Herbert Prior

{{short description|English actor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Herbert Prior | image = Herbert Prior.jpg | birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1867|7|2}} | birth_place = Oxford, Oxfordshire, England | death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1954|10|3|1867|7|2}} | death_place = Los Angeles, California, USA | years_active = 1908–34 | occupation = Actor | spouse = Mabel Trunnelle }}

'''Herbert Prior''' (2 July 1867 – 3 October 1954) was an English silent film actor.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VnGeCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA311 |title=A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses|first=George A.|last=Katchmer|date=20 May 2015|publisher=McFarland|access-date=28 March 2019|via=Google Books|isbn=9781476609058}}</ref> He appeared in more than 260 films between 1908 and 1934. He was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, and died in Los Angeles, California.

Prior was married to actress Mabel Trunnelle.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Mabel Trunnelle |journal=Photoplay Magazine |date=March 1915 |volume=VII |issue=4 |url=https://archive.org/details/PhotoplayMagazineMarch1915/page/n17/mode/1up?view=theater |access-date=February 25, 2022}}</ref>

==Selected filmography== {{Div col|colwidth=25em}} * ''After Many Years'' (1908) * ''At the Altar'' (1909) * ''A Drunkard's Reformation'' (1909) * ''Lady Helen's Escapade'' (1909) * ''The Lonely Villa'' (1909) * ''A Sound Sleeper'' (1909) * ''A Burglar's Mistake'' (1909) * ''Two Memories'' (1909) * ''The Battle of Trafalgar'' (1911) * ''The Lighthouse by the Sea'' (1911) * ''The Lesser Evil'' (1912) * ''The Substitute Stenographer'' (1913) * ''Eugene Aram'' (1915) * ''Miss George Washington'' (1916) * ''The Heart of the Hills'' (1916) * ''The Poor Little Rich Girl'' (1917) * ''The Bottom of the Well'' (1917) * ''The Last Sentence'' (1917) * ''Mrs. Leffingwell's Boots'' (1918) * ''The Model's Confession'' (1918) * ''A Burglar for a Night'' (1918) * ''After His Own Heart'' (1919) * ''The Love Hunger'' (1919) * ''Society for Sale'' (1919) * ''Her Kingdom of Dreams'' (1919) * ''Heartsease'' (1919) * ''That's Good'' (1919) * ''The Poor Simp'' (1920) * ''The Little 'Fraid Lady'' (1920) * ''The House of Whispers'' (1920) * ''Stronger Than Death'' (1920) * ''Made in Heaven'' (1921) * ''Not Guilty'' (1921) * ''Without Benefit of Clergy'' (1921) * ''Garments of Truth'' (1921) * ''The Snowshoe Trail'' (1922) * ''The Half Breed'' (1922) * ''The Man from Downing Street'' (1922) * ''Garrison's Finish'' (1923) * ''Little Johnny Jones'' (1923) * ''Slave of Desire'' (1923) * ''The Taming of the West'' (1925) * ''The Wild Bull's Lair'' (1925) * ''Tearing Through'' (1925) * ''The Monster'' (1925) * ''The Fighting Demon'' (1925) * ''The Better Man'' (1926) * ''Why Girls Go Back Home'' (1926) * ''Rustling for Cupid'' (1926) * ''Doubling with Danger'' (1926) * ''The Midnight Kiss'' (1926) * ''Blake of Scotland Yard'' (1927) * ''All At Sea'' (1929) * ''The Duke Steps Out'' (1929) * ''The Winged Horseman'' (1929) * ''The Ace of Scotland Yard'' (1929) * ''Paid'' (1930) * ''Student Tour'' (1934) {{div col end}}

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==External links== {{commons category|Herbert Prior}} *{{IMDb name|id=0697944|name=Herbert Prior}} *{{Find a Grave|7893599}}

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