Harry von Meter

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Harry von Meter
In the Sunlight (1915) - 10.jpg
Von Meter in still from In the Sunlight (1915)
Born(1871-03-20)March 20, 1871
DiedJune 2, 1956(1956-06-02) (aged 85)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActor

Harry von Meter (March 20, 1871 – June 2, 1956; sometimes credited Harry van Meter) was an American silent film actor. He starred in about 200 films in the period from 1912 through 1929. He retired from acting just as sound films were beginning.

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Born in Malta Bend, Missouri, von Meter was signed by the Thanhouser Company based in New Rochelle, New York in 1912, moving to American Film Studios a year or two later. He appeared in the 1923 film The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Monsignor Neufchatel.

He died in Sawtelle, Los Angeles, California in 1956, at age 85.

Filmography

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920s

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