~Thomas Meighan~

Born: April 9, 1879 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: July 8, 1936 in Great Neck, Long Island, New York, USA
~Stars of the Photoplay, 1924~
~Thomas Meighan broke into the movies via the stage. Secured his first engagement as an extra in
"Mistress Nell," in Pittsburgh, his home town. Climbed to bigger and better roles and, as the lead
in George Ade's "The College Widow," became a vital figure in the theatre. First role on the screen
was therefore an important one, having served his apprenticeship on the speaking stage. From
leading man to many of the stars, he rose to stardom. He appeared in "Pied Piper Malone" and
"The Confidence Man." Height, six feet; weight, 170 pounds; black hair, brown eyes. Married.~
~Silent Filmography~
The Mating Call (1928) .... Leslie Hatten
The Racket (1928) .... Police Captain James McQuigg
The City Gone Wild (1927) .... John Phelan
We're All Gamblers (1927) .... Lucky Sam McCarver
Blind Alleys (1927) .... Captain Dan Kirby
The Canadian (1926) .... Frank Taylor
Tin Gods (1926) .... Roger Drake
The New Klondike (1926) .... Tom Kelly
Fascinating Youth (1926) .... Himself - Thomas Meighan  
Irish Luck (1925) .... Tom Donahue/Lord Fitzhugh
The Man Who Found Himself (1925) .... Tom Macauley
Old Home Week (1925) .... Tom Clark
Coming Through (1925) .... Tom Blackford
Tongues of Flame (1924) .... Henry Harrington
The Alaskan (1924) .... Alan Holt
The Confidence Man (1924) .... Dan Corvan
Pied Piper Malone (1924) .... Jack Malone
Woman-Proof (1923) .... Tom Rockwood
Homeward Bound (1923) .... Jim Bedford
Hollywood (1923) .... Himself, Cameo appearance
The Ne'er-Do-Well (1923) .... Kirk Anthony
Back Home and Broke (1922) .... Tom Redding
The Man Who Saw Tomorrow (1922) .... Burke Hammond
Manslaughter (1922) .... Daniel J. O'Bannon
If You Believe It, It's So (1922) .... Chick Harris (a crook)
Our Leading Citizen (1922) .... Daniel Bentley, lawyer
A Trip to Paramountown (1922) .... Himself
The Bachelor Daddy (1922) .... Richard Chester
Gloria Swanson and Thomas Meighan (1922)
A Prince There Was (1921) .... Charles Edward Martin
Cappy Ricks (1921) .... Matt Peasley
The Conquest of Canaan (1921) .... Joe Louden
White and Unmarried (1921) .... Billy Kane
The City of Silent Men (1921) .... Jim Montgomery
The Easy Road (1921) .... Leonard Fayne
Frontier of the Stars (1921) .... Buck Leslie
Conrad in Quest of His Youth (1920) .... Conrad Warrener
Civilian Clothes (1920) .... Capt. Sam McGinnis
The Prince Chap (1920) .... William Peyton
Why Change Your Wife? (1920) .... Robert Gordon
Male and Female (1919) .... William Crichton - The butler
The Thunderbolt (1919) .... Bruce Corbin
The Miracle Man (1919) .... Tom Burke
The Probation Wife (1919) .... Harrison Wade
The Heart of Wetona (1919) .... John Hardin
Peg o' My Heart (1919) .... Sir Gerald Adair
Norma Talmadge and Thomas Meighan in a Liberty Loan Appeal (1918)
The Forbidden City (1918) .... John Worden
Out of a Clear Sky (1918) .... Robert Lawrence
In Pursuit of Polly (1918) .... Colby Mason
Heart of the Wilds (1918) .... Sergeant Tom Gellatly
Missing (1918) .... Sir William Farrel
M'Liss (1918) .... Charles Gray
Eve's Daughter (1918) .... John Norton
Madame Jealousy (1918) .... Valour
The Land of Promise (1917) .... Frank Taylor
Arms and the Girl (1917) .... Wilfred Ferrers
The Mysterious Miss Terry (1917) .... Gordon True
Her Better Self (1917) .... Dr. Robert Keith
The Silent Partner (1917) .... Edward Royle
Sleeping Fires (1917) .... David Gray
Sapho (1917/I) .... Jean Gaussin
The Slave Market (1917) .... John Barton
The Heir to the Hoorah (1916) .... Joe Lacy
The Storm (1916) .... Robert Fielding
Common Ground (1916) .... Judge David Evans
The Dupe (1916/II) .... Jimmy Regan
The Clown (1916) .... Dick Ordway
The Sowers (1916) .... Prince Paul Alexis
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1916) .... Jack Hale
Pudd'nhead Wilson (1916) .... Chambers
The Immigrant (1915) .... David Harding
Armstrong's Wife (1915) .... David Armstrong
The Secret Sin (1915) .... Jack Herron
Blackbirds (1915) .... Jack Doggins\Hon. Nevil Trask
Out of the Darkness (1915) .... Harvey Brooks
The Fighting Hope (1915) .... Burton Temple
Kindling (1915) .... 'Honest' Heine Schultz
Danny Donovan, the Gentleman Cracksman (1914) .... Dandy Donovan, the Gentleman Cracksman
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