Jack Mulhall

American actor

Jack Mulhall
Mulhall, c. 1920
Born
John Joseph Francis Mulhall

(1887-10-07)October 7, 1887
DiedJune 1, 1979(1979-06-01) (aged 91)
OccupationActor
Years active1901–1959
Spouse(s)Laura Mulhall (divorced; 1 child)
Bertha Vuillot (her death)
Evelyn Mulhall (m.1924)
Mulhall with actress Madge Kennedy in an episode of Goodyear Theater, 1959.
Jack Mulhall (left) singing offstage with Conrad Nagel (c. 1920)

John Joseph Francis Mulhall (October 7, 1887 – June 1, 1979) was an American film actor beginning in the silent film era who successfully transitioned to sound films, appearing in over 430 films in a career spanning 50 years.

Early years

Mulhall was born in Wappingers Falls, New York.[1] He was one of six children born to an Irish father and a Scottish mother.[2] He began helping with carnival acts when he was 14 years old.[1]

Career

Before acting in films, Mulhall worked in legitimate theater, musical comedy, and vaudeville. He also worked as a model for magazine illustrators. His first film appearance (other than as an extra) was in The Fugitive (1910).[1]

During the silent era, Mulhall was a popular screen player, particularly in the 1920s, and he starred in such films as The Social Buccaneer, The Mad Whirl and We Moderns. Some of his more prominent mid-career roles were in The Three Musketeers (1933), Burn 'Em Up Barnes (1934) and The Clutching Hand (1936). He last appeared in a film in 1959 (The Atomic Submarine).[1]

In the late 1940s, Mulhall joined Blackouts, a stage revue produced by Ken Murray. After that production ended in 1949, he went on to appear on television programs in the 1950s. His last television appearance was on 77 Sunset Strip.[1]

After he left acting, Mulhall worked for the Screen Actors Guild as a contract negotiator until 1974.[1]

Personal life

During the peak of his success in films, Mulhall bought "large land holdings in what is now Sherman Oaks in the San Fernando Valley."[1] However, losses in the Great Depression wiped out his fortune.[1]

Mulhall's first wife was Bertha Vuillot, who died soon after they wed. His second wife, Laura Brunton, committed suicide in 1921. Later in 1921, he married Evelyn Winans. They remained married until his death in 1979.[3]

Death

In 1979, Mulhall died from congestive heart failure[4] at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California.[1] He was 91. He was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.[5]

Recognition

For his contributions to the motion picture industry, Mulhall received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1724 Vine Street.[6][4] It was dedicated on February 8, 1960.[7]

