Elliott Dexter

Elliott Dexter
Dexter in 1924
Born(1870-03-29)March 29, 1870
Galveston, Fifth Military District, U.S.
DiedJune 21, 1941(1941-06-21) (aged 71)
Amityville, New York, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1905–1925
Spouse
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(m. 1915; div. 1922)​

Elliott Dexter (March 29, 1870 – June 21, 1941) was an American film and stage actor. [1] He started his career in vaudeville and did not move to films until he was 45. He retired from acting in 1930.[2]

Biography

Dexter in 1920

Dexter was born in Galveston, Texas.[3] He married silent film actress Marie Doro in 1915, but the union was brief, and the couple soon divorced without having children. He later married socialite Nina C. Untermyer in 1922.[4] Dexter died in Amityville, New York, aged 71.[2]

Partial filmography

  • Helene of the North (1915)
  • The Masqueraders (1915)
  • Diplomacy (1916)
  • Daphne and the Pirate (1916)
  • The Heart of Nora Flynn (1916)
  • The American Beauty (1916)
  • An International Marriage (1916)
  • Public Opinion (1916)
  • The Victory of Conscience (1916)
  • The Lash (1916)
  • The Plow Girl (1916)
  • Lost and Won (1917)
  • Castles for Two (1917)
  • The Tides of Barnegat (1917)
  • Stranded in Arcady (1917)
  • A Romance of the Redwoods (1917)
  • Vengeance Is Mine (1917)
  • The Inner Shrine (1917)
  • Sylvia of the Secret Service (1917)
  • The Rise of Jennie Cushing (1917)
  • The Eternal Temptress (1917)
  • Woman and Wife (1918)
  • The Whispering Chorus (1918)
  • Old Wives for New (1918)
  • We Can't Have Everything (1918)
  • The Girl Who Came Back (1918)
  • Women's Weapons (1918)
  • The Squaw Man (1918)
  • Don't Change Your Husband (1919)
  • Maggie Pepper (1919)
  • For Better, for Worse (1919)
  • A Daughter of the Wolf (1919)
  • Behold My Wife! (1920)
  • Something to Think About (1920)
  • The Witching Hour (1921)
  • The Affairs of Anatol (1921)
  • Forever (1921)
  • Don't Tell Everything (1921)
  • The Hands of Nara (1922)
  • Grand Larceny (1922)
  • Enter Madame (1922)
  • An Old Sweetheart of Mine (1923)
  • Adam's Rib (1923)
  • Mary of the Movies (1923) - cameo
  • Only 38 (1923)
  • The Common Law (1923)
  • Flaming Youth (1923)
  • Broadway Gold (1923)
  • The Spitfire (1924)
  • Hello, 'Frisco (1924)
  • By Divine Right (1924)
  • The Fast Set (1924)
  • The Age of Innocence (1924)
  • The Triflers (1924)
  • Capital Punishment (1925)
  • Wasted Lives (1925)
  • The Verdict (1925)

References

  1. ^ "Elliott Dexter". latimes.com. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
  2. ^ a b TIMES, Special to THE NEW YORK (June 24, 1941). "ELLIOTT DEXTER; uuuuuuuuu Silent Screen, Vaudeville Actor Retired in 1930uDies at 71". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
  3. ^ "Elliott Dexter | Actor". IMDb. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
  4. ^ "MRS. UNTERMYER MARRIES.; Weds Elliott Dexter, Screen Actor, Marie Doro's Ex-Husband". The New York Times. November 28, 1922. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
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