Stanley Walpole

Australian actor (1886–1968)

Still from The Seeds of Redemption (1917) with Claire Mersereau and Stanley Walpole.

Stanley Walpole (b. 1886 – d: March 14, 1968 (age 82) was an Australian actor of stage and screen who was one of the first Australians to succeed in American films.

## Biography

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Walpole worked for Bland Holt, then with J.C. Williamson for six years.

He and his wife, Ethel Phillips, and Charles Villers were the resident actors for the Australian Photoplay Company.[1]

In 1912, he moved to the USA and appeared in several films, becoming a leading man for the Eclair Company.[2][3][4]

He returned to Australia for eight months in Melbourne, acting for J.C. Williamsons, then returned to the US and was signed by Julius Stern for Universal Heights.[5]

## Select filmography

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* Dan Morgan (1911)
* It Is Never Too Late to Mend (1911)
* Captain Starlight, or Gentleman of the Road (1911)
* Moora Neya, or The Message of the Spear (1911)
* What Women Suffer (1911)
* Cooee and the Echo (1912)
* The Cheat (1912)
* Whose Was the Hand? (1912)
* Death's Short Cut (1914)[6]
* A Fiend and His Friends (1914)
* The Alibi (1917)[7]
* In Walked Mary (1920)
* A Woman's Business (1920)

## References

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1. ^ "MOVIE "HEAVY" CHATS LIGHTLY". Winner. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 22 December 1915. p. 12. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
2. ^ "MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 13 July 1914. p. 5. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
3. ^ "ABOUT FAVORITES". The Sunday Times. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 25 October 1914. p. 16. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
4. ^ "MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 18 September 1915. p. 5. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
5. ^ "Stern Signs Stanley Walpole for Universal", Motion Picture News, 4 March 1916 accessed 23 November 2014
6. ^ "ST. GEORGE'S THEATRE". The Footscray Advertiser. Footscray, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 21 February 1914. p. 2. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
7. ^ "St Georges Theatre". Weekly News. Yarraville, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 3 February 1917. p. 2. Retrieved 16 September 2013.

## External links

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* Stanley Walpole at IMDb
* Stanley Walpole at AusStage

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