Jerome Sykes

Jerome Sykes (June 24, 1868 – December 29, 1903) was an American stage actor, singer and comedian. He was perhaps best known for his performances as Foxy Quiller in two theatrical productions. His brother Albert S Sykes was also an actor.

Early life Sykes was born in Washington, D.C., He "was a member of a famous family of actors ..." in a performance of The Mikado with the Ford Opera Company in Baltimore. His other Broadway credits included Foxy Quiller (In Corsica) (1900), Chris and the Wonderful Lamp (1900), and The Three Dragoons (1899).

Sykes portrayed Constable Foxy Quiller in The Highwayman, which became popular enough that it resulted in a sequel, Foxy Quiller.

Death During a party feted for Sykes and The Billionaire in Chicago, Sykes caught pneumonia while wearing too few clothes in the dead of winter, and died at 35. After his body was temporarily stored in a receiving tomb at Greenwood Cemetery, he was buried at St. James Episcopal Cemetery in St. James, New York, where his family had a summer residence for many years.

Sykes was married twice, to Agnes Sherwood, who died in 1896 and to actress Jessie Wood.