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{{short description|American actor}}

{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Stanhope Wheatcroft
| name = Stanhope Wheatcroft
| image = Portrait_of_American_actor_Stanhope_Wheatcroft,_1920.jpg
| image_size =
| birth_name = Stanhope Nelson Wheatcroft
| birth_name = Stanhope Nelson Wheatcroft
| birth_date = May 11, 1888
| birth_date = May 11, 1888
| birth_place = New York, New York, USA
| birth_place = New York, New York, US
| death_date = February 13, 1966 (aged 77)
| death_date = February 13, 1966 (aged 77)
| death_place = Los Angeles, California, USA
| death_place = Los Angeles, California, US
| education = [[Columbia University]]
| education = [[Columbia University]]
| occupation = Actor
| occupation = Actor
| spouse = Faye (1917–1966; his death)<ref name="LAT1966">"WHEATCROFT, Stanhope N., obituary, ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', February 15, 1966, p. A2. Retrieved via [[ProQuest]] Historical Newspapers (Ann Arbor, Michigan), August 20, 2022.</ref>
| spouse = Fay (1917-1966; his death)
| parents = [[Nelson Wheatcroft]]<br>[[Adeline Stanhope]]
| parents = [[Nelson Wheatcroft]]<br>[[Adeline Stanhope]]
| relatives =
| relatives =
| years active = 1915-1942
| years active = 1915–1942
}}
}}


'''Stanhope Wheatcroft''' (May 11, 1888 - February 13, 1966)<ref name="ibdb" /> was an American actor of the stage and screen who was primarily active during Hollywood's silent era.
'''Stanhope Nelson Wheatcroft''' (May 11, 1888 – February 13, 1966)<ref name="ibdb" /> was an American actor of the stage and screen who was primarily active during Hollywood's silent era.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Stanhope was born in New York City to [[Nelson Wheatcroft]] and [[Adeline Stanhope]]. Both of his parents were renowned actors and drama teachers born in Europe. Stanhope attended [[Columbia University]] in New York City, and reportedly decided to embark upon a career as an actor after his father's death.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69348647/|title=Got Job in Pictures on His Birthday|last=|first=|date=4 Jun 1916|website=The Journal and Tribune|language=en|access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/87685921/?terms=%22stanhope+wheatcroft%22|title=A Young Player's Family|last=|first=|date=11 Nov 1910|website=The Pittsburgh Post|language=en|access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref> Broadway plays in which Wheatcroft appeared included ''Marrying Money'' (1914), ''A Gentleman from Mississippi'' (1908), ''The Warrens of Virginia'' (1907), ''The Movers'' (1907), ''Zira'' (1905), and ''Nancy Stair'' (1905).<ref name="ibdb">{{cite web |title=Stanhope Wheatcroft |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/stanhope-wheatcroft-64656 |website=Internet Broadway Database |publisher=The Broadway League |accessdate=March 28, 2020 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20200328013940/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/stanhope-wheatcroft-64656 |archivedate=March 28, 2020}}</ref> After enjoying popularity during the silent era, his career waned in the 1930s; his latter screen credits were primarily bit parts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/617694650/?terms=%22stanhope+wheatcroft%22|title=Likes Extra Roles Better Than Stardom|last=|first=|date=12 May 1940|website=The Charlotte Observer|language=en|access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref>
Stanhope was born in New York City in 1888 to [[Nelson Wheatcroft]] and [[Adeline Stanhope]]. Both of his parents were renowned actors and drama teachers born in Europe. Stanhope attended [[Columbia University]] in New York City, and reportedly decided to embark upon a career as an actor after his father's death.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69348647/|title=Got Job in Pictures on His Birthday|last=|first=|date=4 Jun 1916|website=The Journal and Tribune|language=en|access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/87685921/?terms=%22stanhope+wheatcroft%22|title=A Young Player's Family|last=|first=|date=11 Nov 1910|website=The Pittsburgh Post|language=en|access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref> Broadway plays in which Wheatcroft appeared included ''Marrying Money'' (1914), ''A Gentleman from Mississippi'' (1908), ''The Warrens of Virginia'' (1907), ''The Movers'' (1907), ''Zira'' (1905), and ''Nancy Stair'' (1905).<ref name="ibdb">{{cite web |title=Stanhope Wheatcroft |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/stanhope-wheatcroft-64656 |website=Internet Broadway Database |publisher=The Broadway League |accessdate=March 28, 2020 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20200328013940/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/stanhope-wheatcroft-64656 |archivedate=March 28, 2020}}</ref> After enjoying popularity during the silent era, his career waned in the 1930s, when his screen credits were primarily for his performances in [[bit part]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/617694650/?terms=%22stanhope+wheatcroft%22|title=Likes Extra Roles Better Than Stardom|last=|first=|date=12 May 1940|website=The Charlotte Observer|language=en|access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref>


