Mahlon Hamilton

{{short description|American actor}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Mahlon Hamilton

| image = Mahlon Hamilton 1.jpg

| caption = Hamilton, c. 1910

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1880|6|15}}

| birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland, United States

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1960|6|20|1880|6|15}}

| death_place = Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1908–1950

| spouse = Aleta Farnum (1918–1925)

}}

Mahlon Preston Hamilton, Jr. (June 15, 1880 – June 20, 1960), was an American stage and screen actor. He was the son of a bartender born in Baltimore, Maryland,US Passport Application (Mahlon Preston Hamilton - born June 15, 1880)- October 19, 1923Passenger Manifest SS Paris February 3, 1924 the eldest of four children, with the rest of the siblings being girls. Census records indicate his mother died sometime around 1899.1900 US Census (Mahlon Hamilton Jr.)

Hamilton served with the Maryland National Guard[http://www.msa.md.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc5300/sc5339/000052/000000/000001/restricted/speccol/sc5300/sc5390/000001/000000/000001/html/00066-0288.html Fifth Regiment, Infantry, Maryland National Guard U.S. Volunteer, 1867-1899, Baltimore, Maryland, Press A. Hoen & Co., 1899. MSA SC 5390-1-1] and attended the Maryland Agricultural College (today the University of Maryland, College Park) Motion Picture Studio Directory 1919 before turning to acting.

From 1908 through 1914, Hamilton appeared in such plays as The Great Question,{{cite web |url=http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=6602 |title=The Great Question |website=IBDB.com |publisher=Internet Broadway Database }} Israel,{{cite web |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/6858 |title=Israel |website=IBDB.com |publisher=Internet Broadway Database }} When Claudia Smiles,{{cite web |url=http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=7973 |title=When Claudia Smiles |website=IBDB.com |publisher=Internet Broadway Database }} The Chaperon,{{cite web |url=http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=5093 |title=The Chaperon |website=IBDB.com |publisher=Internet Broadway Database }} and Overnight.Motion Picture Studio Directory 1919 He began his film career during the silent era, appearing in more than 90 films between 1914 and 1950.