Gertrude Astor
Land: United States
Geschlecht: F
Geburtstag: 1887-11-09
Ist gestorben: 1977-11-09
Biografie
From Wikipedia
Gertrude Astor (November 9, 1887 – November 9, 1977) was an American motion picture character actress, who began her career playing trombone on a riverboat.
Born in Lakewood, Ohio as a member of the Astor family and of German descent, Astor joined a woman's band as a trombone player and toured the states. In New York she left the band to obtain film work and got a job as an extra before her career took off. Astor was a prolific performer, between 1915 and 1962 she appeared in over 250 movies. Her first known credit is in a Biograph short in 1915. She then became a contract player at Universal. A tall, angular and beautiful woman, Astor frequently towered over the leading men of the era; thus, she was most frequently utilized in comedy roles as aristocrats, golddiggers and "heroine's best pal".
Her best-known silent appearances were as the visiting stage star in Stage Struck (1925) with Gloria Swanson, as the vamp who plants stolen money on Harry Langdon in The Strong Man (1926), and as Laura LaPlante's wisecracking travelling companion in The Cat and the Canary (1927).
Astor worked prolifically at Hal Roach studios with such headliners as Laurel and Hardy, Our Gang, and especially Charley Chase. She was also kept busy at Columbia Pictures' short subjects unit.
She continued to play bits in feature films throughout the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. She was briefly glimpsed as the first murder victim in the Sherlock Holmes adventure The Scarlet Claw and was among the ranks of dress extras in 1956's Around the World in Eighty Days. Her last appearance was in John Ford's The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.
In her later years, Astor was a welcome guest at several Sons of the Desert gatherings, and became an honorary member of the Way Out West tent.
She died in Woodland Hills, California from a stroke. She is interred in the Abbey of Psalms in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, CA.
Schauspieler:
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1. Spuk im Schloss (1927), film...Cecily Young
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2. Come Clean (1931), film...Mrs. Hardy
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3. Die lieben Verwandten (1936), film...Pirate's Club Customer
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4. Der Mann, der zuviel wusste (1936), film
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5. Kalte Milch und heiße Fäuste (1936), film...Party Guest
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6. Der große Ziegfeld (1936), film...Sassy Blonde Anna Held Audience Member (uncredited
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7. Mein Leben in Luxus (1937), film...Saleswoman
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8. Hochzeit wider Willen (1940), film...Extra (uncredited)
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9. So grün war mein Tal (1941), film...Bit Part
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10. Der Wolfsmensch (1941), film...Townswoman
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11. Nacht im Hafen (1942), film...Screaming Woman
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12. Der Sheriff von Kansas (1943), film...Blonde Townswoman
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13. Idaho (1943), film...Party Guest
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14. Sherlock Holmes: Die Kralle (1944), film...Lady Lillian Gentry Penrose
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15. Lights Of Old Santa Fe (1944), film...Show Spectator (uncredited)
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16. Todsünde (1945), film...Prison Matron
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17. Dick Tracy (1945), film...Woman
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18. Die gebändigte Frau (1946), film...Nurse
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19. Sister Kenny (1946), film...Doctor (uncredited)
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20. Crack-Up (1946), film...Nagging Wife on Train
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21. Die besten Jahre unseres Lebens (1946), film...Wedding Guest
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22. Spuren im Sand (1948), film...Saloon Girl
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23. My Dear Secretary (1948), film...Miss Gee
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24. Impact (1949), film...Note-Taking Reporter in Courtroom
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...Townswoman
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26. Strafsache Thelma Jordon (1949), film...Juror
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27. Down Dakota Way (1949), film...Bus Passenger
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28. Alles über Eva (1950), film...Sarah Siddons Awards Guest
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29. Boulevard der Dämmerung (1950), film...Courtier
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30. Mein Freund Harvey (1950), film...Party Guest
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31. Sierra Passage (1950), film...Show Spectator (uncredited)
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32. Montana (1950), film...Townswoman
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33. Frauengefängnis (1950), film...Inmate (uncredited)
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34. Ein Platz an der Sonne (1951), film...Bit Part
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35. Trommeln des Todes (1951), film...Townswoman
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36. Schwester Maria Bonaventura (1951), film...Village Woman
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37. Der Revolvermann (1951), film...Goldie
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38. Fort Osage (1952), film...Townswoman (uncredited)
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39. Skandalblatt (1952), film
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40. Starr vor Angst (1953), film...Wife of Man with Spaghetti on Head
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41. Engelsgesicht (1953), film...Matron
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42. Panik in New York (1953), film...Screaming Woman
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43. Ein neuer Stern am Himmel (1954), film...Racetrack Spectator
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44. Tief in meinem Herzen (1954), film...Shopper
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45. Maler und Mädchen (1955), film...Dancer
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46. Wichita (1955), film...Saloon Madam
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47. Die jungfräuliche Königin (1955), film...Lady-in-Waiting - 2nd Group
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48. Daddy Langbein (1955), film...Art Gallery Patron
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49. Den Finger am Abzug (1955), film...Mrs. Metcalfe
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50. Der schwarze Falke (1956), film...Wedding Guest
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51. Die große Liebe meines Lebens (1957), film...Ballet Audience Member
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52. The Oklahoman (1957), film...Townswoman Gossip (uncredited)
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53. Der letzte Befehl (1959), film...Townswoman
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54. Alle meine Träume (1959), film...Woman
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55. Schrei, wenn der Tingler kommt (1959), film...Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)
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56. Der schwarze Sergeant (1960), film...Courtroom Spectator
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57. Zwei ritten zusammen (1961), film...Mrs. Wringle
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58. Alles in einer Nacht (1961), film...Shopper
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59. Im Bann der Teufelsklaue (1961), film...The Elderly Cultist
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60. Twenty Plus Two (1961), film...Julia Joliet
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...Townswoman
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62. Die vier apokalyptischen Reiter (1962), film...Woman at Auction / Restaurant Patron
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63. Hands of a Stranger (1962), film...Nagging Wife (uncredited)
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64. Goldgräber-Molly (1964), film...Denver Party Guest
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65. My Fair Lady (1964), film...Cockney
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66. Meine Lieder, meine Träume (1965), film...Party Guest