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