Sidney Blackmer

Cast

Sidney Blackmer

Acting

Known for

Acting

Born

1895-07-12

From

Salisbury, North Carolina, USA

Died

1973-10-06

Also known as Sydney Blackmer, S.A. Blackmer, Sidney Alderman Blackmer

Biography

Sidney Alderman Blackmer (13 July 1895 – 6 October 1973) was an American actor. Blackmer was born and raised in Salisbury, North Carolina. He started off in an insurance and financial business but gave up on it. While working as a builder's laborer on a new building, he saw a Pearl White serial being filmed and immediately decided to go into acting. Blackmer went to New York hoping to act on the stage. While in the city, he took jobs and extra work at various film studios at the then motion picture capital, Fort Lee, New Jersey, including a bit part in the highly popular serial, The Perils of Pauline (1914). He made his Broadway debut in 1917, but his career was interrupted by service in the U.S. military in World War I. After the war, he returned to the theatre and in 1929 returned to motion pictures and went on to be a major character actor in more than 120 films. He won the 1950 Tony Award for Best Actor (Drama) for his role in the Broadway play, Come Back, Little Sheba. In film, Blackmer is remembered for his more than a dozen portrayals of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt and for his role in the Academy Award-winning 1968 Roman Polanski film about urban New York witches, Rosemary's Baby, in which he played an over-solicitous neighbor. A humanitarian, Blackmer served as the national vice president of the United States Muscular Dystrophy Association. In 1972, he was honored with the North Carolina Award in the Fine Arts category. It is the state of North Carolina's highest civilian award. On his passing in 1973, Blackmer was interred in the Chestnut Hill Cemetery in his hometown of Salisbury, North Carolina. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sidney Blackmer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Rosemary's Baby
7.8
MOVIE1968

Rosemary's Baby

as Roman Castevet

High Society
6.8
MOVIE1956

High Society

as Seth Lord

Little Caesar
6.9
MOVIE1931

Little Caesar

as Big Boy

Heidi
6.8
MOVIE1937

Heidi

as Sesemann

Duel in the Sun
6.4
MOVIE1946

Duel in the Sun

as The Lover

Wilson
5.6
MOVIE1944

Wilson

as Josephus Daniels

Buffalo Bill
5.8
MOVIE1944

Buffalo Bill

as Theodore Roosevelt (uncredited)

