Dennis Eadie
| Dennis Eadie | |
|---|---|
| Born |
14 January 1869 Glasgow, Scotland United Kingdom |
| Died |
June 10, 1928 (aged 59) England United Kingdom |
| Occupation |
Film actor Stage actor |
Dennis Eadie (January 14, 1869 – June 10, 1928) was a British stage actor who also appeared in three films during the silent era. Eadie was a leading actor of the British theatre, appearing in plays by Edward Knoblauch and Louis N. Parker. In 1916 he became the first man to play the British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli in a feature film.
Selected filmography
- The Man Who Stayed at Home (1915)
- Disraeli (1916)
Bibliography
- Davis, Tracy C. The Economics of the British Stage 1800-1914. Cambridge University Press, 2007.
- Rothwell-Smith, Paul. Silent Films! the Performers (2011) ISBN 9781907540325