He died in Los Angeles in 1966, and was survived by his third wife, Faye.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/382307671/?article=187197e9-9970-4664-bc3a-19d67af23a89|title=Obituaries|last=|first=|date=15 Feb 1966|website=The Los Angeles Times|language=en|access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref>
Wheatcroft died in Los Angeles in 1966, and was survived by his third wife, Faye.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69320208/|title=Obituaries|last=|first=|date=15 Feb 1966|website=The Los Angeles Times|language=en|access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref> His gravesite is at [[Valhalla Memorial Park]] in North Hollywood, California.<ref name="LAT1966"/>


== Selected filmography ==
== Selected filmography ==
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* ''[[The Ballet Girl (1916 film)|The Ballet Girl]]'' (1916)
* ''[[The Ballet Girl (1916 film)|The Ballet Girl]]'' (1916)
* ''[[East Lynne (1916 film)|East Lynne]]'' (1916)
* ''[[East Lynne (1916 film)|East Lynne]]'' (1916)
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* ''[[The Blue Bonnet]]'' (1919)
* ''[[The Blue Bonnet]]'' (1919)
* ''[[Destiny (1919 film)|Destiny]]'' (1919)<ref name="Goble2011">{{cite book|author=Alan Goble|title=The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yyqc0Qa6b60C&pg=PA61|date=8 September 2011|publisher=Walter de Gruyter|isbn=978-3-11-095194-3|page=61}}</ref>
* ''[[Destiny (1919 film)|Destiny]]'' (1919)<ref name="Goble2011">{{cite book|author=Alan Goble|title=The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yyqc0Qa6b60C&pg=PA61|date=8 September 2011|publisher=Walter de Gruyter|isbn=978-3-11-095194-3|page=61}}</ref>
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* ''[[Her Purchase Price]]'' (1919)
* ''[[Her Five-Foot Highness]]'' (1920)
* ''[[Her Five-Foot Highness]]'' (1920)
* ''[[The House of Toys]]'' (1920)
* ''[[The House of Toys]]'' (1920)
* ''[[The Breath of the Gods]]'' (1920)
* ''[[The Breath of the Gods]]'' (1920)
* ''[[Dr. Jim]]'' (1921)
* ''[[Cold Steel (1921 film)|Cold Steel]]'' (1921)
* ''[[Greater Than Love]]'' (1921)
* ''[[Greater Than Love]]'' (1921)
* ''[[Their Mutual Child (film)|Their Mutual Child]]'' (1921)
* ''[[Their Mutual Child (film)|Their Mutual Child]]'' (1921)
* ''[[Two Kinds of Women (1922 film)|Two Kinds of Women]]'' (1922)
* ''[[Two Kinds of Women (1922 film)|Two Kinds of Women]]'' (1922)
* ''[[The Sign of the Rose]]'' (1922)
* ''[[The Hottentot (1922 film)|The Hottentot]]'' (1922)
* ''[[The Hottentot (1922 film)|The Hottentot]]'' (1922)
* ''[[When Knights Were Cold]]'' (1923)
* ''[[When Knights Were Cold]]'' (1923)
* ''[[Breaking Into Society]]'' (1923)
* ''[[Breaking Into Society]]'' (1923)
* ''[[Blow Your Own Horn]]'' (1923)
* ''[[Blow Your Own Horn]]'' (1923)
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* ''[[The Yankee Consul]]'' (1924)
* ''[[No More Women (1924 film)|No More Women]]'' (1924)
* ''[[No More Women (1924 film)|No More Women]]'' (1924)
* ''[[The Yankee Consul (film)|The Yankee Consul]]'' (1924)
* ''[[Broadway or Bust]]'' (1924)
* ''[[Laughing at Danger (1924 film)|Laughing at Danger]]'' (1924)
* ''[[Laughing at Danger (1924 film)|Laughing at Danger]]'' (1924)
* ''[[Ridin' Pretty]]'' (1925)
* ''[[Ridin' Pretty]]'' (1925)
* ''[[Madame Behave]]'' (1925)
* ''[[Madame Behave]]'' (1925)
* ''[[Women's Wares]]'' (1927)
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== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*portrait from ''Destiny'' 1919 [http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/tfQAAOSwQj9d0beN/s-l1600.jpg left to right:] Stanhope Wheatcroft, [[William Stowell]], [[Dorothy Phillips]], [[Harry Hilliard (actor)|Harry Hilliard]]
*[http://wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Image/IM102890 portrait] ''The Amazing Wife'' 1919: with [[Mary MacLaren]] and Stanhope Wheatcroft(Wisconsin History)


