Claude King | |
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Born | Claude Ewart King 15 January 1875 |
Died | 18 September 1941 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 66)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1912–1941 |
Spouse(s) | Evelyn Walsh Hall(1900-?)(1 child) Florence Evelyn Hall(1927-?) |
Claude Ewart King (15 January 1875 – 18 September 1941) was an English-born character actor and unionist, who appeared in American silent film. With his distinctive wavy hair, King appeared on both stage and screen. He served his country, Great Britain, in World War I in Field Artillery, reaching the rank of Major and surviving the war. He began his stage career in his native country, before emigrating to the US. In 1919, he appeared on Broadway in support of Ethel Barrymore in the play Declassee.[1]