{{Short description|American actor (1849–1933)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = George Berrell | image = Harvard Theatre Collection - George Berrell TCS 1.2429 - cropped.jpg | caption = Photo by William McKenzie Morrison | birth_date = {{birth date|1849|12|16}} | birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | death_date = {{death date and age|1933|4|20|1849|12|16}} | death_place = Los Angeles, California, US | years_active = 1850–1927 | occupation = Actor }}
'''George Berrell''' (December 16, 1849 – April 20, 1933) was an American actor of both the 19th and early 20th century stage and of the silent film era.<ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/image/682584584/ Moving Picture News]." Los Angeles, California: ''Hollywood Citizen'', January 19, 1917, p. 6 (subscription required).</ref> He appeared in numerous stage plays as well as more than 50 films over the course of a career that ran from 1850 to 1927.<ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/image/100369320/ Here's Tom Again]." Cincinnati, Ohio: ''The Cincinnati Enquirer'', October 25, 1925, section 3, p. 7 (subscription required).</ref><ref>Kingsley, Grace. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/380655426/ Flashes: Tells Human Story: 'Dwelling Place of Light' at Alhambra]." Los Angeles, California: ''The Los Angeles Times'', May 23, 1921, part II, p. 9 (subscription required).</ref>
==Biography== Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December 16, 1849,<ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/image/168309137/ The Call Boy's Chat]." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', April 21, 1912, p. 40 (subscription required).</ref> Berrell joined the Gardiner Theatre Company in October 1874, earning a salary that was less than the eighty dollars per week paid individually to its top three stars.<ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/image/466363633/ The Drama]." Chicago, Illinois: ''Chicago Tribune'', October 18, 1874, p. 7 (subscription required).</ref> In later years, Berrell was signed to a two-year contract with the Neil Shipman Production syndicate in Spokane, Washington.<ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/image/562222130/ Popular Screen Stars to Join Shipman Cast]." Spokane, Washington: ''Spokane Chronicle'', February 17, 1922, p. 3 (subscription required).</ref> During that time, he appeared on screen and toured the United States and Canada, performing in a variety of theatrical productions.<ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/image/505195814/ All This Week: Royal]" (advertisement mentioning Berrell). Victoria, British Columbia, Canada: ''Victoria Daily Times'', June 11, 1923, p. 12 (subscription required).</ref>
Berrell died in Los Angeles, California on April 20, 1933.
==Selected filmography== {{Div col|colwidth=25em}} * ''Bound on the Wheel'' (1915) * ''Mountain Justice'' (1915) * ''Lon of Lone Mountain'' (1915) * ''The Three Godfathers'' (1916) * ''The Committee on Credentials'' (1916) * ''The Flashlight'' (1917) * ''The Golden Bullet'' (1917) * ''The Wrong Man'' (1917) * ''Straight Shooting'' (1917) * ''The Lair of the Wolf'' (1917) * ''In for Thirty Days'' (1919) * ''As the Sun Went Down'' (1919) * ''The City of Masks'' (1920) * ''The Dwelling Place of Light'' (1920) * ''The U.P. Trail'' (1920) * ''The Barbarian'' (1920) * ''The Fire Eater'' (1921) * ''Tracks'' (1922) * ''The Grub-Stake'' (1923) * ''The Everlasting Whisper'' (1925) * ''The Sea Beast'' (1926) * ''Hotel Imperial'' (1927) * ''Black Jack'' (1927) {{Div col end}}
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==External links== {{commons category}} *{{IMDb name|77320}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Berrell, George}} Category:1849 births Category:1933 deaths Category:American male silent film actors Category:Male actors from Pennsylvania Category:19th-century American male actors Category:American male stage actors Category:20th-century American male actors