Filmography

1910
  • The Fugitive (Short) as New Boy Friend
  • Sunshine Sue (Short) as Piano Store Employee
  • A Child's Stratagem (Short) as In Office
1913
1914
  • Strongheart (Short) as In Stadium Crowd
  • Who's Looney Now? (Short)
  • The Fall of Muscle-Bound Hicks (Short) as Harry
  • They Called It 'Baby' (Short) as 1st Policeman
  • The Broken Rose (Short) as Dick Guild as an Adult
  • All for Business (Short) as The Broker's Secretary
  • A Better Understanding (Short) as The Young Composer
  • Blacksmith Ben (Short)
  • Little Miss Make-Believe (Short) as The Bachelor
  • For Her People (Short) as The Young Art Student
  • The Suffering of Susan (Short) as Pupil
1915
  • All for the Boy (Short) as The Boy
  • The Gang's New Member (Short) as The Cub Reporter
  • Their Divorce Suit (Short) as The Husband
  • Rose o' the Shore (Short) as Rose's 1st Suitor
  • His Brother's Keeper (Short) as Jack, 2nd Brother
  • The Bridge Across (Short) as The Northern Boy
  • The Girl and the Matinee Idol (Short) as The Girl's Suitor
  • One Hundred Dollars (Short) as Billy Harvey, the Husband
  • When Hearts Are Young (Short) as Jack Prentice
  • His Poor Little Girl (Short) as The Poor Girl's Sweetheart
  • A Much-Needed Lesson (Short) as The Young Husband
  • The Little Scapegoat (Short) as Jack, the Bachelor
  • Bobby's Bargain (Short) as Bobby's Father
  • His Ward's Scheme (Short) as The Ward's Sweetheart
  • The Girl Hater (Short) as John Morgan, Ralph's Son
  • Love's Melody (Short) as The Young Actor
  • The Little Runaways (Short) as Mr. Hilton
  • A Letter to Daddy (Short) as Young Townsend
  • The Fixer (Short) as Jack
  • The Little Slavey (Short) as The Crook's Young Pal
  • His Last Wish (Short) as McGraw - the Doctor's Son
  • The Need of Money (Short) as The Young Laborer
  • Dora (Short) as William Allen
  • At the Road's End (Short) as The Boy
  • A Kentucky Episode (Short) as Jack Benson
  • The Girl Who Didn't Forget (Short) as The Grocery Clerk
  • Arline's Chauffeur (Short) as The Chauffeur
  • Harvest (Short)
  • The Sheriff's Trap (Short) as The Widow's Son
  • Woman Without a Soul (Short) as Clifton
  • Her Stepchildren (Short) as Frank
  • The Tides of Retribution (Short) as Jim Carpenter
  • Père Goriot as Eugene
1916
  • The Avenging Shot (Short)
  • The Skating Rink (Short)
  • Stronger Than Woman's Will (Short)
  • The Chain of Evidence (Short)
  • The Iron Will (Short) as Kalamon
  • The Guilt of Stephen Eldridge (Short) as Douglas Gordon
  • The Mystery of Orcival (Short) as M. Plantat, Justice of the Peace
  • The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary (Short) as Clover
  • Alias Jimmy Barton (Short) as Chester Randolph
  • The Man Who Called After Dark (Short) as Robert Whitmore
  • Celeste (Short) as The Tourist
  • A Spring Chicken (Short) as Farmer Chickweed
  • Merry Mary (Short) as Brannigan - the Lunatic
  • The Crimson Yoke (Short) as Casimir
  • The Whirlpool of Destiny as George Bell
  • Wanted: A Home as Dr. Prine
  • The Place Beyond the Winds as Dick Travers
  • The Eyes of Love (Short) as Robert
  • The Price of Silence as Ralph Kelton
1917
  • Fighting for Love as Jim
  • Love Aflame as Jack Calvert
  • The Terror as Chuck Connelly
  • The Saintly Sinner as George Barnes
  • Mr. Dolan of New York as Jimmy Dolan
  • Her Primitive Man (Short) as Wadsworth
  • The Hero of the Hour as Billy Brooks
  • The Gunman's Gospel (Short) as Harry Donovan
  • The Flame of Youth as Jimmy Gordon
  • Three Women of France (Short) as Raoul Renfret
  • High Speed as 'Speed' Cannon
  • The Midnight Man as Bob Moore
  • Sirens of the Sea as Gerald Waldron
1918
1919
  • Don't Change Your Husband as Member of Gambling Club (uncredited)
  • Creaking Stairs as Fred Millard
  • Whom the Gods Would Destroy as Jack Randall
  • Fools and Their Money as Richard Tompkins
  • The Solitary Sin as Bob
  • A Favor To A Friend as Robert Garrison
  • The Spite Bride as Rodney Dolson
  • The Merry-Go-Round as Jack Hamilton
  • Should a Woman Tell? as Albert Tuley
1920
1921
1922
  • The Fourteenth Lover as Richard Hardy
  • Turn To The Right as Joe Bascom
  • Midnight as Jack Dart
  • The Sleepwalker as Phillip Carruthers
  • Flesh and Blood as Ted Burton
  • Dusk to Dawn as Philip Randall
  • The White and Yellow (Short) as Charley Le Grant
  • The Channel Raiders (Short) as Charley Le Grant
  • Broad Daylight as Joel Morgan
  • The Forgotten Law as Victor Jarnette
  • Pirates of the Deep (Short) as Charley Le Grant
  • The Law of the Sea (Short) as Charley Le Grant
  • The Siege of the Lancashire Queen (Short) as Charley Le Grant
  • Heroes of the Street as Howard Lane
1923
  • Dangerous Waters (Short) as Charley Le Grant
  • The Social Buccaneer as Jack Norton
  • The Yellow Handkerchief (Short) as Charley Le Grant
  • The Wolves of the Waterfront (Short) as Charley Le Grant
  • Within the Law as Richard Gilder, his son
  • Dulcy as Gordon Smith
  • The Call of the Wild as John Thornton
  • The Bad Man as Gilbert Jones
  • The Marriage Market as Roland Carruthers
  • The Drums of Jeopardy as Jerome Hawksley
1924
1925
  • Three Keys as Jack Millington
  • The Mad Whirl as Jack Herrington
  • Friendly Enemies as William Pfeiffer
  • She Wolves as Lucien 'D'Artois
  • Wild West as Jimmy Whitehawk
  • Classified as Lloyd Whiting
  • We Moderns as John Ashler
  • Joanna as John Wilmore
1926
1927
1928
  • Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath as 'Speed' Dawson
  • Lady Be Good as Jack
