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George Siegmann

ジョージ・シーグマン　/　じょーじ・しーぐまん

American actor

February 8, 1882 – June 22, 1928　・　New York City, New York, United States

New York
actor
film actor
film director

My Take

George Siegmann is exactly the kind of silent-era character actor I love. A New Yorker who turned up in The Birth of a Nation, Intolerance, The Three Musketeers, Oliver Twist, The Cat and the Canary, and The Man Who Laughs, he built menace and gravity out of pure expression in an age without dialogue. Dying at 46 in 1928 feels far too soon, yet he is still alive in those frames a century later, which is about the best an actor can hope for. Faces like his anchor a scene. He was a load-bearing pillar of early cinema, and I respect that deeply.

Overview

George A. Siegmann (also credited as George Seigmann; February 8, 1882 – June 22, 1928) was an American actor and film director in the silent film era. His work includes roles in notable productions such as The Birth of a Nation (1915), Intolerance (1916), The Three Musketeers (1921), Oliver Twist (1922), The Cat and the Canary (1927), and The Man Who Laughs (1928).

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): George Siegmann
Name (Japanese): ジョージ・シーグマン
Reading: じょーじ・しーぐまん
Born: February 8, 1882 – June 22, 1928
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Horse
Origin: New York City, New York, United States
Blood type: Private
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Occupation: actor / film actor / film director

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B0%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3

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