Edward Martindel

{{Short description|American actor (1876–1955)}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Edward Martindel

| image = Edward Martindel (SAYRE 24211).jpg

| caption = Martindel in 1909

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1876|07|08|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Hamilton, Ohio, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1955|05|04|1876|07|08|mf=y}}

| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| resting_place = Chapel of the Pines Crematory

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1915–1946

| spouse = {{marriage|Jane Martindel|1909}}

}}

Edward Martindel (July 8, 1876 – May 4, 1955) was an American stage and film actor who appeared on Broadway and in more than 80 films between 1915 and 1946.

Born in Hamilton, Ohio, he was the son of Dr. and Mrs. Frank Martindell. His singing debut came under the management of Henry Savage.{{cite news |title=Edward Martindel Scores Triple Triumph |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81379711/edward-martindel/ |access-date=July 13, 2021 |work=The Morning Post |date=May 3, 1916 |location=New Jersey, Camden |page=8}} He appeared in 16 Broadway plays, beginning with Dolly Varden (1902) and ending with The Little Blue Devil (1919).{{cite web |title=Edward Martindel |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/edward-martindel-68250 |website=Internet Broadway Database |publisher=The Broadway League |access-date=July 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713195529/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/edward-martindel-68250 |archive-date=July 13, 2021}}

File:Edward Martindel, film actor (SAYRE 6197).jpg

He died on May 4, 1955, in Los Angeles, California, from a heart attack. His grave is located at Chapel of the Pines Crematory.

Selected filmography

File:Hail the Woman (1921) - Edward Martindel.jpg (1921)]]

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! Year

! Title

! Role

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rowspan=2|1916

|The Scarlet Woman

|Hanlin Davis

|

The Eternal Question

| Allen Tait

|

1917

|A Rich Man's Plaything

| 'Iron' Lloyd

|

rowspan=2|1920

|The Furnace

| Count Svenson

|

Unseen Forces

|George Brunton

|

rowspan=3|1921

|Ducks and Drakes

|Dick Chiltern

|

Greater Than Love

|Frank Norwood

|

Hail the Woman

|Wyndham Gray

|

rowspan=3|1922

|Manslaughter

|Wiley

|

The Ordeal

|Sir Francis Maynard

|

The Glory of Clementina

| Quixtus

|

1923

|The Day of Faith

|Uncle Mortimer

|

1924

|Love's Whirlpool

|Richard Milton

|

1925

|Lady Windermere's Fan

|Lord Augustus Lorton

|Credited as Edw. Martindel

rowspan=3|1926

| You'd Be Surprised

|Mr. White, The District Attorney

|

Somebody's Mother

| Mary's Lawyer

|

The Duchess of Buffalo

|Grand Duke Gregory Alexandrovich

|

rowspan=4|1927

|Venus of Venice

|Journalist

|

Taxi! Taxi!

| David Parmalee

|

Children of Divorce

|Tom Larrabee

|

In Old Kentucky

| Mr. Brierly

|

rowspan=2|1928

|The Singing Fool

|Louis Marcus

|

The Desert Bride

|

|

rowspan=3|1929

|Why Be Good?

|Winthrop Peabody Sr.

|

The Desert Song

|General Bierbeau

|

The Aviator

|Gordon

|

1930

|Song of the West

|Colonel

|

1930

|Check and Double Check

|John Blair

|

1931

|Blonde Crazy

|Jeweler

|Uncredited

1932

|American Madness

|Ames

|Uncredited

References

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