Sydney Ayres

Daniel Sydney Ayres (August 28, 1879 – September 9, 1916) was an American silent film actor, director and screenwriter. Ayres was also a theater actor.

Biography Born in New York City, Ayres was known for his handsome, suave looks. He often simultaneously acted and directed films after 1913. In 1916, Ayres died from multiple sclerosis at the age of 37, in Oakland.

Ayres had also a successful acting career on stage, from 1902 onwards at least.

Selected filmography

Actor

Blackbeard (1911) Trapped in a Forest Fire (1913) Destinies Fulfilled (1914) The Story of the Olive (1914) The Navy Aviator (1914) Does It End Right? (1914) True Western Hearts (1914) The Coming of the Padres (1914) The Call of the Traumerei (1914) At the Potter's Wheel (1914)

Director

The Rose of San Juan (1913) Billy's Rival (1914) The Story of the Olive (1914) The Navy Aviator (1914) The Oath of Pierre (1914) Nature's Touch (1914) Cameo of the Yellowstone (1914) Feast and Famine (1914) The Painted Lady's Child (1914) (not to be confused with Griffith's lost The Painted Lady) A Man's Way (1914) Does It End Right? (1914) Their Worldly Goods (1914) The Cocoon and the Butterfly (1914) His Faith in Humanity (1914) The Taming of Sunnybrook Nell (1914) Jail Birds (1914) In the Open (1914) Sir Galahad of Twilight (1914) Redbird Wins (1914)

Writer Business Versus Love (1914) Break, Break, Break (1914)