Robert Harron
Born: 1893-04-12 in New York City, New York, U.S.
Died: 1920-09-05
Known For: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Robert "Bobby" Harron (April 12, 1893 – September 5, 1920) was an American motion picture actor of the early silent film era. Although he acted in scores of films, he is possibly best remembered for his roles in the Griffith-helmed films Intolerance and The Birth of a Nation. He was also the older brother of film actor John Harron and actress Mary Harron.
Filmography
1998
- Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists as Self (archive footage)
1919
- The Girl Who Stayed at Home as James Grey
- True Heart Susie as William Jenkins
- The Mother and the Law as The Boy
- A Romance of Happy Valley as John L. Logan Jr
- The Greatest Question as Jimmie Hilton
1918
- Hearts of the World as The Boy - Douglas Gordon Hamilton
- The Great Love as Jim Young
- The Greatest Thing in Life as Edward Livingston
1917
- The Bad Boy as Jimmie Bates
- Sunshine Alley as Ned Morris
- An Old Fashioned Young Man as Frank Trent
1916
- Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages as The Boy (Modern Story)
- Hoodoo Ann as Jimmie Vance
- The Missing Links as Henry Gaylord
- A Child of the Paris Streets as Jimmie Parker
- A Wild Girl of the Sierras as Bob Jordan
- The Marriage of Molly-O as Larry O'Dea
1915
- The Birth of a Nation as Tod
1914
- The Odalisque as Ed, in love with Annie
- The Escape as Larry Joyce
- Moonshine Molly as Uriah Hudson
- Brute Force as Harry Faulkner (Prologue) / Weakhands (The Old Days)
- Home, Sweet Home as The Eastener, Robert Winthrop
- The Life of General Villa as American lover
- Down by the Sounding Sea as Bob - Alice's Sweetheart
- A Lesson in Mechanics as Joe Merriam
- Judith of Bethulia as Nathan
- The Avenging Conscience as The Grocery Boy
- The Battle of the Sexes as John Andrews, the son
- Sands of Fate as Arthur Lee
- Their First Acquaintance as Bob Taylor
- The Rebellion of Kitty Belle as Joe Belle
- The Newer Woman as Robert
1913
- The Reformers as The Son
- His Mother's Son as The Orphan
- The Battle at Elderbush Gulch as The Young Father
- The Blue or the Gray as The Southern Boy
- Near To Earth as Gato's Brother
- The House of Darkness as Asylum Guard
- A Timely Interception as The Farmer's Adopted Son
- By Man's Law as Young Boy
- The Coming of Angelo
- The Sorrowful Shore as One of the Son's Friends
- A Misunderstood Boy as The Son
- Her Mother's Oath as The Messenger / Medicine Show Patron / In Church
- The Little Tease as Jim
- Death's Marathon as The Messenger
- The Tender Hearted Boy as The Tender-Hearted Boy
- Love in an Apartment Hotel as The Desk Clerk
- Fate as The Beloved Son
- Brothers as The Father's Favorite Son
- A Misappropriated Turkey as Union Member
- The Perfidy of Mary as Boy Who Gives Directions
- The Sheriff's Baby as The Deputy
- The Adopted Brother as The Adopted Brother
- The Yaqui Cur as Strongheart, a Yaqui Youth
- The Conscience of Hassan Bey as The Rugmaker's Daughter's Sweetheart
- The Lady and the Mouse as The Young Friend
1912
- Heredity as Indian
- The Massacre as In Cavalry
- The Musketeers of Pig Alley as Rival Gang Member / In Alley / At Dance
- The Old Actor as The Messenger
- A Beast at Bay as A Farmer
- So Near, Yet So Far as The Rival / In Club
- Friends
- A Temporary Truce as The Murdered Indian's Son
- Two Daughters of Eve as At Stage Door
- A Pueblo Legend as The Great Brother's Friend
- For His Son as At Soda Fountain
- Under Burning Skies
- The New York Hat as Youth Outside Church
- The School Teacher and the Waif as Schoolboy
- An Unseen Enemy as The Boyfriend
- The Painted Lady as Beau at Ice Cream Festival
- The Sands of Dee as Bobby
- The Burglar’s Dilemma as Young Burglar
- A Feud in the Kentucky Hills as A Brother
- Man's Genesis as Weakhands
- A Sailor’s Heart as On Porch
- My Hero as The Young Man
- Billy's Stratagem as A Settler
- One Is Business, the Other Crime as The Delivery Boy
- The Informer as The Southern Boy
- A Lodging for the Night as The Victim / In Gambling Hall
- Fate's Interception as The Errand Boy
- A String of Pearls as The Neighbor with Unbuttoned Cuffs
- The Girl and Her Trust
- A Cry for Help as Witness to Accident
- Home Folks as The Young Woman's Brother
1911
- The Battle as A Union soldier (uncredited)
- The Last Drop of Water as In Wagon Train
- Enoch Arden: Part II
- The Primal Call as On Ship
- The Long Road as Family Friend
- The Miser's Heart as Bakery Assistant
- Her Awakening as On Street / Accident Witness
- When a Man Loves
- The Diving Girl as The Bellboy
- Enoch Arden as Enoch's Teenage Son
- Fighting Blood as The Old Soldier's Son
- The Italian Barber as Buying Newspapers
- The Unveiling as The Boy
- Bobby the Coward as Bobby
1910
- Sunshine Sue as Sweatshop Employee
- The Lesson as Young Boy
- The Modern Prodigal as At Post Office
- Winning Back His Love as At Stage Door
- A Child's Impulse as The Country Boy
- Her Terrible Ordeal as At Station
- Ramona
- The Converts as Bystander
- The Newlyweds as Boy with Drum
1909
- Two Memories
- A Corner in Wheat
- The Lonely Villa
- Through the Breakers as At the Club
- The Broken Locket as Outside Company Office
- A Drunkard's Reformation as Theatre Usher
- 1776, or The Hessian Renegades as Farmer
- They Would Elope
- The Salvation Army Lass as In Street Crowds
- The Little Darling
- Mr. Jones Has a Card Party as A Messenger
- To Save Her Soul as Stagehand / Usher
- Pranks as One of the Boys
- Those Awful Hats as Theatre Audience
- Drive for a Life as Messenger
- The Girls and Daddy as Messenger
- A Burglar’s Mistake as The Messenger
- A Sweet Revenge as On the Bridge
- Fools of Fate ... (Props)
- At the Altar as On Street
- The Hindoo Dagger as Messenger
- His Duty as One of the Children on the Street
- The Welcome Burglar as Messenger
1908
- Professional Jealousy as Backstage messenger
- A Calamitous Elopement as Bellboy
- The Song of the Shirt as Stock Boy
- Her First Adventure as Extra in Crowd
- Where the Breakers Roar as On Boardwalk
- Bobby's Kodak as Son
- The Feud and the Turkey as George Wilkinson
- A Smoked Husband as Messenger
- The Boy Detective, or The Abductors Foiled as Swifty
- The Valet's Wife as Valet
- The Test of Friendship as Man Leaving Factory
- The Helping Hand as Messenger
- At the Crossroads of Life as Messenger
- Balked at the Altar
- Behind the Scenes: Where All Is Not Gold That Glitters as Messenger
- Thompson's Night Out as Sign Changer
- Mixed Babies as Boy in Front of Store
- Monday Morning in a Coney Island Police Court as Young Man