Orville Caldwell

Orville Caldwell (February 8, 1896–September 24, 1967)^{[citation needed]} was an American actor of the stage and screen and a politician later in life.

Orville Caldwell
Caldwell in 1922
Born	Orville Robert Caldwell (1896-02-08)February 8, 1896 Oakland, California, U.S.
Died	September 24, 1967(1967-09-24) (aged 71) Santa Rosa, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	Actor, politician
Years active	1923–1938, 1942-1951
Spouse	Audrey Anderson (m. 1917-1967)

Film

Caldwell appeared in 21 films between 1923 and 1938, but was inactive for 7 years starting in 1928 during the transition from silent film to sound film.^{[citation needed]} He is best known for his role as Tony in The Patsy (1928) costarring with Marion Davies.^[1] Most of his starring roles are lost today, and most of his talking roles were uncredited.^{[citation needed]}

Following his departure from film, Caldwell transitioned to politics, serving from 1942 to 1951 as the first deputy mayor of Los Angeles.^[2]

Politics

Caldwell served as Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles from 1942 to 1951.^{[citation needed]}

In response to an influx of migration of African Americans to Los Angeles during the Second World War, Caldwell proposed a ban on African American immigration into California.^[3]

Filmography

Lobby card for Sackcloth and Scarlet (1925)

Silent films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1923	The Lonely Road	Warren Wade	Lost film
	The Scarlet Lily	Lawson Dean	Lost film
	The French Doll	Wellington Wick
	The Six-Fifty	Dan Taylor	Lost film
1924	Daughters of the Night	Billy Roberts	Lost film
1925	Sackcloth and Scarlet	Stephen Edwards	Lost film
1926	The Wives of the Prophet	Howard Brice	Lost film
	Flame of the Argentine	Dan Prescott	Lost film
1927	Judgment of the Hills	Brant Dennison	Lost film
	The Harvester	David Langston	Lost film
1928	The Little Yellow House	Rob Hollis	Lost film
	The Patsy	Tony Anderson

Sound films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1935	His Family Tree	Julius - Mayor's Henchman
	Three Kids and a Queen	Detective	uncredited
1937	She's No Lady	Inspector	uncredited
	Big City	Comet Cab Driver	uncredited
	The Last Gangster	Guard	uncredited
	Mannequin	Stage Manager	uncredited
1938	Boys Town	Warden	uncredited
	Just Around the Corner	Henshaw Assistant	uncredited
	The Last Warning	Inspector Wilson

References

1. "Orville Caldwell". Obscure Hollywood. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
2. "City of Los Angeles Elected Officials". Retrieved 2016-01-07.
3. Josh Sides (12 June 2006). L.A. City Limits: African American Los Angeles from the Great Depression to the Present. University of California Press. pp. 52–. ISBN 978-0-520-24830-4.

External links

• Orville Caldwell at IMDb
• Orville Caldwell at the Internet Broadway Database