Eddie Sturgis | |
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![]() Lobby card with Sturgis (right) in Madame Jealousy (1918) | |
Born | Josef Edwin Sturgis October 22, 1881 Washington, D.C., United States |
Died | December 13, 1947 66) Los Angeles, California, United States | (aged
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1916–1938 |
Eddie Sturgis (1881–1947), also known as Edwin Sturgis, Ed Sturgis, or Edward Sturgis, was an American character actor of the silent and sound film eras. His career began in the 1916 film, The Lost Bridegroom , which starred John Barrymore. [1] In his twenty-three year career, he appeared in over fifty films, mostly in supporting or smaller roles. His final performance would be in the 1939 Joe E. Brown vehicle, Beware, Spooks!, in a minor role. [2] Sturgis died on December 13, 1947 in Los Angeles, California.
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