Fred Hornby

Fred Hornby was a film director and comedic actor in silent films. He also performed in theatrical productions.

In 1909 he was in The Soul Kiss show ^[1] and in 1912 he appeared in the theater production Making Good. ^{[2] [3]} He directed some of DeWolf Hopper's comedy productions. ^[4]

The No Account Count

He traveled with John Bunny and filmed shorts along the way, including on the ship, ^[4] and in England where the 1913 film The Pickwick Papers was shot on location.

He worked at Vitagraph ^[5] where he directed comedian Bunny before Bunny died of Bright's disease in 1915. Hornby was a director at National studio. ^[6]

Filmography

Actor

• Two Cinders (1912)
• Leap Year Proposals (1912)
• Thou Shalt Not Covet (1912) ^[7]
• A Bear Escape (1912), as Williams, circus owmer ^[8]
• The Adventure of Westgate Seminary (1913), as Mr Winkle ^[8]
• The Adventures of the Shooting Party (1913), as Mr. Winkle ^[8]
• The Honourable Event (1913), as Winkle ^[8]
• The Pickwick Papers (1913 film) , as Mr. Winkle ^{[8] [9]}
• Tough Luck Smith (1914) as Rogers - Smith's Business Partner
• In Dutch (1914) as Tom Smith
• The Devil and Mrs. Walker (1914) as M. Henri - the French Barber
• Tough Luck Smith (1914) as Rogers - Smith's Business Partner
• Fatty and the Shyster Lawyer (1914) as O. K. Steel - Lawyer
• The Widow's Might (1914) as Tom - the Nephew
• A Wise Rube (1914) as Bill - Cy's City Cousin
• Universal Ike in the Neglected Wife (1914) as The Detective
• Universal Ike in Three of a Kind (1914)
• Through the Keyhole (1914) as Algernon Fortune - the Son
• Fatty and the Shyster Lawyer (1914) as O. K. Steel - Lawyer
• A Wise Rube (1914) as Bill - Cy's City Cousin
• Universal Ike in the Neglected Wife (1914) as The Detective
• Universal Ike in Three of a Kind (1914)
• Universal Ike Junior at the Dance of Little L.O. (1914)
• Universal Ike Junior on His Honeymoon (1914)
• Universal Ike Junior's Legacy (1914)
• Universal Ike Junior in His City Elopement (1914)
• Universal Ike Junior in Cupid's Victory (1914)
• Universal Ike Junior in Me, Him, and I (1914)
• Universal Ike Junior in a Case on the Doctor (1914)
• Universal Ike Junior Bearly Won Her (1914)
• Universal Ike Junior Is Kept from Being an Actor (1914)
• Universal Ike Junior in a Battle Royal (1914)
• Universal Ike in Pursuit of Eats (1914)
• Universal Ike Gets a Line on His Wife (1914)
• Universal Ike Almost a Hero (1914)
• Universal Ike and the School Belle (1914) as The Sheriff
• Universal Ike Makes a Monkey of Himself (1914) ^[10]
• Universal Ike Has One Foot in the Grave (1914) as Sheriff Butternut
• No Account Count (1914), the Count
• Universal Ike Jr..is Kept From Being an Actor (1914) ^[11]
• The Cowboy (1915)
• The Cowboy and the Lady (1915)
• The Mexican's Chickens (1915) as General Caramo
• Mr. Pepperie Temper (1915) as Bill Andrews

Director

• Call of the Hills (1923) ^{[8] [12]}

References

1. "The New York Dramatic Mirror". May 3, 1909 – via Google Books.
2. "Fred Hornby – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
3. Hines, Dixie; hanaford, Harry Prescott (May 3, 1914). "Who's who in Music and Drama". H.P. Hanaford – via Google Books.
4. "The Green Book Magazine". Story-Press association. May 3, 1913 – via Google Books.
5. "The Wilmington Morning Star from Wilmington, North Carolina on May 16, 1914 · Page 6". Newspapers.com.
6. "The Movie Magazine: A National Motion Picture Magazine ..." Movie Magazine Publishing Company, Incorporated. May 3, 1915 – via Google Books.
7. "The Silent Picture". May 29, 1969 – via Google Books.
8. "Fred Hornby". BFI.^{[ dead link ]}
9. Gifford, Denis (April 1, 2016). British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set - The Fiction Film/The Non-Fiction Film. Routledge. ISBN   9781317740636 – via Google Books.
10. "Universal Ike Makes a Money of Himself, 1914". silenthollywood.com.
11. Massa, Steve (April 3, 2013). "Lame Brains and Lunatics". BearManor Media – via Google Books.
12. Sherwood, Robert Emmet (May 29, 1923). "The Best Moving Pictures of 1922/23-, Also Who's who in the Movies and the Yearbook of the American Screen". Small, Maynard – via Google Books.