Guy Coombs
Guy Coombs | |
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 Coombs while working for Kalem, 1912 | |
| Born | June 15, 1882 |
| Died | December 29, 1947 (aged 65) |
| Resting place | The Evergreens Cemetery, King's County Brooklyn, New York |
| Occupation | actor |
| Years active | 1908-1922 |
| Spouse | |
Guy Coombs (June 15, 1882 – December 29, 1947) was an American stage and screen actor who had a prolific career during the silent era. He was born in Washington, D.C. and died in Los Angeles, California. He left films in 1922 to work in real-estate in Florida.[1]
On Broadway, in 1908, Coombs appeared with the likes of James K. Hackett and Arthur Hoops in a revival of The Prisoner of Zenda.
Coombs appeared in films from Edison, Kalem, Kleine and Metro Pictures.[2]
Coombs was married at one time to acting colleague Anna Q. Nilsson.
Selected filmography
- Nell's Last Deal (1911)
- Aida (1911)
- Edna's Imprisonment (1911)
- Captain Nell (1911)
- Battle of Pottsburg Bridge (1912)
- The Drummer Girl of Vicksburg (1912)
- The Confederate Ironclad (1912)
- A Celebrated Case (1914)
- Bab's Diary (1917)
- Bab's Burglar (1917)
- The Uphill Path (1918)
- Flower of the Dusk (1920)
- The Wrong Woman (1920)
- When Knighthood Was in Flower (1922)
- That Woman (1922)
References
- ^ Silent Film Necrology p.104 2nd Edition c.2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana ISBN 0-7864-1059-0
- ^ Guy Coombs bio. ; allmovie.com