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[[Category:American male silent film actors]]
[[Category:American male silent film actors]]
[[Category:American people of English descent]]
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[[Category:20th-century American male actors]]

Revision as of 13:42, 16 June 2023

Stanhope Wheatcroft
Born
Stanhope Nelson Wheatcroft

May 11, 1888
New York, New York, US
DiedFebruary 13, 1966 (aged 77)
Los Angeles, California, US
EducationColumbia University
OccupationActor
Years active1915–1942
SpouseFaye (1917–1966; his death)[1]
Parent(s)Nelson Wheatcroft
Adeline Stanhope

Stanhope Nelson Wheatcroft (May 11, 1888 – February 13, 1966)[2] was an American actor of the stage and screen who was primarily active during Hollywood's silent era.

Biography

Stanhope was born in New York City in 1888 to Nelson Wheatcroft and Adeline Stanhope. Both of his parents were renowned actors and drama teachers born in Europe. Stanhope attended Columbia University in New York City, and reportedly decided to embark upon a career as an actor after his father's death.[3][4] Broadway plays in which Wheatcroft appeared included Marrying Money (1914), A Gentleman from Mississippi (1908), The Warrens of Virginia (1907), The Movers (1907), Zira (1905), and Nancy Stair (1905).[2] After enjoying popularity during the silent era, his career waned in the 1930s, when his screen credits were primarily for his performances in bit parts.[5]

Wheatcroft died in Los Angeles in 1966, and was survived by his third wife, Faye.[6] His gravesite is at Valhalla Memorial Park in North Hollywood, California.[1]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ a b "WHEATCROFT, Stanhope N., obituary, Los Angeles Times, February 15, 1966, p. A2. Retrieved via ProQuest Historical Newspapers (Ann Arbor, Michigan), August 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Stanhope Wheatcroft". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on March 28, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  3. ^ "Got Job in Pictures on His Birthday". The Journal and Tribune. 4 Jun 1916. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  4. ^ "A Young Player's Family". The Pittsburgh Post. 11 Nov 1910. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  5. ^ "Likes Extra Roles Better Than Stardom". The Charlotte Observer. 12 May 1940. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  6. ^ "Obituaries". The Los Angeles Times. 15 Feb 1966. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  7. ^ Alan Goble (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. p. 61. ISBN 978-3-11-095194-3.
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