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Ethan Laidlaw 
Summary
Ethan Allen Laidlaw (November 25, 1899 – May 25, 1963) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 350 films and made more than 500 appearances on television, mainly uncredited in Westerns, from 1923 to 1962.
Ethan Allen Laidlaw | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 25, 1899 Butte, Montana, U.S. |
| Died | May 25, 1963 (aged 63) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1923-1962 |
| Spouse(s) | Mildred A. Carter (1922-1947) (her death) Mabelle Anne Ward (1948-1963) (his death)[1] |
Laidlaw was born in Butte, Montana,[2] and died in Los Angeles, California. He was the son of Charles Porter Laidlaw and Nellie Laidlaw (née Otis). Laidlaw was a graduate of the University of Michigan, and he worked as an engineer, then ventured into acting when he lived in Chicago.[3] He was a U.S. Navy veteran.[2]
Laidlaw was married to Mildred Carter, an actress.[4] He died in May 1963 in Los Angeles at the age of 63.[5]
Filmography edit
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
- Makers of Men (1925)
- The Temptress (1926)
- The Virginian (1929)
- Bride of the Desert (1929)
- The Big House (1930)
- Cimarron (1931)
- Dishonored (1931)
- City Streets (1931)
- Monkey Business (1931)
- The Beast of the City (1932)
- Murders in the Zoo (1933)
- King Kong (1933)
- Broadway Thru a Keyhole (1933)
- Bachelor Bait (1934)
- The Mighty Barnum (1934)
- The Whole Town's Talking (1935)
- Les Misérables (1935)
- The Arizonian (1935)
- The Magnificent Brute (1936)
- Hearts in Bondage (1936)
- The Last of the Mohicans (1936)
- Come and Get It (1936)
- You Only Live Once (1937)
- This Is My Affair (1937)
- The Toast of New York (1937)
- The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
- Jesse James (1939)
- Hotel Imperial (1939)
- Union Pacific (1939)
- Man of Conquest (1939)
- Frontier Marshal (1939)
- Dust Be My Destiny (1939)
- Virginia City (1940)
- Dark Command (1940)
- North West Mounted Police (1940)
- The Sea Wolf (1941)
- The Big Store (1941)
- Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
- The Great Man's Lady (1942)
- The Outlaw (1943)
- The Desperadoes (1943)
- Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944)
- Mr. Skeffington (1944)
- Saratoga Trunk (1945)
- The Body Snatcher (1945)
- Road to Utopia (1946)
- The Stranger (1946)
- The Killers (1946)
- Magnificent Doll (1946)
- California (1947)
- The Perils of Pauline (1947)
- The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
- Down to Earth (1947)
- Lured (1947)
- The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947)
- Joan of Arc (1948) - Jean d'Aulon
- The Paleface (1948)
- Alias Nick Beal (1949)
- The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949)
- Roseanna McCoy (1949)
- Samson and Delilah (1949)
- Winchester '73 (1950)
- The Flame and the Arrow (1950)
- Union Station (1950)
- Frenchie (1950)
- Iron Man (1951)
- The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952)
- Against All Flags (1952)
- Sangaree (1953)
- Calamity Jane (1953)
- Prince of Players (1955)
- The Scarlet Coat (1955)
- Ransom! (1956)
- The Court Jester (1956)
- The Maverick Queen (1956)
- The Ten Commandments (1956)
- Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
- The Buster Keaton Story (1957)
- The Buccaneer (1958)
- Alias Jesse James (1959)
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
- To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
- Son of Flubber (1963)
- Irma la Douce (1963)
- Wall of Noise (1963)
References edit
- ^ "Ethan Laidlaw". www.b-westerns.com.
- ^ a b Freese, Gene Scott (2014). Hollywood Stunt Performers, 1910s-1970s: A Biographical Dictionary, 2d ed. McFarland. ISBN 9781476614700. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
- ^ "Had to Ride". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. New York, Brooklyn. May 14, 1939. p. 41. Retrieved January 27, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Katchmer, George A. (2015). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. p. 196. ISBN 978-1-4766-0905-8. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ Doyle, Billy; Slide, Anthony (1999). The Ultimate Directory of Silent and Sound Era Performers: A Necrology of Actors and Actresses. Scarecrow Press. p. 222. ISBN 9780810835474 – via Google Books.
