George Ovey
| George Ovey | |
|---|---|
 As "merry Jerry" in the Cub Comedies, about 1916 | |
| Born |
December 13, 1870 Trenton, Missouri, USA |
| Died |
December 23, 1951 (aged 81) Hollywood, California, USA |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1915-1951 |
George Ovey (13 December 1870 – 23 September 1951) was an American film actor and comedian.
Biography
George Ovey was born 13 December 1870 in Trenton, Missouri. He appeared in 207 films between 1915 and 1951, but he is best known as the character "merry Jerry" in several short films known as the "Cub Comedies" that were produced in the mid 1910s by Mutual Films.[1] He died 23 September 1951 in Hollywood, California.[2]
Selected filmography
George Ovey in 1917
- Fatty's Reckless Fling (1915)
- Jerry in the Movies (1916)
- The Sporting Lover (1926)
- Strings of Steel (1926)
- The Pirate of Panama (1929)
- Hit the Deck (1930)
- Texas Terror (1935) (uncredited)
- The Roaring West (1935)
Notes and references
- ↑ "That funny fellow". Evening World (final edition) (New York). January 29, 1916. p. 6. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ↑ George Ovey at the Internet Movie Database
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