Eddie Boland

{{Short description|American actor (1885–1935)}} {{about||the politician|Edward Boland|the baseball player|Ed Boland}} {{More citations needed|date=January 2022}} {{Use American English|date=January 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2018}} {{Infobox person | name = Eddie Boland | image = The Kid Brother lobby card 2.jpg | caption = Lobby card from ''The Kid Brother'' (1927) with Harold Lloyd and Eddie Boland | birth_date = {{birth date|1885|12|27}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZVF-2HF|title=FamilySearch.org|website=FamilySearch.org|access-date=January 24, 2022}}</ref> | birth_place = San Francisco, California | death_date = {{death date and age|1935|2|3|1885|12|27}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKSM-587M|title=FamilySearch.org|website=FamilySearch.org|access-date=January 24, 2022}}</ref> | death_place = Santa Monica, California | years_active = 1912–1935 }}

'''Eddie Boland''' (December 27, 1885 – February 3, 1935) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 110 films from 1912 to 1937, mostly in comedic supporting roles. Among his best-known roles were "The Obliging Gentleman" in F. W. Murnau's silent film ''Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans'' (1927) and a criminal showman in the Harold Lloyd comedy ''The Kid Brother'' (1927). He was born in San Francisco and died in Santa Monica, California from a heart attack.

==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |1914|| ''Lucille Love, Girl of Mystery'' || Government Aviator || '''Lost''' film |- |1914|| ''The Mysterious Rose'' || Yeen Kee || short <br /> '''Lost''' film |- |1919|| ''Don't Shove'' || || short |- |1920|| ''All Lit Up'' || The Drunk || |- |1920|| ''Thoughtless Women'' || Mr. Marnet || '''Lost''' film |- |1920|| ''Greek Meets Greek'' || || '''Lost''' film |- |1922|| ''Oliver Twist'' || Toby Crackit || |- |1923|| ''Within the Law'' || Darcy || |- |1923|| ''Long Live the King'' || Chief Guard || |- |1924|| ''Little Robinson Crusoe'' || Wireless Operator || |- |1925|| ''A Gentleman Roughneck'' || || '''Lost''' film |- |1926|| ''Unknown Dangers'' || David Parker || '''Lost''' film |- |1926|| ''Hard Boiled'' || Second Crook || '''Lost''' film |- |1927|| ''The Kid Brother'' || 'Flash' Farrell || |- |1927|| ''Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans'' || The Obliging Gentleman || |- |1928|| ''Manhattan Knights'' || Chick Watson || '''Lost''' film |- |1929|| ''The Last Performance'' || Agent || |- |1930|| ''City Girl'' || Reaper || uncredited |- |1930|| ''Wings of Adventure'' || Viva || |- |1931|| ''The Lightning Flyer'' || Slats || |- |1931|| ''The Miracle Woman'' || Collins || |- |1931|| ''The Guilty Generation'' || Willie || |- |1932|| ''Murder at Dawn'' || Freddie || |- |1932|| ''Vanity Street'' || Joe || |- |1932|| ''The Death Kiss'' || Bill || uncredited |- |1932|| ''The Secrets of Wu Sin'' || Eddie Morgan || uncredited |- |1933|| ''King Kong'' || Reporter / Cameraman || uncredited |- |1933|| ''I Have Lived'' || Sidney Cook || |- |1933|| ''Flying Down to Rio'' || Airplane Mechanic || uncredited |- |1933|| ''The Cat's-Paw'' || Photographer || uncredited |- |1937|| ''Hit the Saddle'' || Pete || |}

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==External links== {{commons category|Eddie Boland}} *{{IMDb name|id=0092665|name=Eddie Boland}}

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