Harry Mestayer

Harry Tweed Mestayer (1876–1958)^[1] was an actor in silent films and theatrical productions in the U.S. He had leading roles and was a supporting actor in more than two dozen films and numerous theaterical productions.^[2] He performed in California,^[3] was in several hits in Chicago^[4] and performed on Broadway.

In Wife or Country

In Wild Duck

He was the son of Shakespearean actor Charles H. Mestayer and had several actors in his family.^[5][3] He was married to actress Victory Bateman from 1901 to 1905,^[6][7] and to Jessie D. Lockwood, a non-professional, from 1908 to 1924.^[8][9]

The Museum of the City of New York has several photographs of him in acting roles.^[10]

Filmography

• The House of a Thousand Candles as Jack Glenam
• Stop Thief! as Jack Dougan
• Millionaire Baby (1915)
• Badgered (1916)
• Wives of the Rich (1916)
• Her Dream of Life (1916)^[11]
• Wife or Country (1918), co-wrote and starred in^[12] as Dale Barker
• The Atom (1918 film) as Montague Booth
• Unguarded Women (1924) as Sing Woo
• Flapper Wives (1924), as Charles Bigelow
• Black Oxen (1923)^[13] as James Oglethorpe
• The Acquittal (1923) as District Attorney
• The Locked Door (1929) as District Attorney

Plays

• The Wild Duck (1918) on Broadway as Gregers Werle
• Ghosts (1905) in Walla Walla, Washington as Oswald Alving