stubbs (December 7, 1874 â€" May 9, 1950) was an
English-born American character actor, who appeared both on Broadway
and in films. He was born on December 7, 1874 in Southampton,
Hampshire, England. Stubbs immigrated from England at the age of 16,
and made his first Broadway appearance at the age of 31 in The Bad
Samaritan, which had a short run of fifteen performances in September
1905 at the Garden Theatre.The Internet Broadway Database (IBDB) has
him appearing in only eight plays over the next 23 years, the last of
which was 1928's The Big Fight which had a month run at the Majestic
Theatre in September/October 1928.In 1929, he would move to Hollywood
and begin his film career, which spanned the first fifteen years of
the sound era of the industry; he would appear in over 50 films during
that time. At the beginning of his career in the movies, he would have
several leading roles, as in his first film, Alibi, but for the most
part he was relegated to the smaller roles of a character actor.
Stubbs died on May 9, 1950, at the age of 75.(Per AFI database) An
asterisk denotes a leading or featured role.
English-born American character actor, who appeared both on Broadway
and in films. He was born on December 7, 1874 in Southampton,
Hampshire, England. Stubbs immigrated from England at the age of 16,
and made his first Broadway appearance at the age of 31 in The Bad
Samaritan, which had a short run of fifteen performances in September
1905 at the Garden Theatre.The Internet Broadway Database (IBDB) has
him appearing in only eight plays over the next 23 years, the last of
which was 1928's The Big Fight which had a month run at the Majestic
Theatre in September/October 1928.In 1929, he would move to Hollywood
and begin his film career, which spanned the first fifteen years of
the sound era of the industry; he would appear in over 50 films during
that time. At the beginning of his career in the movies, he would have
several leading roles, as in his first film, Alibi, but for the most
part he was relegated to the smaller roles of a character actor.
Stubbs died on May 9, 1950, at the age of 75.(Per AFI database) An
asterisk denotes a leading or featured role.
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