Sidney Blackmer

Sidney Blackmer

Date of Birth:

Jul 12, 1895

Place of Birth:

Salisbury, North Carolina, USA

Sidney Alderman Blackmer (13 July 1895 – 6 October 1973) was an American actor.

Blackmer was born and raised in Salisbury, North Carolina. He started off in an insurance and financial business but gave up on it. While working as a builder's laborer on a new building, he saw a Pearl White serial being filmed and immediately decided to go into acting. Blackmer went to New York hoping to act on the stage. While in the city, he took jobs and extra work at various film studios at the then motion picture capital, Fort Lee, New Jersey, including a bit part in the highly popular serial, The Perils of Pauline (1914).

He made his Broadway debut in 1917, but his career was interrupted by service in the U.S. military in World War I. After the war, he returned to the theatre and in 1929 returned to motion pictures and went on to be a major character actor in more than 120 films. He won the 1950 Tony Award for Best Actor (Drama) for his role in the Broadway play, Come Back, Little Sheba.

In film, Blackmer is remembered for his more than a dozen portrayals of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt and for his role in the Academy Award-winning 1968 Roman Polanski film about urban New York witches, Rosemary's Baby, in which he played an over-solicitous neighbor.

A humanitarian, Blackmer served as the national vice president of the United States Muscular Dystrophy Association. In 1972, he was honored with the North Carolina Award in the Fine Arts category. It is the state of North Carolina's highest civilian award. On his passing in 1973, Blackmer was interred in the Chestnut Hill Cemetery in his hometown of Salisbury, North Carolina.

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filmography:

Unmarried Unmarried

1939

Smart Girl Smart Girl

1935

Do You Take This Stranger? Do You Take This Stranger?

1971

Teddy the Rough Rider Teddy the Rough Rider

1940

Fast and Loose Fast and Loose

1939

Mothers Cry Mothers Cry

1930

Tammy and the Bachelor Tammy and the Bachelor

1957

Woman Trap Woman Trap

1936

Sabotage Squad Sabotage Squad

1942

Rookies on Parade Rookies on Parade

1941

Speed to Burn Speed to Burn

1938

It's a Wise Child It's a Wise Child

1931

The Bad Man The Bad Man

1930

Forced Landing Forced Landing

1935

Streamline Express Streamline Express

1935

The Wrecker The Wrecker

1933

Kismet Kismet

1930

Angels with Broken Wings Angels with Broken Wings

1941

Suez Suez

1938

Sweethearts and Wives Sweethearts and Wives

1930

The View from Pompey's Head The View from Pompey's Head

1955

Straight, Place and Show Straight, Place and Show

1938

Heidi Heidi

1937

Deluge Deluge

1933

Revenge Is My Destiny Revenge Is My Destiny

1971

The President Vanishes The President Vanishes

1934

The Girl Who Came Back The Girl Who Came Back

1935

Buffalo Bill Buffalo Bill

1944

Wife, Doctor and Nurse Wife, Doctor and Nurse

1937

I Escaped from the Gestapo I Escaped from the Gestapo

1943

Law of the Pampas Law of the Pampas

1939

Terror in the Aisles Terror in the Aisles

1984

My Girl Tisa My Girl Tisa

1948

Michael O'Halloran Michael O'Halloran

1937

A Most Immoral Lady A Most Immoral Lady

1929

Down on the Farm Down on the Farm

1938

March On, America! March On, America!

1942

The Great Swindle The Great Swindle

1941

Trapped in the Sky Trapped in the Sky

1939

Land of Liberty Land of Liberty

1939

The Love Racket The Love Racket

1929

A Notorious Gentleman A Notorious Gentleman

1935

Sharpshooters Sharpshooters

1938

The Officer and the Lady The Officer and the Lady

1941

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

1930

Woman Hungry Woman Hungry

1931

Gallant Lady Gallant Lady

1942

Cheers for Miss Bishop Cheers for Miss Bishop

1941

The Little Colonel The Little Colonel

1935

A Doctor's Diary A Doctor's Diary

1937

Dance, Girl, Dance Dance, Girl, Dance

1940

This Is My Affair This Is My Affair

1937

In Old Oklahoma In Old Oklahoma

1943

Early to Bed Early to Bed

1936

Florida Special Florida Special

1936

A Song Is Born A Song Is Born

1948

Girl Overboard Girl Overboard

1937

Obliging Young Lady Obliging Young Lady

1942

What Makes Sammy Run? What Makes Sammy Run?

1959

The Little Foxes The Little Foxes

1956

Down to Their Last Yacht Down to Their Last Yacht

1934

Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round

1934

Heart of the West Heart of the West

1936

Cocktail Hour Cocktail Hour

1933

Broadway Rhythm Broadway Rhythm

1944

Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime

1941

The High and the Mighty The High and the Mighty

1954

Third Finger, Left Hand Third Finger, Left Hand

1940

The Panther's Claw The Panther's Claw

1942

Wilson Wilson

1944

Always in My Heart Always in My Heart

1942

Behind the Green Lights Behind the Green Lights

1935

The House of Secrets The House of Secrets

1936

In Old Chicago In Old Chicago

1938

The Feminine Touch The Feminine Touch

1941

Thank You, Mr. Moto Thank You, Mr. Moto

1937

It's a Wonderful World It's a Wonderful World

1939

Nazi Agent Nazi Agent

1942

Duel in the Sun Duel in the Sun

1946

How to Murder Your Wife How to Murder Your Wife

1965

People Will Talk People Will Talk

1951

High Society High Society

1956

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

1956

Love Crazy Love Crazy

1941

Little Caesar Little Caesar

1931

Within the Law Within the Law

1939

The Count of Monte Cristo The Count of Monte Cristo

1934

Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo

1937

Accused of Murder Accused of Murder

1956

Quiet Please, Murder Quiet Please, Murder

1943

The Last Gangster The Last Gangster

1937

Missing Girls Missing Girls

1936

The President's Mystery The President's Mystery

1936

Hotel for Women Hotel for Women

1939

This Man Is Mine This Man Is Mine

1934

The San Francisco Story The San Francisco Story

1952

Washington Story Washington Story

1952

Trade Winds Trade Winds

1938

Saturday's Hero Saturday's Hero

1951

The Lady Who Dared The Lady Who Dared

1931

The Fire-Trap The Fire-Trap

1935

A Covenant with Death A Covenant with Death

1967

John Meade's Woman John Meade's Woman

1937

I Want a Divorce I Want a Divorce

1940

Maryland Maryland

1940

Great God Gold Great God Gold

1935

The Women Men Marry The Women Men Marry

1937

Shadows of the Orient Shadows of the Orient

1937

Murder in Times Square Murder in Times Square

1943

Johnny Dark Johnny Dark

1954

Framed Framed

1940

Murder Among Friends Murder Among Friends

1941

While New York Sleeps While New York Sleeps

1938

Convict's Code Convict's Code

1939

The Monroe Doctrine The Monroe Doctrine

1939

Joy in the Morning Joy in the Morning

1965

False Pretenses False Pretenses

1935

From Hell to Heaven From Hell to Heaven

1933

Good-bye Love Good-bye Love

1933

The Lady and the Monster The Lady and the Monster

1944

Down Mexico Way Down Mexico Way

1941

Rosemary's Baby Rosemary's Baby

1968

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