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Edward Dillon

Date of birth: 1878-12-31

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Eddie Dillon , Ed Dillon

Edward Dillon

Biography

Movie Credits

The Power of the Camera
0

The Power of the Camera

1913-03-17

Two convicts escape from the city jail and manage to elude their pursuers for quite a while, by cont

Help! Help!
2.1

Help! Help!

1912-04-10

A send-up of Griffith's THE LONELY VILLA and other movies of that sort, such as THE GIRLS AND DADDY,

Teaching Dad to Like Her
0

Teaching Dad to Like Her

1911-03-20

Harry wants to marry Dolly, a showgirl, but only on the condition that she can win over his disappro

The Long Road
0

The Long Road

1911-10-26

Edith enters a convent after losing her fiancé to someone else. Years later, Edith finds him again,

When the Fire-Bells Rang
0

When the Fire-Bells Rang

1912-05-08

They are brothers; one is a member of the village fire department, the other the property man at the

The Would-Be Shriner
0

The Would-Be Shriner

1912-07-25

Hank Hopkins is a "rube" of the most extreme type, and on the morning of the great Shrine Parade in

The Nihilist
2.3

The Nihilist

1905-03-27

A happy Russian family is broken up when their patriarch is arrested for treason. His distraught wif

When Knights Were Bold
1.6

When Knights Were Bold

1908-05-20

Two noblemen fight over a lady.

The Suicide Club
0

The Suicide Club

1909-05-03

One of the members of a suicide club learns he has inherited some money, but only after he drew the

Love in an Apartment Hotel
0

Love in an Apartment Hotel

1913-02-27

In the apartment hotel lived the aspiring maid, whose solicitude maintained order in the bachelor's

Red Hicks Defies the World
0

Red Hicks Defies the World

1913-06-09

Hard as nails and as strong winded as a gale in March, Red Hicks may have been a bit "chesty," but h

Fighting Blood
3.1

Fighting Blood

1911-06-28

After the Civil War, an ex-soldier and his family settle in the Dakota Territory. The son quarrels w

The Massacre
3

The Massacre

1912-12-19

The story of the massacre of an Indian village, and the ensuing retaliation.

Mixed Babies
1.9

Mixed Babies

1908-06-12

With a Kodak
0

With a Kodak

1912-01-25

Mr. Hobb's secretary and Mrs. Hobb's maid are sweethearts, but Mr. Hobbs has a tender feeling for hi

The Manicure Lady
2.5

The Manicure Lady

1911-05-18

The manicure lady spurns the barber and dates a rich cad instead.

Pa Says
0

Pa Says

1913-07-21

First Pa said Theodore was a lizzy-nizzy. He let that go, but when Pa said he was too sporty because

The Fugitive
2.4

The Fugitive

1910-11-07

Two Johns, a Confederate and an Union soldier, leave their families to go to the front. After a skir

When a Man Loves
2

When a Man Loves

1911-01-05

Mr. Bach, a wealthy man, visits the scenes of his boyhood days in his auto and meets farmer Brown, h

The Villain Foiled
2

The Villain Foiled

1911-08-30

A Mack Sennett comedy for Biograph released as a split reel along with the comedy The Baron.

An Interrupted Elopement
2.3

An Interrupted Elopement

1912-08-14

This is quite like "Helen's Marriage" which came out a few months earlier in 1912. Once again, Edwar

The Black Viper
2

The Black Viper

1908-07-21

A thug accosts a girl as she leaves her workplace but a man rescues her. The thug vows revenge and,

The Sculptor's Nightmare
2.1

The Sculptor's Nightmare

1908-05-06

At a political club, the members debate whose bust will replace that of Theodore Roosevelt. Unable t

A Voice from the Deep
3.5

A Voice from the Deep

1912-03-21

Percy and Harold are rivals and both take the object of their affections for an outing.

Muggsy's First Sweetheart
2.5

Muggsy's First Sweetheart

1910-06-30

A scrappy lad from the skids attempts to court a well-to-do maiden. During his visits to her family

The Lady in Black
0

The Lady in Black

1913-09-11

Behold in this film the villain up to his dirty work again, but if you watch the persistent young he

Muggsy Becomes a Hero
2.5

Muggsy Becomes a Hero

1910-09-01

Two spinsters on their way to church, are accosted by a couple of burly tramps. When Mabel is called

Almost a Wild Man
0

Almost a Wild Man

1913-06-19

Rooly, Pooly and Dooly were "picture sandwiches," but hardly shining lights, even in that capacity.

The Tragedy of a Dress Suit
2

The Tragedy of a Dress Suit

1912-08-14

A Mack Sennett comedy short starring Dell Henderson & Mabel Normand.

