Leo D. Maloney

Leo Daniel Maloney (January 4, 1888 – November 2, 1929) was an American film actor, director, producer, and screenwriter of the silent era.^[1][2]

Leo Daniel Maloney
Maloney in 1915
Born	January 4, 1888 San Jose, California, U.S.
Died	November 2, 1929(1929-11-02) (aged 41) New York, New York, U.S.
Education	Santa Clara College
Occupation(s)	Actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter
Years active	1911–1929

Biography

Leo Daniel Maloney was born on January 4, 1888, in San Jose, California.^[3][4][5] However some sources state he was born in Santa Rosa, California.^[4] He attended Santa Clara College (now Santa Clara University).^[3]

He built the "Leo Maloney Studio" in the San Bernardino Mountains of Southern California. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1911 and 1929. He appeared in many Western films by Selig Company (also known as Selig Polyscope Company).^[6]

He directed 47 films between 1914 and 1929. Maloney's final film was one of the first sound pictures, 1929's Overland Bound. While at a party in Manhattan to celebrate the completion of that picture, Maloney suffered a fatal stroke. His death was probed by police and may have been due to chronic alcoholism.^[4][5]

Leo D. Maloney in 1923 poster art

Filmography

• Why the Sheriff Is a Bachelor (1914)
• The Telltale Knife (1914)
• The Hazards of Helen (1914)
• The Man from the East (1914)
• Lass of the Lumberlands (1916)
• The Spitfire of Seville (1919)
• The Fatal Sign (1920)
• The Big Catch (1920)
• A Gamblin' Fool (1920)
• The Grinning Granger (1920)
• One Law for All (1920)
• The Wolverine (1921)
• The Outlaw Express (1926)
• The Blind Trail (1926)
• The High Hand (1926)
• Two-Gun of the Tumbleweed (1927)
• Don Desperado (1927)
• The Man from Hard Pan (1927)
• The Long Loop on the Pecos (1927)
• Border Blackbirds (1927)
• Vultures of the Sea (1928)
• The Black Ace (1928)
• The Apache Raider (1928)
• The Vanishing West (1928)
• The Bronc Stomper (1928)
• Yellow Contraband (1928)
• The Boss of Rustler's Roost (1928)
• .45 Calibre War (1929)
• Overland Bound (1929)
• The Fire Detective (1929)

References

1. Tetley, Rhea-Frances (November 1, 2004). Lake Arrowhead. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738529189. Retrieved May 2, 2019 – via Google Books.
2. Katchmer, George A. (May 20, 2015). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. ISBN 9781476609058. Retrieved May 2, 2019 – via Google Books.
3. Corneau, Ernest N. (1969). The Hall of Fame of Western Film Stars. Christopher Publishing House. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-8158-0124-5.
4. Vazzana, Eugene Michael (1995). Silent Film Necrology: Births and Deaths of Over 9000 Performers, Directors, Producers, and Other Filmmakers of the Silent Era, Through 1993. McFarland. p. 217. ISBN 978-0-7864-0132-1.
5. "Death of Film Director Probed by N.Y. Police". Modesto News-Herald. November 2, 1929. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Justice, Fred C.; Smith, Tom R. (1914). Who's who in the Film World: Being Biographies with Photographic Reproductions of Prominent Men and Women who Through Their Genius and Untiring Energy Have Contributed So Greatly Toward the Upbuilding of the Moving Picture Industry. Film World Publishing Company. p. 152.

External links

• Leo D. Maloney at IMDb
• Leo D. Maloney at Find a Grave