Casson Ferguson
Casson Ferguson | |
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 Ferguson in 1925 | |
| Born | May 29, 1891 |
| Died | February 12, 1929 (aged 37) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1917–1928 |
Casson Ferguson (May 29, 1891 – February 12, 1929) was an American film actor of the silent era.[1] He appeared in more than 50 films between 1917 and 1928.
His father was John J. Ferguson, a jeweler in Alexandria, Louisiana. Early in his career Casson was a member of the Mantel Shakespeare Players in New Orleans before moving to California to pursue a movie career, first with the Seelig Company, then as a leading man. In 1928 he toured Europe and performed as a singer and actor in London and Paris. Returning to California, he married Catherine Mallon. Not long after he died of pneumonia at the age of 37; two days later his wife Catherine also died of pneumonia, and her mother also soon died of pneumonia.[2]
Partial filmography
[edit]- The Mystery of No. 47 (1917) - Buffington
- Face Value (1918) - Louis Maguire
- The Shuttle (1918) - G. Selden
- Unclaimed Goods (1918) - Cocopah Kid
- Mile-a-Minute Kendall (1918) - Eddie Semper
- The Only Road (1918) - Bob Armstrong
- How Could You Jean? (1918) - Ted Burton Jr
- Alias Mary Brown (1918) - Dick Browning, aka Mary Brown
- The Gypsy Trail (1918) - Michael Rudder
- Jane Goes A-Wooing (1919) - Micky Donovan
- The Drifters (1919) - Hugh MacLaren
- Johnny Get Your Gun (1919) - Bert Whitney
- Partners Three (1919) - Arthur Gould
- Putting It Over (1919) - Perkins
- Secret Service (1919) - Wilfred Varney
- Flame of the Desert (1919) - Sir Charles Channing
- Peg o' My Heart (1919) - Alaric Chicester
- The Prince Chap (1920) - Jack, Earl of Huntington
- Merely Mary Ann (1920) - Lancelot
- Madame X (1920) - Raymond Floriot
- The Mutiny of the Elsinore (1920) - Dick Somers
- Bunty Pulls the Strings (1921) - Jeemy
- The Unknown Wife (1921) - Donald Grant
- What's a Wife Worth? (1921) - Bruce Morrison
- At the End of the World (1921)
- A Virginia Courtship (1921) - Tom Fairfax
- The Law and the Woman (1922) - Phil Long
- The Truthful Liar (1922) - Arthur Sinclair
- Over The Border (1922) - Val Galbraith
- Borderland (1922) - Clyde Meredith
- Manslaughter (1922) - Bobby Dorest
- Drums of Fate (1923) - David Verne
- Grumpy (1923) - Chamberlin Jarvis
- A Gentleman of Leisure (1923) - Sir Spencer Deever
- Her Reputation (1923) - Jack Calhoun
- The Road to Yesterday (1925) - Adrian Thompkyns
- The Wedding Song (1925) - Madison Melliah
- Cobra (1925) - Jack Dorning
- Forbidden Waters (1926) - Sylvester
- For Alimony Only (1926) - Bertie Waring
- The King of Kings (1927) - Scribe
- Tenth Avenue (1928) - Curley
References
[edit]- ^ Katchmer, George A. (20 May 2015). "A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses". McFarland. Retrieved 12 June 2019 – via Google Books.
- ^ "News of Death of Casson Ferguson, Actor, Received". Weekly Town Talk (Alexandria, Louisiana). No. p. 6. 23 February 1929. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
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