The Nickel Nurser
0.5

The Nickel Nurser

1932-03-12

Charley is an efficiency expert trying to teach a millionaire's daughter the value of money.

The Boy Detective, or The Abductors Foiled
1.4

The Boy Detective, or The Abductors Foiled

1908-03-11

As a newsboy is playing a game on the sidewalk with a friend, two men come near to them, and then st

While Paris Sleeps
2.9

While Paris Sleeps

1932-05-08

To save his daughter Manon from falling into the hands of a vicious gang of pimps, convict Jacques C

Catch-As Catch-Can
0.5

Catch-As Catch-Can

1931-08-22

Zasu falls for a wrestler, drags Thelma to his next fight.

Let's Do Things
0

Let's Do Things

1931-06-06

Zasu & Thelma go out with two idiots to a nightclub.

A Flash of Light
2.5

A Flash of Light

1910-07-17

An experiment goes wrong and blinds a newly married chemist. The chemist's wife does not want to tak

Lilac Time
3.1

Lilac Time

1928-10-18

In France during World War I, a charming farm girl keeps a squadron of English pilots in good spirit

Only a Messenger Boy
0

Only a Messenger Boy

1915-08-23

Keystone silent comedy.

The Lesson
2.1

The Lesson

1910-12-19

Short drama about the commandment "honour your father and your mother".

Getting Rid of Trouble
0

Getting Rid of Trouble

1912-09-05

The Newlyweds move into their new flat and prepare to entertain their uncle.

What Shall We Do with Our Old?
2.8

What Shall We Do with Our Old?

1911-02-13

An elderly carpenter is told by a doctor that his wife is seriously ill. Soon afterwards, an insensi

For His Son
2.8

For His Son

1912-01-21

A father, anxious for his son's financial well being, develops a special soda pop called Dopokoke wh

Thompson's Night Out
1

Thompson's Night Out

1908-06-02

William Thompson and John Smith occupied offices in the same New York skyscraper, and both being sei

Old Isaacs, the Pawnbroker
1

Old Isaacs, the Pawnbroker

1908-03-28

Mack Sennett appears as a charity worker in this film produced by the Biograph Company.

The Man in the Box
1.5

The Man in the Box

1908-06-19

A poorly compensated bank clerk is, we may say, to that trying position of "Tantalus" in sight of to

Over the Hills to the Poor House
2.4

Over the Hills to the Poor House

1908-06-26

The widowed elderly mother of three adult children, two sons and a daughter, wishing to relieve hers

The Invisible Fluid
2.5

The Invisible Fluid

1908-06-16

Had the poor melancholy Dane, Hamlet, lived in this, the twentieth century, he would never have give

The Speed Demon
2

The Speed Demon

1912-07-14

An ambitious race driver who is not allowed to compete decides to outwit his competitors.

The Kentuckian
0.5

The Kentuckian

1908-07-07

Mack Sennett appears in this film produced by the Biograph Company.

The Stage Rustler
1.8

The Stage Rustler

1908-07-10

Mack Sennett appears as a man in a bar in this film produced by the Biograph Company.

Deceived Slumming Party
2.5

Deceived Slumming Party

1908-07-31

Mack Sennett appears as a policeman and waiter in this film produced by the Biograph Company.

Monday Morning in a Coney Island Police Court
1.3

Monday Morning in a Coney Island Police Court

1908-09-04

Mack Sennett appears as a policeman in this film produced by the Biograph Company.

Where the Breakers Roar
1.6

Where the Breakers Roar

1908-09-22

A group of collegiates decide to go for a splash. A lunatic, having escaped from a nearby asylum, he

After Many Years
1.3

After Many Years

1908-11-03

A castaway returns home after years lost at sea, to the wife and child he left behind. Has she wait

An Indian's Loyalty
0

An Indian's Loyalty

1913-08-15

Suspected of theft, the Indian was discharged on the ranch-hand's accusation, but the foreman's susp

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
3.5

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

1916-09-04

The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven wit

The Welcome Burglar
1.3

The Welcome Burglar

1909-01-25

“The Biograph people tell an excellent story in this, and tell it so strongly that it grips very clo

Love Pains
0

Love Pains

1932-02-13

Mickey and Grady are left behind when a new kid comes to town and all the girls fall for him.

Fifty Million Husbands
2.1

Fifty Million Husbands

1930-05-23

An estranged couple visit their old apartment, which is now occupied by Charley and his wife. Charle

Iron Man
2.7

Iron Man

1931-04-29

Prizefighter Mason loses his opening fight so wife Rose leaves him for Hollywood. Without her around

Oh, Sammy!
0

Oh, Sammy!