  • The Butter and Egg Man as Peter Jones
  • Waterfront as Jack Dowling
  • Naughty Baby as Terry Vandeveer
1929
  • Children of the Ritz as Dewey Haines
  • Two Weeks Off as Dave Pickett
  • Twin Beds as Danny Brown
  • Dark Streets as Pat McGlone / Danny McGlone
  • The Show of Shows as Performer in '$20 Bet' Sketch and 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number
1930
1931
  • Lover Come Back as Tom Evans
  • Night Beat as Johnny Molinas
1932
1933
1934
1935
  • The Woman in Red as Mr. Crozier, Seated Guest on Yacht (uncredited)
  • I've Been Around as Minor Role
  • Mississippi as Duelist (uncredited)
  • Straight from the Heart as Reporter (uncredited)
  • George White's 1935 Scandals as Theater Ticket Seller (uncredited)
  • Wig-Wag (Short) as Jack Winchell
  • Roaring Roads as Donald McDowell
  • The Fighting Lady as George Davis
  • Reckless as Paul's Restrainer in Bar (uncredited)
  • Love in Bloom as Beggar (uncredited)
  • The Informer as Man at Wake (uncredited)
  • The Headline Woman as Police Sergeant Blair
  • People Will Talk as Sam Baxter (uncredited)
  • What Price Crime? as Hopkins
  • Paris in Spring as George, Cafe Simone Doorman
  • Chinatown Squad as Desk Clerk, St. Francis Hotel (uncredited)
  • Pickled Peppers (Short)
  • The Glass Key (uncredited)
  • Love Me Forever as Gambler (scenes deleted)
  • Men Without Names as Reporter (uncredited)
  • Lady Tubbs as Stevens - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
  • Here's to Romance as Secretary (uncredited)
  • Here Comes the Band as Soldier (scenes deleted)
  • Page Miss Glory as Reporter (uncredited)
  • Two for Tonight as Gordon's Doctor (uncredited)
  • The Gay Deception as Bank Teller (uncredited)
  • The Big Broadcast of 1936 as Radio Executive (uncredited)
  • His Night Out as Salesman
  • The Last Days of Pompeii as Citizen of Pompeii (uncredited)
  • Your Uncle Dudley as Advertising Man (uncredited)
  • Skull and Crown as Ed
  • The Shadow of Silk Lennox as Ferguson, alias 'Fingers' Farley
1936
1937
1938
  • The Spy Ring as Captain Tex Randolph
  • Of Human Hearts as Soldier Holding Pilgrim the Horse (uncredited)
  • Mad About Music as Reporter (uncredited)
  • Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (Serial) as Bomber Captain [Chs. 4-5, 13]
  • Outlaws of Sonora as Dr. George Martin
  • You and Me as First Floorwalker (uncredited)
  • Held for Ransom as Morrison
  • Crime Ring as Detective Brady (uncredited)
  • The Chaser as Joe, Brandon Henchman
  • The Gladiator as Spectator at Wrestling Match (uncredited)
  • Swing That Cheer as Manager (uncredited)
  • Young Dr. Kildare as Intern (uncredited)
  • The Storm as Harry Blake, Wireless Operator
  • Sharpshooters as Photographer (uncredited)
  • While New York Sleeps as Reporter (uncredited)
1939
1940
  • That Inferior Feeling (Short) as Bank Teller (uncredited)
  • Broadway Melody of 1940 as George (uncredited)
  • The Heckler (Short) (voice, uncredited)
  • Black Friday as Bartender
  • Strange Cargo as Dunning (uncredited)
  • Grandpa Goes to Town (uncredited)
  • A Failure at Fifty (Short) as Partner (uncredited)
  • I Love You Again as Worker saying 'Seventy Hours . . .' (uncredited)
  • Comin' Round the Mountain as Salesman (uncredited)
  • The Golden Fleecing as Reporter (uncredited)
  • Strike Up the Band as Man Phoning in Contest Winner (uncredited)
  • Dulcy as Businessman in Meeting (uncredited)
  • A Little Bit of Heaven as Policeman (uncredited)
  • Third Finger, Left Hand as Niagara Falls Guide (uncredited)
  • The Quarterback as Doctor (uncredited)
  • The Son of Monte Cristo as Schmidt
  • Mysterious Doctor Satan (Serial) as Police Chief Rand [Chs. 1, 4, 13]
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
  • The Searching Wind as Reporter (uncredited)
  • Deadline for Murder as 2nd Player (uncredited)
  • Monsieur Beaucaire as Guard (uncredited)
  • 'Neath Canadian Skies (Short) as Inspector
  • North of the Border (Short) as Inspector Swanson
1948
  • Lulu Belle as Policeman (uncredited)
1949
  • You're My Everything as Suitor in 'Flaming Flappers' (uncredited)
  • Sky Liner as Colonel Hanson
  • My Friend Irma as Photographer (uncredited)
1952
  • Chained for Life as Dr. Thompson
  • Blackhawk (Serial) as Defense Council Member [Chs. 7-8] (uncredited)
  • Just for You as Major (uncredited)
  • Ellis in Freedomland as Male Model
1955
1956
1957
  • Up in Smoke as Police Clerk
1958
1959

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Mayer, Geoff (2017). Encyclopedia of American Film Serials. McFarland. pp. 212–213. ISBN 9780786477623. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  2. ^ Katchmer, George A. (2002). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. p. 273. ISBN 9780786446933. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  3. ^ Slide, Anthony (2010). Silent Players: A Biographical and Autobiographical Study of 100 Silent Film Actors and Actresses. University Press of Kentucky. p. 255. ISBN 978-0813137452. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  4. ^ a b Jack Mulhall - LA Times Hollywood Star Walk
  5. ^ Wilson, Scott (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. (2 volume set). McFarland. p. 537. ISBN 9780786479924. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  6. ^ Hollywood Walk of Fame - Jack Mulhall
  7. ^ "Jack Mulhall". Hollywood Walk of Fame. Archived from the original on June 24, 2017. Retrieved June 24, 2017.

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