How to Murder Your Wife
6.3
MOVIE1965

How to Murder Your Wife

as Judge Blackstone

The High and the Mighty
5.9
MOVIE1954

The High and the Mighty

as Humphrey Agnew

Sabotage Squad
7.5
MOVIE1942

Sabotage Squad

as Carlyle Harrison

Maryland
6.5
MOVIE1940

Maryland

as Spencer Danfield

In Old Oklahoma
6.2
MOVIE1943

In Old Oklahoma

as Teddy Roosevelt

Woman Hungry
10.0
MOVIE1931

Woman Hungry

as Geoffrey Brand

Framed
6.2
MOVIE1940

Framed

as Tony Bowman

Deluge
6.0
MOVIE1933

Deluge

as Martin Webster

Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo
6.3
MOVIE1937

Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo

as Victor Karnoff

Suez
5.5
MOVIE1938

Suez

as Marquis Du Brey

A Song Is Born
6.4
MOVIE1948

A Song Is Born

as Adams

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
6.9
MOVIE1956

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

as Austin Spencer

The Wrecker
3.7
MOVIE1933

The Wrecker

as Tom Cummings

Broadway Rhythm
6.3
MOVIE1944

Broadway Rhythm

as Press Agent

The Count of Monte Cristo
6.8
MOVIE1934

The Count of Monte Cristo

as Mondego

Joy in the Morning
4.3
MOVIE1965

Joy in the Morning

as Dean James Darwent

People Will Talk
7.1
MOVIE1951

People Will Talk

as Arthur Higgins

Smart Girl
7.0
MOVIE1935

Smart Girl

as Harry Courtland

Sharpshooters
8.0
MOVIE1938

Sharpshooters

as Baron Orloff

Unmarried
4.8
MOVIE1939

Unmarried

as Cash Enright

Love Crazy
6.8
MOVIE1941

Love Crazy

as Lawyer George Renny

Missing Girls
6.3
MOVIE1936

Missing Girls

as Dan Collins

Nazi Agent
6.7
MOVIE1942

Nazi Agent

as Arnold Milbar

The View from Pompey's Head
3.8
MOVIE1955

The View from Pompey's Head

as Garvin Wales

Trade Winds
6.4
MOVIE1938

Trade Winds

as Thomas Bruhme II

A Covenant with Death
4.8
MOVIE1967

A Covenant with Death

as Col. Oates

The Little Colonel
6.6
MOVIE1935

The Little Colonel

as Swazey

Thank You, Mr. Moto
6.2
MOVIE1937

Thank You, Mr. Moto

as Herr Eric Koeger

Hotel for Women
7.5
MOVIE1939

Hotel for Women

as McNeil

Tammy and the Bachelor
7.0
MOVIE1957

Tammy and the Bachelor

as Professor Brent

Kismet
4.0
MOVIE1930

Kismet

as Wazir Mansur

This Man Is Mine
5.9
MOVIE1934

This Man Is Mine

as Mort Holmes

Early to Bed
8.0
MOVIE1936

Early to Bed

as Rex Daniels

Land of Liberty
9.0
MOVIE1939

Land of Liberty

as Theodore Roosevelt (edited from 'Teddy the Rough Rider')

Dance, Girl, Dance
6.4
MOVIE1940

Dance, Girl, Dance

as Puss in Boots

The Last Gangster
6.4
MOVIE1937

The Last Gangster

as San Francisco Editor

Third Finger, Left Hand
7.0
MOVIE1940

Third Finger, Left Hand

as Hughie Wheeler

This Is My Affair
7.3
MOVIE1937

This Is My Affair

as President Theodore Roosevelt

Fast and Loose
5.9
MOVIE1939

Fast and Loose

as "Lucky" Nolan

Wife, Doctor and Nurse
7.0
MOVIE1937

Wife, Doctor and Nurse

as Dr. Gordon Therberg

Obliging Young Lady
6.0
MOVIE1942

Obliging Young Lady

as Henry - George's Attorney

The Bad Man
9.0
MOVIE1930

The Bad Man

as Morgan Pell

Girl Overboard
9.0
MOVIE1937

Girl Overboard

as Alex LeMaire

It's a Wonderful World
6.5
MOVIE1939

It's a Wonderful World

as Al Mallon

Quiet Please, Murder
7.0
MOVIE1943

Quiet Please, Murder

as Martin Cleaver

Gallant Lady
6.5
MOVIE1942

Gallant Lady

as Steve Carey

Streamline Express
6.0
MOVIE1935

Streamline Express

as Gilbert Landon

Cheers for Miss Bishop
5.8
MOVIE1941

Cheers for Miss Bishop

as John Stevens

The House of Secrets
5.5
MOVIE1936

The House of Secrets

as Tom Starr

Johnny Dark
5.8
MOVIE1954

Johnny Dark

as James Fielding

Convict's Code
5.3
MOVIE1939

Convict's Code

as Gregory Warren

Accused of Murder
4.8
MOVIE1956

Accused of Murder

as Frank Hobart

Good-bye Love
6.3
MOVIE1933

Good-bye Love

as Chester Hamilton

In Old Chicago
6.7
MOVIE1938

In Old Chicago

as General Phil Sheridan

Down Mexico Way
10.0
MOVIE1941

Down Mexico Way

as Ellery Gibson

Within the Law
6.5
MOVIE1939

Within the Law

as George Demarest

Rookies on Parade
10.0
MOVIE1941

Rookies on Parade

as Augustus Moody

Strange Witness
MOVIE1958

Strange Witness

as Christopher

Down on the Farm
10.0
MOVIE1938

Down on the Farm

as Political Boss

Forced Landing
8.0
MOVIE1935

Forced Landing

as Tony Bernardi

The Feminine Touch
5.1
MOVIE1941

The Feminine Touch

as Freddie Bond

Saturday's Hero
6.3
MOVIE1951

Saturday's Hero

as T.C. McCabe

From Hell to Heaven
7.8
MOVIE1933

From Hell to Heaven

as Cliff Billings

The Little Foxes
MOVIE1956

The Little Foxes

as Ben

The Monroe Doctrine
7.3
MOVIE1939

The Monroe Doctrine

as Theodore Roosevelt

The Panther's Claw
6.5
MOVIE1942

The Panther's Claw

as Police Commissioner Thatcher Colt

It's a Wise Child
6.3
MOVIE1931

It's a Wise Child

as Steve

While New York Sleeps
7.0
MOVIE1938

While New York Sleeps

as Ralph Simmons

Speed to Burn
7.5
MOVIE1938

Speed to Burn

as Hastings

The Lady and the Monster
6.0
MOVIE1944

The Lady and the Monster

as Eugene Fulton

False Pretenses
7.3
MOVIE1935

False Pretenses

as Kenneth Alden

John Meade's Woman
7.0
MOVIE1937

John Meade's Woman

as Rodney

The San Francisco Story
4.9
MOVIE1952

The San Francisco Story

as Andrew Cain

Do You Take This Stranger?
6.0
MOVIE1971

Do You Take This Stranger?

