{{Short description|American actor (1876–1955)}} {{Use American English|date=October 2016}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2016}} {{More citations needed|date=June 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Edward Martindel | image = Edward Martindel (SAYRE 24211).jpg | caption = Martindel in 1909 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1876|07|08|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Hamilton, Ohio]], U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|1955|05|04|1876|07|08|mf=y}} | death_place = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S. | resting_place = [[Chapel of the Pines Crematory]] | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1915–1946 | spouse = {{marriage|Jane Martindel|1909}} }} '''Edward Martindel''' (July 8, 1876 – May 4, 1955) was an American stage and film actor who appeared on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] and in more than 80 films between 1915 and 1946.
Born in [[Hamilton, Ohio]], he was the son of Dr. and Mrs. Frank Martindell. His singing debut came under the management of [[Henry Wilson Savage|Henry Savage]].<ref name="mp">{{cite news |title=Edward Martindel Scores Triple Triumph |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81379711/edward-martindel/ |access-date=July 13, 2021 |work=The Morning Post |date=May 3, 1916 |location=New Jersey, Camden |page=8}}</ref> He appeared in 16 Broadway plays, beginning with ''Dolly Varden'' (1902) and ending with ''[[The Little Blue Devil]]'' (1919).<ref>{{cite web |title=Edward Martindel |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/edward-martindel-68250 |website=Internet Broadway Database |publisher=The Broadway League |access-date=July 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713195529/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/edward-martindel-68250 |archive-date=July 13, 2021}}</ref>
[[File:Edward Martindel, film actor (SAYRE 6197).jpg|thumb|right|Martindel in 1923]]
He died on May 4, 1955, in [[Los Angeles, California]], from a [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]]. His grave is located at [[Chapel of the Pines Crematory]].
==Selected filmography== [[File:Hail the Woman (1921) - Edward Martindel.jpg|thumb|From an ad for ''[[Hail the Woman]]'' (1921)]] {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |rowspan=2|1916 |''[[The Scarlet Woman]]'' |Hanlin Davis | |- |''[[The Eternal Question]]'' | Allen Tait | |- |1917 |''[[A Rich Man's Plaything]]'' | 'Iron' Lloyd | |- |rowspan=2|1920 |''[[The Furnace (1920 film)|The Furnace]]'' | Count Svenson | |- |''[[Unseen Forces]]'' |George Brunton | |- |rowspan=3|1921 |''[[Ducks and Drakes]]'' |Dick Chiltern | |- |''[[Greater Than Love]]'' |Frank Norwood | |- |''[[Hail the Woman]]'' |Wyndham Gray | |- |rowspan=3|1922 |''[[Manslaughter (1922 film)|Manslaughter]]'' |Wiley | |- |''[[The Ordeal (film)|The Ordeal]]'' |Sir Francis Maynard | |- | ''[[The Glory of Clementina]]'' | Quixtus | |- |1923 |''[[The Day of Faith]]'' |Uncle Mortimer | |- |1924 |''[[Love's Whirlpool (1924 film)|Love's Whirlpool]]'' |Richard Milton | |- |1925 |''[[Lady Windermere's Fan (1925 film)|Lady Windermere's Fan]]'' |Lord Augustus Lorton |Credited as Edw. Martindel |- |rowspan=3|1926 | ''[[You'd Be Surprised (film)|You'd Be Surprised]]'' |Mr. White, The District Attorney | |- |''[[Somebody's Mother]]'' | Mary's Lawyer | |- | ''[[The Duchess of Buffalo]]'' |Grand Duke Gregory Alexandrovich | |- |rowspan=4|1927 |''[[Venus of Venice]]'' |Journalist | |- |''[[Taxi! Taxi! (1927 film)|Taxi! Taxi!]]'' | David Parmalee | |- |''[[Children of Divorce (1927 film)|Children of Divorce]]'' |Tom Larrabee | |- |''[[In Old Kentucky (1927 film)|In Old Kentucky]]'' | Mr. Brierly | |- |- |rowspan=2|1928 |''[[The Singing Fool]]'' |Louis Marcus | |- | ''[[The Desert Bride (1928 film)|The Desert Bride]]'' | | |- |rowspan=3|1929 |''[[Why Be Good?]]'' |Winthrop Peabody Sr. | |- |''[[The Desert Song (1929 film)|The Desert Song]]'' |General Bierbeau | |- |''[[The Aviator (1929 film)|The Aviator]]'' |Gordon | |- |1930 |''[[Song of the West (film)|Song of the West]]'' |Colonel | |- |1930 |''[[Check and Double Check]]'' |John Blair | |- |1931 |''[[Blonde Crazy]]'' |Jeweler |Uncredited |- |1932 |''[[American Madness]]'' |Ames |Uncredited |- |}
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==External links== {{Commons category|Edward Martindel}} * {{IMDb name|0553273}} * {{IBDB name}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20091126131131/http://silenthollywood.com/edwardmartindel.html Edward Martindel photographs] at silenthollywood.com
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