Boyd Irwin

{{Short description|English actor (1880–1957)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Boyd Irwin | image = The Three Musketeers (1921) 1.jpg | caption = Cast of ''[[The Three Musketeers (1921 film)|The Three Musketeers]]'' (1921), Boyd Irwin left in second row | birth_date = {{birth date|1880|3|12|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Brighton]], [[Sussex]], England | death_date = {{death date and age|1957|1|22|1880|3|12|df=yes}} | death_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], USA | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1915-1948 }}

'''Boyd Irwin''' (12 March 1880 – 22 January 1957) was an English stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1915 and 1948, both silent and "talkies", including a starring role in Australian film ''[[For Australia]]'' in 1915.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aso.gov.au/titles/features/for-the-honour-of-australia/notes/ |title=For the Honour of Australia |work=Australian Screen |accessdate=3 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/whoswhoofaustral0000palm|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/whoswhoofaustral0000palm/page/5 5]|quote=For Australia Boyd Irwin.|title=A Who's who of Australian and New Zealand Film Actors: The Sound Era|first=Scott|last=Palmer|date=3 May 1988|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=9780810820906|accessdate=3 May 2018|via=Internet Archive}}</ref> He was born in [[Brighton]], [[Sussex]] and died in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Boyd Irwin|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=25 January 1957|page=II-8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/19822892/boyd_irwin/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

==Selected filmography== {{Div col|colwidth=25em}} * ''[[The Luck of Geraldine Laird]]'' (1920) * ''[[Milestones (1920 film)|Milestones]]'' (1920) * ''[[Eyes of the Eagle]]'' (1920) <ref name=twenty/> * ''[[A Lady in Love]]'' (1920)<ref name=twenty/> * ''[[A Gilded Dream]]'' (1920)<ref name=twenty>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/twentyyearsofsil0000weav|url-access=registration|quote=Boyd Irwin.|title=Twenty Years of Silents, 1908-1928|first=John T.|last=Weaver|date=1 January 1971|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=9780810804012|accessdate=3 May 2018|via=Internet Archive}}</ref> * ''[[The Fatal Sign]]'' (1920) * ''[[The Three Musketeers (1921 film)|The Three Musketeers]]'' (1921) * ''[[The Long Chance]]'' (1922) * ''[[Around the World in Eighteen Days]]'' (1923) * ''[[Ashes of Vengeance]]'' (1923) * ''[[Enemies of Children]]'' (1923) * ''[[Captain Blood (1924 film)|Captain Blood]]'' (1924) * ''[[Madam Satan]]'' (1930) - as the skipper of a dirigible<ref name=DRC/> * ''[[The Common Law (1931 film)|The Common Law]]'' (1931)<ref name=DRC/> * ''[[Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931 film)|Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]]'' (1931) - as the head of Scotland Yard<ref name=DRC>{{cite news|title=Noted Actor To Be Seen At T.C.|newspaper=Denton Record-Chronicle|date=18 January 1932|page=4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/19822864/noted_actor_to_be_seen_at_tc/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> * ''[[Cardinal Richelieu (film)|Cardinal Richelieu]]'' (1935) * ''[[The Widow from Monte Carlo]]'' (1935) * ''[[Accent on Youth (film)|Accent on Youth]]'' (1935)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/19822968/accent_on_youth/|title=Accent on Youth|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|date=29 April 1935|pages=31|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> * ''[[Devil's Squadron]]'' (1936) - as head of the airport<ref>{{cite news|title=Thrills, Spills, Divers in 'Devil's Squadron' at the Hawaii|newspaper=The Honolulu Advertiser|date=6 August 1936|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/19822944/thrills_spills_divers_in_devils/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> * ''[[Give Me Liberty (1936 film)|Give Me Liberty]]'' (1936) * ''[[Killer at Large (1936 film)|Killer at Large]]'' (1936) * ''[[The Man in the Iron Mask (1939 film)|The Man in the Iron Mask]]'' (1939) * ''[[The Witness Vanishes]]'' (1939) * ''[[The Invisible Killer]]'' (1939) * ''[[Sky Patrol]]'' (1939) * ''[[Drums of the Desert (1940 film)|Drums of the Desert]]'' (1940) * ''[[Passage from Hong Kong]]'' (1941) * ''[[The Great Swindle (1941 film)|The Great Swindle]]'' (1941) * ''[[Foreign Agent]]'' (1942) * ''[[The Major and the Minor]]'' (1942) * ''[[King of the Bandits]]'' (1947) * ''[[Monsieur Verdoux]]'' (1947) * ''[[Docks of New Orleans]]'' (1948) {{Div col end}}

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|0410352}}

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