as G.R. Jarvis

Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
5.8
MOVIE1941

Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime

as Anthony Rhodes

Trapped in the Sky
8.0
MOVIE1939

Trapped in the Sky

as Mann

Angels with Broken Wings
5.3
MOVIE1941

Angels with Broken Wings

as Guy Barton

My Girl Tisa
9.0
MOVIE1948

My Girl Tisa

as Theodore Roosevelt

Always in My Heart
6.3
MOVIE1942

Always in My Heart

as Philip Ames

Mothers Cry
7.0
MOVIE1930

Mothers Cry

as Mr. Gerald Hart

Behind the Green Lights
8.0
MOVIE1935

Behind the Green Lights

as Raymond Cortell

Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
4.6
MOVIE1934

Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round

as Lee Lother

Teddy the Rough Rider
6.8
MOVIE1940

Teddy the Rough Rider

as Theodore Roosevelt

Law of the Pampas
5.0
MOVIE1939

Law of the Pampas

as Ralph Merritt

Shadows of the Orient
6.0
MOVIE1935

Shadows of the Orient

as King Moss

The Lady Who Dared
7.0
MOVIE1931

The Lady Who Dared

as Charles Townsend

I Want a Divorce
10.0
MOVIE1940

I Want a Divorce

as Erskine Brandon

Florida Special
7.0
MOVIE1936

Florida Special

as Jack Macklyn

The Girl Who Came Back
6.0
MOVIE1935

The Girl Who Came Back

as Bill Rhodes

Revenge Is My Destiny
5.7
MOVIE1971

Revenge Is My Destiny

as Gregory Mann

Heart of the West
5.3
MOVIE1936

Heart of the West

as Big John Trumbull

Woman Trap
8.0
MOVIE1936

Woman Trap

as Riley Ferguson

Down to Their Last Yacht
6.5
MOVIE1934

Down to Their Last Yacht

as Barry Forbes

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
4.5
MOVIE1930

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

as Self

Strictly Modern
7.0
MOVIE1930

Strictly Modern

as Heath Desmond

The Great Swindle
8.0
MOVIE1941

The Great Swindle

as Dave Lennox

The President Vanishes
6.0
MOVIE1934

The President Vanishes

as D.L. Voorman

Cocktail Hour
5.3
MOVIE1933

Cocktail Hour

as Lawton

The Fire-Trap
4.7
MOVIE1935

The Fire-Trap

as Cedric McIntyre

Michael O'Halloran
9.0
MOVIE1937

Michael O'Halloran

as Jim Mintum

The Women Men Marry
6.3
MOVIE1937

The Women Men Marry

as Walter Wiley

I Escaped from the Gestapo
6.0
MOVIE1943

I Escaped from the Gestapo

as Bergen

The Officer and the Lady
8.0
MOVIE1941

The Officer and the Lady

as Blake Standish

Washington Story
7.0
MOVIE1952

Washington Story

as Philip Emery

A Doctor's Diary
9.0
MOVIE1937

A Doctor's Diary

as Dr. Anson Ludlow

Straight, Place and Show
7.0
MOVIE1938

Straight, Place and Show

as 'Lucky' Braddock

Murder Among Friends
7.0
MOVIE1941

Murder Among Friends

as Mr. Wheeler

A Notorious Gentleman
6.5
MOVIE1935

A Notorious Gentleman

as Clayton Bradford

The President's Mystery
5.8
MOVIE1936

The President's Mystery

as George Sartos

The Love Racket
8.0
MOVIE1929

The Love Racket

What Makes Sammy Run?
7.0
MOVIE1959

What Makes Sammy Run?

as H.L. Harrington

Sweethearts and Wives
10.0
MOVIE1930

Sweethearts and Wives

as Anthony Peel

Beating Back
MOVIE1914

Beating Back

Farewell to Yesterday
9.0
MOVIE1950

Farewell to Yesterday

as Self - Narrator(voice)

Great God Gold
5.5
MOVIE1935

Great God Gold

as John Hart

A Most Immoral Lady
3.3
MOVIE1929

A Most Immoral Lady

as Humphrey Sergeant

March On, America!
5.4
MOVIE1942

March On, America!

as Theodore Roosevelt (archive footage) (uncredited)

Murder in Times Square
4.7
MOVIE1943

Murder in Times Square

as George Nevins

Stampede at Bitter Creek
MOVIE1962

Stampede at Bitter Creek

as Sam Underwood

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