Harry Lonsdale (actor)

Flier for Tommy's Atonement

Harry J. Lonsdale (born Henry Gittus Lonsdale; 6 December 1862 – 8 February 1939) was a British born actor stage and silent film actor. He played leading parts.[1][2] and married stage actress Alice Lonnon and then divorced.

Lonsdale was born in Worcester, and died in Derby. The National Portrait Gallery has a photograph of him in costume as the Marquis de Corneville in Les Cloches de Corneville from 1890.[3]

He married American actress Alice Lonnon on 20 March 1899.[4] They divorced in 1906.[5]

Lonsdale had roles in several Colin Campbell directed films for Selig.

He died at St. Vincent's Hospital in Los Angeles on 8 February 1939.[6]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ Wearing, J. P. (21 November 2013). The London Stage 1890-1899: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810892828 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "The Moving Picture World". World Photographic Publishing Company. 19 August 1916 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Harry Lonsdale (Henry Gittus Lonsdale) - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk.
  4. ^ Browne, Walter; Koch, E. De Roy, eds. (1908). "Who's Who on the Stage". New York: B. W. Dodge & Company. p. 187. Retrieved 16 August 2025 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Eastern Actress Asks Divorce". The San Francisco Call. 5 August 1906. p. 25. Retrieved 16 August 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Ex-Actor Called". Pasadena Star-News. 9 February 1939. p. 2. Retrieved 15 August 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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