{{short description|American actor}} {{Infobox person | name = Robert Schable | image = Robert Schable - Dec 1920 EH.jpg | image_size = | caption = Robert Schable, 1920 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1873|8|31|mf=yes}} | birth_place = Hamilton, Ohio | death_date = {{Death date and age|1947|7|03|1873|8|31|mf=yes}} | death_place = Hollywood, California | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | other_names = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1890s-1929 | spouse = Wilda Bennett (1912-20 divorced) | children = }} right|thumb|Anna Q. Nilsson and Robert Schable in ''Without Limit'' 1921 '''Robert Schable''' (August 31, 1873<ref name="CDI">"California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VG5L-PVD : 26 November 2014), Robert Schable, 03 Jul 1947; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.</ref> – July 3, 1947)<ref>Stewart, William T.; McClure, Arthur F.; Jones, Ken D. (1981). ''[https://archive.org/details/internationalfil0000stew/page/264/mode/2up?q=%22July+3+1947%22+%22schable+robert%22 International Film Necrology]''. New York: Garland Publishing. p. 264. {{ISBN|0-8240-9552-9}}.</ref><ref name="CDI"/> was an American stage and screen actor as well as a stage manager, known for his screen portrayals of upper-class villains.<ref>Fox, Charles Donald; Silver, Milton L.; eds. (1920). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=4DAOAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA43&dq=%22Robert+Schable%22+%22his+ability%22+%22society+heavy%22 Who's Who on the Screen]''. New York: Ross Publishing. p. 43. {{OCLC|476002}}.</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Cut Backs and Close Ups|author=McElliott|date=January 14, 1921|work=New York Daily News|page=28|quote=Robert Schable seems doomed to play 'heavies' for the rest of his life. Having done the villain in 'Blind Wives,' he's now engaged in behaving badly for the director in 'Temple Dusk,' a poetically named fillum.|id={{ProQuest|2260462246}}}}</ref>
==Career== Born in Hamilton, Ohio to German immigrants Charles Schable and Mary Hesterberg,<ref>"United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K43-JH34 : 11 February 2023), Robert Schable, .</ref><ref>"United States Census, 1910", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLZV-ZRB : Fri Oct 06 11:37:12 UTC 2023), Entry for Charles T Schable and Mary Schable, 1910.</ref> Schable was a stage performer with the Charles Frohman company in the 1890s,<ref name="AM">[https://www.allmovie.com/artist/robert-schable-p63518 Robert Schable bio by Hans J. Wollstein; allmovie.com]</ref> and a stage manager with John Drew Jr. in the decade following that.<ref>Barry, Owen (September 1909). [https://books.google.com/books?id=2qEgAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA566&dq=%22Robert+Schable%22 "The Sign of the Zodiac—III; The Children of Virgo"]. ''The Green Book Magazine, Volume 2''. p. 566.</ref> He began in silent films in 1919,<ref name="AM"/> often playing comedic, character parts or men with a European flair.
Broadway shows in which Schable appeared included ''On With the Dance'' (1917), ''The Fallen Idol'' (1915), ''Inconstant George'' (1909), ''Jack Straw'' (1908), ''De Lancey'' (1905), ''The Duke of Killicrankie'' (1904), ''Captain Dieppe'' (1903), ''The Mummy and the Humming Bird'' (1903), ''The Mummy and the Humming Bird'' (1902), ''The Second in Command'' (1901), ''Richard Carvel'' (1900), ''Beau Brummell'' (1899), ''Cyrano de Bergerac'' (1899), and ''The Man of Destiny'' (1899).<ref>{{cite web |title=Robert Schable |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/robert-schable-59238 |website=Internet Broadway Database |publisher=The Broadway League |accessdate=June 1, 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200601020841/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/robert-schable-59238 |archivedate=June 1, 2020}}</ref>
Following his retirement from acting in 1929, Schable was director George Fitzmaurice's business manager.<ref name="LATobit">[https://www.newspapers.com/image/381114291/?clipping_id=134022478 "Retired Actor Ends His Life"]. ''The Los Angeles Times''. July 4, 1947. pt. II, pg. 8. Retrieved October 24, 2023.</ref>
==Personal life and death== Schable was married to Wilda Bennett from March 20, 1912 until their divorce on August 12, 1920.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/515818190/?clipping_id=134032658 "Miss Wilda Bennett Married; Niece of Red Bank Man Wedded to Ohio Man Last Wednesday"]. ''The Daily Register''. March 27, 1920.</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/411108300/?clipping_id=134032400 "Wilda Long Loved Her New Mate, 'Tis Said; Turfman's Fists Pull Secrecy From Her Lengthy Romance"]. ''New York Daily News''. April 24, 1926. p. 4. Retrieved October 24, 2023.</ref>
On July 3, 1947, Schable, despondent over his worsening health and residing at the Virginia Rest Home at 2120 North Vermont Avenue in Hollywood, was found by a nurse in the bathroom of his apartment, dead, having slashed his throat with a razor. He had left a note requesting that his attorney be contacted and giving instructions regarding the funeral. His estate, valued at $5,000, was divided between personal friends and an assortment of theatrical benefit organizations. Schable had no immediate relatives.<ref name="LATobit"/> Following the funeral on July 7, his remains were cremated.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-obituary-for-rober/134033392/ "Robert Schable"]. ''The Los Angeles Times''. July 6, 1947. p. 9A</ref>
==Selected filmography== {{div col}} *''The World to Live In'' (1919) *''The Marriage Price'' (1919) * ''Redhead'' (1919) *''The Test of Honor'' (1919) *''The Firing Line'' (1919) *''On with the Dance'' (1920) *''Sinners'' (1920) *''The Stolen Kiss'' (1920) *''A Romantic Adventuress'' (1920) *''Blind Wives'' (1920) *''Paying the Piper'' (1921) *''Without Limit'' (1921) *''Experience'' (1921) * ''Sisters'' (1922) *''Sherlock Holmes'' (1922) * ''The Woman Who Fooled Herself'' (1922) * ''Love's Masquerade'' (1922) *''Bella Donna'' (1923) *''Slander the Woman'' (1923) * ''In Search of a Thrill'' (1923) *''The Silent Partner'' (1923) *''The Cheat'' (1923) *''The Stranger'' (1924) *''Partners Again'' (1926) *''Silken Shackles'' (1926) *''The Love of Sunya'' (1927) *''Sailors' Wives'' (1928) *''Careers'' (1929) *''The Man and the Moment'' (1929) *''The Locked Door'' (1929) (uncredited) {{div col end}}
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==External links== {{Commons category|Robert Schable}} *{{IMDb name|0769477}} *{{IBDB name|id=59238}} *[http://www.kinotv.com/page/bio.php?namecode=90642&q=0&l=en kinotv.com]
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