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Name: Berton Churchill
Date of Birth: 9 December 1876 One of the founding members of the Screen Actors Guild.Died just three days before he was to resume his stage career with the opening of "George Washington Slept Here" by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart.Radio star 'Harold Peary' (qv) claimed he based much of his famous character "The Great Gildersleeve" on the pompous pretensions of Berton's film characterizations.One of the earliest members of Actors Equity, he sat on the union's council. In 1919 he was in charge of the New York headquarters du... ring the Equity strike.In 1925, he helped found the Masquers club that led to him and five other actors to create the Screen Actors Guild in 1933.Canadian-born stage and silent film player whose stentorian voice was perfect for talking pictures. He played sour-looking, well-dressed bankers, politicos and other business executive types, both honest and corrupt, with typical crust and blustery imperiousness.Read more Berton Churchill movies (actor)
The Little Giant (1933) [No links available]
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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang [No links available]
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