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Colin Chase

1886 – 1937

American actor

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Lived 1886 – 1937 (aged 51). Colin Chase was an American actor, cartoonist and silent film actor.

Colin Chase (April 13, 1886 – April 25, 1937) was an American silent film actor.

Biography Born in 1886 in Lewiston, Idaho, Chase signed for his first film role in 1915 and starred in about 45 films. In 1916, he signed a long-term contract with the Morosco-Pallas company.

Chase often was cast as a villain in Westerns, sometimes being billed as "Bud Chase". As a supporting player with Fox and other studios, he made the transition to sound films. He had been a cartoonist for a newspaper in Chicago and had performed in vaudeville.

Chase died on April 25, 1937, after an illness of several weeks, and one week after he had become "stricken with paralysis" from either a stroke or an illness. in Sawtelle, California.

Partial filmography Father and the Boys (1915) The Grip of Jealousy (1916) Tangled Hearts (1916) The Making of Maddalena (1916) The Parson of Panamint (1916) The Road to Love (1916) The Right Direction (1916) Her Own People (1917) The Spirit of Romance (1917) The Bond Between (1917) A Strange Transgressor (1917) A Branded Soul (1917) The Moral Law (1918) Ace High (1918) Wives and Other Wives (1918) Bucking the Barrier (1923) Snowdrift (1923) The Godless Girl (1929) The Air Legion (1929) Big News (1929) The Lone Star Ranger (1930) The Vanishing Riders (1935) The Cyclone Ranger (1935)

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Who was Colin Chase?

American actor (1886-1937)

When was Colin Chase born?

Colin Chase was born on 13 April 1886 in Lewiston.

When did Colin Chase die?

Colin Chase died on 24 April 1937 in Sawtelle.

What was Colin Chase's occupation?

Colin Chase was an actor, cartoonist and silent film actor.

What nationality was Colin Chase?

Colin Chase was American.

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· Wikipedia: Colin Chase

· Wikidata: Q5144978

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