1913-12-15

Romance blooms between two Jewish employees in a sweatshop.

Thundering Tenors
3

Thundering Tenors

1931-02-07

Charley is invited to a high class party, where he feels ill at ease and has no idea how to act, yet

Home, Sweet Home
2.5

Home, Sweet Home

1914-05-16

John Howard Payne leaves home and begins a career in the theater. Despite encouragement from his mot

Classmates
1.5

Classmates

1908-02-01

Two students at college were friends until a girl appeared and by the workings of fate was beloved b

The Little Teacher
0.5

The Little Teacher

1909-10-11

A young female teacher is assigned to an unruly class. After a student revolt, a passing surveyor he

Josh's Suicide
0

Josh's Suicide

1911-10-12

Josh doesn't like the way things go at home and decides to quit and get out. Later, his wife gets wh

The Making of a Man
3.1

The Making of a Man

1911-10-04

A young woman becomes infatuated with the leading man of a traveling theatrical troupe. She sneaks a

The Usurer
2.5

The Usurer

1910-08-15

A wealthy, callous moneylender finds a terrifying way to learn about money's limitations.

Enoch Arden
3

Enoch Arden

1911-06-15

Moving Picture World described the film: "There is a small need to describe this subject as the poem

Enoch Arden
3

Enoch Arden

1911-06-15

Moving Picture World described the film: "There is a small need to describe this subject as the poem

The Sorrows of the Unfaithful
0

The Sorrows of the Unfaithful

1910-08-22

In a quaint fishing village Bill and Mary are childhood sweethearts. Ten years roll by, and the boy,

A Lucky Toothache
0

A Lucky Toothache

1910-10-13

Bessie, the new school teacher, arrives at the little western village, and on her way to the school

White Roses
0

White Roses

1910-12-22

Harry loved Betty, and vice versa, but Harry was very shy. No matter how he tried, he never could mu

Won by a Fish
2

Won by a Fish

1912-04-22

Papa becomes so miserable over his bad luck as a fisherman, it causes him to reject Harry, his daugh

Sunshine Sue
0

Sunshine Sue

1910-11-14

A country girl follows a city suitor, but is left alone and must fend for herself.

Fisher Folks
0

Fisher Folks

1911-02-16

A crippled girl marries a fisherman, who also has eyes for the town flirt.

The Little Tease
2.5

The Little Tease

1913-04-12

The supposition was that she was born a tease, for from her first teeth to the time she was almost g

The Lonedale Operator
3

The Lonedale Operator

1911-03-23

A young woman takes over her sick father's role as telegraph operator at a railway station, and has

His Sister-In-Law
0

His Sister-In-Law

1910-12-15

Eva and Blanche are inseparable sisters living with a maiden aunt. But Eva marries a suitor named Jo

Falsely Accused!
1.4

Falsely Accused!

1908-01-18

A wealthy old alchemist and inventor has just perfected a motion picture camera with which he hopes

The Broadway Melody
2.6

The Broadway Melody

1929-02-08

The vaudeville act of Harriet and Queenie Mahoney comes to Broadway, where their friend Eddie Kerns

The Two O'Clock Train
0

The Two O'Clock Train

1916-05-28

A young man in love with a cabaret dancer is refused money by his father. He joins the dancer and he

Curiosity
0

Curiosity

1911-06-01

An old fellow has been ordered by the doctor to take a powder in a glass of spring water. He puts th

The Tavern Keeper’s Daughter
1.8

The Tavern Keeper’s Daughter

1908-07-24

In the lonely wilds of Southern California there stands a rural tavern, kept by an old trapper, who

At the Crossroads of Life
2

At the Crossroads of Life

1908-07-02

At the Crossroads of Life is a typically Victorian-style melodrama in which a girl's wishes to be an

What Is the Use of Repining?
0

What Is the Use of Repining?

1913-01-30

Hot Stuff
2.1

Hot Stuff

1912-03-21

Hank (Mack Sennett) loses his girl (Mabel Normand) to another guy (Dell Henderson) so he decides to

The Engagement Ring
2

The Engagement Ring

1912-03-10

Alice has two persistent suitors, one rich, one poor. Each buys her an engagement ring; the rich man

Mr. Grouch at the Seashore
0

Mr. Grouch at the Seashore

1912-08-26

This ill-tempered gentleman accompanies his wife to the seashore, but being so insanely jealous of h

Why He Gave Up
0

Why He Gave Up

1911-12-04

Hubby is anxious to get away for a little time at the beach with the boys, and works up a quarrel wi

That Chink at Golden Gulch
2.5

That Chink at Golden Gulch

1910-10-10

In China, before leaving for America, Charlie Lee promises that he will never dishonour his family b

