William Orlamond

William Orlamond
William Orlamond as the Hermit in the lost film Seven Keys to Baldpate (1925)
Born
William Anderson Orlamond

(1867-08-01)1 August 1867
Copenhagen, Denmark
Died23 April 1957(1957-04-23) (aged 89)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1912–1938

William Anderson Orlamond (1 August 1867 – 23 April 1957) was a Danish-American film actor. Orlamond appeared in more than 80 films between 1912 and 1938.[1]

Orlamond delivered his finest performance in director Victor Sjöström’s masterpiece The Wind (1928) in the supporting role of “Sourdough.”[2]

  1. ^ Wollstein, 1994 pp. 314-316
  2. ^ Wollstein, 1994 p. 314-315: “His finest performance…” And: “...remembered for his tour-de-force performance as Sourdough...”