The Fight for Freedom
0

The Fight for Freedom

1908-07-17

In a saloon in a Mexican border town, a group of cowboys, including a Mexican named Pedro, play poke

The Miser's Heart
3

The Miser's Heart

1911-11-20

Thieves decide to steal the money an old miser has hidden away. He refuses to open the safe for them

Sob Sister
0

Sob Sister

1931-10-25

Jane Ray, a very clever reporter of crimes of passion, or "sob sister," for a New York tabloid, begi

Bobby's Kodak
0

Bobby's Kodak

1908-02-10

A boy takes pictures of everything, including some embarrassing situations. When he projects the pic

The Locked Door
3

The Locked Door

1929-11-16

On her first anniversary, Ann Reagan finds that her sister-in-law is involved with a shady character

Bill and Ethel at the Ball
0

Bill and Ethel at the Ball

1914-12-20

A group of stenographers decide to host a ball and invite their boss, Mr. Hadley, as the guest of ho

The Message of the Violin
0

The Message of the Violin

1910-10-24

A girl's family suddenly becomes rich and rejects her long-time sweetheart.

The Princess in the Vase
0

The Princess in the Vase

1908-02-27

In ancient Egypt, a princess is executed after being caught in an affair with a Theban warrior, with

The Root of Evil
0

The Root of Evil

1912-03-18

A woman, driven by envy, is convinced that her husband loves another woman, leading her to a vengefu

A String of Pearls
0

A String of Pearls

1912-03-07

A story about a poor young man who falls ill, while his wealthy employer ignores his plight and inst

The Voice of the Child
0

The Voice of the Child

1911-12-28

A businessman neglects his wife, who is tricked into believing he is having an affair. She packs to

The Salvation Army Lass
2

The Salvation Army Lass

1909-03-11

A girl from the New York slums falls in with crooks. After her love is arrested following a barfight

The Feud and the Turkey
1

The Feud and the Turkey

1908-12-08

Mack Sennett appears as a member of the Wilkenson clan in this film produced by the Biograph Company

In the Border States
2.8

In the Border States

1910-06-13

During the Civil War, a father living in a border state leaves to join the Union Army. After he leav

'Ostler Joe
0

'Ostler Joe

1908-06-09

Stable hostler Joe loves his wife Annie, but she leaves him and their child for a wealthy gentleman,

The Outlaw
0

The Outlaw

1908-06-23

In the 1849 American West, seductive outlaw Jack Morgan falls in love with Mollie, an innkeeper's da

Caught by Wireless
1.4

Caught by Wireless

1908-03-21

Crime drama involving an Irish couple immigrating to America

At the French Ball
2.3

At the French Ball

1908-06-30

A husband finishes packing a suitcase, and then says good-bye to his wife. As soon as he is gone, th

An Arcadian Maid
2.4

An Arcadian Maid

1910-08-01

A young maiden is seduced by a charming traveling peddler who persuades her to steal from her host f

Hot for Paris
0

Hot for Paris

1929-12-22

Rough sea dog John Patrick Duke has a weakness for women and strong drink. Little does he know that

The Oath and the Man
2.3

The Oath and the Man

1910-09-21

A rich nobleman steals a perfume merchant's wife just prior to the French Revolution, in which the p

A Child's Impulse
3.1

A Child's Impulse

1910-06-27

Mrs. Thurston, a socially ambitious widow, is holding one of her famous Bohemian parties. To these f

The Modern Prodigal
2.6

The Modern Prodigal

1910-08-28

In the opening of this subject we find the callow youth as he points towards the city's spires, excl

Don Quixote
0

Don Quixote

1916-02-27

Elderly hidalgo, Alonso Quijano (played by DeWolf Hopper Sr.), becomes obsessed with tales of knight

Ethel Has a Steady
0

Ethel Has a Steady

1914-11-22

Silent comedy short film about Mr. Hadley's fiancée, Ethel, and her new "steady" relationship with a

Casey's Vendetta
0

Casey's Vendetta

1914-11-01

Casey flirts with fruit vendor Nina and eats her boyfriend Pedro's fruit without paying. A furious P

Bill Joins the W.W.W.'s
2.4

Bill Joins the W.W.W.'s

1914-10-25

Office boy Bill encounters a group of anarchists and inadvertently involves one of them in a scheme

A Change of Heart
0

A Change of Heart

1909-10-14

Howard Norris, a wealthy young man from the city makes the acquaintance of a lovely young daughter o

The Trial of Vivienne Ware
0

The Trial of Vivienne Ware

1932-05-01

Vivienne Ware is defended by her ex-beau when she's accused of killing her faithless fiance.